:00:28. > :00:38.It has been a sell-out for weeks. Big Ben Hill is -- Ravenhill,
:00:38. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:49.Belfast is ready for this. Ulster It is a repeat of the Heineken Cup
:00:49. > :00:59.final. The two most prolific scorers in the competition go head-
:00:59. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:07.to-head. The kick of is just minutes away. Good evening and
:01:07. > :01:12.welcome. What an atmosphere here at Ravenhill receive me. It is a
:01:12. > :01:20.little chilly, but there is not a breath of wind. Seasonal goodwill
:01:20. > :01:27.there will be put to the side for a while. At half-time, we will have a
:01:27. > :01:35.special challenge. Find out what these are three Ulster men have
:01:35. > :01:44.been doing this week. He are hoping for a Christmas cracker Arc Tony
:01:44. > :01:51.McWhirter or and Maurice Field. This is the one you want to play
:01:51. > :01:56.them. You want to put yourself against our cousins from Dublin.
:01:56. > :02:01.But they bring something special. Forget about form and everything
:02:01. > :02:07.else, this is the game you want to play him. Ulster are unbeaten at
:02:08. > :02:14.the top of the table. They could open up an even bigger gap against
:02:14. > :02:18.Leinster this evening. Yes, they have a nice cushion of 12 points.
:02:18. > :02:24.At this stage of the proceedings, they have a healthy lead going into
:02:24. > :02:34.the new year. Balls of these teams lost their European matches last
:02:34. > :02:44.week. -- both of these teams. they had a poor performance. Ulster
:02:44. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:50.nearly beat at Northampton. But forget about past four. This is a
:02:50. > :02:54.Christmas derby. As we take a look at the two side, Leinster will have
:02:54. > :03:04.the psychological advantage because they have only lost once to Ulster
:03:04. > :03:05.
:03:05. > :03:15.since 2004. There the other two teams, Leinster have a strong pack.
:03:15. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:25.-- looking at the two teams. Luke Marshall is in for Paddy Wallace. I
:03:25. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:37.think Ulster have enough to win this. They feel they let that fans
:03:37. > :03:43.down last week. They have got a very strong front five Adam
:03:43. > :03:50.exceptional back row. That is going to be one of the key areas where
:03:50. > :03:59.Ulster fell down last week. Last week, the balance just was not
:03:59. > :04:05.right. It is a young and experienced back line. I think
:04:05. > :04:08.Ulster can challenge them. They will lead a much better performance
:04:08. > :04:16.than they had last week against Northampton when they were taken
:04:16. > :04:26.apart. Yes, it was the basics that her last week. There were too many
:04:26. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:38.turnovers. That physicality side of things, they turned it on the head
:04:38. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:55.from the week before. It is a great match. Sean O'Brien, what a player.
:04:55. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:05.Chris Henry is more of a thinker, very clinical. What they bought
:05:05. > :05:09.
:05:09. > :05:13.have is the ability to play any of the three positions in the back row.
:05:13. > :05:23.There is the possibility to play both of them in the Six Nations in
:05:23. > :05:24.
:05:25. > :05:30.the back row. In the past, they have not had the balance right.
:05:30. > :05:34.With Chris Henry playing, he is a very intelligent player. There are
:05:34. > :05:44.exciting match ups all over the pitch tonight. It is a capacity
:05:44. > :05:44.
:05:44. > :05:54.crowd. The Ulster fans are expecting to see a win, a where, a
:05:54. > :05:59.boy's back from last week. -- a bounce-back. There has been a lot
:05:59. > :06:03.of press last week that we have lost one. Rather than concentrating
:06:03. > :06:08.on the 13 that had been one. The players will want to get themselves
:06:08. > :06:12.back into their winning streak. There is an expectation from the
:06:12. > :06:19.crowd. The players are put in so many good performances that we now
:06:19. > :06:24.expect them to win. The players were very hurt by their performance
:06:24. > :06:33.last week. It is going to be a game of by margins, I am sure about that.
:06:33. > :06:41.But isn't there a fantastic atmosphere here tonight? Absolutely.
:06:41. > :06:51.We can see the new stadium starting to take shape as well. The teams
:06:51. > :06:52.
:06:52. > :06:58.are on their way. Ulster have been in invincible form. Let's she --
:06:58. > :07:08.let's see how things are ship up. Ordered to Jim Neilly and Bryn
:07:08. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:07:49. > :07:59.them up supporting this Ulster side. What they did get their season back
:07:59. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:21.McCormick drafted in. The Robbie Diack, the versatile of Robbie
:08:21. > :08:27.Diack. Luke Marshall gets a start. Craig Gilroy back in the starting
:08:27. > :08:37.line-up. Andrew Trimble news from the right wing to the left wing. --
:08:37. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:20.immediately. Pienaar. Robbie Diack. Good start by a Ulster. They need a
:09:20. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:37.against Ulster. They will be disappointed about that. That is
:09:37. > :09:47.the first ruck. They wanted to be strong in that area up. Last week,
:09:47. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:59.Northampton Bru -- I blew them away there. The crowd want to see a big
:09:59. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :11:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:11:48. > :11:53.Macken. Rory Best going down the quite early. They will be very
:11:53. > :11:56.happy that they have made some runs it nice and early. This is an
:11:56. > :12:06.important start for Paddy Jackson. He will want to have his kicking
:12:06. > :12:12.
:12:12. > :12:21.it last week. He was a doubt for this game. But he has recovered
:12:21. > :12:24.very quickly. Quite remarkable. He is only 20 years of age however.
:12:24. > :12:29.the guise of our age would take longer to recover. These guys are
:12:29. > :12:39.made of sterner stuff. I am glad you would put me in your age
:12:39. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :13:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:13:21. > :13:30.Ulster one by one goal. Andrew Trimble. He might have a go. Well
:13:30. > :13:40.stocked by Leinster. Pienaar. Jackson. Gilroy to chase. Well
:13:40. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:05.taken by Leinster. Just inside check. The momentum is gong. Good
:14:05. > :14:06.
:14:06. > :14:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:14:49. > :14:57.comes right. Trimble very nearly made it. Pienaar. That was a good
:14:57. > :15:07.call by Luke Marshall. Over to Cian Healy. The pressure again coming
:15:07. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:34.from Ulster. Rory Best out on the one of them. He has to chase it.
