Ulster held their nerve to go to the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 with a 20 – 19 win over Munster at Ravenhill on Friday night.
Despite losing many battles at the breakdown Ulster’s superior fire-power up front eventually told with Jackson slotting over five penalties and Payne capped a fine personal display to claim the match deciding score.
AS IT HAPPENED
00 – 05
Ulster get off to a slow start and Munster go into an early lead through a Keatley penalty on the 2nd minute. 0 – 3
05 – 10
Munster continue to dominate the opening exchanges with Keatley adding a second penalty on the 8th minute. 0 – 6
10 – 15
Keatley continues to go through his kicking repertoire adding a drop goal on the 13th minute to give Munster a nine point lead. 0 – 9
15 – 20
Ulster finally get on the scoreboard on the 16th minute with a Jackson penalty. A break from Payne should have resulted in a try but an offload from Trimble hits Paul Marshall in the face and he’s unable to gather with the line beckoning. 3 – 9
20 – 25
Poor work from Ulster as Munster force a series of turnovers . . .
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