B&I CUP: Ulster A 16 Cardiff Blues PS 10

The boot of Johnny McPhillps was the difference between the teams when Ulster A entertained Cardiff Blues Premiership Select at Ballymena RFC on Friday evening. 

The result, coupled with a defeat by the group pacesetters London Scottish, sees Ulster A at the top of Pool 1, but with three fixtures still to play in this tight group there are likely to be plenty of twists and turns to come. 

Ulster A (9) 16

TRY: Jack Owens

CON: Johnny McPhillips

PEN: Johnny McPhillips

Cardiff Blues PS (7) 10

TRY: Kyle Evans

CON: Gareth Thompson

PEN: Gareth Thompson.

Ulster opened the scoring at Eaton Park through a McPhillips penalty but the Blues hit back when winger Kyle Evans stepped inside the slow Ulster defence to score under the posts for a converted try to give the visitors a 3 – 7 lead.