:15:34. > :15:44.Craig Gilroy and Darren Cave are in there. That was a good pick up and
:15:44. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:03.drive by Cian Healy. That came of by Ulster. What is interesting is
:16:03. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:14.the battle of the 10s. Obviously, Jackson will be reeling from that
:16:14. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:24.final last year. Probably his first kick was just down to nerves. I
:16:24. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :17:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:17:13. > :17:20.think we will see a good battle time. Ulster fortunate to get away
:17:20. > :17:30.with that one. Ulster's line under threat for the first time. It is
:17:30. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:35.the first sign of danger from the Leinster pack. Ulster have to be
:17:35. > :17:45.wary, they were dog-legged in defence. They have to shut the man
:17:45. > :18:06.
:18:06. > :18:11.Trimble. Dear, oh dear! All too frantic by Ulster, all too often.
:18:11. > :18:20.There is a bit of nerves out there. You can see that in the ruck areas.
:18:20. > :18:26.Ulster have managed to turn over a couple of Leinster scrums. They
:18:26. > :18:34.have to be patient and just get the ball down field. Territory is
:18:34. > :18:42.paramount at this stage of game. nudge foreerforward -- forward by
:18:42. > :18:48.Leinster. This is a time for cool heads. There were two men out there,
:18:48. > :18:58.but the pass wasn't great. First scrum of the evening. Collapsed on
:18:58. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :19:20.international pack and the back row that caused so much havoc in the
:19:20. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:41.Heineken Cup final, Ulster just the man who intervened. REFEREE:
:19:41. > :19:44.Binding number one. That is the decision. Rory Best saying the
:19:44. > :19:49.Leinster tight head is coming straight across. We knew there
:19:49. > :19:54.would be an issue at scrum time. There are two front rows of
:19:54. > :20:03.significant experience and all looking to get one over the other.
:20:03. > :20:13.No more so than the Best/Cronin. Cronin will be looking to make a
:20:13. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:33.point. But Best is solid and he is bad strike and that is what you
:20:33. > :20:38.have to do at this level - you have got to take your chance and you
:20:38. > :20:46.have got to take you points. Ulster didn't take theirs and Leinster
:20:46. > :20:52.have and they lead 3-0. A good kick by Madigan. It was on the wrong
:20:52. > :21:02.side of the pitch for him. He is a right-footer. But Leinster will be
:21:02. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :22:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:22:20. > :22:26.in terms of territory and the throw. Good reading by Conway, he
:22:26. > :22:33.recognised there would be space. He has got a lot of pace, Conway. But
:22:33. > :22:43.going back, Jackson's up and under, I thought was good. But the chasing
:22:43. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:55.line from Ulster was ponderous. They need to be more alert. A damp
:22:55. > :22:55.
:22:55. > :23:04.evening here at pre-Christmas Ravenhill. Neil Cullen getting that
:23:05. > :23:13.wise old head of his bandaged up. 2007 was his first cap. Some of
:23:13. > :23:19.these kids were not born when Leo Cullen started to play. He was my
:23:19. > :23:27.captain at schoolboy level. He is a fantastic player. He just never
:23:27. > :23:37.ever makes a wrong decision. record as a captain is second to
:23:37. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:14.work by Payne. He gets a pat, because stopping Healy is no mean
:24:14. > :24:24.feat. Just a slight overthrow. Finger tips by McComb. O'Brien very
:24:24. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:56.strong going forward and that was mark it used to be in the old days.
:24:56. > :25:01.That will give him a free kick to touch and it will be an Ulster
:25:01. > :25:07.line-out. That has taken play a fair old distance into Ulster
:25:07. > :25:17.territory. The crowd not happy with the interpretation of the distance.
:25:17. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:22.Good stuff by Madigan. 157 points he has got for Leinster. In his 60-
:25:22. > :25:28.odd appearances.: so far it is a game of chess, they are just
:25:28. > :25:38.feeling each other out. Nobody wants to make mistakes or take too
:25:38. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :27:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:27:10. > :27:20.Ulster have given away the penalty. There were two or Three Ulster
:27:20. > :27:21.
:27:22. > :27:31.Mendes praitly trying to rip the pal, -- ul Der men -- Ulster men
:27:32. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:51.desperately trying to rip the ball comfortably play in the 15 role,
:27:51. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:21.because they have that skills set. terrific kick by Madigan. Well
:28:21. > :28:24.Leinster have had two chances and they have taken both of them. And
:28:24. > :28:33.that is the difference between the sides. We are still in the first
:28:33. > :28:39.quarter of this game, but Leinster's remarkable report --
:28:39. > :28:43.record against Ulster looks like being kept up. He knew that was
:28:43. > :28:49.sailing through posts. That will give him and Leinster a huge amount
:28:49. > :28:54.of confidence and certainly silence this crowd nice and early. They
:28:54. > :29:00.didn't have a great deal to cheer about last week with the game with
:29:00. > :29:05.Northampton. But they have to put that behind them. The decision has
:29:05. > :29:15.gone to Leinster. Carried into touch by an Ulster hand. So line-
:29:15. > :29:15.
:29:15. > :30:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:30:00. > :30:03.out to the men in blue. Sean Cronin kickable I wonder? It is great work
:30:03. > :30:07.by Henry and Williams to strip that ball. That is about the third time
:30:07. > :30:11.that has happened. But it is what Ulster do with the ball after that.
:30:12. > :30:15.That is the third time in a row they have stripped the ball and
:30:15. > :30:24.then lost possession almost immediately. They have got to be
:30:24. > :30:30.more patient with the ball. He has put a kick to the Leinster 22 to
:30:30. > :30:40.give Ulster a very good field position. Leinster leading by two
:30:40. > :31:03.
:31:03. > :31:08.for a penalty to Ulster. Jackson. Marshall. It will go back for the
:31:08. > :31:18.penalty. Enterprise indeed. That was a nice gesture by Fergus
:31:18. > :31:25.McFadden. A very good drive it from the forwards. Rory Best spinning
:31:25. > :31:35.off. Leinster had no option but to come in from the side and take him
:31:35. > :31:36.
:31:36. > :31:45.down. Ulster will be very happy with that. It is an area they
:31:45. > :31:55.dominated against Northampton. Nick Williams is somebody who can be
:31:55. > :31:56.
:31:56. > :32:06.devastating as well. Jackson calling the shots. His chance to
:32:06. > :32:18.
:32:18. > :32:27.cut the lead. Not desperately one as well. He may have a problem
:32:27. > :32:37.with his like. The crowd is a little bit shocked. At the moment,
:32:37. > :32:47.the opposition are ahead. He will have to keep his head down and slow
:32:47. > :33:00.
:33:00. > :33:06.his rhythm down. He looked at to Reid just could not control it. He
:33:06. > :33:16.could feel the hot breath of Jared Payne coming down on him. He is a
:33:16. > :33:46.
