On Friday evening Ulster played Interprovincial rivals Munster in the United Rugby Championship at Kingspan Stadium.
Munster were fastest off the marks, gaining ground though a series of soft penalties, conceded by Ulster.
From a 5 metre scrum Craig Casey found space to snipe through a space on the Ulster left to score after only 7 minutes. Jack Crowley added the conversion for Munster to lead 7-0.
Nathan Doak’s penalty goal, after a yellow card for a tackle on Ethan McIlroy, kept Ulster in touch at 3-7.
Munster rocked Ulster back, despite 14 men, and Casey crossed again, for Cowley to convert to push Munster up to 14-3 after 25 minutes.
In the closing minutes of the 1st half Jacob Stockdale latched on to a Crossfield kick to score in the left corner, to leave Ulster down 6-14 at the break.
A brace of Doak penalty goals drew Ulster level on 21 minutes. Ulster, now bolstered by Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, and Dave Ewers, took the game to Munster.
A huge Ulster drive in the scrum gave Nick Timoney the go forward ball to drive over. Doak’s conversion had Ulster leading in the game for the 1st time at 21-14.
It took heroics in defence to hold Munster out in the last 10 minutes. Goal line stands, resulting in turnovers kept the the Ulster line intact.
Ulster’s 21-14 victory moves the into 4th place in the URC table.
