Ulster v Glasgow Warriors Ulster Rugby Live

Well, plenty of memorable moments last year. Tonight we will get our

first taste of what lies ahead. The Ulster fans, all getting ready For

the start of a new campaign. For the first game of the RaboDirect

PRO12, Ulster will come Glasgow Warriors. Join me in the studio,

former Ulster players turned up pundits, it is hard to believe it

is that time again. It seems likely haven't finished from last season!

We have a great night for it, hopefully the rain will stay away.

How will Ulster manage their expectations this year? I think

expectations are raised from last year, qualifying for the Europeans,

so I think, certainly expectations will be to achieve that again,

hopefully push it a bit further. Both teams, missing a lot of

players after the Rugby World Cup. How well Ulster cope with their

exodus of players? It is fantastic that they have so many quality

players, Trimble, Stephen there is, a Rory Best, it is just great.

Quite a coup as well, Miller played himself back into contention for

these have a brigantine. But is quite a coup for Ulster as well,

people are watching from further afield. And we have two Kiwis as

well. It only strengthens the depth that has already come in. It is

good to see Brian is keeping his faith with young fellows as well,

they are all in the next. With the import so well, it can only

strengthen the local talent. obviously gives a big opportunity

to the young players have already made an impact, including Craig

Gilroy. Older rugby has to grow and develop the indigenous players. We

don't have the big money meant, so it is important that these young

guys, in terms of the schools and academies, are brought through.

Hopefully we will see some of them blooded for the first time. Let's

get them in there and have a look at them. One of those players who

could have gone to the World Cup, but for the Ulster point of view,

it is good he is here. He had a fantastic season last year, he

really burst on the scene. After the what Cup, he could be a regular

in the Irish team. -- the World Cup. They will expect to start with a

victory tonight, Ulster. They will, certainly on paper they will start

as favourites. They have a good record against Glasgow. Glasgow

come with little or no expectation this evening. But Ulster will have

to be on guard, they will have to play an exciting brand of rugby and

hopefully push for a bonus point along the way. We can't make any

excuses that these players are off to the World Cup, they are going to

be missing. I think Glasgow are going to come out and see this as

another duty -- an opportunity. A lot of players are saying, this is

our chance. Time to join our commentary team, including Jim

a new signing in the front row, all the Glasgow pack have played

against Ulster before. Rob Harley Leeds for the first time in a

league game. Some familiar names in the back. Many times the former

centre, Troy Nathan, has played at Ravenhill. The pitch, in superb

condition. A perfect evening, not much in the way of a breeze.

Interestingly, Ulster and Glasgow have played no fewer than 18 times

at competitive level. The record states that Ulster have won 10,

Glasgow have won seven, and one has been drawn. Last year, only a

single score between them. All the Ulster., totaling 41, attributed it

to Pienaar, whom it is off at the World Cup. Ulster, just hanging on

and deciding at long last it to make their first appearance of this,

players away at the Rugby World Cup. Chris Henry captains, with just one

change in the forwards from the Harlequins friendly a week ago.

Jerry Cronin get his first competitive start in the front row.

One change in the back, plenty of youthful enthusiasm in the shape of

be is a Peter Ferguson. -- match official. To get this game

underweight is the 20-year-old Scottish junior outside-half,

Duncan Weir. Away we go, a brand most assured of starts. A lot of

combinations will be trialled for the first time on occasions like

this, with so many players missing from both teams. It is how quickly

those combinations can gel, particularly in the crucial areas.

Specialist positions need to put little fumble. Paul Marshall, who

had such a good game against Now it goes to ground, and Paul

has just gone left. -- that is not to see the drop kick playing a part

in the World Cup. You see the replay, Glasgow running out of

options, and going for the drop kick. Ulster need to keep their

discipline in their defensive line. They need to carry that through

their back. -- blue and black the pressure coming through. What

looked initially like good counter- attacking, play is going beyond the

ball. A penalty resulting. Ryder, who came to Glasgow a year

ago from Saracens has now signed a full-time contract. Nicely struck

by Ian Humphreys. Three minutes gone, no score, but Ulster inside

fitness after he left the field in the last match. Ulster,

demonstrating all the enterprise they showed in the friendly a week

it is not a bad kick. Tommy Seymour knows exactly what Ian Humphreys is

capable of, and that is a good start. Want to put smiles on the

from the Ulster centre three- quarter line. It was a feature of

the game last week against until last season in the back row,

but now been pressed into service and there is time for meant to

chase it. Knocked backwards. Jerry Humphreys. A little kick into touch.

Both teams, just a feeling each other out, the game being played in

the middle portion of the pitch. Just trying to assert their game

plan. Trying to get the little kick around the corner, and sit back up.

