Edinburgh 24 Ulster 10:Ulster tasted their first defeat in the current Celtic League, at Murrayfield last night. Their misery was compounded when lock Ryan Caldwell was shown a red card for stamping in a ruck late in the second half.
Ulster had an early penalty attempt by outhalf Niall O'Connor but the long-range kick went just wide. Edinburgh showed flair with a score created by Nick de Luca's quickly taken throw-in. The fullback combined with winger Andrew Turnbull who found John Houston who crossed under the posts. Outhalf Phil Godman converted and then added the extra points to a penalty try awarded when Ulster prevented a score after Turnbull had been stopped on the line and Edinburgh led 14-0 at half-time.
Ulster landed a penalty through O'Connor but almost immediately Turnbull scored Edinburgh's third try, converted by Ally Warnock. Ulster's Mark Bartholomeusz, from quickly recycled ball, scored under the posts and O'Connor converted. Edinburgh landed a penalty by Warnock to seal the win.
EDINBURGH: N De Luca; A Turnbull, B Cairns, J Houston, A Maxwell; P Godman, B Meyer; A Allori, A Kelly, G Cross, C Hamilton, B Gissing, M Mustchin, R Rennie, S Cross (capt). Replacements: R Reid Mustchin 44, A Warnock for Godman 52, R Grant for G Cross 54, S Lawrie for Kelly 61, M Dey for Houston 72, F Pringle for S Cross 77.
ULSTER: B Cunningham; M McCrea, T Bowe, S Mallon, S Danielli; N O 'Connor, K Campbell; J Fitzpatrick, N Brady, T Court, J Harrison, R Caldwell, M McCullough, D Pollock, R Wilson (capt). Replacements: M Bartholomeusz for Cunningham 37, K Dawson for McCullough 52, P Marshall for Campbell 54, T Barker for Dawson 65, D Fitzpatrick for Court 60, M Miles for Brady 70, A Larkin for O'Connor 75.
Referee: J Jones (Wales).
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