Ulster Rugby v Cardiff Blues

r;uvomm;Ѵ -m7 ঞl; om -u]†-0Ѵ‹ &Ѵv|;uĽv lov| consistent performer of the last three seasons. b1_-;Ѵ o‰u‹ķ m]†v †uঞvķ -l;v †l; -m7 Robert Baloucoune have shown their paces in |_; 0-1hѴbm; =ou |_; 0;‚;u ‹;-uv |o 1ol;ķ -m7 ‰b|_ bѴѴ‹ †umv v;‚Ѵbm] bm|o |_; o†|Ŋ_-Ѵ= vro|ķ the Head Coach has raw, improving players to back up, and learn from, McCloskey, Stockdale, the indomitable Darren Cave, Craig Gilroy, Luke Marshall when he returns, Henry Speight and Ludik. Up front, Best and Henderson add such quality -m7 _;[ |_-| |_; r-1h bv -Ѵlov| |u-mv=oul;7ķ r-uঞ1†Ѵ-uѴ‹ b= ";-m !;b7‹Ľv o†|v|-m7bm] =oul bv l-bm|-bm;7 -m7 -u1;Ѵ o;|Œ;; 1omঞm†;v |o o@;u v†1_ 1olr;mv-ঞom =ou _bv Ѵom]ķ =u†v|u-ঞm] absences. It’s now almost impossible to imagine a back row without Nick Timoney, and Jordi Murphy’s arrival from the RDS has been rewarded with a recall to the green jersey. John Cooney is another who has fast established himself in Ulster colours and his quite spectacular |‰o v;-vomv -| v1u†lŊ_-Ѵ= _-v 0;;m vo o[;m |_; 7b@;u;m1; 0;|‰;;m -m &Ѵv|;u ‰bm ou =u†v|u-ঞm] defeat. He too is fresh from another Ireland ‘cap’, his form is key to his club’s fortune and could well see him lever himself into the Word Cup squad next year. "oķ om |_; =-1; o= b|ķ |_bv "-|†u7-‹ -[;umoom 1o†Ѵ7 v;; &Ѵv|;u 0;‚;u -ul;7 |o =-v|;m - |or three spot in Conference B of the POR14 while adding to the Blues’ inconsistent woes in the o|_;u 7bˆbvbom o= |_bv ;Ѵ-0ou-|; 1olr;ঞঞˆ; construct. Mulvihill will have reinforcements from the Wales 1-lrķ 0†| ŋ vo vb]mbC1-m|Ѵ‹ ŋ _; ‰bѴѴ 7;Cmb|;Ѵ‹ 0; ‰b|_o†| 1-r|-bm ѴѴbv ;mhbmvķ |_; Y-mh;u - =ou1; of nature in last weekend’s win over South Africa 0†| mo‰ v;| =ou - Ѵom] Ѵ-‹Ŋo@ -[;u v†@;ubm] - v;ubo†v 1u†1b-|; bmf†u‹ bm -u7b@ĺ Gareth Anscombe, if available, always has plenty o= loঞˆ-ঞom ‰_;m _; Ѵbm;v †r -]-bmv| &Ѵv|;uķ and centres Willis Halaholo and Rey Lee-Lo have mesmerised the best in the game with their wide vr;1|u†l o= -‚-1hbm] ]b[v -ѴѴb;7 |o u;-Ѵ r_‹vb1-Ѵ presence. And one player sure to get a rousing Kingspan "|-7b†l ‰;Ѵ1ol; ‰bѴѴ 0; bm |_; orrovbঞom u-mhvķ

and Nick Williams will want to impress at the back of the scrum – but his former team-mates will hope to limit his rampaging runs and carries. ;Š| ‰;;h b|Ľv |_; Cuv| o= 0-1hŊ|oŊ0-1h Champions Cup engagements, as Ulster take on the Scarlets in Wales before the return six days Ѵ-|;uķ |_; =o†u|_ ঞl; |_; |;-lv ‰bѴѴ _-ˆ; l;| vbm1; |_; Cuv| 7-‹ o= ";r|;l0;uĺ The Blues would appear to have the most 7-†mঞm] 1-Ѵ;m7-uķ v†11;vvbˆ; CŠ|†u;v -]-bmv| Saracens, and they’ll look for encouragement and lol;m|†l |_bv -[;umoom bm ;Ѵ=-v|ĺ Big occasions await, but today’s game could provide the most useful signal of what this season promises for each club.

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