Ulster now have to go through their defensive patterns again had set

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portrait by the Ulster pack. Gregor he was considerably offside.

think the point was he interfered with the player there. You can't

touch the half back. Penalised on that occasion. The Glasgow defence

has been excellent up until that point. Ulster have not been able to

generate the speed to break that defence down. They will be pretty

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world, it has gone loose. -- Duncan Weir was his team-mate. A

half now. The that was nudged turn into a penalty for Glasgow

unless they can do something with it. And they have done. Good cover

Great chance now for Glasgow. Ulster's defence really being

tested. The referee says no. Is he going to go upstairs, Ryan? He was

close enough, but it looks like there was a lot of body, so I

expect him to go upstairs. Is there any reason why I cannot award the

try, please? I would think that is indicative of the fact that Glasgow

are being awarded points in the competitive season here in. I think

line seemed to indicate that the try was good -- the view from

behind the goal line indicator that the try was good. It has been said

that the referee may award the try. Glasgow are in the lead. Excellent

ball security. Duncan Weir is putting Glasgow in the right places

on the pitch. They have obviously come with a game plan. They are

committed to their game plan. Very physical in the breakdown. But

there ball security through a number of phases was what

eventually broke down. Duncan Weir, who has scored over 110 points in

league fixtures. That looked like he had made a hash of it. He will

not be pleased with that, Duncan Weir. You may remember -- You may

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remember him from the game at saw Dewey chasing in Humphreys. --

Ian Humphreys. Ulster are now in perfect position for attack.

Interesting to see what set-piece play they use. This will be the

Ryan Grant has come on to play. Wearing number 17. He was the man

who scored the breakaway try against Ulster in Firhill during

the corresponding fixture in the last season. The first knock

forward was by Glasgow. The fans will be keeping an eye on this, the

first set piece of the evening. being asked to do it again. New

signing Calum Black is on the That is far too slow. Touch, pause,

engage! No wonder people get frustrated with the scrum. I think

the referee will start getting a bit annoyed with them. Yeah, they

are moving across the pitch a bit. Maybe there is something wrong with

the footing. It certainly seemed to be a long time before the calls.

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Maybe that has upset the timing a standing on him. That will be a

penalty to Ulster. Good pressure by Ulster. Three points are there for

the taking. You would expect in a competitive match like this that

the pace of ball required. Humphreys is playing his 41st

league game for Ulster this evening. the Ulster back division. Not much

in the way of breeze to bother him. That was a very good kick by him

and Humphreys. So Ulster's first points of the new PRO12 season,

could see of outside-half in Humphreys. The Glasgow team is

proving harder to break down in defence than we perhaps thought at

the top of the programme. Really committed in that breakdown area.

It did not look as if there was a huge understanding of what Ulster

were trying to do in their own 22. There was a forced kick, Ulster not

really getting the distance they would have liked. Pat McCarthy

being asked to hurry up with his throw for Glasgow. Another good

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challenged by Ulster on the Ulster point of view. Interception,

going to be a try! Glasgow will be kicking themselves. Darren Cave was

so alert. That is his 11th league trial of this new competitive

season, and it gives Ulster the lead. We are still inside the first

quarter of the game. The bounce of the ball is hard to predict.

Excellent urgency by cave to follow that up. Darren Cave came back to

full fitness and decent form at the end of last season, and was awarded

with a place in the Ireland select team, and played particularly well.

He will relish that. Only 24 years old, so a lot of rugby still be --

still to be played by this fellow. pressure. Nearly 20 minutes played.