:33:46. > :33:53.broth of a boy. Not too many scrums Ulster scrum. That was a very
:33:53. > :33:59.powerful scrum. They just kept it going. Leinster had no option but
:33:59. > :34:07.to take it down. That was an easy decision for the referee. It is
:34:07. > :34:14.imperative he knocks as one over. This one should benefit him. He is
:34:14. > :34:17.a right-footed player. Not too far out. He needs to calm himself down.
:34:17. > :34:27.Go through his routine and hopefully get three points on the
:34:27. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :34:57.will be a lot happier. That will do his confidence no harm whatsoever.
:34:57. > :35:07.On day three points between them. - - only. The plight of the ball was
:35:07. > :35:07.
:35:07. > :36:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:36:05. > :36:10.just perfect. -- a flight of the was a quick off load. Ulster have
:36:10. > :36:17.given possession back to Leinster. They cannot afford to do that.
:36:17. > :36:25.you can see what Ulster were trying to do there. Tried to isolate the
:36:25. > :36:35.first a defender. But Devon quicker was to quit -- Devin Toner was too
:36:35. > :37:05.
:37:05. > :37:15.scrum. They will be happier with Garryowen. Well set up by Devin
:37:15. > :37:47.
:37:47. > :37:57.28 minutes played, only three is happening. That is a good
:37:57. > :38:09.
:38:09. > :38:19.squeezed by Ulster, a good scrum. have seen. That was Ruan Pienaar
:38:19. > :38:20.
:38:20. > :38:30.from a distance. Keehan Hayley taken to the cleaners there. --
:38:30. > :38:31.
:38:31. > :38:41.Cian Healy. They kept it low. There was the upward pressure from a Rory
:38:41. > :38:46.
:38:46. > :38:56.little will be for Ulster this season, Paddy Jackson have been
:38:56. > :39:35.
:39:35. > :39:42.doing most of the kicking, this is Pienaar is so handy in this side.
:39:42. > :39:52.He has got a wonderful strike. it all came from a very dominant
:39:52. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :41:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:41:14. > :41:24.scrum. Leinster will no doubt to wrong with that. The referee has
:41:24. > :41:47.
:41:47. > :41:57.given the penalty in a dangerous call. Henderson is trying to get
:41:57. > :41:58.
:41:58. > :42:05.Rory Best out first. I do not see a lot wrong with that. He has kicked
:42:05. > :42:15.it out and dived on the ball. a straightforward penalty. The
:42:15. > :42:35.
:42:35. > :42:44.Madigan. The easiest of the evening. Leinster have one at the kicking
:42:44. > :42:51.battle. -- Leinster have won the kicking battle. Leinster are
:42:51. > :43:01.starting to mix their play a very well. Guys like Dorsey have a lot
:43:01. > :43:02.
:43:02. > :43:12.of experience. -- Gordon D'Arcy have a lot of experience.
:43:12. > :43:32.
:43:32. > :43:40.Cullen manages to pull it them. Jackson. John Afoa. Just delayed it
:43:40. > :43:50.a little bit. Still there for Ulster in terms of possession.
:43:50. > :44:15.
:44:15. > :44:25.Chris Henry takes it on himself. it did not quite work. Leinster
:44:25. > :44:33.
:44:33. > :44:43.have got the ball. The referee is There goes Williams. That is what
:44:43. > :45:11.
:45:11. > :45:18.Noel Reid. Cleverly kept by Paddy Jackson. -- cleverly kicked. He
:45:18. > :45:26.probably did not realise he had so much time. This is really good play
:45:26. > :45:36.by Rory Best. They were never going to get in at the outside. This is a
:45:36. > :45:37.
:45:37. > :45:47.good attacking position. This is a big scrum. Four minutes remaining,
:45:47. > :45:57.three points between them. Ulster have been the closer of their two
:45:57. > :46:35.
:46:35. > :46:41.referee's given a penalty try. Well, you don't see that often against a
:46:41. > :46:44.side like Leinster. He did warn them. He may have given them
:46:44. > :46:51.another warning, but he decided that was enough and the Ulster fans
:46:51. > :46:57.will be more than happy with that. That is another very good scrum and
:46:57. > :47:01.Rory Best will give the men outside him ten out of ten for that one.
:47:02. > :47:09.is the early shove. They can't do anything about it. They take it
:47:09. > :47:14.down and the referee's decided it is a ppblty try. In terms of the
:47:14. > :47:19.psychological advantage, you can't beat that. They will now be looking
:47:19. > :47:25.forward to the next scrum. Leinster will be going under the posts
:47:25. > :47:35.dejebgted. They will be looking to come together and work out what is
:47:35. > :47:35.
:47:35. > :47:41.going wrong. Piennar has taken over the kicking duty. Ulster having
:47:41. > :47:47.trailed all the way through, now lead with two minutes to go. It is
:47:47. > :47:52.a good omen for Ulster. In the fixture with Northampton, Ulster
:47:52. > :47:57.dominated in the scrum and that led to the victory. On the return they
:47:57. > :48:07.didn't do that, and it led to the loss. So they will be happy with
:48:07. > :48:42.
:48:42. > :48:52.Ulster scrum. Leinster unnerved maybe? They're dfl a bit dejebgted
:48:52. > :48:54.
:48:54. > :49:04.after that try. -- they're definitely a bit down after that
:49:04. > :49:04.
:49:04. > :49:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:49:56. > :50:01.deal until the very end, but that dominant scrum produced the penalty
:50:01. > :50:10.try and that will put a few smiles on the Ulster faces, but there will
:50:10. > :50:14.be a lot of lard talking in both dressing rooms. -- hard talking.
:50:14. > :50:17.There have been on opportunity to get the ball into the corner and
:50:17. > :50:27.keep the territory. If they can continue to do that, then they're
:50:27. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :50:39.in a good place to win. One try in When these two Irish heavy weights
:50:39. > :50:44.go head to go head, it was always going to be tight and a night to
:50:44. > :50:50.make the most of your opportunities. Ian Madigan has had a composed
:50:50. > :50:55.performance with the boot. It took Ulster's Paddy Jackson a while to
:50:55. > :51:01.find his kicking boot. But eventually he did, to pull Ulster
:51:01. > :51:11.level and the home side go in at half time, thanks to that up front
:51:11. > :51:12.
:51:12. > :51:19.dominance and the penalty try. It is 13-9 to Ulster at half time.
