Ulster v Newport Gwent Dragons

:00:28. > :00:33.It was a wash-out couple of weeks ago with too much rain and the game

:00:34. > :00:38.was postponed but we are good tonight as Tommy Bowe returns for

:00:39. > :00:43.the game against the Welsh dragons. These teams met in the first match

:00:44. > :00:48.of the season and it was Jason Tovey who proved decisive. Bolstered did

:00:49. > :00:57.win last week with two tries against a resale but it was an uninspiring

:00:58. > :01:03.Italian performance. -- Treviso. Better is required tonight at home.

:01:04. > :01:08.The Ulster fans are making sure they keep warm. At least it has stopped

:01:09. > :01:16.raining. The supporters need a break after a couple of postponed games.

:01:17. > :01:22.All of the angles covered, we have a new stand almost ready. It will

:01:23. > :01:26.reopen soon but it is a sell-out at the headquarters of Ulster rugby

:01:27. > :01:35.this evening. Third against seventh place. Ulster hoping to consolidate

:01:36. > :01:40.their place in the top four against Dragons team that beat Glasgow last

:01:41. > :01:43.week one point. Joining me, two of Ulster 's former European CUp

:01:44. > :01:48.winners, Ben Cunningham and Andy Ward. We are expecting Ulster to

:01:49. > :01:53.win, considering their home record but the dragons did beat them

:01:54. > :01:58.earlier this season? If we look at these teams on paper, you would say

:01:59. > :02:02.Ulster should win but the Gwent Dragons had a very good win against

:02:03. > :02:06.Glasgow and they beat Glasgow with a very good kicking game and a

:02:07. > :02:13.strangled the life out of them. -- they strangled. It sounds like the

:02:14. > :02:16.service but they are very good at that. Ulster will have to raise

:02:17. > :02:20.their game and if they make mistakes, the dragons will be

:02:21. > :02:26.difficult. It is important that Ulster are very clinical. One man

:02:27. > :02:31.not in the Ulster team tonight is Nick Williams, he has been suspended

:02:32. > :02:38.and was told not to go back to New Zealand and he did, missed that game

:02:39. > :02:42.and shall we see him playing again? I didn't think the punishment will

:02:43. > :02:48.be that severe. You will get reprimanded and some form of fine.

:02:49. > :02:52.But he is too influential. He is an iconic care for us. His last couple

:02:53. > :02:59.of seasons have been fantastic. Nick Williams is one of the West in the

:03:00. > :03:07.world on the day. That will be a big call for David Humphreys? It will be

:03:08. > :03:13.one of his biggest calls. -- best in the world. Do we have damage

:03:14. > :03:19.limitation? He is such an icon. The teams are on their way, Ulster's

:03:20. > :03:24.only defeat at Ravenhill has been to Glasgow back in September. See how

:03:25. > :03:29.they get on tonight in the company of Tony and Jim Neilly.

:03:30. > :03:39.A couple of weeks ago, it was winning the toss was all they needed

:03:40. > :03:49.to do. Some changes upfront. On loan from Bristol, Bruce Douglas. Some

:03:50. > :03:57.changes behind the scrum. No Jason Tovey, Steffan Jones at Number 10.

:03:58. > :04:03.And Ross Wardle is on the left wing. The dragons did Ulster a favour last

:04:04. > :04:13.week by disposing of one of the challenges for the top four spaces.

:04:14. > :04:20.And Munster beat the ospreys. You must take matters into your own

:04:21. > :04:23.hands. Another packed house well, the brand-new stand is looking

:04:24. > :04:29.splendid. Not far from being completed. Callum Black starting in

:04:30. > :04:35.the front row. Henderson has been released by Ireland. Johann Muller

:04:36. > :04:47.in the second row. And the back row players together as a unit for the

:04:48. > :04:51.third time in a row. -- plays. Rory Scholes starts for the first time.

:04:52. > :04:59.Ruan Pienaar moving back to scrum half. Paddy Jackson at Number 10.

:05:00. > :05:09.Tom Court and Paul Marshall notable in the replacements and no Jason

:05:10. > :05:14.Tovey. Lloyd Linton, his first time at Ravenhill. Only his third league

:05:15. > :05:29.game as referee. Steffan Jones. Has that gone ten

:05:30. > :05:45.metres? I do not think so. That is not the start he wanted.

:05:46. > :05:53.The first scrum, it goes for Ulster. Shades of Johnny Sexton at

:05:54. > :06:01.Twickenham? Ulster will want to set their stall out early. Play with

:06:02. > :06:07.fire in their belly. They will set the ground from a good performance.

:06:08. > :06:16.Ulster heavier. Both averaging around 17 stone. Ruan Pienaar, back

:06:17. > :06:26.to the scrum half is Asian. Quick turnaround, this, for Ulster. Ruan

:06:27. > :06:42.Pienaar. Jared Payne. Robbie Deans, Iqbal. -- quick ball. Jackson. Luke

:06:43. > :06:45.Marshall. Darren Cave. He is in such good form, scoring tries for fun at

:06:46. > :06:55.the moment. Penalty against the dragons.

:06:56. > :07:06.Interesting start moving inside. Harshly done by. Ashley Smith is

:07:07. > :07:10.very strong, as we can see. He did not quite release the player and the

:07:11. > :07:14.referee has made that early call. Ulster will be happy with that. Ruan

:07:15. > :07:19.Pienaar has indicated he will go for the post of the Dragons. An early

:07:20. > :07:23.boost for Ulster. Any thoughts on Paddy Jackson doing the

:07:24. > :07:30.goal-kicking? That has been quickly dispelled. Such splendid form this

:07:31. > :07:33.season. This is his 50th league game tonight. Fast approaching the 500

:07:34. > :08:06.point mark. Final little glands by Ruan Pienaar.

:08:07. > :08:14.-- glance. Will that carry? What a splendid strike. And the perfect

:08:15. > :08:18.start for the Ulster side that was maybe looking for a bonus point win.

