Issue 30
   
8 October 2006
Connacht 17     Ulster 24
Both teams came out and appeared "up for it" although Connacht weren't playing Marquis of Queensbury rules and spoiled a lot of the time. Ulster pack was very strong and played by the book getting just results with Paddy Wallace running in a good try on 25mins only to be dissallowed by the ref for crossing? (I was closer to Paddy than any Ulster player and I was in the stand!) Rigney was binned shortly after and big Roger was heaved over by his chums for a deserved first try suitably converted by Humph.

10-0 at half time but I think it should have been more. Mr Small must have kicked ass at H/T as the guys came out harder after the break. McHugh was carded in the third quarter for blocking the ball - again! After a good lineout Roger fed Bossy who shot in for a try that was extremely well
converted by Dr. David George in and around the hour mark. (This is the way
to make the yellow cards work.)

Disgraceful tackling by Robinson, who speared the good Doctor, should have been hung, drawn and quartered instead of being given a yellow card. This led to Scotty Young coming on and the deck being re-shuffled to put Paddy at 10 and Trimby in the centre. Bryn got our last try with a bit of help from Maggsy and Paddy converted an extremely difficult conversion from the touchline against the wind.

It seemed to go downhill from there as the Ulster team appeared to rest a bit on their laurels and Warwick (who played a blinder) and Mostyn both crossed for tries. Both were converted but the killer came when Warwick punished poor play by Ulster with a bonus point penalty.

A hard enough fought game but I feel we could have done better. We should have shut them out in the last quarter and prevented the bonus point. Having said that it's hard to go to the Sportsground and win so... Bossy played well again as did Fitzy in the pack and the loose but I think Roger Wilson just shades it as my Man of the Match for tireless work rate and gettin' tore in!!!!
Thanks to General Prom for the report.

INTISTA Week 6.

A lot of fours this week with all of last weeks top six getting a full house, except of course for the Cap'n who drops down two places.

Ardmhic is close on his heals and a good week from the man from Ards could see the the Cap'n dropping further.

Sciggles and SammyT move up into the mix but after a good week last week old Tighty drops back.

Hound has moved further ahead of Wolf in the inter hounds competition. In the Works league Stormin and Loose Head have moved on their own with Dewi and Gooey dropping back. Plums and Girl are struggling and could soon be passed by Ginger.

 

This Weeks Games (Week 7)

This week we welcome back the lovely Welsh.
(Who are now going to win the Magners and the Heiny as they have beaten a couple of English B Teams.)

Connacht v Dragons
Ospreys v Glasgow
Border v Leinster
Munster v Edinburgh
Ulster v Cardiff

Hounds Expansion Programme
In a recent press statement the Hounds President, and founder member, Wolf told an excited gathering of local press that the Hounds had come up with a Masterplan strategy to enable them to add to their ever increasing pack of Hounds.

The plan is basically for each Hound to go forth and multiply, whether it is with their wife, girlfriend, girl in a kebab shop in Swansea after the Celtic League win, family pet or any other reproductive mammal.

So far a number of Hounds have excelled themselves with Messrs Hound, Mad Dog & “Ain’t Nothing But A…” already planting baked goods in their wives ovens, for want of a better analogy!

However the strategy has unfortunately back fired on Hound as his wife is due to give birth to Hound Junior on the very same weekend as Ulster’s vital away match against London Irish in the


“I’m not pregnant, he’s pregnant, no I’m the one who’s pregnant!”

Heineken Cup. Hound had to be consoled at the Ulster Ho(und)spital when the Doctor told him of the expected date. Luckily his wife thought he was overjoyed at the prospect of Hound Junior being born! The fact that all of the other 18 strong pack of Hounds will be at the Mr Majeika Stadium adds further to Hounds pain, but we all know he’ll be in there in spirit and will be watching his boys live on Sky Sports in the maternity wing!

Finally for this week, a big shout out to Big Brian & Kinger who made it down to the Boglands on behalf of the Hounds last Saturday night and to “Ain’t Nothing But A...” aka Rhyan who will be representing the Hounds Massive at the Connaught game on Friday.

The Hounds of Ulster
Officially Sponsored by Pedigree Chum Bonios.

Bring Back Crafty?

Is Goody out of control now that Crafty is sporting herelf in sunny Espagne?

I was driving home from work on Friday evening listening to the closing minutes of the Connaght - Ulster game and Warwick was stepping up to take a penalty to give Connaght a losing bonus point.

All of a sudden from my radio comes this banshee like wail followed by angry shouts as the crowd try to keep this unsporting yahoo under control. Unfortunately they fail and the screeching continues. I hang my head in shame as I drive on through the night.

My sixty mile journey had flown by as I had listened to Ulster tear up Connacht and it was great to hear the supporters outsing the men from the west but now the good name of the Ulster Supporter was tarnished by this selfish act.

It was so bad that even Gusher felt compelled to comment on the bad sportsmanship.

Then again what do you expect when you let women go to games!


Goody or Baddy?
 
       
   
       
   




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