Ulster Rugby v Cardiff Blues

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Ireland and Wales have emerged from wonderful autumn bm|;um-ঞom-Ѵ 1-lr-b]mvķ -m7 0o|_ 1o†m|ub;v ‰bѴѴ _or; |_-| |_; ;Š1;ѴѴ;m1; o= r;u=oul-m1;v -m7 u;v†Ѵ|v ‰bѴѴ mo‰ 0; u;Y;1|;7 bm |_;bu 1Ѵ†0vĽ bllbm;m| 7ol;vঞ1 -m7 †uor;-m 1_-ѴѴ;m];vĺ

WELSH CHALLENGES DEMAND FOCUS

o@;ubm] |_; 1o-1_;v rovbঞˆ; vb]mv |_-| here is the depth of talent at the Arms Park which might be associated with Europe’s Challenge Cup winners in 2018. ;‹ rѴ-‹;uv ‰;u; 1om|ub0†ঞm] _;-ˆbѴ‹ to Wales’ ‘sweep’ through the autumn, but the Conference B leaders’ 25-point drubbing of the Blues was a clear signal |_-| |o7-‹Ľv |;-lv m;;7 bm7b1-ঞomv |_-| |_; Y-l; o= ! ƐƓ v†11;vv ŋ ;ˆ;m b= u;Ѵ-ঞˆ; ŋ 1-m 0; h;r| -Ѵbˆ;ĺ Ulster fans will possibly believe that their team will be hugely strengthened by the u;|†um bm r-u| o= b|v u;Ѵ-m7 1omঞm];m|ķ and the presence of Rory Best, Rob Herring, John Cooney, Jordi Murphy, Jacob Stockdale and Stuart McCloskey in the l-|1_Ŋ7-‹ vt†-7 ‰bѴѴ 0; lou; vb]mbC1-m| than the Blues returnees. )bѴѴ 77bvomĽv ;l;u];m1;ķ -[;u - =;‰ months as an Ulster player, as a genuine contender for a place in Ireland’s World Cup plans promised so much for his club, but his concussion in the game with the USA has delayed his reappearance in white. But, on very much the plus side, Louis †7bh bv 0-1h -m7 _bv u;Ѵb-0bѴb|‹ķ ˆ;uv-ঞѴb|‹ -m7 †m7;uˆ-Ѵ†;7 -‚-1hbm] vhbѴѴv;| ‰bѴѴ guarantee the visitors will have to devote

Somewhat under the media radar, Ulster, -m7 |_bv -[;umoomĽv ˆbvb|ouv |o bm]vr-m "|-7b†l bm |_; †bmm;vv ! ƐƓķ -u7b@ Ѵ†;vķ _-ˆ; _-7 bm|;ulb‚;m| 0†| blrou|-m| Ѵ;-]†; o0Ѵb]-ঞomvĺ m |_; Cuv| ‰;;h;m7 of November, with both squads diluted 0‹ bm|;um-ঞom-Ѵ 1-ѴѴvķ ! ƐƓ ‰bmv ‰;u; u;1ou7;7 -]-bmv| |-Ѵb-m orrovbঞomĺ Dan McFarland’s young Ulster squad returned with a narrow win against ;m;‚omķ ruo0-0Ѵ‹ _-rr‹ -| |_; ruovr;1| o= |_u;;Ŋ‰;;h 1olr;ঞঞˆ; 0u;-hķ ‰_bѴ; Blues’ Head Coach John Mulvihill – like 1 -uѴ-m7 bm _bv Cuv| =†ѴѴ |;ul bm 1_-u]; Ŋ oˆ;uv-‰ - lou; ;lr_-ঞ1 ˆb1|ou‹ -| home to Zebre. However, neither side nor management believed that the quest for cohesion and more consistency had made much tangible progress. $_; |;-lv ‰;u; 0-1h bm -1ঞom Ѵ-v| weekend, and neither camp will have salvaged much succour: Ulster’s unfamiliar line-up blooded more youngsters whose futures will include more good nights than bad, but Scarlets in Llanelli, minus some of Warren Gatland’s choices for Wales, proved just too strong and ‘savvy’ in key areas. The Blues had an even more scarring trip to Glasgow, losing heavily and rarely

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