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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.
So how do you begin to unravel that? A game with five yellow cards and a contest-altering red, a match with 26 penalties - all ensuring that referee Frank Murphy was the dominant figure - and also an occasion with eight tries, oh and one that was disallowed too. The unfortunate thing from Ulster's point of view was that they had to absorb the sending off and the disallowed try and this after playing some sublime rugby to go 12-3 ahead in as many minutes. Andy Warwick's 30th minute red card for leading with the elbow into Ed Byrne's neck was the one that changed everything - the TMO suggesting referee Frank Murphy look for another colour rather than a potential yellow.
Leinster primed and ready for Munster final date Updated / Sunday, 7 Mar 2021 11:47 Michael Bent is congratulated by Leinster team-mates after his try against Ulster Leinster head coach Leo Cullen said his team "rode their luck" at times against Ulster, but it was yet another win over Ulster and now just Munster stand in the way of Guinness Pro14 silverware. Cullen’s side trailed at one stage 12-3 in the first half with Devin Toner and Jimmy O'Brien sin-binned, and while Stuart McCloskey was also given 10 minutes on the sideline, it was the dismissal of replacement prop Andy Warwick for a high challenge that had a serious impact on the game.