A very important now for Glasgow to see how they react. The challenge

for them is to keep the intensity they have had in the first 20

minutes, even though they have had a score against them. There urgency

defensively has been key for them. That was a terrific drop-out. Well

taken by D'Arcy. Great support by Ulster. There are two schools of

thought about this. What you do depends on the game and who you are

playing. That was an excellent bigger by D'Arcy initially to be

able to keep that moved going. Ulster managed to progress the ball

up to the halfway line. Second scrum of the evening, and the first

That is clever. Ian Whitten had it Ulster. Fischer played the ball on

the ground, his knees were on the ground, and he played the ball from

that horizontal position. I think there might have been an offside in

there as well. Some excellent counter rucking going on, making a

real nuisance of themselves. The penalty resulting for Ulster. The

opportunity to relieve some pressure. Still not making

completely secure the restart kicks. It is a habit they have got into

over the last couple of seasons. Again, Ian Humphreys of finds touch,

the longest one in the world. -- wonderful pass by Marshall. Ulster,

Looks very good, but only if it works. Glasgow have been really

good defensively. Rob Dewey, just getting man and ball. But they are

really not giving any Ulster time for Jon Welsh. Not the start to his

competitive season. You can see how he feels about that. Would much

rather be on the park, rather than executed. There was some space in

there, but you can see what the idea was, some are open space, but

that ball to be kicked into. Small margins that these things are one

internationals, Jonathan Bell on the left. David Humphreys on the

wire, Craig Gilroy. -- gathered in of an overlap. Whitten goes for

position. That is a very good clearance kick by Stuart Hogg. Well

done to the new -- young Glasgow Ulster, generally developing over

laps in the channels, but they are unable to exploit the gaps, that is

themselves organised. Well taken by Willie Faloon. The idea was right,

the execution wasn't great. Did that go forward? Doesn't matter, it

is a penalty against Ulster. A wee bit of fine-tuning -- Fine tuning,

they could be more points up. can see what they were trying to do.

Very good deception, getting back pass away. The space was out in the

wider channels, once again, they developed an overlap, but just

unable to capitalise on it. Excellent pass by Wannenburg, then

trying to get it back where the by Glasgow at the line-out. I think

the referee is going to have a word. He's going to speak to and Rob

Glasgow forwards, slow arriving to the line-out. It is a free kick to

conversation, there wasn't much point in taking a quick tap.

Ominous positioning over Ian Whitten behind Ian Humphreys,

looking to bring another strike referee was happy enough. Wrapped

up by Troy Nathan. Dan Tuohy, who has looked lively. The hamstring

injury ruled him out of contending the greatest pass. Marshall puts in

a ferocious hit on his opposite is entertaining! Ulster are now

starting to break down the Glasgow defence, but it is that final pass,

they are not managing to get it to hand. You can see them taking it to

the line with great power, just starting to break that defence down

in the wider channels come are some excellent passing. Some excellent

work by Marshall, who has looked lively all night. Unfortunately,

10 minutes to go to the end of the younger people coming here. One or

cap for Ireland, against Australia Glasgow. Solid bit of tackling by

Whitten takes well. Just couldn't get it away. How frustrating.

Ulster had about a five to one overlap, and the pass didn't quite

go to hand. They may rude these chances. He has been tested under

the high ball, has remained solid. Ulster have had a line share of

possession, they are starting to break down this glass good defence.

-- the lion share. D'Arcy timed his run well, but there was a Glasgow

both front rows. Quite right, too. You have got responsibility. I want

the gap tidy, and you hit square and straight, is that clear, on

both sides? OK, let's go. Well, that's the theory! How it is put

into practice is another different matter. There is a lot of spare

testosterone out there, and it is all about who is the tougher man in

the front row. But Ulster, starting to dominate the scrum, when you

start to do that, those 5050 sudden, Ulster, but within about 10

metres of their own line, even though they have the throw in to

the line-out. Nathan, who played 55 league games for Connacht over

three seasons, vastly experienced. just stepped back a little bit.

defence by Ulster. Very good set up, allowed Marshall the time to get a

interval. Ulster would like another point or two, likewise Glasgow, of

- Cave and Cronin but the tackles in. It is going to be a Glasgow put

in. The first 15 minutes, Glasgow had a lot of position, they were

able to test the Ulster Defence, but it has been all Ulster since.

Great work rate throughout the night, just the collapse of bodies,

the referee adjudicating that ball attention. A couple of seasons ago,

he was plain club rugby... Seems to have got a bit of a Nick around the

eye. The doctor will get that seem to very quickly. Despite the early-

season friendly is, and Glasgow have come here haven't beaten the

Newcastle darkens, and then lost to the Sale Sharks, there are always

going to be mistakes. But the crowd are anticipating another good

season, hoping Ulster can do even better than they did last year.

They got to the quarter-finals of the major European competition, and

the Heineken Cup. There is Sean Lineen, with notebook in hand. Nine

times capped for Scotland. He played against Ireland in the

second Evered be World Cup 20 years ago. -- the 7th -- the second ever

scrum for Glasgow. That is the first time Colin Shaw has been in

action this evening. Knocked out of the and illegally by an Ulster

player. This may well gift Glasgow three straight forward.. Willie

Faloon was a naughty boy. No, apologies to Willie Faloon. It was

not him. Duncan Weir needed to be more accurate than he was with his

last kick, but they will be happy with their scoreline if they can

convert these three. Duncan Weir should have converted the opening

try of the game, scored by his partner Troy Nathan. This would

have been to level the game. As it is, Ulster will still be in the

lead, assuming Weir gets this. The gap has closed. Well taken by this

talented youngster, Duncan Weir. have been impressed with him. He

has given good direction to Glasgow and defended extremely well. He is

putting in a very accomplished performance. I c a few spots of

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defence by Glasgow. Cheeky rascal, Marshall has sneaked in! Everybody

expected Ulster to move the ball to the Ulster -- to the open side.