:08:19. > :08:26.What a very good kick? Lovely kicking. People at home do not

:08:27. > :08:32.underestimate the surface as well. Very sticky. Padding left foot is

:08:33. > :08:44.very important. Superb start from Ruan Pienaar. It does go ten metres.

:08:45. > :08:48.Well taken in. Rory Scholes, his first competitive start. Part of the

:08:49. > :08:58.Irish Junior World Cup squad last summer. Well gathered.

:08:59. > :09:07.That was Richie Rees, the only capped player behind the dragons. --

:09:08. > :09:15.the Dragons. Robbie Diack with the tackle for Ulster. Steffan Jones,

:09:16. > :09:22.trying to move it wide. Ashley Smith, the skipper, gets it halfway.

:09:23. > :09:28.Good, quick ball. Nic Cudd, not the biggest in the world. But very

:09:29. > :09:38.effective with the ball in hand. Well covered. Across the halfway

:09:39. > :09:47.line by Ruan Pienaar. Paddy Jackson has to do the job of the flanker.

:09:48. > :09:57.Luke Marshall, better stuff by Ulster. Not so good. Still there.

:09:58. > :10:03.Darren Cave. Ulster still inside their own half. Ruan Pienaar. Well,

:10:04. > :10:15.he saw there was nobody at home for the Dragons. Rhys Jones. Some of

:10:16. > :10:22.Kingsley Jones. There is nobody chasing at the moment. Apart from

:10:23. > :10:30.Robbie Diack. The referee plays advantage to Ulster. And Lloyd

:10:31. > :10:36.Linton tells them to let it come. No advantage to Ulster. It is nice to

:10:37. > :10:40.see Ulster playing with intent and moving the ball wide. We have fed

:10:41. > :10:45.both of the flanks. And more importantly, whenever the Dragons

:10:46. > :10:53.have had the ball, there is purpose in our defence. And in Treviso, that

:10:54. > :11:03.did not happen for 80 minutes. Robbie Diack showing the virtue of a

:11:04. > :11:12.well organised kick, chase game. Six minutes gone. Ulster 3-0 up. Lloyd

:11:13. > :11:26.Linton not happy with that scrummage.

:11:27. > :11:38.Nigel Correll and John Carvill are the assistance. Gordon Black is the

:11:39. > :11:46.Commissioner. That was a good scrum from Ulster. Tommy Bowe. Good to see

:11:47. > :11:54.him back, he has missed 12 games. Robbie Diack, having a very good

:11:55. > :11:59.season. Ruan Pienaar again. Roger Wilson. He has only missed one match

:12:00. > :12:13.all season. Good intensity from Ulster. Jackson.

:12:14. > :12:20.Darren Cave. And very nearly four Tommy Bowe, he might have been under

:12:21. > :12:28.the sticks. Clever move. Interesting to see the Dragons, lots of pressure

:12:29. > :12:35.being put on. Pat Leach. He can see Ulster moving the ball. Rusty, but

:12:36. > :12:50.he looks very sharp. Lovely little sleep. -- sweep. He has turned 30,

:12:51. > :12:57.Tommy Bowe. Is he a veteran? He still has his boyish good looks and!

:12:58. > :13:03.There are a lot of years still left on his clock. There is no doubt

:13:04. > :13:18.about that. There is not much he has not achieved.

:13:19. > :13:31.Nice and dry here at Ravenhill. A couple of chap fortifying

:13:32. > :13:38.themselves. -- chaps. They have got that way, Steffan Jones has given

:13:39. > :13:42.that a thump. Jared Payne. He has played for times at centre this

:13:43. > :13:50.year. And that is a very good strike. That was good ground made by

:13:51. > :13:56.the Dragons. My seat being put on by Callum Black. Able to get that pass

:13:57. > :14:11.away in one movement. That was a good strike from Jared

:14:12. > :14:18.Payne. That is nicely done by Richie Rees. Steffan Jones, into some

:14:19. > :14:27.space. Well taken. He just hesitated for a little bit.

:14:28. > :14:37.it was passed back inside the 22. Rhys Jones gathers. A little stab of

:14:38. > :14:48.the left foot, well covered by Tommy Bowe.

:14:49. > :14:57.Steffan Jones has given it plenty of fight. -- height.

:14:58. > :15:06.This is interesting. Ryan Scholes back inside to Jared Payne. I think

:15:07. > :15:10.that went forward. The referee is playing advantage on the Ulster

:15:11. > :15:17.side. And nudged forward by a blue hand, it seems, Ulster get the

:15:18. > :15:23.put-in. Nice play by Pienaar, the long ranging pass found Jared

:15:24. > :15:34.Payne. And he got near the gain line, got his hands in. It was

:15:35. > :15:39.Marshall, not Rory Scholes who took it down the wing.

:15:40. > :15:45.That is nice, a bit of a smile. I thought it was going to be an

:15:46. > :15:52.evening for friends. Luke Marshall are still hoping -- is still hoping

:15:53. > :16:23.to be involved in the current Six Nations campaign for Ireland.

:16:24. > :16:37.Iain Henderson rushing back. Tackled outside the 22. Not a lot of room

:16:38. > :16:43.for anyone to be doing any kicking. Johann Muller leading his side

:16:44. > :17:02.tonight for the 65thth time -- 65th time.

:17:03. > :17:14.Was that not backward by Matthew Pewtner?

:17:15. > :17:22.Richie Rees couldn't hold it. A big hole suddenly appeared. And it will

:17:23. > :17:28.be worrying for the coaching squad. It is somewhere Ulster have been in

:17:29. > :17:32.deficit all season, ran the wrecking ball. We see Robbie Diack make the

:17:33. > :17:41.tackle but Callum Black gets caught to why. Richie Rees will be

:17:42. > :17:50.disappointed -- Callum Black gets caught too wide. A huge gap was made

:17:51. > :17:54.available to Groves. Like so many of this Newport Gwent Dragons inside,

:17:55. > :17:58.played underage rugby for Wales, from under 16s all the way up to

:17:59. > :18:16.under 20s. The scrum is spinning around and the

:18:17. > :18:22.referee will not allow you ruin -- Ruan Pienaar to put the ball in.

