A John Cooney penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Ulster Rugby as they remain top of the group at the half way mark.
It was by no means a vintage performance from Ulster but the start they made was certainly impressive albeit the opening try alluded them until after the half way mark.
Ulster ball carriers continually broke the gain line with Stuart McCloskey especially racking up numerous gain line successes. McCloskey was the heart beat of all of home side’s success yesterday evening, scoring one try and setting up Sean Reidy for Ulster’s opening try in the 32nd minute. In total, the Bangor man carried for 116m off 19 carries.
It could have been a lot more comfortable for Dan McFarland’s men with John Cooney failing to put Louis Ludik in at the corner in a two-on-one with Gabriel Ibitoye while if Craig Gilroy had held his line he would have capitalised on . . .
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