Ulster v Aironi

:00:32. > :00:37.It just four rounds left in the RaboDirect Pro12 and it is all to

:00:37. > :00:42.play for with Ulster. Lastly a almost blew their chance of a place

:00:42. > :00:47.in the top four teams. But an injury-time try in Italy means

:00:47. > :00:50.their chances of making the play- offs are still alive. The Irish

:00:50. > :00:55.contingent are back from Six Nations duty for this must-win

:00:55. > :01:03.match against Aironi. This season they have beaten the Italian sun

:01:04. > :01:09.ready and they have never won away from home. -- the Italians already.

:01:09. > :01:14.Kick-off at Ravenhill in just a few minutes already. Ulster have lost

:01:14. > :01:18.once in their last 19 games here. Aironi might be bottom of the table

:01:18. > :01:26.but they did beat Munster a couple of weeks ago. Still, Ulster cannot

:01:26. > :01:30.afford any slip-ups tonight. Good evening, never mind banana skins,

:01:30. > :01:34.it is a bonus point victory that Ulster are in search of this

:01:34. > :01:38.evening to keep up that momentum towards the all-important top four

:01:38. > :01:43.teams. We are alive for the next couple of hours in this next

:01:43. > :01:49.instalment of Ulster rugby and at half-time we have the new rugby

:01:49. > :01:52.world record and look out for our special feature. Find out why two

:01:52. > :02:00.forwards, Lewis Stephenson and Chris Henry, plan their tactics in

:02:00. > :02:04.the build up. We want to hear from you. Other contact details are on

:02:04. > :02:10.the screen. Two men who have done all of their preparation for this

:02:10. > :02:16.week are in the studio. Good to have you with us. You have done

:02:16. > :02:21.your homework, let's look at the Pro12 table. Ulster just outside

:02:21. > :02:28.the all-important top four. Tied with the Scarlets. One point behind

:02:28. > :02:33.Glasgow, who play Cardiff tonight. And in the top two, Leinster and

:02:33. > :02:38.Munster, meeting tomorrow. They both still have to play Ulster this

:02:38. > :02:44.season and when you look at Ulster's last remaining games, the

:02:44. > :02:48.bonus point is essential? We cannot afford any slip-ups, every point

:02:48. > :02:53.counts and we set up earlier on and it has come back to haunt us. The

:02:53. > :02:58.bonus point is nothing short of what we must receive tonight.

:02:58. > :03:05.almost slipped up last week but we did show grit and determination to

:03:05. > :03:09.get that victory? They did, it was a very soft penalty. It was the try

:03:09. > :03:13.to go seven points down but they came back with three very good

:03:13. > :03:17.scores, Paddy Wallace and his influence, that is something he

:03:17. > :03:22.should have been doing for Ireland throughout the Six Nations. He is

:03:22. > :03:27.playing that support role as the inside centre, lovely sidestep and

:03:27. > :03:31.he just goes in underneath the posts. He is such a talented

:03:31. > :03:34.footballer and in games like that, away from home, you need those big

:03:34. > :03:43.players to step up and he has been one of the strongest players for

:03:43. > :03:48.Ulster. This injury-time try by Ian Whitten, that kept hopes alive?

:03:48. > :03:56.cannot underestimate the Italians, they put in good performances in

:03:56. > :04:00.the Six Nations. They are packed with good talent. To come back and

:04:00. > :04:04.win three scorers was very good away from home. Ulster will have

:04:04. > :04:10.one eye on next week's big European quarter-final against Munster but

:04:10. > :04:15.they have to get this job done tonight? Absolutely, first and

:04:15. > :04:19.foremost, concentrate on the here and now. This week, preparation has

:04:19. > :04:25.gone into this match so let us focus on tonight's game and we have

:04:25. > :04:30.one goal in mind. 24 points from six matches, no side is in better

:04:30. > :04:35.form than Ulster on paper? The team is putting in a great performances,

:04:35. > :04:39.on the losing once since December in the Pro12 and I think it is a

:04:39. > :04:43.measure of the respect that we're giving Aironi that we have put out

:04:43. > :04:52.by our European Cup team, with Dan Tuohy, depending on how Lewis

:04:52. > :04:58.Stephenson goals. And there is that popular Italian, Mauro Bergamasco?

:04:58. > :05:03.Absolutely, key players. They know exactly what is in store tonight,

:05:03. > :05:08.they have a big game and they know what is at stake. They will try to

:05:08. > :05:13.quiet Ulster tonight. And the win is very important but Ulster must

:05:13. > :05:18.try to be that big score? We have to win the game, but the

:05:18. > :05:25.performance end and we talk about building, we cannot afford to go

:05:25. > :05:29.wide too early. Take them up front. Thank you but fairly much indeed.

:05:29. > :05:35.Let us hope that Ulster can beat the Italian opposition. But not as

:05:35. > :05:45.late as last week. Sit back and enjoy in the company of Ryan

:05:45. > :05:49.

:05:49. > :05:58.first win and Ulster have won seven games. The PAC has plenty of

:05:58. > :06:05.international experience. And Mauro Bergamasco starts tonight at No. 8.

:06:05. > :06:15.Tito Tebaldi is in there. Plenty of talent in the wings. And Sinoti

:06:15. > :06:15.

:06:16. > :06:20.Sinoti, the Samoan at speed machine. He has had some productive seasons

:06:20. > :06:24.here before going back to his native Italy. He was born in south

:06:24. > :06:30.Italy, like one or two members of this came only side and Ulster

:06:30. > :06:35.keeping them waiting. This is a huge boost for a relay, they turned

:06:35. > :06:41.over Munster and their away performance has been pretty awful.

:06:41. > :06:47.They have not won in two seasons away. Ulster have taken them twice

:06:47. > :06:51.this year in the Heineken Cup. And they played them twice last year.

:06:51. > :07:01.For the penultimate time this season... Ulster coming onto the

:07:01. > :07:02.

:07:02. > :07:07.field. Johan Muller leading Ulster for the 30th time. And his return

:07:07. > :07:16.from Six Nations duty, Rory Best and Stephen furnace. Pedrie

:07:16. > :07:20.Wannenburg is back after his short illness. Andrew Trimble is back in

:07:20. > :07:26.the right wing, Craig Gilroy switches to the left. Steffan

:07:26. > :07:34.Terblanche moving to the full-back position. And Paddy Wallace makes

:07:34. > :07:39.his 124th league appearance. The referee, Neil Paterson. Originally

:07:39. > :07:44.from Belfast, he played outside- half for Malone Rugby Football Club.

:07:44. > :07:51.Half a mile from here. He operates from the Midlands Society for the

:07:51. > :08:01.Scottish Rugby Union. And he was the touch judge at Twickenham a

:08:01. > :08:02.

:08:02. > :08:09.couple of weeks ago. He would prefer not to talk about that! The

:08:09. > :08:15.South Africans start this. Stephen Veritas, straight into action,

:08:15. > :08:23.interesting stuff. Ian Humphreys. He gives that a fair old fund.

:08:23. > :08:27.There is a breeze blowing. It is favouring, if anything, the

:08:27. > :08:34.visitors from Aironi. The kick off the ball, it went beyond the

:08:34. > :08:40.initial capture. Ulster exploring the wider channels. Rightfully so

:08:40. > :08:48.at this point in the game. Fabio Ongaro, he has announced his

:08:48. > :08:52.retirement from international rugby. Mauro Bergamasco playing in No. 8,

:08:52. > :09:00.that was well spoiled by Ulster. That was a good pick up from the

:09:00. > :09:05.Italian skipper. Had a couple of seasons with Saracens. That was

:09:05. > :09:12.well taken from Andrew Trimble. Well played by Ulster. According to

:09:12. > :09:16.his biography, this will be interesting. On the touchline,

:09:16. > :09:22.Dudley Phillips, who was the referee at Fairhill Park against

:09:22. > :09:31.Glasgow one week ago and John Carvel, the Ulster man. Andrew

:09:31. > :09:34.Trimble trying to get that back. Too quickly, before he hit the deck.

:09:34. > :09:40.With all the Italian teams, there is this physical nature to the way

:09:40. > :09:48.they play. The first 10 minutes is important. And you must match that

:09:48. > :09:53.physicality up front. Start getting the breakdown. The tight-head side

:09:53. > :10:03.against Tom Court, who has a point to prove. That was a great squeeze

:10:03. > :10:03.

:10:03. > :10:07.from Ulster. Dangerous for Italy. Sinoti Sinoti. Taking on by the

:10:07. > :10:14.loose head prop. Good driving. Pedrie Wannenburg in that the

:10:14. > :10:21.tackle. His headgear has come off. Mauro Bergamasco, lurking on the

:10:21. > :10:27.outside. This is a fast start from the Italian. Encouraging first

:10:28. > :10:34.scrum? It's certainly looks to have dominance. The Italian is going

:10:34. > :10:44.into that wider channel. Rory Best back from his stint as captain of

:10:44. > :10:47.

:10:47. > :10:52.Ireland. Massive work great at the breakdown. -- work rate. Ulster

:10:53. > :10:58.feeding 12 internationals in the starting 15. Aironi have three more

:10:58. > :11:07.on the bench. It is on paper, and very strong squad from Aironi. But

:11:07. > :11:15.the results have not lived up to that billing. Lewis Stephenson, the

:11:15. > :11:21.second row, against Andrew Trimble. Nicely floated. Stefan Terblanche.

:11:21. > :11:29.That was a good kick from the South African. Hugely quick. And Gilroy

:11:29. > :11:33.gives him a shove. And they throw for Aironi. Sending Trimble up to

:11:33. > :11:39.draw in the defence and his passing skills from Ian Humphreys and Paddy

:11:39. > :11:43.Wallace. That reserves space on the outside, the correct option from

:11:43. > :11:53.Stefan Terblanche. Ulster had a line-out in perfect field position.

:11:53. > :11:58.

:11:58. > :12:04.That was well read. Sinoti Sinoti. And Giovanbattista Venditti. Nicely

:12:04. > :12:11.worked, taken down by a George Biagi. Mauro Bergamasco. Back on

:12:11. > :12:21.native soil after a very productive period with Stade Francais. Along

:12:21. > :12:21.

:12:21. > :12:31.with his team-mate, and Ulster going off their feet. The 30 year-

:12:31. > :12:34.

:12:34. > :12:41.old from South Africa. Playing in his 17th league game of the season.

:12:41. > :12:47.There is a strong breeze behind him. This is Mauro Bergamasco. Chris

:12:47. > :12:57.Henry was fine until, according to the referee, he went off his feet.