That is what scrum-halves do best. Very alert piece of play by Paul

Marshall. But was just what Ulster needed before the interval.

Excellent pass from Cave. Tuohy required it two people to bring him

down. Paul Marshall ever alert, spotted that space on the blind

side and some crucial points. Excellent finishing by Marshall,

who is deadly from that running. Dan Tuohy has an excellent return

to competitive rugby after a nasty hamstring tear. He was the man who

set it up, but Marshall finished it off. Scored again against

Harlequins in the friendly a week ago, and he has done it more

importantly now, when it matters. The his points are crucial going

into half time. There's potential for the weather to deteriorate in

the second half and make it a Ulster failed to convert their

second try of the evening, but they will want to Holland -- hold on to

up defensively, maintained their defence and not give away any cheap

not release the tackler. I thought the ball was off the ground. It is

-- if it is off the ground, it is a more and not a ruck. This will be

the last kick of the first half. And a protection given to the half

back. Wannenburg released the tackler, unable to get out of the

way. The ball was caught up between two Glasgow players. Strange

decision, but Glasgow have been given the opportunity to get the

last points on the board before half-time. I honestly could not see

anybody hanging on to Colin MacGregor, but let's not be biased

close the gap to just four points. He has a great long wage boot. That

was a belting kick. He has landed it right between the Ulster posts.

Not the finish that Ulster would have wanted. They have outscored

Glasgow by two tries to one in the first half, but have given away a

couple of penalties. Duncan Weir has punished them a bit. But Ulster

will not be entirely displeased with the scoreline at half-time. It

reads Ulster 15, Glasgow Warriors Was it got going, it was an

entertaining start to the PRO12 league. From the kick-off, both

teams a little flat and, but the visitors got the opening score. Ian

Humphreys kept the Ulster scoreboard ticking over. Darren

Cave was in the right place at the right time. Weir reduced the

deficit to just two.. Paul Marshall pushed Ulster ahead yet again with

the second try, nipping out of the Blindside. And then Weir knocked

over another penalty. So it is a four point game at half-time. Andy

Ward and Tony McWhirter have been watching the game with me. Andy,

Ulster taking a deserved lead into the half-time break? I think so,

maybe only just. It has not been a fantastic first 40 minutes to the

season, but they are on the right side of the score board, and that

is the important bit. A lot of silly mistakes were made. They were

very flat in their attack, so hopefully we will get a better

second 40. Leading at half-time, but Ulster did not get out of the

blocks as quickly as they would have liked. They it was a slow

start. We have taken out and to get into it. But it has been slow in a

lot of phases, and I do not think the ref has helped. It has taken a

long time to get the two teams to engage. If the referee is taking

that long, it is hard to get any flow and continuity. A Ulster will

be disappointed with their defence for the opening try. It was very

soft. Defensively, we are waiting for them to come to us. If we look

at our defensive line, the guys on the far side are not working hard

off the ball. Look at our defence. We are not continually pushing

forward. Just need to work a little harder. The line speed has not been

there. If trying Nathan took his try well, Darren Cave was certainly

opportunistic. He has followed up well. Fair play. The Glasgow scrum-

half will have a nightmare tonight. He scores an awful lot of tries.

You have to put yourself but in that position. He has had the

perseverance to get there. Ulster are suddenly ahead after being

behind. He is still a young player, Darren Cave. But he is now regarded

as one of the senior pros in the Ulster team, especially at this

stage, with so many of the dies away. Absolutely. It is a great

opportunity for the young guys to put their hand up and be counted.

What have you made of how Ulster handled the Glasgow restarts

tonight? The restarts have been interesting. Glasgow have been very

good. They have realised that Ulster are playing predominantly in

the outside half. They have made it difficult for Ulster to clear their

lines. We have tried to move the ball laterally across our own 22.

It is almost as if we do not have a plan B here. We are not using the

box kick. We are playing high risk rugby. And those guys are running

across the pitch, eating up the space. Dealing with restarts in

rugby union now is key if you are going to be successful, Tony?

