HCC: Ulster 30 Scarlets 15

Two tries from Iain Henderson helped Ulster to a comfortable bonus point victory over Scarlets in the Heineken Champions Cup tonight.

Jacob Stockdale and John Cooney added the other two scores to give Ulster a crucial five-point win which sees them move to 14 points with a home match against Racing 92 and a trip to Leicester Tigers in the final two rounds.

John Cooney nudged Ulster ahead with an eight minute penalty but it wasn’t until the 33rd minute when the home side broke the try scoring deadlock.

Iain Henderson crossed after five minutes with a man advantage and camped on the opposition line. The British and Irish Lion bundled over from close range but, in truth, the try should have come earlier.

We were told to expect a retaliation from the Scarlets after last week’s defeat but they flattered to deceive and barely created anything in attack in the first 70 minutes.

Ulster’s defence was once again well drilled and only missed five tackles in the game. The Welsh side looked ponderous in attack which made it easy for the home side, however the defensive line made it difficult to get any front foot ball . . .

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