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Match Report: Treviso 9 Ulster 19

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John McMurtry

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After storming to a 37 – 15 win in Cardiff last weekend, Ulster were determined to build on their success with a victory over Italian side, Treviso, at the Stadio di Mongio on Friday night. With only the Cardiff Blues having defeated Treviso at home this season, the pressure was on Ulster to seek out a highly anticipated away win. As Ulster dominated the Italian side, tries from Craig Gilroy and Simon Danielli put an end to their worries, and they went on to claim a pleasing 19 – 9 victory over the home side, and move to second place in the league.

Ulster were fired up from the kick off, as Tim Barker jumped on a Treviso kick; however a fumble from Treviso’s Marco Filippucci invited the visiting side to have the first scrum of the game. With Ulster gaining the upper hand, Marshall’s quick pass to Ian Humphreys allowed him to kick down field, where Simon Danielli then bolted down the left wing before being tackled to the ground. Pedrie Wannenburg was penalised 6 minutes into the game for hands in the ruck, and it was the first occasion where Treviso were given a chance to put . . .

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8 responses to “Match Report: Treviso 9 Ulster 19”

  1. admin

    Cheer’s chicken man – if I’d known you were handing out your own hats then I’d have gone as well. 🙂

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  2. rooster

    A few more photos of yet another great weekend in Treviso.
    http://home.btconnect.com/ulsterrugbyphotos/TvU_flash/

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  3. Raging Raven

    At least he got the win bonus in time for Christmas! 🙂

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  4. Alagria

    Re your comments on the use of the bench …. What is going on with Kyri? With Best out again, we need two match fit hookers for the coming weeks. Being brought on for the last few minutes is just farcical and does nothing for the player’s confidence. Let’s see some common sense and fairness please.

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  5. junty

    Pienaar has played well in the autum series and we can only hope that he returns to Ulster in that same mode, however the main difference is that when playing for the Bokkes he has a world class 10 playing outside him, whereas at Ulster he has been playing with 3 different 10’s. I think that he will settle in at Ulster and help us progress and mature as a team, but it will take time foe this to happen. The other option of course is to try him at 10 with Marshall at 9 !!! and see how it goes.

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  6. Doubry Ferkin

    I agree with your comments re another great away win for Ulster, but I am a little concerned re our inability to come away with a bonus point when it is there for the taking. If we are to progress to the next level then we need to to take every point that is on offer. Do you think Munster or Leinster would have let the bonus point slip – I think not, and that is were we need to have, a greater mental toughness that is just not there yet, but it is coming. As for the Marshall – Pienaar debate, why try to fix something that isn’t broken. Marshall has really upped his game and deserves to keep his place. Maybe then Pienaar will pull his finger out and show us some of the undoubted talent that he has whilst in an Ulster shirt and not just keep it for South Africa.

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  7. junty

    Ed – agree with your comments re the bench – they should have been on much earlier. Faloon was harshly sinbinned as I thought he was making a good attempt to roll away. However I thought that Barker was superb in the loose, played the conditions well. Credit must also go to young Humph for the crossfield ‘dinks’ for Gilroy to score of which the young man did surperbly well taking the 1st try. However i think that sometimes Humph tries these too often when it would be better feeding the ball out the line and if necessary recycling quick ball back out the line again to have another go. Overall a good win in nasty conditions and certainly robbed of a bonus point . Bring on the Dragons for a tough game at ravers SUFTUM…..

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  8. Stevey Wonder

    robbed of a bonus point win!

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