Ulster’s first game back was not a good one as they fell to a five point defeat at the hands of a well drilled Connacht side, leaving Dan McFarland questioning the mindset of his players.
McFarland’s side looked so rusty I’m surprised they didn’t turn to powder when tackled by the Connacht players. I expected a disjointed performance with lots of errors. What I didn’t expect was Andy Friend’s side to turn up and play like they hadn’t stopped during lockdown.
John Cooney knocked over two penalties either side of a try from John Porch. It was incredibly easy for Connacht to stick Ulster on the back foot and this was evident in their first try. Tom Farrell and Jack Carty combined to make the initial burst into the Ulster 22 giving the western province a position.
From there it was all too easy, a simple pull back flummexed the Ulster defence with Louis Ludik
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