was a third variation from Glasgow, where they kick straight down the

middle of the pitch. It was very clever play from Glasgow to start

with, and immediately puts the pressure back on Ulster. Pienaar

will be missing at the World Cup. Paul Marshall last season stepped

up and took his chance and has impressed again tonight. Every year,

I am unimpressed with him. He seems to be maturing every time -- I am

impressed with him every year. He is a nippy little character and a

feisty fellow. I have also noticed his distribution skills. Last year,

the opposition would have closed him down. He has serviced his own

half well, and that is what you want your scrum half to do. He has

explosive pace. I know he is renowned for these very quick

penalties and making quick breaks, but criticised sometimes for doing

that too often. But tonight, he has not done that. I think that is a

sign of maturity. That is why they bought these guys in, so the

younger guys can pick things up. is picking his moments, and that is

what you want from a scrum half. Tonight, he has picked the right

moment at the right time. He has not been greedy. He has done the

key role. When the opportunities came, he has taken it. It is all

about feeling your way into the season, but you do want to get up

and running quickly as well. It is important that Ulster try and take

the advantage now. You have to win your first -- home games, first and

foremost. Even though they are missing players in the World Cup,

there is enough strength to hopefully win the first five or six

games. Thank you for the moment. If you would like to contact us and

let us know what you think, you can do so by using Twitter. We look

forward to hearing from you. Last season was a successful one

for Ulster. We have seen the first 40 minutes of the season. What can

we expect from the rest? We caught We have been using a lot of

consolidation. We want to consolidate what we did last season

and make sure we do well in in the European competition and the Pope

12, and hopefully go one stage better. We want to make sure we

move forward from last year. They are definitely a very ambitious

side. The players want to be as successful as possible. So that

motivation is at the forefront of It is very difficult to step down

goals and objectives. We have a lot of players away on World Cup duty,

and we have no idea of the strengths of the squad for the

other teams. So it is going to be difficult over the next six or

seven games, but it is a great challenge for us, an opportunity

for us to use our youth and showed what they can do. Not just for this

season, but for us and Ireland in the future. Realistically, we would

like to be matching where we were last year, been in and amongst the

top teams. We feel we have great management team here who work

exceptionally hard to make sure players are in the right plays,

performing to their Roberton on level. -- their optimum level. We

give them a culture they have all bought into, on and off the field,

it is about maintaining that and maintaining a philosophy, where we

are right up there at the top. Not just competing with the best, but

beating them. That is the attitude. All the squad no what is expected

of them. I think we are in a good place, the next six weeks will

And on the field of philosophy and identity, is that what is key for

them? A think there needs to be this representation, what it means

to put on the white shirt of Ulster. They have been many fantastic

players over the years, and guys are coming in from foreign

countries, they need an understanding of what it means to

pull that show it on. I Am Glad Bryan is putting this. What was it

the do We Need for the second half? A more of what we saw in the first

half. Hopefully they will start to get more space. The Glasgow defence

will hopefully not be as fast out of the blocks as it has been in the

first half. As bodies start to tire, more space for the half backs.

main thing is, you don't win the game in the first 20 minutes, it is

always in the last 20. The foundation has been fantastic, they

have to build again. It is about growing that confidence. Absolutely,

this is where the senior players, in this very young side, need to

step up and pull it all together and say, led to believe in

ourselves and play some rugby. season, there were a lot of last-

minute wins. This season, Vicky is to put games away a lot earlier and

more convincingly. If we have to win it in the last minute, we will

take that, but I think they will come out with the assurance that

the guys can relax a little bit now, hopefully express and show

themselves a bit more. I think a win is a win, but we want a bit of

class and panache about how we go about our business. We are looking

at this year. A lot of a young players out there, and they don't

often get a lot of time to bed in. They bed themselves in on the

training pitch. This is the final rehearsal out here. You have got to

get out there and go for it. This could be their only opportunity to

break into this 15, they had to take it with both hands. They won't

find themselves physically in any better shape. No major injuries

been carried, they are in the best shape they can be. There is no

excuse for not giving everything and leaving nothing on the table.

Confident for the second half? think so. I think they will come

out and just grow with conference, and get better and better. I would

expect a win here tonight. Time to not the best evening here at

Ravenhill, the rain is starting to come down. It will make handling a

little bit more problematic. What do you feel, what do Ulster have to

do to make the point secured? with the worsening weather

conditions, the focus needs to be on the basics. They need to get

their set pieces right, they need to have that intensity to ensure

quality of possession, and the half-back pairing of Marshall and

Humphreys need to put them in the right places on the pitch. I think

they will have learnt that in the first half. Duncan Weir, whose

penalty at half-time closed the gap. As we mentioned before, there has

never been that much between these two sides over the years. Last time

they played at Ravenhill, Ulster won 19-17. Although it's 19 points

came from peanut. The other time, they won 22-19, and all of those

points came from Pienaar. He is Well-covered, though. -- that is a

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the ball went directly into touch, but the assistant on this nearside

says it landed in a field before it crossed the line. Marshall got away

with that one. A lot of very clever kicking. I think both teams have an

appreciation for the difficulty that these conditions will bring, a

lot more kicking that we have seen, a close call there, results in a

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Nevin Spence had to come out to there. D'Arcy needs to release, and

he did. Ulster have got plenty of bodies back to support, but they

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Nathan is well positioned. Stewart of this half what they did at the

start of the first, which is cows - - catch Ulster napping. The referee

has given the put in. Halstead, needing to come out of the blocks.

