PRO14: Ulster 40 Dragons 17

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A blistering five-try first half guided Ulster to a bonus point win against Dragons yesterday afternoon leaving the province three wins from three matches and in second place in conference B behind Leinster.

Marcell Coetzee opened the scoring after just four minutes with Sean Reidy, Eric O’Sullivan and a brace from Louis Ludik adding tries before the break. Alan O’Connor was the sole try-scorer in the second half.

Ulster (35) 40

TRY: Marcell Coetzee, Eric O’Sullivan, Sean Reidy, Louis Ludik (2), Alan O’Connor

CON: John Cooney (5)

Dragons (3) 17

TRY: Ashton Hewitt, Jamie Roberts

CON: Sam Davies (2 )

PEN: Sam Davies

Largely unaffected by the international window, a strong Ulster side flew out of the blocks and played at a very quick pace. Much like the Benetton fixture, keeping the ball alive was paramount and this was evidenced in a . . .

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