PRO14: Ulster 35 Connacht 3

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A clinical performance from Ulster saw Ulster run in five tries against Andy Friend’s Connacht side.

Alan O’Connor opened the Ulster account while Billy Burns added a second try midway through the first half. Robert Baloucoune and Rob Herring secured the bonus point after 50 minutes while a late Nick Timoney effort added some gloss to the score line.

The 14-3 scoreline at half time wasn’t perhaps a true reflection of the first half. Connacht had 59% of possession and 67% of the territory in the opening forty, forcing Ulster to put in over 150 tackles. With a man advantage at the end of the half due to Rob Herring’s yellow card, Connacht failed to cross the whitewash from a five metre scrum right of centre on the pitch.

It was Connacht who opened the scoring however with Conor Fitzgerald kicking a penalty after 12 minutes. A fortuitous bounce of the ball off . . .

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