:12:57. > :13:02.

:13:02. > :13:06.They shorten the line-out. Under some pressure. Tito Tebaldi, he

:13:06. > :13:12.played against Glasgow last week. That was a clever kick, he has

:13:12. > :13:19.brought this into it. Good catch from Gilroy, some space, there.

:13:19. > :13:24.Good release. Steffan Terblanche got this away to Rory Best.

:13:24. > :13:29.Tackling without the ball, according to Neil Patterson.

:13:29. > :13:34.touch judge will give me that. Excellent take. Under a lot of

:13:34. > :13:38.pressure. Keeping his eyes on the ball, opens up space, looking for

:13:39. > :13:43.support to see the tackle coming in. Clumsy ball more than anything else

:13:43. > :13:48.in that attempts to get to Rory Best. Nicely struck by Ulster for

:13:48. > :13:53.the near touchline and this time it will be the Ulster line out. Coming

:13:53. > :14:03.up to six minutes played. Still no score at Ravenhill. They still have

:14:03. > :14:15.

:14:15. > :14:19.to be patient. That is a big Aironi called the referee's attention to

:14:19. > :14:25.some obstruction on the part of Tom Court, trying to take a blue shirt

:14:25. > :14:35.did a defender out of bed. It is a move Ulster have used to over the

:14:35. > :14:52.

:14:52. > :14:58.Court, yes you can see him take out an Italian -- look at. There is

:14:58. > :15:08.Stephen Ferris and Tom Court doing a be top of the ball blocking. -- a

:15:08. > :15:29.

:15:29. > :15:39.the ground, perfectly placed him between the front line and Ulster,

:15:39. > :15:39.

:15:39. > :16:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:16:54. > :17:04.man much deeper on that occasion, Trimble. Bergamasco, who got his

:17:04. > :17:30.

:17:30. > :17:36.Springbok. Still advantage to That is what he was signed to do.

:17:36. > :17:39.Only one cap for his country, amazingly. That really should have

:17:39. > :17:43.been a try too Aironi and Ulster will have to pick up their ideas,

:17:43. > :17:47.because they were completely caught napping by the turnover and the

:17:47. > :17:52.pace of Sinoti Sinoti. Some scintillating pace and some magic

:17:52. > :17:58.food work, started off by Gilroy with the pit after they catch. And

:17:58. > :18:08.then it got into the hands of some artists are not a -- the pivot

:18:08. > :18:13.after a catch. Nobody is able to touch him. Enough Ulster players

:18:13. > :18:23.eventually converging but frantic stuff from both teams, high-tempo

:18:23. > :18:25.

:18:25. > :18:33.and some scrambling defence denying from his hand and it was snaffled

:18:33. > :18:38.pretty quickly. And then away came Aironi. Excellent defence from Tito

:18:38. > :18:48.Tebaldi, coming from the blind side. His sole purpose was to dislodge

:18:48. > :18:53.

:18:53. > :19:03.that poor and gained the advantage. penultimate game of the season.

:19:03. > :19:29.

:19:29. > :19:33.Then step to come in a few weeks' They get the penalty. I think the

:19:33. > :19:35.touch judge on the far side, John Carver, may well have called that,

:19:35. > :19:40.because Neil Paterson could not have seen that from where he was

:19:40. > :19:45.from. That is why they are called assistant referees and not touch

:19:45. > :19:49.judges any more. In the old days, all they had to do was put to flag

:19:49. > :19:53.up if the ball went over the line. The scrum has been used as a weapon

:19:53. > :20:00.by Ulster all season and you could see them steal a march on Aironi.

:20:01. > :20:05.It is a crucial weapon as they come to the business end of the season.

:20:05. > :20:15.Alberto De Marchi just under pressure from John Afoa. Ulster's

:20:15. > :20:15.

:20:15. > :20:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:20:59. > :21:02.Samoan, who stumbled slightly. Back Quartaroli -- does. Steffon

:21:02. > :21:06.Terblanche may not have the blistering pace of the St year but

:21:06. > :21:11.he can still turn it on. We are watching and Trimble, copybook

:21:11. > :21:21.stuff, chasing the kick and then tenacity to get the player to

:21:21. > :21:29.

:21:29. > :21:34.two or three metres away, Neil Paterson having a good luck. Could

:21:34. > :21:44.offload. Chris Henry looking to score against Italian opposition

:21:44. > :21:46.

:21:46. > :21:52.for the second week in a row. It is rich vein of form gets Ulster's

:21:52. > :21:57.opening try. He got one a week ago, set one up and he has scored the

:21:57. > :22:03.opener here at Ravenhill against Aironi. You could almost hear Ian

:22:03. > :22:11.Humphreys from this -- screaming from here in the stand. Screening

:22:11. > :22:15.for the ball to get to him from the turnover. -- screaming. From the

:22:15. > :22:20.recycle, the space was out wide, Chris Henry takes it on and almost

:22:20. > :22:24.gets to the line and then it was the overlap, Ian Humphreys taking a

:22:25. > :22:32.lateral line, looking for runners to come and Paddy Wallace picked a

:22:32. > :22:40.perfect angle. Perfectly executed. In the meantime, Ruan Pienaar has

:22:40. > :22:50.added the extra point with a successful conversion. Ulster

:22:50. > :23:00.

:23:00. > :23:10.competition. Didn't make it to the bench in the recent Six Nations, a

:23:10. > :23:31.

:23:31. > :23:41.catch. Fabio Staibano, an enormous prop, at pushing 20 stone, even

:23:41. > :23:58.

:23:58. > :24:03.by Neil Paterson, telling so that is an arty to keep it there. Gilroy

:24:04. > :24:11.has a bit of a thump around the hip region -- telling Sinoti Sinoti to

:24:11. > :24:15.keep it down. Huge involvement in the opening stages of this game, a

:24:15. > :24:20.genuine threat one-on-one. Hard to handle, excellent footwork and

:24:20. > :24:27.create opportunities for players around him. What a splendid kick by

:24:27. > :24:36.Ruan Pienaar. He does everything, if not 10 out of 10, 9.75 every

:24:36. > :24:41.time. Ulster must win this game and a bonus point would be just what

:24:41. > :24:51.the doctor ordered. Muller calling the line-out. Stevenson couldn't

:24:51. > :24:51.

:24:51. > :25:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:25:31. > :25:37.the Ulster knock-on. No Dan Tuohy Not quite, still there, though.

:25:37. > :25:45.Roberto Quartaroli. Del father couldn't get it away cleanly. --

:25:45. > :25:55.Carlo Del Fava. Ulster living right on the edge. They almost conceded a

:25:55. > :25:55.

:25:55. > :26:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:26:35. > :26:40.try early arm and they almost gave Italian start rolling away, the

:26:40. > :26:50.referee is going to give a penalty. -- the Italians are not running

:26:50. > :26:54.

:26:54. > :26:59.pretty exciting but it is not good for the heart sometimes. But teams,

:26:59. > :27:03.in these conditions, looking to play some rugby. It is difficult

:27:03. > :27:08.integrating all of those players back into a team performance again.

:27:08. > :27:11.We see it break down and Ulster breaking loose. Not able to get

:27:11. > :27:20.numbers to the ball carrier on that occasion. As you integrate players

:27:20. > :27:25.back in, they have to get used to a different system. Stephen Ferris up

:27:25. > :27:29.on his feet again. Anything Ruan Pienaar can do it seems Ian

:27:29. > :27:35.Humphreys can do in terms of finding touch. He has banned an

:27:35. > :27:45.outstandingly good touch five metres from the Aironi blind. --

:27:45. > :27:53.

:27:53. > :27:59.to the breakdown, so will Ulster try and pick up and drive? Good

:27:59. > :28:05.solid Italian defence. It will have to be Plan B. The referee has given

:28:05. > :28:09.the scrum to Ulster. I am not sure the Italians will be happy with

:28:09. > :28:14.that. They could certainly have an argument that they were the team

:28:14. > :28:21.are moving forward, so if the ball hit the ground, it should have been

:28:21. > :28:25.theirs and if it didn't, it should have been a maul. But another try

:28:25. > :28:32.now would make things difficult for them as we approach the 20 minute

:28:32. > :28:35.mark. A bit of a stoppage for Fabio Ongaro, the oldest member of the

:28:35. > :28:39.Aironi squad. He came back and played against Scotland a couple of

:28:39. > :28:44.weeks ago and what a great finish that was to a terrific career, a

:28:44. > :28:50.veteran of three World Cups, and a former Italian skipper. He had

:28:50. > :28:59.spells with Treviso and then Saracens. This is the try from

:28:59. > :29:05.Paddy Wallace. Their defence was completely bamboozled. A little

:29:05. > :29:09.delay by Ian Humphreys. As a ball player, that is exactly what you

:29:09. > :29:15.want, players are creating opportunities for you and Ian

:29:15. > :29:20.Humphreys managing to spot that line by Paddy Wallace. Ulster's

:29:20. > :29:25.first five-metre scrum of the game. A good solid scrum and a penalty

:29:25. > :29:30.against Aironi. Ulster may well opt for the scrum again. Given the

:29:30. > :29:40.dominance they have had, it would be the sensible option. Fabio

:29:40. > :29:57.

:29:57. > :30:05.Staibano binding on the arm and not yet again. The last time they

:30:05. > :30:11.played Aironi, they got themselves the time we tried. -- timely try.

:30:11. > :30:16.That was a good squeeze from Ulster. It has collapsed on the Aironi side.

:30:17. > :30:23.The referee has given another penalty. Ulster will take the third

:30:23. > :30:27.scrum, I am sure. With two penalties already, the dominant

:30:27. > :30:34.scrum is Ulster. One more penalty might seem to run under the post.

:30:34. > :30:39.You can see the Aironi loose-head prop isn't binding, the binding is

:30:40. > :30:45.around the chest area of John a full, which is a vehicle. One more

:30:45. > :30:54.penalty at the scrum will mean the referee will go for the penalty try.

:30:54. > :30:58.-- John Afoa. On the bench, in any have another great veteran with 18

:30:58. > :31:08.caps, Salvatore Perugini. He stabilised the scrum, which was

:31:08. > :31:08.

:31:08. > :31:14.getting a roasting from Glasgow. All this time, the clock is ticking

:31:14. > :31:24.away. Stephen Frears, playing only his 4th league game of the season

:31:24. > :31:32.

