The Front Row Union Sport - United Rugby Championship: Ulster 21 Munster 14

On Friday evening Ulster played Interprovincial rivals Munster in the United Rugby Championship at Kingspan Stadium.

Munster were fastest off the marks, gaining ground though a series of soft penalties, conceded by Ulster.

Craig Casey opened the scoring for Munster

From a 5 metre scrum Craig Casey found space to snipe through a space on the Ulster left to score after only 7 minutes. Jack Crowley added the conversion for Munster to lead 7-0.

Nathan Doak‘s penalty goal, after a yellow card for a tackle on Ethan McIlroy, kept Ulster in touch at 3-7.

Munster rocked Ulster back, despite 14 men, and Casey crossed again, for Cowley to convert to push Munster up to 14-3 after 25 minutes.

Jacob Stockdale scored just before the break

In the closing minutes of the 1^st half Jacob Stockdale latched on to a Crossfield kick to score in the left corner, to leave Ulster down 6-14 at the break.

A brace of Doak penalty goals drew Ulster level on 21 minutes. Ulster, now bolstered by Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, and Dave Ewers, took the game to Munster.

With his head almost buried, Nick Timoney scored

A huge Ulster drive in the scrum gave Nick Timoney the go forward ball to drive over. Doak’s conversion had Ulster leading in the game for the 1st time at 21-14.

It took heroics in defence to hold Munster out in the last 10 minutes. Goal line stands, resulting in turnovers kept the the Ulster line intact.

Ulster’s 21-14 victory moves the into 4^th place in the URC table.