:51:19. > :51:23.Well Maurice can have field and Tony McWhirter have enjoyed that
:51:23. > :51:28.first half? Yes it has been an intrigue game. The first 20 minutes
:51:28. > :51:34.cat and mouse, as you would expect. Again we were questioning some of
:51:34. > :51:38.the decision about the way that Ulster were playing and they were
:51:38. > :51:41.kicking away possession they should have run. The game needed a game-
:51:41. > :51:48.changing point and when Jackson was tacken out in the air and the
:51:48. > :51:54.referee didn't give the ppblty, that upped the atmosphere. --
:51:54. > :52:00.penalty. A deserved lead? Yes, Ulster have grown into the game and
:52:00. > :52:04.the scrum has become dominant with the penalty try at the end. Turn
:52:04. > :52:10.overs for Ulster, some have been effective. Last week we didn't have
:52:10. > :52:14.the right balance. We see here the right balance. We see here
:52:14. > :52:19.Payne going in. We are targeting the ruck quicker and recycling the
:52:20. > :52:26.ball. It was scrappy at times. But it is in the air that we haved that
:52:26. > :52:30.target and they were more accurate than against Northampton.
:52:30. > :52:35.tactic has been slowing the ball down. The men making the tackle
:52:35. > :52:44.targeting the ball. So then you don't have to overcommit players to
:52:44. > :52:49.the ruck. Then the defence can spread. We can see that double
:52:49. > :52:53.teaming of Henry and Best. Hitting high and no one hitting the ball.
:52:53. > :52:58.What Leinster are not doing is putting too many men into the break
:52:58. > :53:03.downs. Did Ulster make enough of their turn overs or kick too much
:53:03. > :53:10.of the possession away? Possibly kicking has been inaccurate. We
:53:10. > :53:15.have kicked away ball inaccurately. Without a good kick chase. But
:53:15. > :53:19.Ulster have set their stall out to play in the Leinster half and give
:53:19. > :53:28.Leinster as few opportunities as possible. The set piece at the line
:53:28. > :53:38.out, it hasn't functioned -- it hasn't functioned brilliantly.
:53:38. > :53:42.he kicked away there, I am not sure. That gave a target for Marshall to
:53:42. > :53:45.get Madigan. We're giving away possession and we see here the
:53:45. > :53:50.line-out, a good catch and drive. I can understand the reasoning, to
:53:50. > :53:56.try and get the ball into their half. But this is the best counter
:53:56. > :54:00.attacking team in Europe. Even the way we have tried to kick,
:54:00. > :54:04.traditionally it would be parallel down the side. But Piennar has been
:54:04. > :54:11.kicking the ball infield to get at the Leinster back field. But the
:54:11. > :54:15.chase hasn't quite been there and we haven't been able too put -- to
:54:15. > :54:20.hut economy pressure on the guy with the ball. Perhaps the kicking,
:54:20. > :54:25.too much in the centre of the field and not down the tram lines?
:54:25. > :54:28.want to use the tram line as an extra defender and by putting it in
:54:28. > :54:35.the centre, you're opening the game up. Leinster have taken their
:54:35. > :54:42.opportunities. They have been given two penalties, two out of Three
:54:42. > :54:47.penalties may have been wrong refereeing decision. Let's look at
:54:47. > :54:52.that and try and examine the scrums more closely. Because at the start
:54:52. > :54:55.of the match Ulster seemed to be in trouble again as they were last
:54:55. > :55:01.week against Northampton. Penalty against them. As the game
:55:01. > :55:05.progressed, it all seemed to click stkph Yes in fair tonnes Ulster in
:55:05. > :55:12.the first half with Northampton, they scumed well. It was only when
:55:12. > :55:18.the changes were made. This decision comes from the touch judge
:55:18. > :55:28.on the far side. Hopefully we can see it from the reverse angle. Bent
:55:28. > :55:29.
:55:29. > :55:33.takes it in. That is the benefit of having an all international front
:55:33. > :55:38.row. Leinster have a new team. You can see the dominance that is
:55:38. > :55:43.coming through. It is just sheer power. That is more like the
:55:43. > :55:48.performance we saw in the first match with Northampton? Yes and Tom
:55:48. > :55:53.court has lost his place in the Irish squad to Michael Bent, who
:55:53. > :55:59.has been parachuted in from playing in New Zealand rugby. This is his
:55:59. > :56:05.first taste of Irish rugby and he is finding out about it. That
:56:05. > :56:11.dominance paid off with that penalty try. Yes, and deservedly so.
:56:12. > :56:18.You have seen the power. But you can see when the penalty try was
:56:18. > :56:22.given was given, he stood up and looked him in the eye. With the
:56:22. > :56:26.scrum, McComb and Henderson, two guys with little experience, not
:56:26. > :56:31.the biggest guys in the world. They have the height, but not the same
:56:31. > :56:38.poundage as others. But they're making their presence felt. This is
:56:38. > :56:45.the bit up to the try opportunity. Yes before that pad Ji -- Paddy
:56:45. > :56:54.Jackson is taken out. You can see the body position. Healy's going
:56:54. > :56:58.backwards and that is an exceptional scrummage. It has been
:56:58. > :57:04.top drawer and a great reaction from Tom court. Got up, shouting
:57:04. > :57:09.vaigt in Michael Bent's face and rather than turning away, walked
:57:09. > :57:14.backwards, keeping his eyes on him. We said it would be a game of close
:57:14. > :57:18.margins and Leinster kicked their points, may Ulster rue those
:57:18. > :57:22.opportunitys? You have to take your opportunities. Ulster have been
:57:22. > :57:28.possibly lucky in the way with the penalty try, but it is nothing less
:57:28. > :57:33.than they deserved. Madigan has had three chance and put them all over.
:57:33. > :57:39.That is what kickers do. Paddy Jackson won't be happy with himself.
:57:39. > :57:43.Maybe it was his stance. The rain may have softened the ground for
:57:44. > :57:51.his planting foot. It is the small margins that make a difference.
:57:51. > :57:55.With no box day derbies this year, the next game for Ulster is on the
:57:55. > :58:05.29th. So they have more time to help out with the Christmas cooking.
:58:05. > :58:15.So we put three of them to the mipbz pie challenge. -- minute pie
:58:15. > :58:19.
:58:20. > :58:26.challenge. -- mince pie challenge. Robbie Diack is here. And a
:58:26. > :58:36.Ballymena man, Doug Marshall and our referee is our resident chef
:58:36. > :58:45.
:58:45. > :58:50.Paula McIntyre. Already guys, cut, Here comes Santa Claus # Bells are
:58:51. > :59:00.ring... We should get them in the oven and see how they look in 15
:59:01. > :59:02.