:18:23. > :18:28.Douglas has been playing in Bristol, and with one or two

:18:29. > :18:33.injuries and the suspension of the Argentinian forward, chap Arrow, who

:18:34. > :18:45.got ten weeks for a nasty spear tackle, they are short -- Chaparro.

:18:46. > :18:52.The brass band is striking up, let's see if Ulster can respond.

:18:53. > :18:58.Roger Wilson as ever controls the scrum.

:18:59. > :19:21.Not a great pass by Pienaar, not a great kick by Jackson.

:19:22. > :19:31.Well covered by Rhys Jones. Abergavenny born. Rhys Thomas leaves

:19:32. > :19:49.it. You Evans made some ground. Here comes Darren Cave, with Luke

:19:50. > :19:54.Marshall outside him. Inside to Pienaar. I think Pienaar is going

:19:55. > :19:59.all the way. What a try by Pienaar. Just brought down but he stretched

:20:00. > :20:06.and he scored. Those are the chances you have to take. If you get a half

:20:07. > :20:13.chance, you have to bury it. Pienaar comes across in field, opens himself

:20:14. > :20:19.up to make the pass to Cave. Pienaar tells him he is available inside.

:20:20. > :20:24.Jared Payne takes the catch and makes the pass to Cave. Pienaar is

:20:25. > :20:30.inside telling him he is there. Just about has the legs to get there. He

:20:31. > :20:36.did the sensible thing. If he stayed upright, he might not have got

:20:37. > :20:42.there. He dived away from the line and his momentum and this giddy

:20:43. > :20:45.surface got him there. Yes, the ball was safely tucked into one arm, it

:20:46. > :20:54.is not going to move. Ride the tackle and get five points.

:20:55. > :21:05.He has had, from an Ulster perspective, a knack of making it

:21:06. > :21:15.the Ruan Pienaar show. No mistake, doesn't matter who kicks

:21:16. > :21:25.it, whether it is Pienaar Jackson, it is still two points. Also looking

:21:26. > :21:30.to play the wider space and with a back three of a rejuvenated

:21:31. > :22:01.Scholes, Jackson Paine, it is about taking the opportunities.

:22:02. > :22:29.Douglas, 34 years of age. Won his first Scottish cup 12 years ago.

:22:30. > :22:39.Steffan Jones Miliband the gap, well tackled by Luke Marshall. This is

:22:40. > :22:53.enterprising stuff -- Steffan Jones nearly found the gap.

:22:54. > :23:03.That is not forward. A speculative kick by Darren Cave. He didn't have

:23:04. > :23:07.much time and knew it was going to get brought into the scrum anyway.

:23:08. > :23:12.The Dragons are not getting a lot of change out of the Ulster defence and

:23:13. > :23:15.they are listening to the referee. He has been informative at the

:23:16. > :23:18.breakdown, telling the Tatler, picking out the numbers, they aren't

:23:19. > :23:25.listening and not getting involved in is giving away silly penalties.

:23:26. > :23:34.And as well as giving the game flow, it is putting Ulster on the front

:23:35. > :23:41.foot. The next game here at Ravenhill is the proposed game

:23:42. > :23:48.against the Scarlets, postponed because of the island game -- the

:23:49. > :23:58.final Ireland game of the Six Nations.

:23:59. > :24:06.It is going to be a very interesting running in the lead. Ulster have

:24:07. > :24:12.three tough final fixtures, away to Glasgow, at home to Leinster, away

:24:13. > :24:16.to Munster. Pienaar here showing them all a pretty clean pair of

:24:17. > :24:21.heels and he dived and his momentum got him there. Right place, right

:24:22. > :24:28.time once again. The sign of a good player.

:24:29. > :24:38.A hefty slap on the back to Ruan Pienaar to tell him to put the ball

:24:39. > :24:41.in. Good scrum, good control and penalty against the visitors, the

:24:42. > :24:48.first scrum penalty. Lots of applause all round. Robbie Dayak

:24:49. > :24:58.giving his tight front fors a good thumping -- Robbie Diack. What a

:24:59. > :25:04.good kick by Pienaar. A lovely strike, it just soars through the

:25:05. > :25:07.air to perfection. Ulster have a line-out putting deep inside the

:25:08. > :25:12.Dragons half. And with the fullback having to stay back with potentially

:25:13. > :25:23.Tommy Bowe and Jared Payne, extra numbers.

:25:24. > :25:41.Ulster win it on the ground, a great piece of stealing by the inform

:25:42. > :25:56.Diack. -- in form. Rory Scholes couldn't quite grab,

:25:57. > :25:59.well covered by Rhys Jones and because the referee said the

:26:00. > :26:06.advantage was over, Rhys Jones could kick it. But he hasn't made much in

:26:07. > :26:10.the way of ground. A clever kick by Paddy Jackson, a move they have used

:26:11. > :26:15.throughout the season. Rory Scholes the potential benefactor in this

:26:16. > :26:18.occasion. Rhys Jones covering well. Jackson looked up and saw the

:26:19. > :26:24.numbers outweighed him. Good cover by the fullback.