Glasgow a dictating the pace of the game. Going for a number of phases.

Having to commit a lot of players to the breakdown to ensure the ball

comes back, not really able to threaten Ulster's defence. They

have put themselves in a good position to try and collect some

points. It is starting to come down pretty heavily. But at least it is

not cold. Just wait until November, December and January. Many of the

spectators have come here in well, hoping for a little bit more

to cheer about in the second half. So far it has been Glasgow that

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achieved some kind of discipline. score against his former club. --

midfield, but Glasgow still have Glasgow, without a doubt, will take

the points. An Ulster player straight off his feet on to the

ground. A good start again by the visitors. Showing a lot of patience,

not trying any speculative passes, they are progressing up the pitch.

It looked like he had got a little bit isolated, but Ulster, just

whatsoever. He has now notched up nine points out of 14. Only one.

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-- runner. A bit of nonsense going on now. Lewis Stevenson and the

Glasgow we now have got involved unnecessarily. Ulster once again

Ulster were not able to get that adjustment to his placing of the

ball. Rain coming down. He has to restore the Ulster lead to four

about kick for kick. I am sure the captors and leaders within the team

are talking about disciplined at this stage of the game. It is all

about keeping the discipline and not giving away key points. Glasgow

are making two changes. Mike Cusack is going off, as is Colin Shaw. And

Ed Kalman is coming on, a Cambridge University graduate. He is coming

on on the front row for Mike Cusack. And the Argentinian international

Federica lamb rump -- Federico Wonderful tackle by Glasgow. Great

chance for Ulster. Dreadful pass. And straight away, Aaron Bory, who

played centre against Ulster in March -- Federico Aramburu get into

the action. This brain really has come to life. It might this game

of nerves creeping into Ulster's play. They are running out of

options, not getting over the advantage line and not dominating

the contact situation. They are constantly on the back foot. You

saw Nathan making that one, intercepted by Wannenburg. Glasgow

have been very urgent defensively. Ulster have had few opportunities

and have been brought down by desperate defence. That was a

speculative pass by Humphreys, a dangerous thing to do. Federico

Aramburu was not in the Argentinian World Cup squad, which was a

disappointment. The Ulster players know what they can do to improve

this performance. Glasgow have used replacement. Well taken by the

Henry is protesting. That will certainly be a penalty. Doesn't

warrant a yellow card? Don't think so. I think it was pretty clumsy

and ill-timed, but there was not a wearing number 22. He is Peter

Horne. Us to just need to settle. They are snatching at the ball.

Good run by Adam D'Arcy. Asked to get the penalty. The referee is

going to have a chat now. Too many infringements at the breakdown.

Don't Say You haven't been warned, I think the referee was telling Rob

Harley, the Glasgow skipper. He was slowing the game down deliberately.

I think Ulster have their tactics spot on. If they start getting over

the advantage line, it will be very difficult to stop Glasgow. They are

denying Ulster any time and space. That is why Ulster have not been

able to get any flow into their game. Interestingly, Ian Humphreys

has opted to have a go at the Glasgow post from just inside his

own half. This would put a converted try between them, so

certainly worth it. Cracking kick by Humphreys, not for the first

time in his distinguished career. But widens the gap. What a great

kick that was, Ryan. Especially given the conditions. Exceptional

kick from Humphreys. And as you pointed out, they have a crucial

seven point margin. There was contact there before the ball was

secured. But I do not think there was an infringement. Let's have

another look. Maybe it was accidental. It arrived very early.

Clumsy again. Not a huge amount of malice involved, but it certainly

made contact with the player before he got the ball. Another Glasgow

replacement coming on. Rory Peck men is the new signing from the

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Ospreys. Brian McLaughlin having a second miscue by Paul Marshall, who

had an excellent first half. Tuohy got that just right. Just nipped in

in front of the Glasgow skipper. That is experience for you. Still

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only 25. Tuohy got a hand to it. Glasgow. They just took their eye