:59:02. > :59:06.While those beautys are toasting, Robbie what is Christmas like for
:59:06. > :59:11.you in South Africa? It is different. The main difference is
:59:11. > :59:15.the weather. It is an outdoor Christmas and here we are wrapped
:59:15. > :59:20.up with if fire going and some mulled wine and that stuff. We have
:59:20. > :59:25.some friends from back home as well. So hopefully we can get a white
:59:25. > :59:30.Christmas. There is normally a game on box day, but you can relax?
:59:30. > :59:35.it has worked out well. The past few years we have been playing on
:59:35. > :59:40.box day 5 new year's day, hopefully we will get to enjoy it more. But
:59:40. > :59:49.we have to watch ourselves. It all about the food. Mum puts out as
:59:49. > :59:57.much as we can. What about theicalry -- the calory count?
:59:57. > :00:05.strict with meat and try to limit my calories as you can tell. Look
:00:05. > :00:13.at that. Magnificent. What is the verdict? For a first time effort it
:00:13. > :00:19.is, it is pretty good. I have seen a lot worse in my time. This I my
:00:19. > :00:28.favourite. That is just raw pastry. That is your thing. This one here,
:00:28. > :00:33.I like what you have done Adam. It has got a festive hang. Now we need
:00:33. > :00:41.a winner. I would have to go just for technique really and that
:00:41. > :00:50.actually work, I would have to go with Luke. That may be the
:00:50. > :00:58.highlight of his year. Apart from the fee Jie -- Fijii game. And he
:00:58. > :01:06.has a cute face too. He is like a wee Elf! If everything goes a bit
:01:06. > :01:12.astray with your rugby career, think about this for the future.
:01:12. > :01:22.You want to try them? I am not going eat them e them. You could
:01:22. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:33.try these or we could deliver these. They are. We look absolutely
:01:33. > :01:43.revolting. ---there absolutely revolting. Now to more important
:01:43. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :01:54.matters. Thank you very much. What do Ulster need to do to close this
:01:54. > :02:00.game? Just what we have seen in the last 10 minutes. Play the game in
:02:00. > :02:06.the Leinster half, stop making the basic errors that let us down in
:02:06. > :02:12.the first half of. Possession is the key. Yes, we have got to keep
:02:12. > :02:20.the ball in hand. We have to challenge Leinster. That is what we
:02:20. > :02:27.have to do. Keep possession. Just be as accurate as we can.
:02:27. > :02:37.Thankfully, the teams are on their way out. As you can see, we are all
:02:37. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:54.getting into the Christmas swing last scrum has given the Ulster
:02:54. > :03:00.fans lot to cheer about. It has given them a master of -- a massive
:03:00. > :03:06.lift. They will want to put last week behind them. They have it set
:03:06. > :03:12.their stall out in that area. They will have to cut down on those
:03:13. > :03:22.basic mistakes. If they can do that, and continue with the same
:03:22. > :03:26.intensity, I have no doubt they can come away with a victory. As Ulster
:03:26. > :03:36.run out, it does not look as if there are any changes in the Ulster
:03:36. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:47.side that began this game. Chris Henry will be a lot happier than he
:03:47. > :04:02.
:04:02. > :04:12.was a weak ago. Leinster's record the taverns around the stadium here.
:04:12. > :04:22.Ravenhill is undergoing a lot of change. Second half under way.
:04:22. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:00.inability to collect the restart kick. Gordon D'Arcy. No way through.
:05:00. > :05:10.Darren Cave is holding on to a number. The has to release it. He
:05:10. > :05:23.
:05:23. > :05:27.advantage. Leinster are pressing hand. The ball has gone loose.
:05:27. > :05:35.George Clancy bringing them back. All coming from Ulster not being
:05:35. > :05:42.met able to catch the ball. often have we said that that is so
:05:42. > :05:46.important. The last thing they would have wanted to do was to
:05:46. > :05:53.allowed Leinster to get an easy ball from the kick-off. You have to
:05:54. > :06:01.give Madigan credit. That was a very good restart. The Bines of the
:06:01. > :06:11.ball just went straight into Jamie Heaslip's hands. -- the bounce of
:06:11. > :06:21.the ball. He is trying to get out of there. Tried to help the
:06:21. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:41.the evening for him so far. The flags are poised to be raised.
:06:41. > :06:45.
:06:45. > :06:55.Pretty straightforward. The gap is causing. -- closing. Ulster Reddan
:06:55. > :07:05.by a single point. -- Ulster leading. Leinster will be looking
:07:05. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:43.to get straight back down and get to get it. He has got some support.
:07:43. > :07:46.
:07:46. > :07:56.Pienaar. Tom Court. Ulster fans are willing the men on. He is having
:07:56. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:07.another go himself. Tom Court picks Henderson has a go himself up. Here
:08:07. > :08:14.goes Williams. That looks like a try. He has got it down. George
:08:14. > :08:24.Clancy is having a good look. It will go upstairs to Dermot Moloney.
:08:24. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:45.Effect touched the line at all, it his face, he thinks he has
:08:45. > :08:53.definitely got it. He does very well to get that ball back. It
:08:53. > :09:03.looks like he has just got it on the line. Great work there by Iain
:09:03. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:15.Henderson. He managed a to spiral out of that first tackle. I've been
:09:15. > :09:18.Williams might just have got the touchdown. -- I think. He is not
:09:18. > :09:25.being held up, it is just where there he has got it on the line or
:09:25. > :09:35.not. I think the ball has just got over the line. This will be very
:09:35. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:44.interesting. A very significant call. Can Ulster get a try having
:09:44. > :09:53.conceded an early penalty. I think this while movement got a Marcross.
:09:53. > :10:03.-- the spiral movement got him a try. It does not look a million
:10:03. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:14.miles away. Here we go again. gets pushed back slightly after the
:10:14. > :10:15.
:10:15. > :10:25.initial touchdown. I think that is a try. All of Ulster... Dermot
:10:25. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:57.call pretty soon. I think this is the most conclusive of the angles.
:10:57. > :11:16.
:11:16. > :11:23.being kept it low longer in that suspense. -- being kept longer in
:11:23. > :11:33.suspense. Andrew Trimble is one of the best players in European and
:11:33. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:44.rugby. He did a particularly well. He kept the movement going. Great
:11:44. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:24.Leinster posts. That is just the reaction they needed. That was
:12:24. > :12:48.