:31:32. > :31:37.Aironi stand up to this? That was good control. The Italian us might

:31:37. > :31:43.feel hard done by. The referee has given a penalty try. Hendry

:31:43. > :31:51.Bannenberg lost just some control. The penalty try has been given. --

:31:51. > :31:54.Pedrie Wannenburg. They have dominance in the scrum and they get

:31:54. > :31:58.those five-metre scrums with consistent penalties and then there

:31:58. > :32:03.is only one option, to pursue the penalty try and Ulster have done

:32:03. > :32:08.that to very good effect. They were really squeezing the life out of

:32:08. > :32:14.this Italian side, which isn't bad, with six international players in

:32:14. > :32:18.the forward pack. Ruan Pienaar has added the conversion yet again. And

:32:19. > :32:22.Ulster have doubled their lead and there was that squeeze and the

:32:22. > :32:28.referee decides that the front row binding was a legal and prevented

:32:28. > :32:32.the try from being scored and the penalty try was awarded. I am sure

:32:33. > :32:37.that Ulster will be very happy if they can get into that 4th try

:32:37. > :32:40.bonus area very early in the match and may be made some tactical

:32:40. > :32:45.substitutions, if required, to ensure that everybody is fighting

:32:45. > :32:51.fit for Monday morning and that preparation against Munster.

:32:51. > :33:01.Knocked down, taken in by the 26 year-old Nicola Cattina, who

:33:01. > :33:06.normally plays on the open-side. Or the blind side, I should say. Italy

:33:06. > :33:13.have made a very interesting selection with No. 6. 23 year-old

:33:13. > :33:20.Joshua Furno, who is 6 ft 7, normally the second-row forward, --

:33:20. > :33:27.corner, playing on the flank. He was capped as a substitute against

:33:27. > :33:37.Scotland in their recent Six Nations game. That was a good

:33:37. > :33:44.squeeze from Ulster at the scrummage, here comes Humphreys.

:33:45. > :33:49.That might go into touch. Taking in by Stefan Terblanche, who did not

:33:49. > :33:54.call for the mark. He just made that little quiet request that it

:33:54. > :34:01.should be granted. Neil Paterson was not going to refuse him for

:34:01. > :34:05.stop he gave that affair old whack. What a great kick! That was superb.

:34:05. > :34:10.He gives himself just a little smile to say, yes, I can do that

:34:10. > :34:14.every time. When you look at the kicking options at Ulster have,

:34:14. > :34:17.that was outstanding, they got every millimetre out of that. Ian

:34:17. > :34:21.Humphreys has been kicking fantastically well this evening and

:34:21. > :34:25.Ruan Pienaar as well with Paddy Wallace offering another option and

:34:25. > :34:31.plenty of options in that tactical kicking department for Ulster to

:34:31. > :34:41.draw upon. Ruan Pienaar, Pedrie Wannenburg, the Springbok trio in

:34:41. > :34:46.action. Paddy Wallace at outside- half, lovely pass, Humphreys and

:34:46. > :34:55.that was brilliant from Darren Cave. Lovely sidestep, Ulster close to

:34:55. > :35:00.try a number three and they have given away the penalty. The penalty

:35:00. > :35:03.might well have been against Ruan Pienaar, who seems to be certainly

:35:03. > :35:08.on his way to scoring his 7th league try this season with a

:35:08. > :35:13.wonderful angle. Brilliant, and those breaking tackles. Amazing how

:35:13. > :35:18.many times Darren Cave gets through those little caps and he either off

:35:18. > :35:21.loads or sets up his support players and the UN Pienaar just has

:35:22. > :35:27.that unbelievable sense to find his way into that supporting line and

:35:27. > :35:37.very often he is the first man on the shoulder of someone. Transient,

:35:37. > :35:40.

:35:40. > :35:50.as they say. Darren Cave give that one away. Well taken by George

:35:50. > :35:52.

:35:52. > :36:00.Biagi. Steffan Terblanche. And away he goes. And he is still going.

:36:00. > :36:09.There is something left in those legs, yet. Stephen for us. That was

:36:09. > :36:13.a good pass, Paddy Wallace. Ulster creating width. Gilroy. Well, the

:36:13. > :36:23.youngsters who were here for the big scrum challenge earlier on will

:36:23. > :36:23.

:36:23. > :36:33.be enjoying this, I am sure. Every Bannenberg. -- Pedley a Bannenberg.

:36:33. > :36:33.

:36:33. > :36:36.-- Pedrie Wannenburg. Paddy Wallace has a go. Still left. Ulster

:36:36. > :36:43.looking for try number three and Stefan Terblanche has been enjoying

:36:43. > :36:48.a very busy and productive evening and he sets it up. Low... Again,

:36:48. > :36:52.Ulster going off their feet. That is just anxiety, I think. We might

:36:52. > :36:59.see the report from one of the assistant referees, some back play

:36:59. > :37:09.going on. Chris Henry talking to the referee. He is having a word

:37:09. > :37:16.with Dudley Phillips. Just keep your eye on Chris Henry. And that

:37:16. > :37:20.is the punch. Dear, dear, you cannot do that. He has given Chris

:37:20. > :37:28.Henry a very fair thump on the side of the head. And the assistant did

:37:28. > :37:32.see that. OK on the blind-side. We did not see it. Otherwise we would

:37:32. > :37:37.be dealing with something different. Come down, whatever happens, it

:37:37. > :37:46.stops you. OK? No point in apologising. Whatever happens, it

:37:46. > :37:53.stops. How did Dudley Phillips not see that? Chris Henry cannot

:37:53. > :37:58.believe that Dudley Phillips did not see that. Chris Henry is none

:37:58. > :38:08.the worse for wear. But he will be pretty annoyed but that little

:38:08. > :38:18.

:38:18. > :38:27.piece of office seating. That was sightings over the past couple of

:38:27. > :38:34.weeks. Certainly unnecessary. come the Italian. The man himself,

:38:34. > :38:41.Joshua Furno, he has taken that forward. The wraparound. Tito

:38:41. > :38:51.Tebaldi. He tries to get it past Andrew Trimble. And that should be

:38:51. > :39:03.

:39:03. > :39:06.with Ulster. They have got themselves grouped together. Rory

:39:06. > :39:12.Best and Johann Muller having a word. Stephen Ferris has taken

:39:12. > :39:22.himself off to the middle of the park. Great to see him back at

:39:22. > :39:23.

:39:23. > :39:33.Ravenhill again. Likewise, Rory Best. Fabio Ongaro. Quicker ball.

:39:33. > :39:34.

:39:34. > :39:39.Tito Tebaldi. Mauro Bergamasco. Alberto De Marchi. That was well

:39:39. > :39:49.tackled by Darren Cave. Ulster have slowed down the possession from

:39:49. > :39:53.

:39:54. > :40:03.Aironi. Back inside, Joshua Furno. Carlo Del Fava. That was a very

:40:03. > :40:08.serious challenge. On the part of Roberto Quartaroli. Into space.

:40:08. > :40:13.Plenty of time for Steffan Terblanche to watch that going into

:40:13. > :40:18.touch. Half-an-hour gone, Ulster have two tries to the good and they

:40:18. > :40:23.must stick at this and it welcome. Defensively, they have not really

:40:23. > :40:26.been tested. We saw that challenge in the midfield and Darren Cave

:40:26. > :40:35.showing his qualities. He has been responsible for showing the

:40:35. > :40:42.defensive qualities of Ulster at the back and as attacker also.

:40:42. > :40:52.was a rattle around the chops. Still very much in the favour of

:40:52. > :40:54.

:40:54. > :40:57.the Italians. Well taken by Ulster and Lewis Stephenson. Ruan Pienaar,

:40:57. > :41:07.Humphreys is directly behind 10 but he is having a crack at this

:41:07. > :41:14.

:41:14. > :41:20.himself. Decides to move it wide. And then Paddy Wallace. Matteo

:41:20. > :41:28.Pratichetti. This is good stuff from Aironi. What has sidestepped

:41:28. > :41:38.by Sinoti Sinoti! He is a little fire cracker. Good tackle by Ulster.

:41:38. > :41:47.Still there. Fabio Staibano. Somebody is down and there is a

:41:47. > :41:57.penalty against Ulster. Stephen Ferris is limping rather badly.

:41:57. > :41:59.

:41:59. > :42:03.That isn't so good. When that man gets the ball in his hand, he is a

:42:03. > :42:09.difficult proposition. Mismatches but the tight forwards, Stephen

:42:09. > :42:16.Ferris defecting that tackle. He just fell awkwardly. Struggling to

:42:16. > :42:26.get to his feet. It might be his ankle that he has gone over on. In

:42:26. > :42:27.

:42:27. > :42:33.the meantime, Aironi have taken that quick kick into touch.

:42:33. > :42:40.Courtesy of... That is a site that Ulster will not want to have seen.

:42:40. > :42:43.He is walking off the pitch. Which does give some hope to supporters.

:42:44. > :42:48.That is purely precautionary, they will not take any chances with

:42:48. > :42:53.Stephen for us. Any morning of the week, when he puts to good legs on

:42:54. > :43:00.the ground, he is fine. Willie Faloon welcome on. Chris Henry will

:43:00. > :43:05.move to the blind side. Willie Faloon, off to Connacht at the end

:43:06. > :43:15.of the season to join some Ulster players, Niall O'Connor and TJ

:43:16. > :43:16.

:43:16. > :43:22.Anderson and Mark McCrea. Willie Faloon, his 50 eighth Ulster

:43:22. > :43:27.appearance. Well taken, quickly. This is going to be the try. Ulster

:43:27. > :43:32.completely caught napping! There was nobody filling that huge hole.

:43:32. > :43:37.And Tito Tebaldi will never score an easier track. One wonders how

:43:37. > :43:42.much the loss of Stephen Ferris has affected Ulster mentally? That was

:43:42. > :43:45.the sort of try you could give away. Very unusual formation, you

:43:45. > :43:49.normally come around on the blind- side but the open up the space in

:43:49. > :43:53.the middle. The Ulster support players go back to complete the

:43:53. > :43:57.line-out and they sent Tito Tebaldi through that small gap. They have

:43:57. > :44:07.obviously rehearsed this and found the space perfectly. There was that

:44:07. > :44:10.

:44:10. > :44:17.single league game for Aironi this season, the only player to be ever

:44:17. > :44:27.present, got the try. And it is his half-back partner, who has only

:44:27. > :44:39.

:44:39. > :44:45.missed two games so far, who will so having looked comfortable,

:44:45. > :44:49.Ulster are looking a little bit shaky. Through the agency of the

:44:49. > :44:53.dominant scrum, they have created the Popat that platform and have

:44:53. > :45:02.dictated the majority of this game -- created that platform. But they

:45:02. > :45:12.will be aware that they will have to do more there to go towards that

:45:12. > :45:33.