off the ball at the crucial time. Excellent pass, and then snatched

away. It may not have been as simple a try-scoring opportunity as

it first looked. Duncan Weir was shown how to do it by two second

row forwards. He will not live that down for a while. Glasgow will be

aware that they need to be next on that scoreboard and get outside

that seven point comfort zone. With conditions as they are, it will be

a difficult prospect to get points from this game. There was a decent

chance for Glasgow. You would have expected him to take that despite

the conditions, and he knows it. Brian McLaughlin is in a little

booth at the end of Ravenhill. Those used to be the hospitality

boxes. Penalty against the Glasgow front row, and against the prop

Ryan Grant. Ed Kalman can play either side of the scrum. So a bit

of relief for Ulster. Into the that the pass was forward. Good

call by the man on the near side. Ulster were lucky to get away with

that. The call has gone against "use it". That was sloppy play by

Ulster. The ball was there, widely held on, I just don't know. Glasgow

when you are backed dominant up front, you need to show some

by Scotland. He has gone off. Glasgow have brought on a

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replacement scrum half, Henry is his kick from the -- of the

evening. That has pushed Glasgow back into the 22. Very well

executed. A lot of grass to be seen, Andy picked that spot. That is way

crowd have really got behind this Ulster side. 17 minutes remaining.

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Was that kick from inside their 22? down on one knee. Both teams,

really struggling with the interpretation of the break down.

We have seen and number of penalties. Wouldn't mind it seen of

the referee going to the pocket, pulling out a card. -- exceeding of

involved in all 30 match-day squads Weir. He has kicked some very good

penalties, and has looked fairly accomplished. Hasn't had a huge

amount of gain time go back tears - - is huge and out of game time, but

he is directing this Glasgow team Well taken at the back. Here is

Campbell. Remember, there is only a converted try between them. We

kicked it into touch in the second pressure. -- a difficult one under

pressure. We are going to have the first Ulster replacement, and it is

going to be Nigel Brady, one of the most experienced members of the

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squad, coming on to win his 88th that was done by Darren Cave. Back

come Glasgow. They are going to have to be quicker. That is going

to be an Ulster line-out. Superb vision by Darren Cave. Get it down

there, a superlative chase coming through from that entire Ulster

back row. Flooding that Channel with White Jersey's. Not many

options on, just hunting down the Brady's evening. I would like to

congratulate him and Mrs Brady on the birth of a new baby. We will

let him off that. He hasn't had a beloved raven Hill pitch hasn't cut

up at all. -- Ravenhill. Ulster, a it goes against the Glasgow front

row, for taking it down. And this might just, should be in Humphreys

be successful, secure and Ulster on that occasion. But Ulster have

been dominant in that aspect of the game. A number of penalties have

emanated from the dominance they have enjoyed at scrum time. An

opportunity for them to now take and two Brian McLaughlin will be

looking to improve with a trip to Aironi next week. You can hear that

game on BBC Radio Ulster medium- missed it. Didn't sound good at all.

So the door is still open for Glasgow. It is. They will be

looking to get some points to one, as a minimum, given the way the

scoreline sits at the minute, looking to get back into Ulster

territory and develop something What a superb piece of

improvisation. And into touch, what a great position. Sir Nigel Brady

has the chance to redeem the result with a perfect a throw-in. Cleverly

done by Ulster's of fullback. occasion, scene of the space in

behind, very cleverly executed. All the pressure on a Glasgow. But not

where they want to be. Ulster, now superb take again. The ball is

extremely slippery. Paddy McAllister is in the middle of all

too far away. Just about everybody from Ulster, barring a couple of

outfield players, thrown into the Ulster side. McAllister had ago! --

is there, you know. The referee is saying it was held up. The scrum,

it is held up, should be going to Ulster. And it is going to go to

Ulster. A strange decision, the ball being held up. The ball was

clearly on the ground. It is either a double movement, or of the ball

is on the ground, it is either a try or no try. Difficult to see

there. But anyway, Ulster will be happy enough with the scrum. The

team in the ascendancy. Ulster may won't depress and see if they can

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squeeze a penalty try out of this. replacement swayed. Ulster with

only one so far, which is from his fellow forwards, and Chris

Henry, the Ulster skipper, has funded over for a try that will

out of the back of that scrum, he keeps his feet, then the cavalry

came in behind him. He keeps that body position low, and the rest of

the players in behind, instrumental, driving him across. Stayed on his

feet are very well, beat two tackles, and then be push came from

behind, Darren Cave getting involved as well. Willie Faloon's

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support play was a fantastic in forward. Ulster will get the scrum.

Three or so minutes to go. Ulster will have designs on getting that

fourth try now and taking the maximum five points out of this

opening fixture. It is a long time since Ulster came away with a win

over Glasgow by more than a single score. Pedrie Wannenburg has

McLaughlin has not used more replacements? Here it has been a

fairly torrid encounter. They are finishing quite strongly. That is

probably the reason behind not going to the bench. I guess there

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is logic in that. And good scrum by like the bonus try was there.

