A second half capitulation from Ulster saw Scarlets run out 34-10 winners in the Guinness PRO14 match at the Parc-y-Scarlets.
It was one-way traffic after Ulster’s score with Ioan Nicholas, Ryan Conbeer, Paul Asquith and Tadhg Beirne all crossing.
It was three minutes when Ulster scored their only try of the night. Dan Jones attempted to find Cory Baldwin with a cross kick but Tommy Bowe got ahead of his man to claim the ball. Bowe found Stuart McCloskey who barged over the try line.
A silly forward pass on the their own 22m line allowed Scarlets to string 34 phases of play together which resulted in a penalty for the home side which Jones converted .
Ulster’s ball carriers were chalk and cheese compared to the Irish match in Dublin, earlier today. Strangely, Scarlets did not contest as much ball in the ruck as they could have and if they did, they would win a lot more ball as Ulster were forced into playing with runners . . .
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