:45:33. > :45:39.will bring them back for the penalty. Ulster might think about

:45:39. > :45:47.going into the corner, what do you think? At 14-0, they definitely

:45:47. > :45:51.would have, but now, they may try and get that ten-point cushion and

:45:51. > :45:57.showed Aironi the respect that the scoreboard at dictates. As a good

:45:57. > :46:07.piece of Kent a rucking by Ulster, the most significant turnover of a

:46:07. > :46:07.

:46:07. > :47:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:47:16. > :47:26.everything that has happened so far There could be to rucking by Ulster.

:47:26. > :47:33.

:47:33. > :47:38.metres from that restart. I'm sure Brian McLaughlin will be very happy

:47:38. > :47:42.with the opening 37 minutes. They have you to the scrum very well,

:47:42. > :47:47.tactically they have kicked very well -- they have used the scrum.

:47:47. > :47:57.Or maybe not as smooth as he would like, but maybe to be expected as

:47:57. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :48:26.they integrate those players back decent chance, it will be death row

:48:26. > :48:26.

:48:26. > :49:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:49:23. > :49:27.midfield and now the fullback. The referee has awarded another penalty.

:49:27. > :49:32.And this time, I think they will have to go for the corner. The only

:49:32. > :49:39.thing they will be aware Rob as the clock, not a huge amount of time.

:49:39. > :49:48.They may just take the three while it is there. -- aware of. Try and

:49:48. > :49:52.get something just before half-time. The referee has just told Ulster

:49:52. > :50:01.that they do have time for the line-out, that is Johann Malath's

:50:01. > :50:05.decision. And the kick is perfect from Pienaar -- Muller's. Over the

:50:05. > :50:09.course of six phases, Ulster got into the 50 metre Channel One

:50:09. > :50:19.either side of the pitch on three occasions. Bath 50 metre channel on

:50:19. > :50:30.

:50:30. > :50:38.has to be a try. And it is Rory Best. A welcome back to Ravenhill

:50:38. > :50:44.and Ulster, captain of Ireland. Rory Best gets Ulster's third try

:50:44. > :50:49.on the stroke of half-time and that is a confidence booster, having its

:50:49. > :50:53.-- having conceded a try. They reaped dividends from the penalty

:50:53. > :50:57.try from the scrum and now a driven line-out just before half-time.

:50:57. > :51:03.That is crucial and it augurs well for the B game next week, where

:51:03. > :51:13.said police really comes under examination -- B game next week,

:51:13. > :51:18.

:51:18. > :51:22.where the set piece really comes the league by my reckoning, and his

:51:22. > :51:32.9th overall for Ulster. His 90th League appearance, incidentally,

:51:32. > :51:49.

:51:50. > :51:54.sounded OK and what a corking kick up by Pienaar. The referee will

:51:54. > :51:59.blow his whistle to indicate the and of a half that has seen Ulster

:51:59. > :52:03.scored three tries and concede one, but overall, Brian McLaughlin will

:52:03. > :52:07.be rescinded -- reasonably happy. Particularly with the foundations

:52:07. > :52:12.of the game, a dominant scrum and line-out that is functioning very

:52:12. > :52:15.well, excellent tactical kicking and vigorous defence, all of the

:52:15. > :52:19.fundamentals that are needed for a good team performance. Ulster will

:52:19. > :52:25.be looking for more in the second half, one try away from a bonus

:52:25. > :52:35.point. Paddy Wallace with the first, then a penalty try and Rory Best at

:52:35. > :52:40.

:52:40. > :52:44.the end. In between, Tito Tebaldi they certainly look on course for

:52:44. > :52:48.another victory against the Italians tonight. Paddy Wallace

:52:48. > :52:55.touched down for the first try and it all looked comfortable, they

:52:55. > :53:02.were dominant up front. A penalty try, then they conceded that soft

:53:02. > :53:06.score before half-time. That bank fully jolted Ulster back into life,

:53:06. > :53:16.a Pienaar penalty followed by Rory Best rumbling over for the third a

:53:16. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:24.try of the game. Ulster back in been watching the first half with

:53:24. > :53:29.me. Thank you Rory Best, it took some pressure off up before the

:53:29. > :53:32.break. Not half. Listen, they have had a good half, they have been

:53:32. > :53:36.playing into a stiff breeze, they have controlled matters fairly well

:53:36. > :53:39.up to this point, they had a momentary lapse in concentration

:53:39. > :53:44.with the Stephen Ferris incident and it opened a window, but

:53:44. > :53:49.otherwise, they were dominant. Worrying for Ulster rugby fans

:53:49. > :53:54.seeing Stephen Ferris hobbling off, hopefully only precautionary.

:53:54. > :54:00.think it it is -- I think it is. He knew himself that it was all, and

:54:00. > :54:04.we thought it was the knee at first, but we saw the medics looking at

:54:04. > :54:11.his left ankle. I think it is precautionary for next week's

:54:11. > :54:15.European Cup quarter-final. Lots of pilot's to look at. That highlights.

:54:15. > :54:18.Paddy Wallace kicking things off with a great Ulster score. He has

:54:18. > :54:23.been one of the star performers for the Ulster team. His lines of

:54:23. > :54:27.running, he runs into the space and it is a good build-up. The Ulster

:54:27. > :54:33.build-up has been very strong. He times his runner, a little bit of

:54:33. > :54:38.an angle, perfect. And Ian Humphreys timed his pass perfectly.

:54:38. > :54:41.This is the coach's nightmare, going straight across the pitch. He

:54:41. > :54:46.asks the question of the defence, the dummy run by Stephen Ferris

:54:46. > :54:51.also helped, but Paddy Wallace runs an exceptional line. The question I

:54:51. > :55:00.would ask is why he has not been included at centre for Ireland this

:55:00. > :55:03.season. Ulster's again? Absolutely. The aerial shot shows it perfectly.

:55:03. > :55:07.From an attack in perspective, it is exactly what you want. It was

:55:07. > :55:14.the start that Ulster needed. was a great platform, a couple of

:55:14. > :55:18.minutes then. We knew the Aironi would come out, very defensive.

:55:18. > :55:22.They are putting a lot of boys across the field but playing a back

:55:23. > :55:28.three. Most teams would only have one defender, but they are aware of

:55:28. > :55:31.the attacking threat of Ulster. Ulster I am sure will be delighted

:55:31. > :55:37.with their set-piece so far tonight, particularly in the scrummage which

:55:37. > :55:41.led to the second score. Absolutely, John Afoa is world class, his

:55:41. > :55:45.technique is superb. They are so tight and it is good to see Tom

:55:45. > :55:49.Court coming back. He has had a lot of pressure over the last few weeks

:55:49. > :55:53.at international level, and he seems to be performing very well.

:55:53. > :55:57.It is a platform. It doesn't matter if you have the best backs and the

:55:57. > :56:05.world, if the platform isn't there, you can't go far. There are

:56:05. > :56:10.slightly fortuitous on the third scrum. John Afoa was absolutely so

:56:10. > :56:16.appeared here. And Tom Court will be happy after the criticism

:56:16. > :56:19.recently -- John Afoa was absolutely superb. If anybody is

:56:19. > :56:24.aspiring to be an international players, John Afoa is the man to

:56:24. > :56:29.watch. Take as many clip so she can of this guy, he is something else.

:56:29. > :56:33.A great scrummager. Look at the position he is in, like a granite

:56:33. > :56:37.table, not going anywhere but forward. But the other aspects of

:56:37. > :56:43.his game, technically he is exceptional, he can play as an at

:56:43. > :56:52.half, his distribution is excellent. -- about half. We are fortuitous

:56:52. > :56:57.here, we are dominating the scrum,... But I have lost the ball.

:56:57. > :57:04.It worked out well. And then another opportunity. Great break by

:57:04. > :57:08.Darren Cave. Yes, Darren always wants the get the ball in his hands

:57:08. > :57:18.and ask questions of the defence. That wants to. Peter fall line, in

:57:18. > :57:18.

:57:18. > :57:22.between two defenders -- beautiful. He went off and he stole the ball,

:57:22. > :57:27.and when he looks at bat again, he will understand it is a justifiable

:57:27. > :57:31.penalty -- at that. Baron is a cracking player and he has spent a

:57:31. > :57:35.lot of time on the injury bench -- Darren. To see him back after that

:57:35. > :57:39.spell and back to form cricket. Just that the right time. I think

:57:39. > :57:43.so, he is a crucial player, a deceptive player. He looks as

:57:43. > :57:47.though he is going at half pace but he is very quick and he carries the

:57:47. > :57:50.ball in two hands, which makes him special from a lot of others. You

:57:50. > :57:55.don't know what you are going to get. And he and Paddy Wallace are

:57:55. > :57:59.very dangerous. Paddy Wallace is exceptionally creative but Darren

:57:59. > :58:09.Cave can break into space and by the way. And fair play to the

:58:09. > :58:10.

:58:10. > :58:17.Italians, they showed some flair at times. Yes, Sinitta Sinitta or --

:58:17. > :58:23.Sinoti Sinoti showing a lot of skills. Good passing. A beautiful

:58:23. > :58:28.step off the line and leaving a Darren Cave standing. It is a last-

:58:28. > :58:32.gasp tackle. Trying to offload in the contact. It was well spotted,

:58:32. > :58:36.because it was a mismatch. Lewis Stevenson not in a position he

:58:36. > :58:42.wants to find himself in a very often, but we got away with it. But

:58:42. > :58:47.this rambling defence was very solid. A -- of this crumbling. A

:58:47. > :58:50.better side than Aironi would have capitalised. What happened there is

:58:51. > :58:55.beyond me. That was... We were standing up here and we could see

:58:55. > :59:01.it coming from a mile off. Is that Ulster trying to be too adventurous

:59:01. > :59:11.too early? I think so. We saw that and we were 50 or 60 metres behind

:59:11. > :59:15.

:59:15. > :59:20.offside line and that was Telegraph. A this was just a lapse in

:59:20. > :59:26.concentration but credit to Aironi, that was a fantastic move and they

:59:26. > :59:31.will be delighted. When you pull something that -- like that at a

:59:31. > :59:37.training, into a real situation, it is great. He will not be happy

:59:37. > :59:45.where Ian Humphreys went to. He was in scrum half and he just took

:59:45. > :59:52.himself out of that and just let Tito Tebaldi walks in. Just before

:59:52. > :59:57.half-time, Rory Best steam rolling in typical fashion for that score?

