PRO14: Edinburgh 20 Ulster 32

Ulster remain in contention for a Guinness PRO14 playoff spot with a bonus point victory over Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield.

Darren Cave, Charles Piutau, John Cooney and Iain Henderson scored tries coupled with two penalties from the boot of Cooney as Ulster win only their fourth away game of the season 32-20.

Ulster made a solid start to the match by retaining the ball for multiple phases but failed to break the Edinburgh defence and eventually conceded ten metres. In contrast the home side benefitted off quick ball in their first few phases and looked to trouble the Ulster defence. As the game progressed, Ulster grew more and more confident, particularly with the exploits of Jean Deysel, Iain Henderson and Rory Best on the deck. Likewise, Darren Cave lead from the front with a masterfully executed drift defence which only conceded six clean breaks all night.

Credit where it’s due however, Ulster were the first try scorers with a score off first phase play. I cant recall the last time where Ulster pulled off a successful strike move. Instead of hitting the ball up, Stuart McCloskey pulled the . . .

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