Connacht steal it at the death with dramatic try in the game s last attack
Connacht beat Ulster 26-24 at Kingspan Stadium in the opening game of the Rainbow Cup. Garry Doyle By Garry Doyle Friday 23 Apr 2021, 10:18 PM 2 hours ago 16,718 Views 30 Comments
Ultan Dillane and Eoghan Masterson.
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Garry Doyle reports from Kingspan Stadium
THIS WAS A superb game, one that gave us just about everything: tries, comebacks, momentum shifts and enough drama to stop us mocking the Rainbow Cup for the time being.
Connacht did it the hard way, coming from behind in the second-half, ultimately collecting the points when Conor Fitzgerald, their replacement out-half, delivered a perfectly weighted grubber kick that bounced awkwardly in the end goal area before Peter Sulliva
Ulster progress to Challenge Cup semis with comeback win over Northampton
Dan McFarland’s side beat the Saints by eight points to secure place in the last four. By Richard Mulligan Saturday 10 Apr 2021, 10:01 PM 5 hours ago 8,643 Views 32 Comments
Michael Lowry and Rory Hutchinson.
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Richard Mulligan at Franklin’s Gardens
ULSTER PRODUCED ANOTHER massive result in Europe as they came from behind to defeat Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens and book a place in the Challenge Cup semi-finals later this month.
Failing to take advantage of three yellow cards – Saints down to 13 men at one point during the first quarter – Ulster went in at the break trailing 22-14.
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Ulster face Northampton in tonight’s Challenge Cup quarter-final. By Adam McKendry Saturday 10 Apr 2021, 6:45 AM 1 hour ago 831 Views 0 Comments
McCloskey wants first trophy of his career.
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WHILE LAST WEEK’S game against Harlequins proved something of a damp squib in terms of a contest for Ulster, this week they will be given a much sterner test on their return to England.
Six days on from their 57-21 mauling of Quins, this time the foes are Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and, based on the names on the respective team sheets, this one should provide a bigger challenge.
Pressure on Ulster to deliver against a side whose priorities lie elsewhere
Harlequins are missing a lot of talent for this evening’s last-16 clash in the Challenge Cup. By Adam McKendry Sunday 4 Apr 2021, 9:02 AM 4 hours ago 4,848 Views 14 Comments
AT THE TWICKENHAM Stoop tonight [KO 8pm, BT Sport], both teams have laid out where their priorities lie this season.
In one corner, you have Ulster, who have welcomed back all of their internationals for this Challenge Cup last-16 tie and, bar the injured Iain Henderson and Marcell Coetzee, are as full-strength as Dan McFarland could have asked them to be.
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