:59:57. > :00:07.Aironi it initially had that, they were appealing massive it. That was

:00:07. > :00:13.

:00:13. > :00:17.a bit of a juggernaut. -- massively. Five metres out. Lovely.

:00:17. > :00:23.incident of foul play during the first half. Chris Henry was clearly

:00:23. > :00:28.punched. Should this have been a yellow card? Absolutely. There is

:00:28. > :00:33.no place for foul play like that, he took the plunge well and he did

:00:33. > :00:40.not react to the situation. The only thing you can say is that you

:00:40. > :00:50.can see that touch judge directly in line. No, he wasn't. That was a

:00:50. > :00:52.

:00:52. > :00:56.yellow card. He should have seen that. That is yellow-card. We will

:00:56. > :01:02.perhaps see now why he did not fight back. We are about to find

:01:02. > :01:06.out why he and one of his team- mates, Lewis Stephenson, chill out

:01:06. > :01:16.in their spare time and what kind of sport they like to play and it

:01:16. > :01:21.

:01:21. > :01:24.is all about tactics and strategy When you have time to cells, there

:01:24. > :01:32.are coffee shops in the Lisburn Road and you will find a lot of

:01:32. > :01:36.rugby players on a day off coming down for a bit of crack. We were

:01:36. > :01:44.talking about chess one time and Chris mention that he played and I

:01:44. > :01:48.said I also did. We have been here a few times. There is a lot of

:01:48. > :01:55.thinking to Ed and concentration. It is more for relaxation for me.

:01:55. > :02:00.It keeps your mind ticking over. It is quite tense, sometimes, perhaps

:02:00. > :02:05.not for you? Lewis is very slow so you have to be very patient with

:02:05. > :02:12.him! It isn't working the board well, he just makes you so

:02:12. > :02:18.frustrated! He is good to have Chris here because I played once on

:02:18. > :02:25.an away trip and one game lasts about one hour! I thought that he

:02:25. > :02:29.perhaps thought he was playing draughts! It is useful for Young

:02:29. > :02:32.players to bond and be friends with each other and have a close

:02:32. > :02:38.personal relationship. Lewis Stephenson operating near the end

:02:38. > :02:48.of the line at... It isn't just like a job or a business, you have

:02:48. > :02:49.

:02:49. > :02:53.to go that extra mile for your friend. You can see on a pitch that

:02:53. > :02:59.be a chilly enjoy playing. The team is really starting to come together

:02:59. > :03:09.at a very important time. Ulster have got it in. Chris Henry...

:03:09. > :03:11.

:03:11. > :03:14.Doing pretty well. Henry has got the try. We say, don't focus on the

:03:14. > :03:19.game with Munster in the quarter- final but it is hard not to focus

:03:19. > :03:25.on that. This is where we want to be, in competitions, fighting for

:03:25. > :03:29.that slot. And you want to progress in Europe. It is a great place to

:03:29. > :03:37.be and I certainly want to win some silverware. There is no reason why

:03:37. > :03:42.we cannot. Certainly, that is where my mind is set. How does chess

:03:42. > :03:48.help? I was surprised to see Louis Stephenson it in the cafe with no

:03:48. > :03:55.food! He is an intelligent guy. two boys have come up through the

:03:55. > :03:59.Ulster Academy and Chris being captain, there is a great bond.

:03:59. > :04:07.what did you make of Craig Gilroy's performance in the first half? For

:04:07. > :04:11.the first 20 minutes, he let the place up? He challenged well. He

:04:11. > :04:16.appeared off his wing, looking to get involved. And in the last 20

:04:16. > :04:21.minutes, the ball has not really gone in his direction. But he is a

:04:21. > :04:24.very lively fella, we like to see him at the ball in hand and he is a

:04:24. > :04:29.tremendous career of the ball at his first auction is always to beat

:04:29. > :04:36.the man. Fantastic skill set. Great vision and he looks to keep the

:04:36. > :04:40.game alive. And he is a great finisher. He knows how to finish

:04:40. > :04:47.the scoring move. Just a fantastic player and has a lot of pressure

:04:47. > :04:51.next season. Something else which brightened up Ravenhill earlier was

:04:51. > :04:57.the new rugby world record and look at this... The world record for the

:04:57. > :05:05.biggest ever scrum. 800 boys and girls from Belfast, beating the

:05:05. > :05:10.previous record of 750. 840 from schools all over Belfast, be Ra, St

:05:10. > :05:16.Malachy is, Saint Patrick's, Belfast model, Cavehill and King's

:05:16. > :05:22.Park Primary School. Well done to the man behind the effort, Chris

:05:22. > :05:30.Mike Sherry, the head of rugby at the IRA. -- Belfast Royal academic

:05:31. > :05:40.institution. And it will go to charity. If only Ireland had a

:05:40. > :05:44.scrum like that. That is a bit of fun. Fantastic, fantastic charities

:05:44. > :05:49.and that is what it is all like. Money being raised in the current

:05:49. > :05:57.climate is fantastic and I would say that would be a nightmare for

:05:57. > :06:02.referees! Touch, pause, engage and reset! Back to the serious stuff.

:06:03. > :06:09.Ulster have three tries, one more for the bonus point and Aironi down

:06:09. > :06:13.to 14 men, the perfect time? They will get this. The full-back is off

:06:13. > :06:18.with the yellow-card for some at -- for some cynical play. It is

:06:18. > :06:22.getting stronger and I can see possibly three or maybe four

:06:22. > :06:29.scorers coming. The game already open up, Ulster are getting their

:06:29. > :06:34.stride. I can see Craig Gilroy and the boys having a field day. Let us

:06:34. > :06:44.hope so. Time to rejoin the commentary team, Ryan Constable and

:06:44. > :06:48.

:06:48. > :06:51.will blow in favour of the Ulster side. The Aironi side back on to

:06:51. > :06:56.the park and he has little glance down below to indicate that there

:06:56. > :07:01.are no changes. Johan Muller brings the Ulster side out on to the park

:07:01. > :07:07.and there is a hot and escaped in their stride. Leading by 24 points.

:07:07. > :07:12.One more try would give them a bonus point. Probably not essential.

:07:12. > :07:18.They will play their fellow Irish provinces, Leinster then Connacht

:07:18. > :07:24.and finally Munster and there is the small matter of if -- a

:07:24. > :07:29.Heineken Cup next Sunday afternoon. That is born at BBC Radio Ulster.

:07:29. > :07:32.Ulster with three more games plus the Heineken Cup game after this,

:07:32. > :07:40.so that is four more games after this and the possibility of maybe

:07:40. > :07:46.four depending on how they progress. Ian Humphreys. With Paddy Wallace,

:07:46. > :07:50.one of the Ulster try-scorers. Alongside him. Neil Paterson were

:07:50. > :07:55.just check with his assistant that everybody is ready to go. He is

:07:55. > :08:05.happy. Ian Humphreys is more than delighted to get the second half

:08:05. > :08:10.

:08:10. > :08:17.underway. Tito Tebaldi. He scored the try from Ederney. -- for Aironi.

:08:17. > :08:23.The open-side flanker, has to fill in at scrum half. Fabio Ongaro, the

:08:23. > :08:28.veteran hooker. Stephen tennis, off the field. We have not heard

:08:28. > :08:35.anything on his progress. We hope that is just precautionary. He has

:08:35. > :08:39.not played a lot of rugby for Ulster this that will hang rather

:08:39. > :08:46.nastily for Andrew Trimble. Well taken by the Irish international

:08:46. > :08:50.wing. Led by Sinoti Sinoti. Lovely pass from Ruan Pienaar. That was a

:08:50. > :08:55.good strike from the Ulster outside-half. Straight into touch

:08:55. > :09:00.on the full. Not such a good touch after all. The strike was good but

:09:00. > :09:04.perhaps not the application. first mistake of the night for Ian

:09:04. > :09:12.Humphreys and from that kicking perspective, they have to adjust to

:09:12. > :09:19.that wind at the back, carrying the ball further. The space was behind.

:09:19. > :09:25.Chris Henry comes back into the line-out. Fabio Ongaro. Good

:09:25. > :09:30.challenge from George Biagi. He gets it away. Mauro Bergamasco.

:09:30. > :09:34.Ulster capitalise, Paddy Wallace is in quickly. Darren Cave has to keep

:09:35. > :09:42.going. He stopped for a second. That looked forward. Mauro

:09:42. > :09:52.Bergamasco. Darren Cave covers. Taken out again by the busy Mauro

:09:52. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :09:57.Bergamasco. An overlap, here. Matteo Pratichetti. That all came

:09:57. > :10:07.from that Ulster feeling just to find the right touch. That was good

:10:07. > :10:11.work from Tom Court in defence. Taken on. And it was Tito Tebaldi

:10:11. > :10:16.who did some selling off at the breakdown so Ulster have some time

:10:16. > :10:20.to settle themselves down, no point in panicking at the stage? They

:10:20. > :10:24.want to play the game with real width. That theme will continue in

:10:24. > :10:29.the second half. They have set themselves up with clever tactical

:10:30. > :10:38.kicking. They are dominating set pieces, they can use that

:10:38. > :10:48.foundation to good effect when they get that field position. Ulster

:10:48. > :10:51.

:10:51. > :10:55.back inside the a Roni half. The 10 metre line. -- Aironi. Ulster have

:10:55. > :11:03.the full seven man line-out with Willie Faloon. That was a great

:11:03. > :11:07.take from Stephenson. Ian Humphreys, Paddy Wallace. Gilroy, it then goes

:11:07. > :11:15.backwards but Ulster have given away possession for the third time

:11:15. > :11:23.in this half, so far. And we have only played three minutes. I am

:11:23. > :11:27.sure they did not think for any second that the job was done.

:11:27. > :11:34.Johann Muller, underneath, well done. That was a good pass.

:11:34. > :11:38.Stephenson. Willie Faloon. Stefan Terblanche, Ian Humphreys. Nicely

:11:38. > :11:42.done, looking for Rory Best. Floated beautifully. Wonderful

:11:42. > :11:48.little sleight of hand down the outside have and Rory Best in

:11:48. > :11:53.support. He really does have that full bag of tricks, Ian Humphreys.

:11:53. > :11:56.One of the most talented players on the Ireland. Showing his

:11:56. > :12:05.distribution and some clever dummies. Taking that's based on the

:12:05. > :12:10.outside. And then that dummy for good measure. -- taking that space.

:12:10. > :12:15.Play on, says the referee. Chris Henry in support. Great chance for

:12:15. > :12:23.Ulster if they can shift this. Darren Cave! Going right through.

