Ulster A crashed to a 28 – 43 defeat to Leinster A in the opening round of the Celtic Cup at Malone RFC on Friday evening.
The Ulster A tries came from James Hume (2), Matthew Rea and Aaron Sexton with Johnny McPhillips adding 4 conversions but despite getting a try bonus it has to be regarded as a disappointing result for the Ulster side given the comparative experience of the two sides.
The Leinster A tries came from Harry Byrne, Scot Penny, Conor O’Brien, Ronan Kelleher, Michael Silvester and Dan Sheehan. Byrne completed the scoring for the visitors adding five conversions and a penalty.
| ULSTER A | LEINSTER A | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Nelson | 15 | Hugo Keenan |
| Aaron Sexton | 14 | Michael Silvester |
| Jack Owens | 13 | Conor O’Brien |
| James Hume | 12 | Tom Daly (c) |
| Iwan Hughes | 11 | Jack Kelly |
| Johnny McPhillips | 10 | Harry Byrne |
| Jonny Stewart | 9 | Paddy Patterson |
| Schalk vd Merwe | 1 | Ed Byrne |
| Peter Cromie | 2 | Ronan Kelleher |
| Rodney Ah You | 3 | Vakh Abdaladze |
| Peter Browne | 4 | Ross Molony |
| Alex Thompson | 5 | Jack Dunne |
| Caleb Montgomery | 6 | Oisín Dowling |
| Chris Henry (c) | 7 | Scott Penny |
| Greg Jones | 8 | Caelan Doris |
| Paul McGookin | 16 | Dan Sheehan |
| Peter Cooper | 17 | Giuseppe Coyne |
| Michael Cromie | 18 | Jack Aungier |
| Matthew Rea | 19 | Ronan Foley |
| Marcus Rea | 20 | Ronan Watters |
| Graham Curtis | 21 | Hugh O’Sullivan |
| Brice Houston | 22 | David Hawkshaw |
| Michael Stronge | 23 | Liam Turner |
The results from all the games in the Celtic Cup were as follows.
| Fri 07 Sep 2018 | 17:00 | Ulster | 28 – 43 | Leinster | Malone RFC |
| Fri 07 Sep 2018 | 17:30 | Munster | 24 – 16 | Connacht | Irish Independent |
| Fri 07 Sep 2018 | 19:00 | Ospreys | 21 – 37 | Scarlets | Bridgend RFC |
| Fri 07 Sep 2018 | 19:15 | Dragons | 41 – 36 | Cardiff | Rodney Parade |
This gives current standings in the Irish and Welsh Conferences as follows.
Irish Conference
| TEAM | P | W | BP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Munster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ulster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Connacht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
wELSH cONFERENCE
| TEAM | P | W | BP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ospreys | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Scarlets | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dragons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
To complete our coverage our match gallery from the Ulster game is below.
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Photography by Bob Given Photography.