:26:25. > :26:27.It has been tough for Paddy Jackson, he spent all week with the Irish

:26:28. > :27:02.squad. The whole Ulster back row working

:27:03. > :27:05.well together. Scrum to the Dragons. That is a bit sloppy. When she were

:27:06. > :27:13.in that end zone, you have to be going through the phases, holding

:27:14. > :27:17.onto the ball -- once you are in. Ulster slightly exposed, almost

:27:18. > :27:22.going past the ball too far which allows the Dragons' French defenders

:27:23. > :27:30.to come in and force the turnover. -- fringe. I have a feeling that is

:27:31. > :27:34.Luke Marshall down injured. Gareth Robinson, the physio, and the senior

:27:35. > :27:41.doctor are down there. This could be a first senior cap for Stuart

:27:42. > :27:50.McCluskey, who is a pretty big unit. Anxious times, straightaway

:27:51. > :27:54.the medical team on the field. Johann Muller just trying to keep

:27:55. > :27:57.his players focused as best he can. Always tough when you have one of

:27:58. > :28:02.your players down injured, you don't know whether to go over and do

:28:03. > :28:05.something or keep concentrating. First and foremost, you clear out of

:28:06. > :28:10.the way, give the medical staff a chance to get there and assess the

:28:11. > :28:16.situation and give the best care. It is also a chance to get some

:28:17. > :28:19.hydration on board. And also just a chance to regroup, look at what they

:28:20. > :28:23.have done well, look to see where they are on the pitch and decide

:28:24. > :28:27.what the next play is. The Dragons have the ball so there will be some

:28:28. > :28:32.sort of impetus being talked about in terms of trying to put the

:28:33. > :28:37.squeeze on the Dragons' scrum. Marshall took it forward into

:28:38. > :28:41.contact. He was tackled by Steffan Jones and I think an Ulster foot

:28:42. > :28:44.came through, Ricky Lutton might have accidentally caught him and I

:28:45. > :28:49.think that is what may be caused a bit of a bang. But he is up. Is he

:28:50. > :28:55.looking bright eyed and bushy tailed? Stuart McCluskey is not

:28:56. > :29:00.completely stripped off. Up he gets. Oh, yes. He has had his problems in

:29:01. > :29:05.the past, at the end of last season, two or three weeks in a row when he

:29:06. > :29:08.got himself into trouble and that is going to be the end of the evening

:29:09. > :29:14.for a Luke Marshall, which is very unfortunate. Looking unsmiling, that

:29:15. > :29:18.is always a good sign. I think this is precautionary -- looking

:29:19. > :29:25.unsmiling. Safety first at all times, get him off, get him assessed

:29:26. > :29:33.and a big opportunity for Stuart McCluskey. It will be interesting to

:29:34. > :29:45.see what he can do. And he is a big fellow. Luke Marshall, his evening

:29:46. > :29:53.has ended. It'll be the scrummage for the Dragons. All the seats in

:29:54. > :29:57.the brand-new stand will be occupied for the Heineken Cup quarterfinal

:29:58. > :30:01.against Saracens. That is a free kick for putting it in crooked.

:30:02. > :30:07.Ulster might offer the scrummage again? Possibly. They have started

:30:08. > :30:11.very well and they have had a chat and a front row and they have got

:30:12. > :30:23.the opposite number and the heat comes on. That is pretty clear. And

:30:24. > :30:39.the referee has called that. He had a spell with Cardiff Blues. 22

:30:40. > :30:45.minutes. 10-0. And Ulster giveaway the free kick themselves. Just over

:30:46. > :30:50.enthusiastic. They have given it away and they would not be surprised

:30:51. > :30:55.if the Dragons go for touch. Jones has found that! There is not much

:30:56. > :31:03.that Tommy Bowe can do about that. They have conceded 15 metres. There

:31:04. > :31:09.was no need for that? Just overly aggressive. Obviously trying to get

:31:10. > :31:14.the side of their scrum up. Trying to create some space. And it has not

:31:15. > :31:23.taken very much for the referee to blow his whistle. Callum Black.

:31:24. > :31:29.Johann Muller. And he was interfered with. Penalty given away by the

:31:30. > :31:39.Dragons. Ulster not reacting very well tonight. Rhys Thomas comes in.

:31:40. > :31:41.Lloyd Linton will want to keep a lid on this. I do not think it will boil

:31:42. > :31:48.over. There is dampness in the air around

:31:49. > :32:14.Ravenhill. That was not straight but it does

:32:15. > :32:21.not matter, back inside. Tommy Bowe gets away! This will be his second

:32:22. > :32:27.try! And what a return to Ulster collars for Tommy Bowe! And that

:32:28. > :32:33.will bring a little smile to the face of the Irish coach, Joe

:32:34. > :32:40.Schmidt. Is any better winger who runs the blind side like that? After

:32:41. > :32:50.that shaky line-out, Johann Muller does very well. Speed and purpose.

:32:51. > :32:56.There was no way back from there. Beautiful pass. Look at Tommy Bowe,

:32:57. > :33:00.you can see the determination. His shoulders hunched up with that

:33:01. > :33:03.effort. You can see what it means to him and his colleagues, who are just

:33:04. > :33:23.so pleased to have him back. Well, the excitement is echoing

:33:24. > :33:28.around Ravenhill. It looks like Paddy Jackson is the man to take the

:33:29. > :33:38.short range kicking. Does he like that? He should! Right between the

:33:39. > :33:50.posts. Yearly 25 minutes and Ulster are 17-0 up. -- nearly. After the

:33:51. > :33:55.inquest into the injury, Paddy is very much in the frame for next

:33:56. > :34:05.weekend. It makes sense for him to be kicking this evening. Taken in by

:34:06. > :34:15.Robbie Diack. Ruan Pienaar. There is a gap. That was well taken by Lewis

:34:16. > :34:32.Evans. There is a gap in this narrow side. Matthew Pewtner. Nicely laid

:34:33. > :34:38.back. Steffan Jones. Rhys Jones. Solid defence by Ulster. The referee

:34:39. > :34:41.is having a good look to see if Ulster are offside in the middle.

:34:42. > :34:47.Rhys Thomas very nearly came through. It has been knocked

:34:48. > :34:57.forward. Advantage to Ulster. Paddy Jackson. Sean Doyle. Rory Scholes.

:34:58. > :35:13.Good play by the flanker. Here comes Henderson. Darren Cave. Stuart

:35:14. > :35:19.McCloskey. Ruan Pienaar. Ruan Pienaar again! Tommy Bowe! He will

:35:20. > :35:26.get his second in almost as many minutes! Can you believe that?