:12:23. > :12:28.Bonus point time for Ulster! Darren Cave! Doing in the second half what

:12:28. > :12:34.Paddy Wallace did in the first. Taking the most perfect line. That

:12:34. > :12:40.was a very fine piece of into play. Darren Cave showing that skill said

:12:40. > :12:45.that he has. Well read by Rory Best. It goes through the recycling and

:12:45. > :12:49.the overlap, always the danger that things can become quite natural but

:12:49. > :12:53.that combination is working so well with Paddy Wallace drawing a

:12:53. > :13:03.defender and Darren Cave reading the body language and a dusting his

:13:03. > :13:03.

:13:03. > :13:06.angle accordingly. Paddy Wallace Darren Cave, with injury, but with

:13:06. > :13:16.both of them back, that is a very useful midfield combination and

:13:16. > :13:17.

:13:17. > :13:21.Ruan Pienaar and the extra points. An Ulster now up to 31 points. So

:13:21. > :13:25.the 4th try for Ulster and the bonus point try, courtesy of Darren

:13:25. > :13:30.Cave. And the five. Victory is really what Ulster will be looking

:13:30. > :13:33.for. They would like some more in the early part of the season, when

:13:33. > :13:36.having won their opening three games, they lost four games in a

:13:36. > :13:46.row but they have recovered and they still have got a fair bet to

:13:46. > :13:46.

:13:46. > :13:54.do. Well taken in from Aironi from the restart. Slow ball for the

:13:54. > :13:59.Italian visitors. Up quickly, Paddy Wallace. Rory Best is in there as

:13:59. > :14:09.well. Likewise, Willie Faloon. You can see the referee saying that is

:14:09. > :14:15.

:14:15. > :14:25.at the maul. That is good work from Neil Paterson. The player with the

:14:25. > :14:31.

:14:31. > :14:35.joined by John Afoa, holding that ball up. A expect Ulster to make

:14:35. > :14:41.some substitution, they have bad bonus point, making sure they have

:14:41. > :14:49.all fit bodies on Monday for what will be a huge week in Ulster's

:14:50. > :14:59.rugby calendar. They might like another score of any sort. You

:15:00. > :15:06.

:15:06. > :15:16.can't take anything for granted. In Pavan has come on in place of

:15:16. > :15:19.

:15:19. > :15:29.ahead of the Scarlets. Glasgow Warriors beating the Blues, which

:15:29. > :15:59.

:15:59. > :16:03.when the try No. 5 there seemed to be there on a plate. Too many

:16:03. > :16:08.options. Some good work by Wannenburg initially create the

:16:08. > :16:12.break, offload to John Afoa, who gives it to Pienaar, drifting

:16:12. > :16:22.through the middle of the pitch, but couldn't find someone to finish

:16:22. > :16:37.

:16:37. > :16:45.it off. Dear, oh, dear, he says to nature that he was a few seasons

:16:45. > :16:52.ago. Ulster offside, Tom Court perhaps the culprit. Penalty to

:16:52. > :17:02.Aironi. On Tom Court was indeed the man who got himself offside. -- Tom

:17:02. > :17:25.

:17:25. > :17:30.line-out, Bergamasco has taken up a position in the middle of the park,

:17:30. > :17:40.as has Joshua Furno, the blindside flanker. And Bergamasco is in fact

:17:40. > :18:03.

:18:03. > :18:13.going off. They are bringing on foreword... No, back says the

:18:13. > :18:27.

:18:27. > :18:32.referee. It is all breaking up side and Paddy McAllister, they

:18:32. > :18:36.look as though they might be warming up. We expect them to be

:18:36. > :18:40.introduced at some point in the second half. The 50 minute mark was

:18:40. > :18:45.probably a juncture in time that Brian McLaughlin had in his head if

:18:45. > :18:48.things were going well and they had the bonus point secured, there may

:18:48. > :18:58.be enough rugby in the legs for people who have had a torrid time

:18:58. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:05.with Ireland, playing back-to-back 80 minute games, or four in a row.

:19:06. > :19:15.-- four. Paul Marshall warming up. Aironi have gone for the line-out.

:19:16. > :19:24.

:19:24. > :19:34.It is a good strike by the outside- piece to try and bamboozle Ulster.

:19:34. > :19:42.

:19:42. > :19:51.Ulster will have to be at their The referee is saying hurry up and

:19:51. > :20:01.use it. Great tackle by John Afoa. He was off his line quickly. Gerd

:20:01. > :20:23.

:20:23. > :20:33.Kanter rocking the by Ulster. -- tackle but Ulster would care about

:20:33. > :21:12.

:21:12. > :21:22.Warriors, so it will still be very tight at the top. But well done to

:21:22. > :21:43.

:21:43. > :21:47.here at Ravenhill. I think there might be a bit of a stoppage for

:21:47. > :21:51.Ray blood replacement. Carlo Del Fava is going off. There is Dan

:21:51. > :22:01.Tuohy, who has only missed one game in the Ulster starting 15 this

:22:01. > :22:03.

:22:03. > :22:10.season. A rather interesting deselection. Geldenhuys coming on

:22:10. > :22:16.for a blood replacement for the Aironi skipper Carlo Del Fava. A

:22:16. > :22:26.pretty handy man to have. Born 30 years ago in South Africa, as

:22:26. > :22:37.

:22:37. > :22:43.indeed was Carlo Del Fava. And informed by his assistant on the

:22:43. > :22:53.far side that the man infringing was Tom Court, Tom Court not

:22:53. > :22:59.

:22:59. > :23:08.Olivier. I think Fabio Ongaro will probably take over the captaincy

:23:08. > :23:16.now that Carlo Del Fava has gone Del Fava got back injury, they

:23:16. > :23:23.didn't seem to be any contact with his face -- that injury. But there

:23:23. > :23:29.is blood and you have to go off. A nasty little Nick. Touched down by

:23:29. > :23:39.its Muller, it will be at 22 drop- off. Not a great kick by Ian

:23:39. > :24:18.

:24:18. > :24:24.ground, a prevented a certain try - be another drop out. They will type

:24:24. > :24:27.-- take more time with this one. Ian Humphreys trying to get it down

:24:27. > :24:37.the pitch before Aironi had any players back but he will probably

:24:37. > :24:40.

:24:40. > :24:46.again to bring on three replacements. -- Ulster are going

:24:46. > :24:56.to bring on three replacements. Terblanche just stay where he was

:24:56. > :25:13.

:25:13. > :25:23.to make that crucial tackle. -- Tom Court has switched across to

:25:23. > :25:43.

:25:43. > :25:48.game has broken up considerably since Ulster's bonus point try.

:25:48. > :25:53.This is the sort of game where they have to kick on and put opposition

:25:54. > :25:57.like this away. It is difficult, the intensity goes out of the game

:25:57. > :26:01.when the objective has been achieved Andrew couple it with the

:26:01. > :26:06.substitutions, which takes a little bit of rhythm out of the whole

:26:06. > :26:16.process -- and due coupled it. There is a bit of time to focus

:26:16. > :26:26.again, maybe go back to the set piece and the kicking game.

:26:26. > :26:30.

:26:30. > :26:37.Confirmation there, Stevenson and another replacement. There is

:26:37. > :26:42.another veteran on this Aironi squad with more than 80 caps for

:26:42. > :26:48.Italy, Salvatore Perugini. He won his first cap 12 years ago, the

:26:48. > :26:58.opening year of the Six Nations, against Ireland. The soft as part

:26:58. > :27:25.

:27:25. > :27:35.of him is his teeth. And off goes second half, so a lot of football

:27:35. > :27:47.

:27:47. > :27:57.imagine for being rested from this that is good covering work by

:27:57. > :28:02.

:28:02. > :28:06.De Marchi thought he might be in the corner there. But with 20

:28:06. > :28:11.metres to go, I wouldn't have put my money on him. Not the right

:28:11. > :28:15.option. It looked as though there were good numbers. But could cover

:28:15. > :28:21.defence. Aironi gets the recycled ball, it looked as though an

:28:21. > :28:30.overlap was developing but the cut- out pass allowed the defenders to

:28:30. > :28:39.drift off. A Ulster player having a little problem with a contact lens.

:28:39. > :28:42.Paddy McAllister, only 22 years of age. Tom Court, I don't think he is

:28:42. > :28:47.adjusting his make-up with that mirror, he is getting a contact

:28:47. > :28:52.lens back in. A pretty decent crowd at Ravenhill for the last scheduled

:28:52. > :29:02.fixture of the season -- and for the last scheduled fixture of the

:29:02. > :29:21.

:29:21. > :29:31.season against Leinster, it will be good work. And Aironi have set it

:29:31. > :29:34.

:29:34. > :29:44.up. In quickly again, Tito Tebaldi. Wonderful defence from Ulster. Tito

:29:44. > :29:54.Tebaldi again. Very quick, he has got away. And he is also strong.

:29:54. > :29:57.

:29:57. > :30:05.Good support play from Aironi. Tito Tebaldi. Nicola Cattina set this up.

:30:05. > :30:10.Sinoti Sinoti. And again, the final pass. To the same man again.

:30:10. > :30:18.Alberto De Marchi. The prop forward who likes to play on the wing. That

:30:18. > :30:23.is no great surprise. He could not quite get that pass. Good,

:30:23. > :30:33.thundering stuff. That was a great charge. But Chris Henry stood his

:30:33. > :30:33.

:30:33. > :30:43.ground. And he took him on. Another change in the front row, Antonio

:30:43. > :30:51.

:30:51. > :30:57.Denti is coming on. And also Andrea De Marchi. For his brother. Well,

:30:57. > :31:05.they have worked hard all evening. Roberto de marcher. And time for

:31:05. > :31:12.the younger brother to come on. And Antonio Denti. There is a stop on

:31:12. > :31:22.the far side. Ulster losing one player. The it looks like Ian

:31:22. > :31:25.

:31:25. > :31:35.Humphreys. Excuse me... Get your head into the space and the two of

:31:35. > :31:39.

:31:39. > :31:49.you, raised up. Gilroy, yes, Craig Gilroy. Ian Whitten has come on for

:31:49. > :31:52.

:31:52. > :31:57.Craig Gilroy. Craig Gilroy has been getting knocked about it about.

:31:57. > :32:05.Penalty against Aironi. Darren Cave. Steffan Terblanche, straight into

:32:05. > :32:12.action with Ian Whitten. Another man living Ravenhill at the end of

:32:12. > :32:19.the season. In his case, Exeter, who are in great form this season.

