Newport Gwent Dragons (9) 12
PEN: Dorian Jones (3), Jason Tovey.
Ulster (6) 19
TRY: Paul Marshall. CON: Paddy Jackson. PEN: Paddy Jackson (4).
Ulster’s new coach, Les Kiss, will be relieved to have started his new tenure with an 12 – 19 away win against Newport/Gwent Dragons.
While a win is a win the match was far from the free flowing extravaganza that I was hoping for. In fact it was a fairly turgid affair with defences dominating in difficult conditions.
Kicking off with the elements behind them the Dragons kept Ulster pinned in their own half for much of the first quarter. Dorrian Jones slotted over a 10th minute penalty and the Dragons doubled their lead five minutes later when Jones slotted over his second after Stuart McCloskey was binned for a tripping him.
Jones added a third penalty to give the Dragons a 9 – 0 lead on the 19th minute but it was scant reward for an extra man as Ulster appeared to be . . .
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