Ten points from their last two home games is a more than decent return for Richie Murphy
really had to go to town on this heavily diluted Ospreys side – missing 18 players – and did so scoring six tries with the in-form
It came as no great surprise that the hosts scored again on nine minutes, this time a strong carry from the recently returned Emerging Ireland player Cormac Izuchukwu allowing Jacob Stockdale get away down the left though again Cooney was wide in the wind.Gerry Thornley: Anthony Foley’s spirit lives on eight years after his untimely deathAidan Morgan’s excellent kick to the corner ensured Ulster kept the pressure up and from the lineout take by McCann and maul.
Two minutes after the half-hour more pressure from Ulster saw yet another penalty put to the corner and the white shirts picked and jammed their way over the industrious Marcus Rea getting over. Cooney converted. McCormick tapped yet another penalty near the Ospreys line and though Cooney missed from the tee Ulster had crucially got the first points of the new half.
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