United Rugby Championship: Ulster 49 Dragons 26

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by

Bob Given

With Dan McFarlane’s departure Assistant Coach Dan Soper named a young team for the United Rugby clash with Dragons at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday night.

Will Addison opened the scoring for Ulster

Ulster got off to a flyer, with ‘s touchdown in the right corner. ‘s conversion from the touchline gave Ulster a 7-0 lead, after 5 minutes.

Unfortunately, the good work was undone when the Dragon’s scored from a driving maul. ‘s conversion tied the game at 7-7, after 11 minutes.

After that it was all Ulster for the rest of the 1st half. Tries from Mike Lowry, 18 and 33 minutes and , 30 minutes, all converted by Cooney had Ulster 28-7 up at the break.

In the shadows David McCann grounds the ball for his 1st try

The 2nd half was a mixed bag. Tries by , 57 and 75 minutes and a try, after 72 minutes, all converted by Cooney, were countered by Dragons tries by , 52 minutes, 65 minutes, a conversion by Reed and a penalty try to leave the final score 49-26 in Ulster’s favour.

Ulster will be pleased with the attacking display but be concerned by their defensive frailties.

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