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Att.: 12319 | Premier Sports |
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WINS | |||||
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LOSSES | |||||
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DRAWS | |||||
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Scarlets fell to a second defeat of their Guinness PRO14 campaign after being swamped by a dominant first-half display from Ulster in Belfast.
The home side had the try bonus point in the bag before the half-hour mark, racing into a 24-0 lead.
The visitors showed far more spirit after the break and their pressure was rewarded with a first Scarlets try for replacement flanker Jac Morgan.
But it was the Ulstermen who had the final say with a fifth try two minutes before the end to secure a convincing 29-5 victory.
The Scarlets were on the back foot from the whistle and were stunned by a first half which saw Ulster boss possession and territory.
The Northern Irish province were up and running after just five minutes when centre Matt Faddes pounced on a kick through from midfield partner Stuart McCloskey.
John Cooney was wide the conversion, but the scrum-half made no mistake moments later, converting his own corner score.
Falling on the wrong side of the officials, the Scarlets found themselves camped in their own half throughout the first period.
A third try followed on 17 minutes when back-rower Matty Rea touched down following a strong line-out drive and Ulster celebrated the try bonus after 27 minutes when wing and man of the match Robert Baloucone dived over, gathering a clever, looped miss pass from McCloskey.
To compound matters flanker Uzair Cassiem was shown yellow for illegally bringing down a maul, but the Scarlets did manage to hold out until half-time without further damage.
Facing a mountain to climb, the Scarlets enjoyed far more ball in the second period as they looked to claw their way back into the game
But for all their adventure, they struggled to break down a stubborn home defence.
Ulster had wing Craig Gilroy yellow carded for a high challenge on Ryan Conbeer on 71 minutes and the Scarlets took advantage with a consolation try with five minutes remaining.
Marc Jones carried strongly towards the home line and when the ball was spun wide to replacement Morgan, the youngster produced a superb one-handed finish in the corner.
It was Ulster, though, who had the final word with Faddes touching down for his second try of the night with two minutes left on the clock.
Ulster - tries: M. Faddes (2), J. Cooney, M. Rea, R. Baloucone. Cons: Cooney (3).
Scarlets - try: J. Morgan.
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Scarlets: Steff Evans; Corey Baldwin, Steff Hughes (capt), Paul Asquith, Morgan Williams (repl Ryan Conbeer 62); Dan Jones (repl Ryan Lamb 41); Kieran Hardy (repl Jonathan Evans 48); Phil Price (repl Dylan Evans 52), Ryan Elias, Samson Lee (repl Werner Kruger 59), Lewis Rawlins (repl Steve Cummins 41), Sam Lousi (repl Marc Jones 66), Uzair Cassiem, Josh Macleod (repl Jac Morgan 62), Blade Thomson.
Ulster | Scarlets | |||||||||
PEN | DG | CON | TRY | PLAYER | POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eric O'Sullivan | 1 | Phil Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rob Herring | 2 | Ryan Elias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Martin Moore | 3 | Samson Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alan O'Connor | 4 | Lewis Rawlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kieran Treadwell | 5 | Sam Lousi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Matthew Rea | 6 | Uzair Cassiem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sean Reidy | 7 | Josh Macleod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marcell Coetzee | 8 | Blade Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | John Cooney | 9 | Kieran Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Johnston | 10 | Dan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Craig Gilroy | 11 | Morgan Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stuart McCloskey | 12 | Paul Asquith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Matt Faddes | 13 | Steffan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Robert Baloucoune | 14 | Corey Baldwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louis Ludik | 15 | Steffan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Adam McBurney | 16 | Marc Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Warwick | 17 | Dylan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom O’Toole | 18 | Werner Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David O'Connor | 19 | Steven Cummins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nick Timoney | 20 | Jac Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Shanahan | 21 | Jonathan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angus Curtis | 22 | Ryan Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angus Kernohan | 23 | Ryan Conbeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Time | Action | Description | Team |
4' | Try | Matt Faddes has scored a try | |
5' | Missed Conversion | John Cooney has missed the conversion | |
8' | Conversion | John Cooney has kicked the conversion | |