Little bit of confusion there. I think Chris Henry was wrong cited.

set-piece of the game, one feels. Glasgow will be happy just to get

that going to be the end of this game? He has a look at his watch

and says, that is full-time. He blows the whistle. Glasgow will be

pleased, given the closeness of the games between these two sides in

recent seasons, to come away with what was a justified when. Asked to

have opened their account here at Ravenhill. -- Ulster have opened

their account. There is the man of the match, Chris Henry, who happens

to be the Ulster skipper. Not a bad way for Brian McLaughlin's side to

start the new season. A new sponsor, a new campaign and a pretty decent

It was not pretty at times, but it is a win for Ulster even though

Glasgow got the first points on the board. Two pieces of quick thinking

gave Ulster a deserved half-time lead. Then the rain came. Humphreys

got the better of the shoot-out. Chris Henry sealed Ulster's first

win of this new season. Deservedly so. And a good performance by the

man of the match, Chris Henry. We can hear from him. A scrappy stuff,

but I imagine you are having that? Absolutely. Thankfully, we got the

result we wanted. Glasgow looked to slow things down for you. The lads

were extremely fast. I was a bit rusty, but we all begin deep. I

dropped the ball at the end, so it was a bit disappointing. But it was

a great atmosphere. The crowds really got behind us. Talk us

through the third try? I had about six men behind me, pushing me over.

It was lovely to get the try. I have a lot to work on. There are a

lot of positives looking ahead. There was a lot of pressure on us

with our first game at home. People are talking about us as a young

side. They were not easy conditions in the second half. But we did

enough. Andy Ward and Tony McWhirter have

been watching with me. Is it fair to say that was an ugly Ulster win

this evening? At a very fair. As Chris alluded in his interview, it

was the first game and that was a bit of apprehension going on. With

the weather conditions in the second half, they have probably not

played in that thus far. So there is a lot of ring rustiness, but it

is competition time. They have a lot to work on. Yes, it was scrappy,

but it was a win. First and foremost, mission accomplished.

Good start. A home win. Prime will be happy. There is plenty to work

on, but one step at a time. It all seemed to spark into life in the

last ten minutes or so. That is or is the way. It is almost like they

can see the finish line. There were some positive things at the end.

For me, the biggest thing to come out of it was the lack of

aggression will breakdown. For me, the aggression needs to be up, big

time. But when it came to the important part of the game, Ulster

did take it by the scruff of the neck and really stamped their

authority on it. There were a couple of hairy moments. But once

we adapted to the conditions and put the ball low and deeper, things

improved significantly. That turned the tide. We spend more time inside

our 22. Yes, the fourth try did not come, but there is a positive side

to that. The big-name players are away. Chris Henry was the man of

the match. He will be a key performer for Ulster in the first

part of the season. He is an experienced player, and he did well.

He had support, admittedly. But he also had to really work as an

individual. Just before that try, Ulster could have perhaps been

awarded a try. It did look like they got the ball over the line.

was surprised. At the Ulster guys did not shout about it too much.

But you can clearly see it here. The ball is on the line when it

comes up. I am surprised he did not go upstairs for a closer look.

would agree. The referee could see the ball directly in front of him.

If I in two minds, they should go upstairs to check that. They are

away from home in Italy next week. What do Ulster need more of? Is it

that dynamism? There needs to be a lot more running across the park

and heading towards the touchlines as opposed to the Try lines. They

need to be more aggressive. Let's hear from the Ulster coach.

What do you take out of but tonight? We got four points. It is

a win. OK, it is maybe not in the style we had last week. And we

lacked precision at times tonight. We have to work on accuracy. We had

a chance after chance in their 22, and we did not polish it off. We

are happy to have the four points. It was a very good victory. Maybe

we are being a bit selfish, but after last week, I would have

expected us to play better. Glasgow's seemed to make it very

tough at the breakdown. You always know that Scottish sides are

physical around the breakdown. They make you work very hard. But we

will look at it and see exactly what the story is come Monday

morning. He will not be overly happy with

the performance, but he is happy with the four points. I am happy

that Ulster did take that game by the scruff of the neck. They were

able to play the territory well. They needed to play a little better

under the conditions. It is a foot race. They have to do something

from deep in their own 22. Keep applying pressure. When teams come

under pressure, eventually, they will crack. It is making decisions

at the right time. The chase was better in the first half. It was a

case of keeping the ball in play. In the first half, there was that

first instance when the kick went through. There were four Ulster

shirts within 10 metres. It shows you the effect of the longer kick.

In the first half, we tried to feed the ball through people's legs,

which is very hard to do and there is a massive risk involved. But a

win is a win. Thank you very much. The next rugby here on BBC Northern

Ireland is next week. You can listen to the live commentary.

The following Friday, we are back at Ravenhill for the visit of the

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