David McCann, Nick Timoney and Stewart Moore all shown yellow cards in second half
sank to new lows on Saturday, losing back-to-back games against Italian opposition after crumbling in the second half when their discipline simply imploded.
Ulster made the ideal start, Nathan Doak scoring with just three minutes gone after Benetton knocked on at kick-off, allowing the visitors to turn the screw.Ireland and Garry Ringrose look to Brian Fenton for some marginal gains Albornoz then kicked a penalty before Ulster ran back a long kick, Timoney finding Jacob Stockdale, who slalomed his way through for a dazzling try. Doak couldn’t add the extras.
The result was the first points of the second half, Albornoz slotting the penalty to put Benetton in front for the first time. Ulster did hit back. With Timoney just returned to the pitch, they mauled to the line from a penalty and though Matty Rea drove over, Tom O’Toole was penalised for a stray and high elbow and the score was chalked off.
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