PRO14: Ulster 15 Scarlets 13

Dan McFarland made a winning start to the Guinness PRO14 thanks to 79th minute penalty from John Cooney which secured the victory for Ulster.

Scarlets drew first blood however as Rhys Patchell found space down the blindside to score a try. Patchell converted his own try giving the away side a 7-0 lead. Ulster did well to restrict the Scarlets to minimum line breaks in the first half and this was a factor in the majority of the game which saw Ulster control 59% of possession and 59% of territory.

Two penalties brought Ulster to within a point and while they looked on the ball thanks to their offloading game, they couldn’t find the decisive pass to cross the line. The away side looked off the pace in the first half and gave away a few penalties in dangerous situations.

Ulster were sharp attacking down the left wing with Henry Speight having the better of his opposition. On two occasions he found himself in try scoring situations: on one occasion a Scarlets player got in between . . .

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