Ulster Secure Bonus-point Win Over Benetton In Urc

United Rugby Championship

Ulster (12) 47

Tries: Baloucoune 2, Kok 2, Hume, punishment try, Sheridan, Baloucoune Cons: Doak 3, Flannery 2

Benetton (13) 13

Tries: Bernasconi Cons: Umaga Pens: Umaga 2 Sin bin: Ratave

Ulster returned to winning ways successful nan United Rugby Championship by beating Benetton 47-13 astatine nan Affidea Stadium.

Robert Baloucoune and Werner Kok scored first-half tries but Bautista Bernasconi and 2 penalties from Jacob Umaga gave Benetton a 13-12 lead astatine nan break.

However, Ulster produced a beardown second-half capacity pinch tries from Kok, James Hume, Harry Sheridan, a punishment effort and Baloucoune aft nan restart.

The location broadside had suffered an early rustle conscionable earlier kick-off aft skipper Iain Henderson, who was group from Ireland duty, was ruled retired aft nan warm-up.

The consequence is Benetton's 3rd conclusion successful a statement successful nan URC and intends their hold for a first triumph this decade successful Belfast continues.

Ulster went into crippled boosted by nan return of Ireland internationals Henderson, Nick Timoney and Jacob Stockdale. However, they suffered a precocious rustle and were forced to reshuffle erstwhile skipper Henderson was withdrawn from nan line-up soon earlier kick-off.

Early successful nan game, nan location side's wounded database grew further aft Matthew Dalton, Henderson's replacement, was substituted.

Baloucounce's effort connected 10 minutes gave Ulster nan lead and stood aft a tv lucifer charismatic (TMO) cheque but, aft registering a superb assistance for nan try, Nathan Doak missed nan conversion.

Umaga past converted a punishment for nan distant broadside which had been awarded for an offside.

After Jude Postlethwaite had done good to find space, Kok put Ulster further up earlier Doak landed nan conversion.

As nan moreover commencement to nan first half continued, a TMO cheque concurred that Benneton's first try, scored by Bernasconi, was bully and Umaga added nan conversion.

The distant broadside went up conscionable earlier nan break erstwhile Umaga's punishment from region footwear flew betwixt nan posts.

After a slow commencement to nan 2nd period, Richie Murphy's broadside went up erstwhile again aft Hume scored aft a bully transition of play successful nan Benetton 22.

Kok past registered his 2nd effort of nan evening adjacent nan area aft a awesome activity from Postlethwaite to thrust Ulster forward.

Onisi Ratave received a yellowish paper successful nan 63rd infinitesimal earlier nan hosts were awarded a punishment effort for nan Benetton winger's deliberate knock-on trying to extremity Baloucoune's pass.

Ulster's awesome 2nd half capacity continued arsenic Harry Sheridan and Baloucoune rolled complete nan line, and Jake Flannery added some conversions to springiness nan location broadside a very comfortable advantage astatine nan last whistle.

Ulster: Stockdale; Baloucoune, Hume, Postlethwaite, Kok; Murphy, Doak; Crean, Stewart, Wilson, Dalton, McCann, Timoney, Augustus.

Replacements: Herring, Reid, O'Toole, Irvine, Ward, Shanahan, Flannery, Moore.

Benetton: Smith; Ratave, Odogwu, Drago, Mendy; Umaga, Uren, Fa'aso'o; Lamaro, Kingi, Snyman, Ruzza, Zilocchi, Bernasconi, Aminu.

Replacements: Montilla, Tetaz Chaparro, Gallorini, Marini, Bryant, Werchon, Marin.

Referee: Sam Grove-White