:12:48. > :12:58.excellent play. It was a Robbie Diack sets the ball up
:12:58. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:10.nicely. A pretty good kick. Very cleverly done by Madigan. The ball
:13:10. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:24.has gone up directly into touch, given a free kick? He is just
:13:24. > :13:34.waiting for Leinster to come up the line. Absolutely perfect. Madigan
:13:34. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:08.does very well to get his foot out scrummage. If that had stayed in,
:14:08. > :14:18.that would have been a fabulous effort. Leinster fans will not be
:14:18. > :14:21.
:14:21. > :14:26.very happy. I think he tried to take off a little bit too much. I
:14:26. > :14:36.think he is starting to find it difficult in this game. He got hit
:14:36. > :14:36.
:14:36. > :15:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:15:40. > :15:50.Gathered in by Noel Reid. Back in the Ulster side. Madigan cover as
:15:50. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:27.well. He is on his own. Does not good kick by Fergus McFadden.
:16:27. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :17:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:17:09. > :17:13.Ulster will have to be a lot more has let him away with that. And he
:17:13. > :17:20.has given the penalty against Ulster. Why Bent wasn't penalised,
:17:20. > :17:24.I have no idea. He stepped and then he stepped back. Maybe the referee
:17:24. > :17:30.thought that was enough. The ball was out. Maybe he felt the ball was
:17:30. > :17:36.out. So he may have got that one right. You can see Tom court wasn't
:17:36. > :17:40.happy with it. He said why didn't we get the penalty initially.
:17:40. > :17:44.Little mistakes from Ulster they will want to iron out and not let
:17:44. > :17:49.Leinster get back in the game. They have to keep the pressure on and
:17:49. > :17:59.keep down in the Leinster half. Leinster have progressed up to the
:17:59. > :18:00.
:18:00. > :19:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:19:28. > :19:35.be observed and Ulster to come up There is a Leinster player down
:19:35. > :19:39.injured. The referee had played advantage and said it was over and
:19:39. > :19:44.Ulster's defence has earned them a scrummage. Great work on the
:19:44. > :19:49.retreat by Ulster. A crucial time for Leinster to knock on. I thought
:19:49. > :19:53.it was a long advantage he was playing. But a very good tackle at
:19:53. > :19:57.the end to dislodge the ball. But you have to say Leinster were
:19:57. > :20:07.building the phases well. Ulster don't have to give away those
:20:07. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:18.penalties. As we say -- saw, their defence is solid, if they are going
:20:18. > :20:28.to defend they have no problem. Leinster player is down, I can't
:20:28. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:34.see who it is. But it doesn't look wonderful. Leinster are going to
:20:34. > :20:41.make a replacement. It might be Devon Toner who was down injured.
:20:41. > :20:50.You would know it was Devin Toner, no, he seems to be fine. I can't
:20:50. > :20:59.see who that is. Maybe it is Sean O'Brien. A bit of cramp there on an
:20:59. > :21:09.Ulster player. It is Tom denton is coming on, born in York, formerly
:21:09. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:20.of Leeds. And No 17 is kierchingy van der Merwe. And 22 is Andrew
:21:20. > :21:28.
:21:28. > :21:38.Goodman. -- Heinke van der Merwe. We are waiting to see about this
:21:38. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:48.Leinster injury. Healy is going to be going off. There is Andrew
:21:48. > :21:58.Goodman, who has played up until this game five games in a row for
:21:58. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:09.Leinster. He has been playing in Japan. 19 is Tom Denton. This is
:22:09. > :22:19.the interception that set up the try for Ulster. Wonderful play. We
:22:19. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:26.know he is so good in that area. Great work by the pack again. The
:22:26. > :22:36.pack are starting to dominate the close quarter encounters. It is
:22:36. > :22:42.Roahl Reid who is going off. He has taken off his head gear. -- Noel
:22:42. > :22:52.Reid. Neil Cullen has gone off. Heaslip will take over the mantle
:22:52. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :23:03.of captain. Tom Denton has come into the second row and van der
:23:03. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:21.then they have some fresh faces in the pack. Rhys Ruddock came on at
:23:21. > :23:31.the interval. Interesting that Healy has been taken off. Still
:23:31. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:07.gives Leinster an all international wallop. That is perfect. Williams
:24:07. > :24:12.with a great pick up at the back of the scrum. Holds Reddan off and
:24:12. > :24:21.then secures the ball and Piennar as always, a perfect pass back to
:24:21. > :24:31.Jackson and it is a wonderful kick. Just to relieve the pressure.
:24:31. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:41.Reddan did his best to cling on to by Leinster, when you run into your
:24:41. > :24:46.own man and you have the ball and the referee deems you have an
:24:46. > :24:49.advantage, then the scrum goes to the opposition. So the referee
:24:49. > :24:53.thought Leinster did get an advantage from the collision.
:24:54. > :24:57.is where Ulster have got to seek an advantage. We see some
:24:57. > :25:03.miscommunication between the centre partnership of Darcy and Macken. If
:25:03. > :25:08.you lack at the teams, Leinster are the ones that have some instability
:25:08. > :25:12.in the team and combinations that haven't played that much together.
:25:12. > :25:21.Ulster looks a more settled side. They want to take full advantage of
:25:21. > :25:31.that now. The referee has penalised Leinster under huge pressure.
:25:31. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:44.Heinke van der Merwe faring little better than did Healy. Luke
:25:44. > :25:49.
:25:49. > :25:57.Marshall giving Tom court a huge That is a wonderful kick. He has
:25:57. > :26:04.dfl got his kicking boots on. -- definitely got his kicking boots on.
:26:04. > :26:14.Another great relieving kick by Jackson. Now make it into the
:26:14. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :27:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:27:40. > :27:47.Leinster half. It is another good has. That was a pity. Ulster will
:27:47. > :27:54.be disappointed. It was good play, it started from a good charging run
:27:54. > :28:01.by Marshall. It was one he got over Darcy and took a step and his power
:28:01. > :28:10.and pace got him to the outside. The one disappointing thing was
:28:10. > :28:20.slowing up the ball. A chance for the referee to get his electronics
:28:20. > :28:51.
:28:51. > :29:01.sorted out! Adam Darcy has come on. the specialist in that department.
:29:01. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:15.And but for an awkward bounce, that Ulster. Yet again, we might see it
:29:15. > :29:19.here again, Piennar, we talked about it in the first half. He is
:29:19. > :29:25.the charge down specialist and yet again, look where he comes from, he
:29:25. > :29:31.comes from about 20 yards back, throws himself into that. A
:29:31. > :29:36.wonderful bit of play by Piennar. He saw it coming a mile off and
:29:36. > :29:41.that has awarded Ulster the scrum. When you have played as many
:29:42. > :29:51.international games at half back, so the radar was there and he knew
:29:52. > :30:23.
