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.
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