8' | Try | John Cooney has scored a try | |
16' | Try | Matthew Rea has scored a try | |
17' | Conversion | John Cooney has kicked the conversion | |
27' | Try | Robert Baloucoune has scored a try | |
28' | Yellow Card | Uzair Cassiem has been given a yellow card | |
28' | Missed Conversion | John Cooney has missed the conversion | |
37' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Lewis Rawlins | |
37' | Replacement On | Replacement on Steven Cummins | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ryan Lamb | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Dan Jones | |
48' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Kieran Hardy | |
48' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jonathan Evans | |
50' | Replacement On | Replacement on Dave Shanahan | |
50' | Replacement On | Replacement on Nick Timoney | |
50' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Rob Herring | |
50' | Replacement Off | Replacement off John Cooney | |
50' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Marcell Coetzee | |
50' | Replacement On | Replacement on Adam McBurney | |
52' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Phil Price | |
52' | Replacement On | Replacement on Dylan Evans | |
58' | Replacement On | Replacement on Tom O’Toole | |
58' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Samson Lee | |
58' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Martin Moore | |
58' | Replacement On | Replacement on Werner Kruger | |
61' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ryan Conbeer | |
61' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Morgan Williams | |
61' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jac Morgan | |
61' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Josh Macleod | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Sam Lousi | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Angus Kernohan | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Marc Jones | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Eric O'Sullivan | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Louis Ludik | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Andrew Warwick | |
70' | Yellow Card | Craig Gilroy has been given a yellow card | |
71' | Replacement On | Replacement on Angus Curtis | |
71' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Bill Johnston | |
71' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Matthew Rea | |
71' | Replacement On | Replacement on David O'Connor | |
74' | Try | Jac Morgan has scored a try | |
75' | Missed Conversion | Ryan Lamb has missed the conversion | |
78' | Try | Matt Faddes has scored a try | |
79' | Missed Conversion | Angus Curtis has missed the conversion |
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Guinness PRO14 | ||||||||
Att.: 12319 | Premier Sports |
Ulster | Scarlets | |
John Cooney Matt Faddes(2) Matthew Rea Robert Baloucoune |
TRY |
Jac Morgan |
John Cooney(2) |
CON | - |
- | PEN | - |
- | DG | - |
Craig Gilroy |
YC |
Uzair Cassiem |
- | YC | - |
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WINS | |||||
26 |
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21 | |||
LOSSES | |||||
21 |
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26 | |||
DRAWS | |||||
3 |
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3 |
Ulster | Scarlets | |
John Cooney Matt Faddes(2) Matthew Rea Robert Baloucoune |
TRY |
Jac Morgan |
John Cooney(2) |
CON | - |
- | PEN | - |
- | DG | - |
Craig Gilroy |
YC |
Uzair Cassiem |
- | YC | - |
Scarlets fell to a second defeat of their Guinness PRO14 campaign after being swamped by a dominant first-half display from Ulster in Belfast.
The home side had the try bonus point in the bag before the half-hour mark, racing into a 24-0 lead.
The visitors showed far more spirit after the break and their pressure was rewarded with a first Scarlets try for replacement flanker Jac Morgan.
But it was the Ulstermen who had the final say with a fifth try two minutes before the end to secure a convincing 29-5 victory.
The Scarlets were on the back foot from the whistle and were stunned by a first half which saw Ulster boss possession and territory.
The Northern Irish province were up and running after just five minutes when centre Matt Faddes pounced on a kick through from midfield partner Stuart McCloskey.
John Cooney was wide the conversion, but the scrum-half made no mistake moments later, converting his own corner score.
Falling on the wrong side of the officials, the Scarlets found themselves camped in their own half throughout the first period.
A third try followed on 17 minutes when back-rower Matty Rea touched down following a strong line-out drive and Ulster celebrated the try bonus after 27 minutes when wing and man of the match Robert Baloucone dived over, gathering a clever, looped miss pass from McCloskey.
To compound matters flanker Uzair Cassiem was shown yellow for illegally bringing down a maul, but the Scarlets did manage to hold out until half-time without further damage.
Facing a mountain to climb, the Scarlets enjoyed far more ball in the second period as they looked to claw their way back into the game
But for all their adventure, they struggled to break down a stubborn home defence.