:35:27. > :35:30.Sensational stuff from Tommy Bowe! There is a smile on the face of Joe

:35:31. > :35:37.Schmidt. What will he do about Irish selection? Tommy Bowe is absolutely

:35:38. > :35:45.producing brilliance. You could hear him screaming. And Darren Cave did

:35:46. > :35:50.the right thing, he stayed up. Tommy Bowe, he just looks so powerful with

:35:51. > :35:55.his legs. He has obviously been out for quite a while but he almost

:35:56. > :36:06.looks a good and he did before. -- looks bigger. Winding back the

:36:07. > :36:13.clock! And Paddy Jackson makes good the conversion. Ulster rapidly

:36:14. > :36:19.approaching one point every minute. 24-0. When you have wingers of that

:36:20. > :36:27.ability, who can make things happen out of nothing, it is that game

:36:28. > :36:32.awareness. The ability to put himself into the right position. You

:36:33. > :36:37.cannot really teach that. It has been a frustrating period for Tommy

:36:38. > :36:46.Bowe and he could not be happier. Here is his opposite number. Tommy

:36:47. > :36:52.Bowe, that is 54 tries. He is top of the Celtic League. Clever little

:36:53. > :37:00.kick from Jackson. And here he is again! This is good stuff! Darren

:37:01. > :37:07.Cave has done well. Here is Stuart McCloskey. Looking for his first

:37:08. > :37:18.try! Henderson was not far away! He looks like a bigger version of Tommy

:37:19. > :37:24.Bowe. Again, very clever play. Darren Cave finds itself exposed on

:37:25. > :37:29.the wing and a call from inside, and they're pointing and shouting, it

:37:30. > :37:35.was Stuart McCloskey and Henderson, or in the position. Iain Henderson,

:37:36. > :37:47.outstripping the three quarters line to just get there. I think the

:37:48. > :37:53.referee has gone upstairs. To see if there was any obstruction. Will that

:37:54. > :38:03.we a yellow card? And with the try have been scored? -- would the try.

:38:04. > :38:08.He was looking to get that inside. Look at Henderson. Was he

:38:09. > :38:13.obstructed? I do not think he was. That would be harsh. The Dragons

:38:14. > :38:17.would be relieved if they did get away with this one. He picks it up

:38:18. > :38:32.and takes it over. It was not clear, unless any other

:38:33. > :38:42.angles. That is fine. Carried over by blue. So, carried over by the

:38:43. > :38:51.blue player. In this case, Nic Cudd. Five metres from the line. Coming

:38:52. > :38:58.into 30 minutes played. Ulster 24-0. They have not had a bonus point

:38:59. > :38:59.victory since round number eight. They need to keep picking up bonus

:39:00. > :39:19.points. Good control from Roger Wilson.

:39:20. > :39:23.Ulster trying to get the squeeze and the crowd is behind them. Ruan

:39:24. > :39:33.Pienaar, going forward and they get the penalty. Could be another scrum.

:39:34. > :39:37.Into touch? I think they will take the scrum again. Will teams will go

:39:38. > :39:45.for two of them because that does take you very close to try time.

:39:46. > :39:55.That was nice control from Roger Wilson at the back. Ruan Pienaar was

:39:56. > :40:14.in no hurry. Rather beleaguered looking Dragons front row.

:40:15. > :40:25.They get it right this time. They will couple for the scrum. And that

:40:26. > :40:33.is another penalty. -- will call. And it has collapsed. On the loose

:40:34. > :40:40.head side of the Dragons. If they infringe for a third time... That

:40:41. > :40:43.would definitely be a penalty try. And the Dragons are holding their

:40:44. > :40:47.hands in the air. I think they know that they are under big pressure,

:40:48. > :41:01.here. Ulster just have to keep a hammer on them. Let us keep it up.

:41:02. > :41:07.Thank you. The surface is starting to cut up. The referee has brought

:41:08. > :41:15.them in field. By about three metres. The blind side is exposed. I

:41:16. > :41:22.think Ulster will try to force a try or even a penalty.

:41:23. > :41:34.Lloyd Linton wants them closer. The front and second rows take some time

:41:35. > :41:52.to get some mod between their stance. -- mud between their studs.

:41:53. > :42:03.You can hear a voice saying, come on, Ricky. Here we go again. Here

:42:04. > :42:11.comes the secondary shelves. -- shove. Penalty, yet again, standing

:42:12. > :42:21.up. Somebody is going to go to the sin bin, I would think. Number one?

:42:22. > :42:29.I'm sure that he means the loose head, Evans. For deliberately

:42:30. > :42:34.standing up. They will have to bring on a replacement prop, which means

:42:35. > :42:37.taking off one of the back row or a forward and foster do not get a

:42:38. > :42:42.penalty from this, I would be very surprised. You will not see the ball

:42:43. > :42:48.leave the feet of Roger Wilson at the next scrum. Interesting decision

:42:49. > :42:55.to put the man in the sin bin. Penalised as an individual as

:42:56. > :42:57.opposed to the unit. Perhaps the penalty would have been a better

:42:58. > :43:11.option and would keep those teams at 15. 32 minutes.

:43:12. > :43:22.Number 17, Nathan Williams, is coming on. 30 years old. This left

:43:23. > :43:32.sleeve has been cut back. There is nothing to grab onto. So, Nathan

:43:33. > :43:38.Williams has come on. That is a fairly hefty arm! I would not want

:43:39. > :43:45.to arm wrestle him for the price of a pint of Guinness! I might beat

:43:46. > :43:52.him! Can Ulster squeeze something out of this? Penalty try!

:43:53. > :43:58.Straightaway. Whether that was deliberate when the feet, it does

:43:59. > :44:01.not matter. Because Lloyd Linton has marched between the posts of the

:44:02. > :44:05.Dragons and has given the penalty try and with seven minutes

:44:06. > :44:10.remaining, that is if with Ulster try and a bonus point try. That was

:44:11. > :44:19.always on the cards. That was their best scrum, perversely. It is just

:44:20. > :44:24.the intent. And at this level, it is never good to go any other way. But

:44:25. > :44:31.Ulster have shown good intent. Leading from the front. And Ulster

:44:32. > :44:37.are making that advantage count up front. Set piece domination. Paddy

:44:38. > :44:41.Jackson has added a third conversion. In fact, a fourth

:44:42. > :44:49.conversion. Ulster looking pretty comfortable. You have got to feel a

:44:50. > :44:58.certain amount of sympathy for the Dragons, but that did collapse.