:32:19. > :32:26.Good hands. Dan Tuohy. Good, strong run from Dan Tuohy. Ulster have the

:32:26. > :32:31.ball quickly. Pedrie Wannenburg. Gets past the first tackler. Great

:32:31. > :32:37.work from the Springbok. Ruan Pienaar. Nicely fielded to Trimble.

:32:37. > :32:45.And forward. Coming up to the end of the third quarter of this game.

:32:45. > :32:52.24 - 7. And the penalty try, three conversions and that penalty from

:32:52. > :32:57.Ruan Pienaar. And Ruan Pienaar is making way for Paul Marshall. You

:32:57. > :33:03.cannot really fault anything he has done this evening. No, straight

:33:03. > :33:08.back in again. He has been in great form all season. Complete

:33:08. > :33:12.footballer. And once again, the introduction of Paul Marshall,

:33:12. > :33:16.bringing some pace to the game. You feel like some of the intensity has

:33:16. > :33:23.gone out. And Paul Marshall has been introduced at various times

:33:23. > :33:28.this season to great effect. Both scrum have players have been

:33:28. > :33:37.replaced. Marshall has a go himself but he decides just to settle

:33:37. > :33:42.himself down. The Italians have brought on seven replacements.

:33:42. > :33:45.Ulster have only got Nevin Spence remaining on the bench. Willie

:33:45. > :33:51.Faloon in the first half for Stephen Ferris. And Adam Macken

:33:51. > :34:01.still has not come on again. Adam D'Arcy, I should say. Not Nevin

:34:01. > :34:14.

:34:14. > :34:19.Spence. Neil Patterson having a word with Salvatore Perugini.

:34:19. > :34:24.Connacht looking well in command a way to the Dragons at the moment.

:34:24. > :34:30.That would be a good result for Ulster. Pedrie Wannenburg. Paddy

:34:30. > :34:34.Wallace. Humphreys, again. Ian Whitten. Stefan Terblanche, lovely

:34:34. > :34:41.support play. Well played from Andrew Trimble. Was heading for the

:34:41. > :34:45.touchline. Ulster's stopping at the breakdown. Surely that is of sight?

:34:45. > :34:55.Marshall takes this quickly, a way he does! The referee allowing

:34:55. > :34:57.

:34:57. > :35:07.advantage. -- away he goes. Back into the Ulster side. Lovely bit of

:35:07. > :35:09.

:35:09. > :35:14.spiralling led by Willie Faloon. Nicely done. Tom Court! What a try!

:35:14. > :35:22.That will take some of the pain away from Twickenham as far as Tom

:35:22. > :35:26.Court is concerned. That turn of pace. His 7th league try for Ulster.

:35:26. > :35:31.And that is trying No. 5 for the Ravenhill side. They really

:35:31. > :35:37.intricate move, some dummy tries in wider channels. Excellent

:35:37. > :35:43.supporting play from a Trimble in the context. Paul Marshall always

:35:43. > :35:47.brings Tempo to the game. Watch this from Paddy Wallace. The

:35:47. > :35:54.perfect option. And Tom Court into the corner. Magnificent

:35:54. > :35:59.distribution from Paddy Wallace. And a manner that size running at

:35:59. > :36:03.that pace is pretty unstoppable and it turned out to be that Ulster

:36:03. > :36:13.have got that score that you felt they needed. They have the

:36:13. > :36:17.dominance now that they had throughout this match. For the

:36:17. > :36:27.first time this evening, Ian Humphreys will attempt to find the

:36:27. > :36:37.

:36:38. > :36:41.Humphreys. He is doing pretty well. That is a very good kick from a

:36:41. > :36:48.very difficult side of the field and into the swirling wind, for Ian

:36:48. > :36:54.Humphreys. 38 - seven. Very important for Ulster, Ian Humphreys.

:36:54. > :36:59.We can see that replay again. Some relief from Tom Court. Ian

:37:00. > :37:03.Humphreys is important, he brings a lot of width to their game. And he

:37:03. > :37:13.really is the fulcrum for all of their tackling. Well taken by Chris

:37:13. > :37:19.Henry. Lovely would fund that pass, here is Humphreys, foot on the gas.

:37:19. > :37:28.Adam D'Arcy has come on. And he has got the points -- the bounce. He

:37:28. > :37:34.could not quite get the inside pass. Very nearly got another try. Talk

:37:34. > :37:38.about impact substitutions. We saw this in the Clermont game, he came

:37:38. > :37:43.on and counter-attacked. He set up the try that ultimately set up

:37:43. > :37:49.victory for Ulster. Great skills. Otherwise, he would have been in

:37:49. > :37:59.touch. We can see the replay, as soon as he catches it, he who said

:37:59. > :38:10.

:38:10. > :38:14.inside. -- hoofs. Very nearly. Good last season, Adam D'Arcy, on a two-

:38:14. > :38:19.week trial up and he has been here ever since and he has been a very

:38:19. > :38:25.good player over the season for Ulster. Here is Chris Marshall. Ian

:38:25. > :38:32.Whitten. That is cleverly done. It's the foot down, good covering

:38:32. > :38:40.tackle. Oh, well away from Steffan Terblanche. Nigel Brady could not

:38:41. > :38:45.quite hold, the referee played advantage. Johann Muller tackled

:38:45. > :38:49.the veteran Italian prop. And that is good tackling from Ulster

:38:50. > :38:59.because it only are being forced to kick. Stefan Terblanche, perfect

:39:00. > :39:02.

:39:02. > :39:08.position. Here comes Andrew Trimble. Stefan Terblanche, Dan Tuohy. Well

:39:08. > :39:12.set up by Dan Tuohy. Just that little kick, Humphreys was not

:39:12. > :39:17.really ready to make the sprinting effort for that one and that has

:39:17. > :39:24.gone into the corner. The gods are blessing Marshall. That was kept

:39:24. > :39:29.perfectly. Foster can put on pressure, here. Copybook stuff from

:39:29. > :39:32.Ulster, in terms of kicking out of hand. The generous bounce. Paul

:39:32. > :39:35.Marshall will claim that it was perfectly placed with every

:39:35. > :39:40.intention to put it that close to the line but it really has been a

:39:40. > :39:50.master class out of hand for Ulster. Between Rhian Pienaar, Humphreys

:39:50. > :39:52.

:39:52. > :39:59.and recently Marshall. They have been spot on. Antonio Denti. Good

:39:59. > :40:07.challenge by Johan Muller. Joshua Furno. That is good stuff. Great

:40:07. > :40:16.pace and the flanker, he needs help. The replacement prop. Andrea De

:40:16. > :40:21.Marchi. The man was in front of the ball, there. Interfering. Just as

:40:21. > :40:27.well, because I think that you have to give him any full marks for

:40:27. > :40:36.throwing everything into this. Somebody has said something silly

:40:36. > :40:41.to Ian Pattison. -- Neil Paterson. Some backchat, there. Shooting from

:40:41. > :40:47.the wrong side, there. Ulster just going through that range of

:40:47. > :40:51.training moves. They're having a lot of fun. An opportunity to use

:40:51. > :41:01.all of the place from the playbook. They are not leaving anything on

:41:01. > :41:05.

:41:05. > :41:09.paper. Interesting decision. John a Fulmar has come off. -- John Afoa.

:41:09. > :41:15.When you play 20 minutes of tight end all season and get thrown into

:41:16. > :41:21.that position against the dominant England scrum, not ideal as a

:41:21. > :41:29.situation. Well-structured Ulster line-out, they go for the secondary

:41:29. > :41:38.try. Dan Tuohy in support. Good work from McAllister. Staying low

:41:38. > :41:44.to the ground. Marshall. Johan Muller. Takes on Nicola Cattina.

:41:44. > :41:47.Aironi moving away to the right. Chris Henry, that is a good pass.

:41:47. > :41:57.Beautiful from trouble! Wonderful angle but very well covered from

:41:57. > :42:02.

:42:02. > :42:05.Aironi. Nigel Brady. Marshall. Humphreys. Ian Whitten. Almost...

:42:05. > :42:11.Well, the curse of the commentator. I have is about to say well

:42:11. > :42:16.gathered. He could not quite make that one but that was close. He had

:42:16. > :42:24.another defender working out if he could catch to take it over the

:42:25. > :42:28.from Ian Humphreys. Just some good pressure, realising were that

:42:28. > :42:38.opportunity was coming from. ball was actually not forward by

:42:38. > :42:43.

:42:43. > :42:52.Ian Whitten so it will be they Aironi scrummage. He went as a late

:42:52. > :42:57.replacement in the summer tour and ended up scoring in both Tests.

:42:57. > :43:04.Tyson Keats, puts it in. Good squeeze from Ulster. Well disrupted

:43:04. > :43:13.from Ulster. The Aironi scrum. Still 10 minutes remained. Austen

:43:13. > :43:21.leading 38 - seven. -- Ulster. Scrambling stuff from a run. Tyson

:43:21. > :43:26.Keats. Taken on by George Biagi, who has been on from the start.

:43:26. > :43:32.Tyson Keats and in any first into the kicking. And not kicking badly.

:43:32. > :43:40.-- Aironi. That was a good pass. Stefan Terblanche. Darren Cave was

:43:41. > :43:50.outside him and Ian Whitten, on the wing. Here is Darren Cave. Penalty

:43:51. > :43:53.

:43:53. > :43:58.against Ulster. Holding on in the tackle. Taken quickly. The current

:43:58. > :44:04.golden boy of Italian rugby, he had his try against the Scots,

:44:05. > :44:14.Giovanbattista Venditti. Well set up. Ulster, very quick. Nigel Brady

:44:15. > :44:19.

:44:19. > :44:22.in what the high tackle. Tyson breakdown, terrific pace of Defence.

:44:22. > :44:32.Wannenburg is in there with all that experience. And Ulster turn it

:44:32. > :44:44.

:44:44. > :44:49.try. What a way to finish that would have been for Johann Muller.

:44:49. > :44:54.He has never crossed the opposition line since he has been here and my

:44:54. > :45:00.word, he certainly tried, that is the closest he has ever come. What

:45:00. > :45:05.a great bit of work by Wannenburg. Excellent turnover. He will be

:45:05. > :45:14.missed. Into the hands of Ian Humphreys earlier. He turns his

:45:14. > :45:18.defender Inside Out, gets the pass outside a contact. Just couldn't

:45:18. > :45:22.break that tackle. Desperate covering defence by Joshua Furno,

:45:22. > :45:28.who has been one of the better players for Aironi, showing plenty

:45:28. > :45:36.of fight. A little bit too much at times! A huge round of applause for

:45:36. > :45:42.Tom Court going off. Macklin has come on. Tom Court has signalled

:45:42. > :45:49.his return to Ravenhill with a try. Adam Macklin has come on. He scored

:45:49. > :45:59.a try against Aironi before Christmas in a Heineken Cup game in

:45:59. > :46:15.

