PRO14: Ulster 35 Benetton 24

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Ulster opened their PRO14 campaign with an entertaining bonus point win at home to Benetton Rugby on Friday night.

James Hume, Stewart Moore, Michael Lowry, Marcell Coetzee and Adam McBurney were on the scoresheet with John Cooney adding four conversions and Bill Johnston slotting a fifth.

Ulster (21) 35

TRY: James Hume, Stewart Moore, Michael Lowry, Marcell Coetzee, Adam McBurney

CON: John Cooney (4)

Benetton (21) 24

TRY: Federico Ruzza, Paolo Garbisi, Abraham Steyn

CON: Paolo Garbisi (3)

PEN: Paolo Garbisi

The home side came bursting out of the blocks with ball in hand. Matthew Rea, Coetzee, Iain Henderson and Sean Reidy established a platform and good support provided quick ball allowing Lowry and his backs to exploit a back pedalling Benetton defence.

We saw an early moment of class . . .

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