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ULSTER A UPDATE
ULSTER A
LEADING THE WAY IN BRITISH & IRISH CUP
The Ulster men opened their campaign with a
win on Friday 14th October, where it took a Sam
Windsor try in the 51st minute plus 14 points
from the boots of Johnny McPhillips to see off a
dogged Jersey Reds challenge at Shaw’s Bridge.
The following weekend Ulster travelled to
Richmond to take on London Scottish, where
a slow start resulted in their only loss of the
campaign to date. However, a brave comeback
aided by tries from Rob Lyttle, Lorcan Dow and a
brace from hooker John Andrew saw the visitors
come away with two crucial bonus points.
In round 3, Ulster A welcomed the Cardiff Blues
Premiership Select to Eaton Park. Depsite
a numerical advantage for the second forty
minutes, Ulster were made to work all the way
for a 16-10 win, with Jack Owens getting Ulster’s
only try of the game.
Eight days later Ulster visited Pontypridd for the
return fixture and again the game was in the
balance until the final exchanges. This time it was
replacement Peter Cooper who proved to be the
hero, crashing over for his side’s third try in the
closing stages to snatch a 27-30 win.
Next up for Ulster A is the visit of London Scottish
to Kingspan Stadium on Friday 13th January, and
coach Willie Anderson knows it is all still to play
for: “We have two group stage games left but
we can’t look past the visit of London Scottish,
that is going to be an absolutely huge game.
I’m delighted that it is at Kingspan Stadium and
hopefully a decent crowd will help us get over the
line. We’ve worked an awful lot with the boys in
preparation for each game, but what has pleased
me the most is seeing how they have come
together and are giving everything for the Ulster
jersey. Every game has been a really tough test
but the lads have fought right to the final whistle
and shown great character – that is what has
taken us to where we are now and hopefully it will
continue for the next couple of games.”
Tickets for Ulster A v London Scottish are
available now from
buytickets.
Ulster A, sponsored by CD Group, are currently sitting top of Pool 1 after
the opening four rounds of the British & Irish Cup.
ROUND 1:
ULSTER A 19-6 JERSEY REDS
Friday 14th October at Shaw’s Bridge
ROUND 2:
LONDON SCOTTISH 34-29 ULSTER A
Saturday 22nd October at Athletic Ground
ROUND 3:
ULSTER A 16-10 CARDIFF BLUES
PREMIERSHIP SELECT
Friday 9th December at Eaton Park
ROUND 4:
CARDIFF BLUES PREMIERSHIP SELECT
27-30 ULSTER A
Saturday 17th December at Pontypridd RFC
BRITISH & IRISH CUP POOL 1
RESULTS TO DATE
P W D L F A BP P
ULSTER A 4 3 0 1 94 77 2 14
JERSEY REDS 4 3 0 1 100 63 1 13
LONDON SCOTTISH 4 2 0 2 92 95 3 11
CARDIFF BLUES PS 4 0 0 4 70 121 3 3
BRITISH & IRISH CUP POOL 1