:30:23. > :30:29.a bit. A free kick against Leinster. Will Ulster going for the scrummage
:30:29. > :30:35.again and get that psychological edge? Yes, they will. It is the
:30:35. > :30:39.right call. The crowd are getting up as well. The Ulster pack will
:30:40. > :30:49.relish this opportunity to put another marker down and drive this
:30:50. > :30:50.
:30:50. > :31:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:31:32. > :31:39.Ulster are in the right part of the what is going on. The referee is
:31:39. > :31:49.watching so they behaved themselves. Penalty against a Leinster. At this
:31:49. > :32:06.
:32:06. > :32:15.stage, what is the decision going dominant scrum and Ulster's scrum
:32:15. > :32:24.this evening has been very dominant. No hesitation. Luca Neil McComb. --
:32:24. > :32:30.a look at. The scrum had been outstanding. It does not come just
:32:30. > :32:40.from the front row, it comes from every single one of them pushing
:32:40. > :33:05.
:33:05. > :33:11.come any. It was the right decision to go for the posts. Ulster fans
:33:11. > :33:21.will be wondering if they will at rude that mistake. I hope not. --
:33:21. > :33:35.
:33:35. > :33:39.though that they can get another opportunity. That is a very poor
:33:39. > :33:49.kick by Paddy Jackson. He has put it straight into touch. He was not
:33:49. > :33:50.
:33:50. > :33:56.under any pressure. I wonder if he is carrying that leg a little bit.
:33:56. > :34:06.Having missed with the kick, kick into touch, Ulster find themselves
:34:06. > :34:13.
:34:13. > :34:17.back inside their own half. 16 of an obstruction there. Wonderful
:34:17. > :34:26.counter attacking but Ulster. Williams has to stay out of it, and
:34:26. > :34:36.he does. This is a Sean Cronin. A good tackle by Robbie Diack.
:34:36. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:20.happier with that. That gets and Nick Williams out of the line-
:35:20. > :35:32.
:35:32. > :35:42.they will have to throw from just inside their Ulster half. Ulster
:35:42. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:54.are needing to make sure. Eight points between them. That takes a
:35:54. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :36:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:36:37. > :36:47.lot of pressure off the rest of the yards. That is not a bad kick at
:36:47. > :36:48.
:36:48. > :37:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:37:37. > :37:46.all. Somebody has to call for it. that passage of play. Disappointed
:37:46. > :37:50.with a penalty at the end of it. They will want to continue to give
:37:50. > :37:55.the ball in the Leinster half and not take any chances in their own
:37:55. > :38:05.half. It is good to see Adam D'Arcy on. He is almost the forgotten man
:38:05. > :38:23.
:38:23. > :38:33.having scored what could well be a conclusive try for Ulster. Very
:38:33. > :38:33.
:38:33. > :38:43.generous round of applause for him. He goes off and Roger Wilson comes
:38:43. > :38:43.
:38:43. > :39:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:39:40. > :39:47.Henderson was doing something changed the complexion of the game.
:39:47. > :39:57.Ulster down to 14 men now for the rest of the game moralise. -- more
:39:57. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:20.is a dreadful decision by George Clancy. Rory Best, his legs are
:40:20. > :40:30.trapped, he cannot roll away. That is a very bad decision. Leinster
:40:30. > :40:31.
:40:31. > :40:37.could have a chance to win this game now. I the most important kick
:40:37. > :40:47.of the evening for Leicester idea has missed the most crucial one of
:40:47. > :40:57.all. -- for Leinster and he has missed the most crucial one of them
:40:57. > :40:58.
:40:58. > :41:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:41:44. > :41:54.Advantage to Ulster. Taken by and see what they think of Isaac
:41:54. > :42:02.
:42:02. > :42:08.Boss. -- you can see. Marshall gives Isaac Boss a little tap on
:42:08. > :42:14.the head. This was the incident. A very good tackle indeed by Craig
:42:14. > :42:24.Gilroy. Here comes Henderson. He made a lot of ground. Boss was
:42:24. > :42:26.
:42:26. > :42:33.taken out of it. Nothing wrong with that. He is a very committed player.
:42:33. > :42:40.There is no doubt he was coming through the gate there. Marshall is
:42:40. > :42:47.clearly disappointed. I certainly do not think it was foul play.
:42:47. > :42:57.is an interesting replacement. Robbie Diack has gone off. Rob
:42:57. > :43:03.
:43:03. > :43:13.Herring has come on to play in the back row. I beg your pardon. Rob
:43:13. > :43:14.
:43:14. > :43:24.Herring has come on because a Rory Best is not player. -- is not
:43:24. > :43:24.
:43:24. > :44:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:44:27. > :44:32.between them. -- eight points. bothering him slightly? He is
:44:32. > :44:39.desperate we competitive. You were with him for many years as a squad
:44:39. > :44:49.member. What a great squad member he was. Unbelievable. He is
:44:49. > :44:59.involved in everything. the social side of things as well. He is a
:44:59. > :45:01.
:45:01. > :45:11.very positive influence. It is important that there hold on, keep
:45:11. > :45:21.
:45:21. > :45:31.possession of. -- that they hold on, Henderson. The baby end this Ulster
:45:31. > :45:42.
:45:42. > :45:50.referee has to give a penalty to Ulster. He has given it. Marshall
:45:50. > :46:00.has a Court himself. The crowd would have loved this. -- has a go
:46:00. > :46:15.
:46:15. > :46:25.on it. You could not wish for a better end to our game if you are
:46:25. > :46:30.
:46:30. > :46:34.would have meant the advantage was over and they would not have a
:46:34. > :46:40.penalty. But that is the confidence in this side. They had the
:46:40. > :46:44.confidence, Trimble was shouting for it. It was good from the
:46:44. > :46:54.forwards again, driving it off. Marshall and Piennar in constant
:46:54. > :47:12.
:47:12. > :47:18.communication and Piennar takes the conversion. He has given it a nice
:47:18. > :47:24.smack and right between the posts it goes and Ulster leading 27-12
:47:24. > :47:29.and there may be time for something else. Look at that. It was
:47:29. > :47:32.wonderful play by Piennar. Inch perfect from the kick and what is
:47:32. > :47:42.important Trimble took it at pace and started from wide. That what is
:47:42. > :48:19.
:48:19. > :48:29.the best wingers do, start from replacement for his first cap, Alan
:48:29. > :48:58.