:46:15. > :46:19.score! What a scrum. What a scrum. Pedrie Wannenburg Getting there

:46:19. > :46:23.over from the number 8 position. It is always a concern when a player

:46:23. > :46:28.is leaving it, how much they are going to give, but that man

:46:28. > :46:35.Wannenburg, a great favour -- favourite at Ulster very quickly

:46:35. > :46:43.and is desperate to win a trophy before he departs. Chris Henry

:46:43. > :46:47.pushing him over the try-line. Macklin was instrumental. That was

:46:47. > :46:52.a back row forward's try, but it was a front-row forward that set

:46:52. > :46:56.the whole thing up. Adam Macklin's scrum was very strong and Aironi

:46:56. > :47:06.were on the back foot. Once Bannenberg picked up with that kind

:47:06. > :47:14.

:47:14. > :47:18.have been very happy to see his former school when the recent

:47:18. > :47:22.schools' final, having captained them to victory four years ago. And

:47:22. > :47:31.what about that for a kick from Ian Humphreys. Ulster have landed every

:47:31. > :47:35.single kick this evening. thoroughly entertaining match it

:47:35. > :47:40.for all of those spectators. Great conditions, we knew that teams

:47:40. > :47:47.wanted to play and Ulster were going to be pursuing that bogus

:47:47. > :47:52.point. And they have done it in some style. That bonus. Luciano

:47:52. > :48:02.Becchio Cuellar has come on, the last of the Aironi replacements --

:48:02. > :48:34.

:48:34. > :48:44.advantage coming to Aironi. We have a man down injured, I think it is

:48:44. > :48:47.

:48:47. > :48:53.Toniolatti, the fullback. 28 years of age, born in Rome. He was a

:48:53. > :48:56.member of the Italian World Cup squad last summer in New Zealand,

:48:56. > :49:06.played against the Russians and the Americans. Scored a couple of tries

:49:06. > :49:12.

:49:12. > :49:15.against Russia, hasn't had much of Tom Court. Just the boost place

:49:15. > :49:19.that would have been looking for, not just in terms of winning this

:49:19. > :49:24.game but boosting the confidence going into a tough game on Sunday

:49:24. > :49:29.week then in Limerick. It is going to be a pretty exuberant group of

:49:29. > :49:33.players that assemble on Monday for a very important week. We always

:49:33. > :49:37.knew they were going to dispatch Aironi, they have beaten them their

:49:37. > :49:42.last seven times, they were at home, it was just how they went about it.

:49:42. > :49:48.It was built on the foundation of said peas, good tactical kicking,

:49:48. > :49:58.good decisions to allow it and the intent to see an -- the intensity

:49:58. > :49:58.

:49:58. > :50:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:50:44. > :50:54.international, they had 14 in their Four minutes to go, and Ulster get

:50:54. > :50:55.

:50:55. > :50:59.the turnover. I don't remember the last time, if indeed any time,

:50:59. > :51:02.Ulster have put 50 on any opposition but they have one last

:51:02. > :51:08.chance to bring something out of the playbook to get to that magical

:51:08. > :51:12.mark. They will certainly feel they have earned every point they have

:51:12. > :51:22.achieved through some very creative back play and some excellent set

:51:22. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:40.goes Marshall. He is away. He may just make it. At the Benson is to

:51:41. > :51:45.be kind. It's not. Past the bouncers needs to be kind. Ulster

:51:45. > :51:54.so close to a couple of tries in that corner. Under way comes Sinoti

:51:54. > :52:04.Sinoti. -- and away. What the tackle by Tuohy. Back what a tackle

:52:04. > :52:12.

:52:12. > :52:22.the referee. And -- play on says the referee. Ulster just need to

:52:22. > :52:24.

:52:24. > :52:31.Wannenburg for his second. A breathless stuff. Unbelievable.

:52:31. > :52:40.Entertaining. For Marx to Marshall -- Four Marks. The bounce eluded

:52:40. > :52:49.him. Ulster with another chance, some clever work by Darren Cave --

:52:49. > :52:54.Darren Cave. A bit of a stoppage for the replacement Aironi prop.

:52:54. > :52:58.Marshall really enjoy is the sort of game. Sometimes when he has

:52:58. > :53:03.started games, he has not been as good as he would like to have been

:53:03. > :53:07.but he is the perfect fellow to bring on with 15 or 20 to go.

:53:07. > :53:11.has been outstanding this season. Even when he has started, there has

:53:11. > :53:17.been so measured performances and some maturity to what he has done

:53:17. > :53:22.as opposed to seasons before hand. Howey he is not at an -- how he is

:53:22. > :53:26.not on the Irish radar as an impact substitution at this point of his

:53:26. > :53:30.career will come under the microscope. Darren Cave going off

:53:30. > :53:33.the field. Paul Marshall, incidentally, this is his 50th

:53:33. > :53:43.consecutive match they scored, and he has played nearly every single

:53:43. > :53:51.

:53:51. > :54:01.one. -- match-day squad. Of that must be some kind of a record. --

:54:01. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:11.have had a replacement referee, or Dudley Phillips has come on for

:54:11. > :54:16.Neil Paterson. Aironi desperate to try to salvage something for this

:54:16. > :54:26.game -- from this game. They haven't managed to score anything

:54:26. > :54:30.

:54:30. > :54:34.forward and it was Forward, well spotted by Dudley Phillips. Just a

:54:34. > :54:43.frustrating night for Rowland Phillips, the Aironi coach. He has

:54:43. > :54:48.quite a lot of good players. If you think, he rotates them every week,

:54:48. > :54:53.you never see the same 15. He changes six or seven or eight every

:54:53. > :54:58.week. Is it a good thing? It cannot be if you look at their results. As

:54:58. > :55:01.you say, there is talent in the playing ranks, but it hasn't

:55:01. > :55:06.materialised into cohesive performances. Treviso on the other

:55:06. > :55:12.hand are making real progress and if Aironi can get the structure

:55:12. > :55:18.right, you can certainly think that the Italian regions will continue

:55:18. > :55:23.to get better. Adam Macklin was instrumental in forcing that try

:55:23. > :55:33.for Pedrie Wannenburg. That is a bit untidy. Into the final minute,

:55:33. > :55:39.this may well be the last set piece of what has been an absorbing game.

:55:39. > :55:44.24-7 to Ulster at the interval. The three further Ulster tries in the

:55:44. > :55:54.second half, Darren Cave, Tom Court and the soon to be departing Pedrie

:55:54. > :56:15.

:56:15. > :56:22.Wannenburg. Big boots to follow. horse this evening. Tuohy with a

:56:22. > :56:32.point to prove, perhaps, finding himself on the bench. Nigel Brady,

:56:32. > :56:45.

:56:45. > :56:50.inside. Away come Aironi, they are He is a bundle of dynamite. --

:56:50. > :56:57.could sidestep by Sinoti Sinoti. Could we have a big finish? Great

:56:57. > :57:02.tackle by Marshall. Good covering again by Ulster, that was taken on

:57:02. > :57:05.by Joshua Furno. The referee had blown the whistle. Not for would

:57:05. > :57:10.right at the end and the replacement referee Dudley Phillips

:57:10. > :57:14.blows the whistle. Ulster will have a much tougher task on Sunday week

:57:14. > :57:19.in the Heineken Cup semi-final against Munster, but they will be

:57:19. > :57:29.pretty pleased with the warm-up. They have beaten Aironi at

:57:29. > :57:33.

:57:33. > :57:36.Ravenhill tonight will have enjoyed that thrilling night of Friday

:57:36. > :57:39.night entertainment. We can hear now from the man of the match,

:57:39. > :57:43.now from the man of the match, Paddy Wallace. Here is your award

:57:43. > :57:48.for a good night's work. How does this performance set you up for

:57:48. > :57:51.Sunday week? Probably in the best possible way. Hopefully the

:57:51. > :57:55.injuries are not too bad, Stephen Ferris picked up an ankle injury,

:57:55. > :58:00.so hopefully he will be OK, but it was a good test and it has

:58:00. > :58:04.certainly built up a our confidence. And could be back on the scoresheet.

:58:04. > :58:07.Always nice to score, but the team performance was very good. The man

:58:07. > :58:12.of the match could have gone to anybody, especially Tom Court, who

:58:12. > :58:17.has returned and played outstandingly well. Everybody felt

:58:17. > :58:24.great for him. His patience the key when you are playing a team like

:58:24. > :58:28.Aironi? -- he's? I think it is. At team that can play through a lot of

:58:28. > :58:33.phases will manage to score and we managed to do that. A bank you very

:58:33. > :58:38.much. The -- thank you. It was emphatic

:58:38. > :58:41.and efficient tonight. It was, they had an objective to go out to win

:58:41. > :58:45.the game but try and put the performance together and I think

:58:45. > :58:50.they did that as a team, hence the scoreline. Just what the doctor

:58:51. > :58:52.ordered ahead of a big European quarter-final next week. Absolutely,

:58:52. > :58:58.quarter-final next week. Absolutely, and they continued that momentum of

:58:58. > :59:03.going forward. Another great score by Darren Cave. Again, created by

:59:03. > :59:06.her why believed to be the most creative Serco -- centre in Ireland,

:59:06. > :59:10.Paddy Wallace and he certainly dizzier -- deserved man of the

:59:10. > :59:15.match. They started to string things together, it was great to

:59:15. > :59:21.see Ulster just playing some rugby. You think Tom Court was ever going

:59:21. > :59:28.to pass? I think not! Great to see the winger playing it out to the

:59:28. > :59:33.prop! And a great score by Pedrie Wannenburg. Marshall had taken a

:59:33. > :59:35.hold back row with him and he was able to while sober. It is a

:59:36. > :59:41.performance that put My Space into the play-off places at least

:59:41. > :59:45.overnight, depending on other performances -- the play-offs.

:59:45. > :59:50.will be in the changing rooms they did it is a good job and hopefully

:59:50. > :59:53.the injuries will not be too much and the guys can come out. It is a

:59:53. > :59:56.big week coming up. But both of you, thank you very much for your

:59:56. > :00:00.thank you very much for your company. We will have live

:00:00. > :00:08.commentary of the Heineken Cup quarter-final online and on BBC

:00:08. > :00:13.Radio Ulster next Sunday, you can listen to it live up from 1:30pm.