Ospreys 32 Ulster 14:ULSTER'S UNBEATEN start to the Pro12 came crashing down at the Liberty Stadium yesterday as discipline cost dearly against the Ospreys.
Paddy Jackson got the Ravenhill outfit off to the perfect start by touching down for a converted try inside three minutes. But Dan Biggar took advantage of an unflattering Ulster penalty count to boot the hosts into a 12-7 half-time lead.
Biggar continued to punish Ulster’s indiscipline following the restart and the Ospreys were awarded a decisive penalty-try after an hour. Richard Fussell put the result beyond doubt following a succession of blunders in the closing stages. Referee Dudley Phillips awarded Ulster a penalty try at the death but it was too late.
OSPREYS: B Davies; R Fussell, T Isaacs, A Bishop, H Dirksen; D Biggar, R Webb; D Jones, R Hibbard, A Jarvis; I Gough, J Goode; T Smith, J Thomas, J Tipuric. Replacements: J King for Goode (40 mins), J Rees for Jarvis (51 mins), M Davies for Hibbard, J Bearman for Smith (both 62 mins), M Morgan for Biggar (67 mins), S Parker for Webb (72 mins), K Phillips for Davies, C Griffiths for Jones (both 73 mins).
ULSTER: J Payne; C Gilroy, N Spence, L Marshall, I Whitten; P Jackson, P Marshall; D Fitzpatrick, A Kyriacou, J Cronin; L Stevenson, D Tuohy; P Wannenburg, C Henry, R Diack. Replacements: P McAllister for Fitzpatrcik (51 mins), A D’Arcy for Payne (52 mins), N Brady for Kyriakou (55 mins), W Faloon for Diack (57 mins), A Macklin for Cronin, T Barker for Wannenburg (62 mins), J McKinney for Jackson (75 mins).
Referee: D Phillips (IRFU).
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