ULSTER SECOND AFTER ITALY WIN
ULSTER secured an impressive victory on the road in the Guinness PRO14 yesterday whenthey won 15-10 at Benetton Treviso.
Defence was at the heart of Ulster’s win as they came back from 7-0 to go second in Conference B.
Benetton led three minutes in, Hame Faiva going over and Tommaso Allan tagging the conversion.
Billy Burns landed a long-range penalty to keep Ulster in touch, with Sean Reidy then powering in after the break.
Burns missed the goal but Rob Herring scored a second try and Burns was faultless at the second time of asking.
Michele Lamaro was in the sin bin for the hosts at the time and it proved costly.
Allan slotted a penalty but it was not enough to spark a comeback as Dan Mcfarland’s men held on.
James Cannon and
Andy Friend’s men touched down three times in a devastating six-minute first half spell, with winger Darragh Leader crossing in between the pair’s efforts.
Their bonus point was secured by hooker Tom Mccartney’s 39th-minute score.
Trailing 26-0 at half-time, Hallam Amos lifted the Welshmen with a 56th-minute try and Taine Basham also scored late on but Tom Farrell sandwiched in Connacht’s fifth of the night.
The win moved the Westerners up to third in the Conference A table.
Meanwhile, Conference B leaders take on at 12.45pm today.
are also in South Africa and will face at 2.45pm.