:44:59. > :45:03.Rory Scholes must be enjoying his senior Ulster debut. He came off the

:45:04. > :45:32.bench in the last two games. Ulster crowding the middle of the

:45:33. > :45:38.field and giving away, I think, the first penalty of the evening. The

:45:39. > :45:41.Dragons backline are buried deep whenever Ulster have the ball so

:45:42. > :45:46.whenever they kick, they are kicking into the no man's land in between.

:45:47. > :45:54.As well as bringing the winger is full back onto it, it gives Ulster a

:45:55. > :45:55.chance to chase. -- the wingers and the fullback. And Iain Henderson is

:45:56. > :46:04.very good at the chase. Ryan Jones is going to go for the

:46:05. > :46:11.Ulster posts, they are not terribly enamoured in the crowd. They wonder

:46:12. > :46:17.why, with your team adrift, but you never know, five or six penalties

:46:18. > :46:20.and you are back in this. Rhys Jones scored a couple of last-gasp

:46:21. > :46:21.conversions in the win over high-flying Glasgow a couple of

:46:22. > :46:44.weeks ago. Good, solid strike. It is not the

:46:45. > :46:48.Dragons' night! And what a fine kick by Ruan Pienaar. One bounce and into

:46:49. > :46:56.touch, just inside the Dragons' half. Super strike, coming off the

:46:57. > :47:01.post. And Pienaar finds himself in the right place at the right time.

:47:02. > :47:05.Seize the touchline exposed and it was able to find a long touch.

:47:06. > :47:32.Didn't look altogether straight but the referee is happy.

:47:33. > :47:43.Tommy Bowe will be pretty pleased with his evening's work so far.

:47:44. > :47:54.Clever kick by Cave, because he saw Rhys Jones had closed up. It was a

:47:55. > :47:58.smart kid. He would have liked it to stay in play. The difference between

:47:59. > :48:01.the teams is Ulster on moving the ball with pace, getting into the

:48:02. > :48:05.wings quickly and it is giving them a chance to observe the options in

:48:06. > :48:11.front of them and select the right one. They have been very comfortable

:48:12. > :48:13.with ball in hand. Just under three minutes remaining until half-time.

:48:14. > :48:33.Ulster with four tries. Pienaar does it again, charges it

:48:34. > :48:42.down. A quick Ulster ball could make this interesting.

:48:43. > :48:52.Cave couldn't quite hold. The referee playing advantage for the

:48:53. > :48:59.knock-on. The Dragons are trying to move it.

:49:00. > :49:09.Stephan Jones will kick and all-star offside, Diack the man and Little

:49:10. > :49:17.Keane --. Our offside. How many times have we seen Pienaar charged

:49:18. > :49:20.down a kick? Here is the angle again, Darren Cave taking his eye

:49:21. > :49:26.off the ball, saw the defender coming in. Ulster are venomous in

:49:27. > :49:30.defence, they are looking for the tackle, looking to make contact and

:49:31. > :49:33.stopping the opposition before the game line, and it is a big, big

:49:34. > :49:39.difference to what we saw in the real lacklustre performance last

:49:40. > :49:45.week in Italy, which really did leave a lot to be desired. Yes, I

:49:46. > :49:51.think there was a fair bit of maybe not so much soul-searching but

:49:52. > :49:54.backside kicking. And it was needed, it was the poorest performance for a

:49:55. > :49:59.long time in a white shirt. I think they knew that. Just over a minute

:50:00. > :50:27.until the interval. That is well taken by the big centre

:50:28. > :50:46.Patrick Leach. Is there something in this for the Dragons?

:50:47. > :50:54.There is no room on that narrow side.

:50:55. > :50:59.This is the closest the Dragons have come. First time they have been

:51:00. > :51:25.inside the Ulster 22. Seemed to be knocked forward by

:51:26. > :51:29.Pienaar. And that is construed to be a deliberate knock forward. A

:51:30. > :51:34.deliberate knock forward, should be going to the pocket, maybe? It will

:51:35. > :51:42.be a penalty and the Dragons might just get points. A ripe old cheer

:51:43. > :51:49.from the crowd. Harsh call? Possibly, half a yard offside as

:51:50. > :51:52.well. But good defending by Ulster. The scramble defence is good, they

:51:53. > :51:59.are filling the channel is much better about the ruck, not leaving

:52:00. > :52:02.space for people to step for breach. The defensive coach will be very

:52:03. > :52:20.happy to see that. And he makes no mistake with that,

:52:21. > :52:24.but it has been a very dominant opening 40 minutes from Ulster. An

:52:25. > :52:29.early penalty by Ruan Pienaar, who then scored a try, a couple from

:52:30. > :52:32.Tommy Bowe and a penalty try and conversions from Paddy Jackson and

:52:33. > :52:39.right at the end, Rhys Jones puts it between the Ulster posts. It has

:52:40. > :52:42.been the Pienaar and Bowe show so far, but everyone else has played

:52:43. > :52:46.their part. Ulster will be very happy, infinitely better than the

:52:47. > :52:50.one in Treviso six days ago. A bonus point secured at the moment, can

:52:51. > :52:54.they kick on and make it even better?

:52:55. > :53:07.STUDIO: That was an enjoyable 40 minutes, normal service is resumed.