:48:58. > :49:02.the losing bonus point. In goes McFadden, a good try for Leinster.
:49:02. > :49:07.He was trying to scramble as close to the posts as possible. A bit of
:49:07. > :49:13.niggle there between McFadden and Paul Marshall. But Leinster finish
:49:13. > :49:17.with a flourish. Ulster would not have wanted that. It was good
:49:17. > :49:26.intensity by Leinster a good passage of play and Ulster were
:49:26. > :49:31.going to get broken down. Very good pass by mad Dan. -- Madigan. He
:49:31. > :49:36.read it very well. He waited a split second and was able to put
:49:36. > :49:42.the pass in. What is important for Ulster is they hold their
:49:42. > :49:47.discipline. If this kicks goes over they don't want to let Leinster get
:49:47. > :49:54.back in and get a losing bonus point. That was a good kick by
:49:54. > :50:04.Madigan. It is now 27-19. Leinster will be looking for three more
:50:04. > :50:04.
:50:04. > :51:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:51:10. > :51:17.points to get themselves a losing referee saying the ball was knocked
:51:17. > :51:27.on in the tackle by White. Ulster with 20 seconds remaining. Although
:51:27. > :51:30.it is a Leinster put in, is there time for them to do something
:51:30. > :51:38.best they can hope for is the converted try and that still won't
:51:38. > :51:43.be enough to win the game. So I think we can safely say this is an
:51:43. > :51:47.Ulster victory and this will be a massive win for them. It is one of
:51:47. > :51:52.the games they will have been looking forward to. December is
:51:52. > :51:57.always a difficult month and Leinster has not been a happy
:51:57. > :52:03.hunting ground, even at home at Ravenhill and this has been a
:52:03. > :52:10.tremendous victory, particularly with with Rory Best off. This may
:52:10. > :52:15.well be the last kick of the game. Once the ball goes dead it will be
:52:15. > :52:20.game over and Ulster will have beaten Leinster for the second time
:52:20. > :52:30.in 19 meetings. Will he allow that scrum to go on? I think the answer
:52:30. > :52:32.
:52:32. > :52:42.is yes. The crowd are saying, come on, blow your whistle. Leinster
:52:42. > :52:42.
:52:42. > :53:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:53:47. > :53:55.Balloos loose, into touch. That's going to be it. The referee blows
:53:55. > :54:02.his whistle and Ulster have beaten their oldest rivals, 27th November
:54:02. > :54:06.1875, they started it all and here on 21st December 2012, Ulster have
:54:06. > :54:13.done something which very few Ulster sides have done in recent
:54:13. > :54:23.memory. What a scoreline. Ulster stay unbeaten at the top of the
:54:23. > :54:29.
:54:29. > :54:33.Well it is the Ulster fans celebrating after a powerful
:54:33. > :54:38.performance up front. It led to a penalty try in the first half.
:54:38. > :54:45.Ulster kept up that Spencety in the sec half. -- intensity in the sec
:54:45. > :54:51.half and the pressure paid off when Williams scored a second. But they
:54:51. > :54:58.saved the best to last, when Trimble flew through the air for
:54:58. > :55:05.another touch down. It is an impressive interprovincial win over
:55:05. > :55:10.Leinster by 27-19. Incredible atmosphere here tonight. And that
:55:10. > :55:15.is quite a statement made by Ulster? That is a massive statement.
:55:15. > :55:20.Not only within Ireland, but within Europe. To take on the European
:55:20. > :55:25.champions and defeat them in this manner, minus last ten minutes when
:55:25. > :55:32.they were down to 14 men, unjustly I thought. But their performance
:55:32. > :55:36.was exceptional. Yes, he threw down the gauntlet and said they had to
:55:36. > :55:41.repay the faith the spectators had shown and they have come up to the
:55:41. > :55:49.mark. The fans are having fun. Tom'll tank you and he is your man
:55:49. > :55:54.of the match? Yes he set the scene. He had a huge amount to play for,
:55:54. > :55:59.after being dropped from the autumn internationals. Obviously that was
:55:59. > :56:03.quite a statement after last week's loss as well. A great way to bounce
:56:03. > :56:09.back? Yes, Ulster didn't play particularly badly last week. It
:56:09. > :56:14.was just the small details and basic errors. We saw a few of those
:56:14. > :56:20.early on, but as the game progressed, we managed to ien that
:56:20. > :56:26.out and a professional performance. Especially up front, with two young
:56:26. > :56:29.second rows. They have picked up a lot of plaudits. Here is the man of
:56:29. > :56:36.the match. You have beaten the European champions, how significant
:56:36. > :56:41.could that result be? I think psychologically it is a mass yir
:56:41. > :56:46.boost. Last week we were disappointed. We had out played at
:56:46. > :56:52.home. So the boys were out to prove a point tonight. Obviously, last
:56:52. > :56:55.time we played these guys was the Kyne hen -- Heineken final and they
:56:55. > :57:00.put a score on us. Other than playing for positions in the Irish
:57:00. > :57:06.team, it was a point to prove that we can beat them. It has been a
:57:06. > :57:11.while since we have, so it was good for the boys to get one back up and
:57:11. > :57:17.show we are genuine contenders. satisfying was it the way the scrum
:57:17. > :57:21.performed? Look, you know, we have been tick away nicely all year.
:57:21. > :57:27.Maybe not as well last week, but the scrum has been one of our
:57:27. > :57:36.strong points. So we just wanted to do it to keep it going and use it
:57:37. > :57:43.as a weapon. Well done. Tom thought it was quite a performance tonight.
:57:43. > :57:49.Yes they set the platform to how they could play out wide. This run,
:57:49. > :57:58.he is dynamic and looking for the gap. Last year hef was looking for
:57:58. > :58:04.contact and now he is looking for space. The Leinster tight heads had
:58:04. > :58:09.a torrid time. He has been maligned and tonight he has come out with
:58:09. > :58:14.both barrels and he has fired them. He takes his rugby seriously and
:58:14. > :58:20.that is something you don't always realise with these guys. He takes
:58:20. > :58:24.criticism to heart. Can they do the double, Munster next? Well it is a
:58:24. > :58:30.different challenge to last week, they nut a poor performance. Going
:58:30. > :58:36.koun to -- going down to Munster is a massive challenge, but it is one
:58:36. > :58:41.they will embrace and will try to win. This place is alive, it is
:58:41. > :58:47.hard to hear yourself. Yes but they have backed it up, the crowd have
:58:47. > :58:53.stayed to support them and the team have come back out and are taking
:58:53. > :58:58.their applause. Thank you. The next game is against Munster on 29th