Ulster 14 Bath 26

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Ulster v Bath 13th August 2010Unfortunately the match panned out pretty much as expected with Bath proving too powerful for the young Ulster side with the visitors running out winners by 14 – 26.

Bryan Young was withdrawn from the Ulster squad before the game, suffering a thigh injury on Thursday, with Paddy McAllister starting in his place and Tom Court added to the bench.

Bath started with a high intensity game and were unlucky not to go ahead early on with their handling letting them down. Ulster’s defence performed well initially, disrupting the Bath midfield with the English side looking a little clumsy as they tried to keep the ball alive in crowded conditions.

Ulster got the first score with Mark McCrea intercepting out wide to run 70 yards to score under the posts, showing obvious delight when he dotted down. It was a welcome break for the young player who had went through a difficult season last year.

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One response to “Ulster 14 Bath 26”

  1. the mote

    As I stated before the match I doubt if Bath learnt that much but I hope Ulster did and likewise the ref . No side drops a scrum on their own put in before the ball goes in.

    Ulster suffered all night at scrum time due to the Bath front row . On the Ulster put in the Bath prop turned his head and dropped his chin thus Minimising the contact area for the Ulster front row and ensuing that once the push came on the pressure on the Ulster front row was downwards. On Baths put in the head was straight and the chin up to ensure the forward movement of the scrum, ie Bath were the cause of the scrum collapsing not Ulster.

    Most of the second half was dominated by the fact that the Ulster scrum on its own put in couldn’t function and the referee’s failure to penalise Bath for illegal engagement of the scrumand pushing before the ball was put in.

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