:53:08. > :53:13.Ruan Pienaar directing operations, showing his class, Jared Payne. Four

:53:14. > :53:17.tries in all, one for Pienaar and Tommy Bowe back with a bang. His

:53:18. > :53:20.first game in three months, two tries to him and a penalty try

:53:21. > :53:27.before half-time means it is all smiles and the bonus point already

:53:28. > :53:30.in the bag. Ulster leading 31-3 but, more importantly, you would

:53:31. > :53:36.have to say that is the 5-point already secured. Bryn Cunningham and

:53:37. > :53:43.Andy Ward have been enjoying a great first half of rugby. Gentlemen, that

:53:44. > :53:46.was more like it? Yes, what a difference a week makes. Ulster were

:53:47. > :53:51.outstanding, showing great enterprise in the back three in

:53:52. > :53:55.particular. I don't want to take away from the Ulster performance,

:53:56. > :53:59.but the Dragons have been very poor. Defensively, they have lacked

:54:00. > :54:02.structure, they have sat off the play a lot, which is very unlike

:54:03. > :54:07.them. Normally, they are very much in your face, they put pressure on

:54:08. > :54:11.you and force mistakes. They are not doing that. The set pieces have been

:54:12. > :54:16.very good and it has given the backs a bit of space and if you give guys

:54:17. > :54:22.like Jared Payne, Cave, Bowe space, there will be problems. Lots to look

:54:23. > :54:25.at and if you are going to allow Ulster to play, they have a backline

:54:26. > :54:28.which can damage you. Especially when you have a player like Jared

:54:29. > :54:33.Payne, who can create a bit of class.

:54:34. > :54:42.On a number of occasions and Jared Payne only need to sniff -- they

:54:43. > :54:49.have been exposed on a number of occasions. Jared Payne only needs to

:54:50. > :54:54.have a sniff. This is tight, no writer to do what he did here. They

:54:55. > :54:58.are just hanging off him but he has spotted that space before he got

:54:59. > :55:01.into it. Darren Cave has done exceptionally well and this is

:55:02. > :55:06.class. He knew he wasn't quite getting there so he went a little

:55:07. > :55:11.lower. Had he gone another two steps, that try might not have

:55:12. > :55:16.happened. Counterattacking rugby at its best. It was wonderful and Jared

:55:17. > :55:19.Payne sometimes does little things you don't notice. You can see the

:55:20. > :55:26.camera angle from behind, he shows the ball and it holds two defenders

:55:27. > :55:31.and allows the space for the wide pass and Darren Cave. Very clever.

:55:32. > :55:35.It is a great asset to have, and any child watching Jared Payne play

:55:36. > :55:42.rugby, carrying the ball into hands, it is the way to buy. And an

:55:43. > :55:48.exhibition of wing play, look no further from Tommy Bowe, what a

:55:49. > :55:51.comeback, from the very first touch. Here's a man possessed, he has been

:55:52. > :55:55.out for so long. You think you are going to be back in a few weeks and

:55:56. > :56:02.it is longer. You can see he's getting his hands on the, he is

:56:03. > :56:06.hungry. -- on the ball. The sign of a player that switches into top gear

:56:07. > :56:12.straightaway. Good footwork again, doing all the things well and this

:56:13. > :56:20.is his first try. It is a great move, he hits the line beautifully.

:56:21. > :56:25.You wouldn't know he had been out of rugby for so long, there is no

:56:26. > :56:32.rustiness whatsoever and he looks so exciting, so explosive and fresh and

:56:33. > :56:36.powerful. Darren Cave, very creative for Tommy's second score. Darren

:56:37. > :56:41.Cave I think has the highest amount of off-loads in the PRO12 and the

:56:42. > :56:46.highest try conversion rate, in terms of giving that last pass. He

:56:47. > :56:52.has no right to get through that whole and get that pass away but

:56:53. > :56:57.Tommy, he reached the play well -- through that hole. He gets onto the

:56:58. > :57:00.ball very quickly. It is another great line, split the defence and

:57:01. > :57:04.the difference for Tommy now, having been out for a while, he has put a

:57:05. > :57:09.bit of pork on his legs and if you don't tackle him hard, he is going

:57:10. > :57:18.to get through every single time, just accelerate away. He almost has

:57:19. > :57:22.legs like you in your heyday. Not quite as powerful. Darren Cave again

:57:23. > :57:26.involved, Ulster could have had another great score before the

:57:27. > :57:31.penalty try. Darren has had a wonderful season, creating off-loads

:57:32. > :57:36.opportunities and going into situations understanding what he is

:57:37. > :57:40.trying create. Early doors, he knows he can't get the Pask, too much

:57:41. > :57:43.interference in the way, so the next option... It is the luck of the

:57:44. > :57:49.bounce and it is a great slow motion. And the referee had no

:57:50. > :57:55.choice here, had to be a penalty try? I was thinking here, just throw

:57:56. > :57:59.the ball out to the backs, what a boring way to score a try! Know,

:58:00. > :58:05.great from the forwards, dominated the set piece again, the line-out

:58:06. > :58:11.has been outstanding -- no. They are dominating every facet of play and

:58:12. > :58:16.the Dragons look out of -- on their feet. Fingers crossed, there is a

:58:17. > :58:20.big second-half performance because I have seen it before where it

:58:21. > :58:24.hasn't happened. As you can see, the new Ravenhill Stadium is coming

:58:25. > :58:26.along very nicely. It will be completely finished for made the

:58:27. > :58:33.third and will officially open on that date for the Leinster game. --

:58:34. > :58:37.May 3rd. One that is already finished as the state-of-the-art

:58:38. > :58:39.Ulster gym, it is the envy of teams right across Europe and we got a

:58:40. > :58:48.sneak look inside. What we have created is unique in

:58:49. > :59:03.the world of rugby. Everybody has heard about the gym facility and

:59:04. > :59:09.they wanted to see it. Five years ago we had the opportunity to design

:59:10. > :59:14.a facility with architects and it has been steps toward making this

:59:15. > :59:16.happen, making it reality. It is like the feeling of daylight within

:59:17. > :59:30.the environment, white lights and walls. It feels right.

