PRO12: Ulster 9 Ospreys 7

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Ulster (3) 9
PEN: Paddy Jackson (3).
Ospreys (7) 7
TRY: Nicky Smith. CON: Dan Biggar

Report: Ian McAvoy, Neill Gordon

5 Games unbeaten, but Ulster have to play their first “Get Out of Jail Free” card of the season.

The Ospreys arrived and immediately picked up where they’d left off in the final few minutes in Dublin last week, with Ulster barely touching the ball before loosehead Nick Smith bundled his way through Robbie Diack from short range in the 6th minute. Diack having started at blindside following Iain Henderson injuring himself before kick off. Ulster never really got going in the first half despite having a fair amount of the ball. Some poor handling turning possession over to the Ospreys when we were just building up a nice head of steam. Paul Marshall, getting a start ahead of Ruan Pienaar, was putting in some varied and clever kicks throughout, although it would have been nice if he’d kept the ball in hand . . .

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