Ulster completely outclassed a poor Connacht side in a match that was every way as one sided as their match against Portugal.
The front row of Fitzpatrick, Best and Botha thoroughly outclassed their opposition which completely nullified Connacht’s game plan of taking on Ulster up front.
Fitzpatrick in particular buried his starting prop and the replacement in a vintage display which, once the referee got to grips with the intricacy of the front row, practically turned each scrum into a guaranteed penalty.
In fact, a magnificent scrum by Fitzpatrick on the 55th minute resulted in Ulster taking the ball against the head and spinning it out for McCrea to score the all important bonus point try.
Previously to that Ulster had struggled to take advantage of their dominance. In a scrappy first half Ulster went into . . .
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