ERCC: Ulster 39 Clermont 32

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Ulster (22) 39
TRY: Luke Marshall (2), Iain Henderson, Paddy Jackson, Charles Piutau. CON: Paddy Jackson (4). PEN: Paddy Jackson (2).
Clermont Auvergne (18) 32
TRY: Peceli Yato, Scott Spedding, Nick Abendanon, Damien Chouly. CON: Morgan Parra (3). PEN: Morgan Parra (2)

Ulster kept their European Rugby Champions Cup hopes alive with a sparkling bonus point win against Pool leaders Clermont eartly on Saturday afternoon. 

Luke Marshall, Iain Henderson and Paddy Jackson scored in a pulsating first as  the lead changed hands seven times. Marshall crossed for his brace early in the second and Piutau took the long way round for Ulster’s fifth on the 54th minute. Paddy Jackson converted four of the five tries as well as two penalties. 

I’ll get this out of the way early. I’d predicted a win for Clermont, but Ulster, thankfully, dug deep and proved me wrong with the sort of performance that the fans have been looking for all season, the clinical backline finally clicking to . . .

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