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Match Report: Ulster 13 Leinster 30

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John McMurtry

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It’s often the most anticipated match over the Christmas period, when two old interpro rivals go head to head. However it was one fixture to forget for Ulster as their disappointing display against Leinster on Monday afternoon saw them fall to sixth in the table after losing 30 – 13 to a much stronger side.

With the International players rested under the IRFU Player Management Scheme, there were a number of changes to the team who defeated Bath in their Heineken Cup clash.

Two minutes into the game and Leinster had the first opportunity to put a score on the board when Dan Tuohy was penalised for holding on to the ball. Isa Nacewa immediately opted for the posts but his kick fell just short. Two minutes later Simon Danielli was penalised for the same offence and Leinster took the decision to kick to touch.

Ulster won the line-out but a mistimed pass from Adam D’Arcy to Craig Gilroy handed possession back to their old rivals. After winning the resulting line-out, Leinster moved towards Ulsters’ 22 and after a series of good recycled ball, Sean O’Brien stormed past a number of missed tackles to touch . . .

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One response to “Match Report: Ulster 13 Leinster 30”

  1. the mote

    Unfortunately the game plan went down with the Turkey . Ulster fell into the trap that the Leinster threat was BoD and forgot that Boss can control the a game from scrum half.

    The game plan was to play keep ball in the first half against the wind and come at leinster in the second – the plan was still born when leinster went 14 points up in that number of minutes . The two early penalties for none release didn’t help and unsettled the Ulster forwards in two ways players became half hearted ball in hand being scared of becoming isolated and the failure to break the gain line meant that leinster had the upper hand at the breakdown.

    Secondly the Ulster backrow were more concerned with the threat mid field and neglected the fringe only to find themselves both out of place and trying to tackle off the wrong foot.

    For me the man of the match was Boss who demonstrated the benefit of a scrumhalf who can control the game the problem for Boss is that the Irish management prefer the game to be controlled at outhalf

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