Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Photographs from Ulster Vs Cardiff Blues









HAPPY DAYS AS I WENT TO SEE ULSTER IN KINGSPAN

First we had to go down to Belfast and meet at the shopping centre where Kieran and I were to meet. I got out of the car and  we got a snack when we were there and Kieron took a few pictures. After that we went down to the place and met with the guy we were meant to take our ticket to. I found it strange that people were on the terrace when some seats were empty.  




 













Here I am outside the ground looking at another angle than the Kingspan as I get to see the other sites that are here before the match. There is a big amount of space for selling and an indoor house which there is not much in.  


LUDIC SCORES 2 AS ULSTER CONTROL FAIT
















Winger Gilroy's try had come in the third minute as Ulster dominated the early possession.
The Pro12's leading try scorer this season collected Paddy Jackson's pass out on the right wing and went through for his ninth touchdown of the current campaign.
Scrum-half Ruan Pienaar landed the conversion, but the Irish province's early joy was soured by the injury to Olding.
Ulster's Ruan Pienaar, who had converted Gilroy's try, landed a penalty to make it 10-0.
The lead was soon 15 as full-back Ludik got his try in the 18th minute.
He picked a superb line to collect Jackson's pass and the South African's strength - and a helpful back-up shove by team-mate Rory Scholes - secured the score.
Pienaar missed the conversion, but added a penalty for 18-0..
Blues pushed for a score before half-time, but their policy of going for the corner instead of kicking the points failed to pay off.
Pienaar got the first points of the second half with a penalty to make it 21-0, with Gareth Anscombe replying for the visitors.
At this stage I felt that Ulster could not loose and should aim for the bonus point















Replacement Isaacs got the Blues back in contention with a fine try scored.
Wing Lucas González Amorosino set it up with a darting run to the left, and Anscombe delivered the final pass for Isaacs to go over.
Anscombe, son of the coach Mark Anscombe sacked by Ulster in June 2014, slotted over the conversion and the Blues were really in business.













But the momentum was with the Welsh region and they got their second try through wing Cuthbert on the left wing.
Anscombe converted again and Ulster's lead was reduced to four points.
At this stage I became nervous




Pienaar kicked his fourth penalty to relieve the pressure which had clearly been mounting on the Irish province.
Ulster finished on a high with Ludik getting his second try of the night after collecting a pinpoint cross-field kick by replacement fly-half Ian Humphreys.
Marshall, on for Pienaar, secured the bonus point try, picking up from Iain Henderson's lay-off.
I was happy to see Ulster win and happy also to get home as my legs felt a bit numb.
















In the first half there was a lot of space as Ulster were playing to the opposite side then in the second half there was no room and you had to move back to see anything. There were times when I felt sore are there was little room to stand. You had to go a whole 180 degrees around the stadium to get good food and you could see that some seats were not filled























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