ERCC: Ulster 20 La Rochelle 13

Ulster defeat La Rochelle but miss out on a bonus point in a tightly fought affair that ended 20-13.

Ulster outscored their visitors with Rory Best and Jacob Stockdale getting on the scoreboard in the first half while Nick Timoney added a third at the start of the second. Alexis Bales was La Rochelle’s sole try scorer.

La Rochelle raced out of the blocks early on and Vincent Rattez had two wonderful chances which would have given the game a different complexion.  With eight minutes gone, La Rochelle were breaking the defensive line and converted a penalty to leave the score 3-0.

Two consecutive penalties brought the visitors into range and another at the lineout extended the away lead to 6 points. Worryingly, Ulster had no possession inside the La Rochelle 10m line in the first 15 minutes. In fact, Ulster’s longest period of play resulted them in losing 30 metres. Paul Jordaan was harshly shown a yellow card for taking Charles Piutau out in the air midway through the first half.

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