Ulster had wing Craig Gilroy yellow carded for a high challenge on Ryan Conbeer on 71 minutes and the Scarlets took advantage with a consolation try with five minutes remaining.
Marc Jones carried strongly towards the home line and when the ball was spun wide to replacement Morgan, the youngster produced a superb one-handed finish in the corner.
It was Ulster, though, who had the final word with Faddes touching down for his second try of the night with two minutes left on the clock.
Ulster - tries: M. Faddes (2), J. Cooney, M. Rea, R. Baloucone. Cons: Cooney (3).
Scarlets - try: J. Morgan.
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Scarlets: Steff Evans; Corey Baldwin, Steff Hughes (capt), Paul Asquith, Morgan Williams (repl Ryan Conbeer 62); Dan Jones (repl Ryan Lamb 41); Kieran Hardy (repl Jonathan Evans 48); Phil Price (repl Dylan Evans 52), Ryan Elias, Samson Lee (repl Werner Kruger 59), Lewis Rawlins (repl Steve Cummins 41), Sam Lousi (repl Marc Jones 66), Uzair Cassiem, Josh Macleod (repl Jac Morgan 62), Blade Thomson.
Ulster | |||||
POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
1 | Eric O'Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Rob Herring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Martin Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Alan O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Kieran Treadwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Matthew Rea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Sean Reidy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Marcell Coetzee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | John Cooney | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Bill Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Craig Gilroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Stuart McCloskey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Matt Faddes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Robert Baloucoune | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Louis Ludik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Adam McBurney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Andrew Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Tom O’Toole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | David O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Nick Timoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Dave Shanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Angus Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Angus Kernohan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scarlets | |||||
POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
1 | Phil Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Ryan Elias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Samson Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Lewis Rawlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Sam Lousi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Uzair Cassiem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Josh Macleod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Blade Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Kieran Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Dan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Morgan Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Paul Asquith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Steffan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Corey Baldwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Steffan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Marc Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Dylan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Werner Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Steven Cummins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Jac Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Jonathan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Ryan Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Ryan Conbeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Time | Action | Description | Team |
4' | Try | Matt Faddes has scored a try | |
5' | Missed Conversion | John Cooney has missed the conversion | |
8' | Conversion | John Cooney has kicked the conversion | |
8' | Try | John Cooney has scored a try | |
16' | Try | Matthew Rea has scored a try | |
17' | Conversion | John Cooney has kicked the conversion | |
27' | Try | Robert Baloucoune has scored a try | |
28' | Yellow Card | Uzair Cassiem has been given a yellow card | |
28' | Missed Conversion | John Cooney has missed the conversion | |
37' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Lewis Rawlins | |
37' | Replacement On | Replacement on Steven Cummins | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ryan Lamb | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Dan Jones | |
48' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Kieran Hardy | |
48' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jonathan Evans | |
50' | Replacement On | Replacement on Dave Shanahan | |
50' | Replacement On | Replacement on Nick Timoney | |
50' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Rob Herring | |
50' | Replacement Off | Replacement off John Cooney | |
50' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Marcell Coetzee | |
50' | Replacement On | Replacement on Adam McBurney | |
52' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Phil Price | |
52' | Replacement On | Replacement on Dylan Evans | |
58' | Replacement On | Replacement on Tom O’Toole | |
58' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Samson Lee | |
58' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Martin Moore | |
58' | Replacement On | Replacement on Werner Kruger | |
61' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ryan Conbeer | |
61' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Morgan Williams | |
61' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jac Morgan | |
61' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Josh Macleod | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Sam Lousi | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Angus Kernohan | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Marc Jones | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Eric O'Sullivan | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Louis Ludik | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Andrew Warwick | |
70' | Yellow Card | Craig Gilroy has been given a yellow card | |
71' | Replacement On | Replacement on Angus Curtis | |
71' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Bill Johnston | |
71' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Matthew Rea | |
71' | Replacement On | Replacement on David O'Connor | |
74' | Try | Jac Morgan has scored a try | |
75' | Missed Conversion | Ryan Lamb has missed the conversion | |
78' | Try | Matt Faddes has scored a try | |
79' | Missed Conversion | Angus Curtis has missed the conversion |