:59:31. > :59:36.Within the environment change, you can change the mood and the

:59:37. > :59:41.feel-good factor and people want to be here and want to spend time here

:59:42. > :59:45.and I do not think that can be replicated any time soon. It will

:59:46. > :59:53.take people some time to catch up to what we have done. With the

:59:54. > :00:01.platforms, we can have four men each, do the mathematics and we can

:00:02. > :00:06.have one squad. They are not as successful as they are by mistake,

:00:07. > :00:09.it is designed, they are competitive and they always try to outdo each

:00:10. > :00:14.other. If you have a lot of players on the floor, you have to have the

:00:15. > :00:18.strength and conditioning coaches as well to make sure the work is being

:00:19. > :00:25.done. Looking at the numbers in their diaries. Strength is the

:00:26. > :00:32.biggest prevention tool against injury you can have. But the

:00:33. > :00:39.environment we have created, with the strength and power scores, we

:00:40. > :00:47.are seeing that improvement. We want to stay ahead of the curve and work

:00:48. > :00:51.of that mantra of being the best. Putting Ulster Rugby on the map in

:00:52. > :00:55.more than one way. We want to win games and trophies but we can have

:00:56. > :01:04.some fun along the way by creating something like this. Well, the

:01:05. > :01:08.Ulster fans will not have seen inside that gym just yet but I can

:01:09. > :01:14.tell you, it is fantastic and the new stand which is being opened for

:01:15. > :01:19.that game in May is state-of-the-art also. I had a sneak look and it has

:01:20. > :01:26.a massive oval dressing room for the home team, a couple of big bars for

:01:27. > :01:29.the fans and I have to say, it is a fantastic addition to this Ravenhill

:01:30. > :01:34.Stadium. One man who will be using the gym quite a lot over the next

:01:35. > :01:42.couple of weeks will be Dan Tuohy, who had a great Six Nations

:01:43. > :01:46.Championship before being injured. Talk is through how the injury is

:01:47. > :01:51.coming on. You have spent time in that great facility? It is coming

:01:52. > :01:56.along good, 3.5 weeks after surgery and it feels great and it has been a

:01:57. > :02:00.pleasure coming to work early to this facility. It is a great change

:02:01. > :02:05.from new Forge, really refreshing for us. All of the opposing teams

:02:06. > :02:11.are very jealous of this, they go green? We were showing them around

:02:12. > :02:17.today, and I saw their physio, and they were very impressed. You were

:02:18. > :02:25.injured, talk us through the highs and lows of the Six Nations. It was

:02:26. > :02:29.quite short lived. To get that win against Scotland and straight down

:02:30. > :02:33.during the week after against Wales but that is part of a professional

:02:34. > :02:40.career and I have been fortunate not to pick up too many injuries. I will

:02:41. > :02:44.try to get back as soon as I can. Tommy Bowe is looking good, will he

:02:45. > :02:48.give Joe Schmidt something to think about? He is looking strong, I am

:02:49. > :02:54.watching this with Andrew Trimble. But he is looking good, but also a

:02:55. > :02:58.lot of the guys are and they have played extremely well after last

:02:59. > :03:04.week. We have kept a few people quiet. When will we see you back?

:03:05. > :03:10.Hopefully in a few weeks. The surgery is going well, they gave me

:03:11. > :03:18.good feedback. Saracens is a possibility. If Dan Tuohy can make

:03:19. > :03:22.it back, that is good news? That is why he got called to the Irish

:03:23. > :03:26.squad, he is a very big man and carries the ball well and that is a

:03:27. > :03:32.very nice balance when he is up there with Johann Muller, he does

:03:33. > :03:37.the graft. And Dan gets into those wider channels and causes havoc. It

:03:38. > :03:42.is a very nice balance. It will be a difficult second half for the

:03:43. > :03:49.Dragons. And difficult for Ulster as well to just maintain their focus? I

:03:50. > :03:53.would agree. It will be difficult for the Dragons, if Ulster continue

:03:54. > :03:58.playing. And that is my big fear. The job is done, points in the bag.

:03:59. > :04:03.Let's go out and have a little bit, here. Ulster need to keep turning

:04:04. > :04:07.the screw and hopefully it will be a super tough night for the Dragons.

:04:08. > :04:12.You want to see Ulster continuing? Yes, we have seen in the past Ulster

:04:13. > :04:17.having a very dominant first half, and in the second they just fade

:04:18. > :04:21.away. A lot of that would be down to the opposition, but let us hope

:04:22. > :04:25.Ulster can continue to put some impressive tries together. Thank you

:04:26. > :04:31.very much. We hope you're enjoying this. Sit back and enjoy the second

:04:32. > :04:33.half, confident in the knowledge that the bonus point is already in

:04:34. > :04:46.the bag. Back to the commentary. The Dragons back. Johann Muller

:04:47. > :04:50.brings Ulster back. I think the evening for Tommy Bowe is over.

:04:51. > :04:54.Having scored two tries, he put himself very much in the frame for

:04:55. > :05:03.consideration for the Six Nations. He has given way to David McIlwaine.

:05:04. > :05:08.And Darren Cave will be playing. No stranger to Ulster colours. This is

:05:09. > :05:18.his 19th cap. And his 15th in the league.

:05:19. > :05:29.Paddy Jackson getting the second half under way. That has gone into

:05:30. > :05:37.no man's land. They might well have capitalised. The Dragons have a

:05:38. > :05:47.better field position to clear their lines. Here they come again. Ulster

:05:48. > :05:53.told to leave it alone. It has gone into the middle of the park. Paddy

:05:54. > :06:00.Jackson lets it go. That was a nasty one but he has managed to get it.

:06:01. > :06:11.Roger Wilson. Good defence. Here come Ulster again. Ruan Pienaar.

:06:12. > :06:20.What a lovely sidestep at full tilt. Jackson. Good support play. That has

:06:21. > :06:27.been spilled. And the Dragons or on the attack. Will they kick and

:06:28. > :06:34.chase? Jackson will have to be smart about this. And he has been. But he

:06:35. > :06:37.has got himself caught. That was a very clever piece of defensive

:06:38. > :06:46.kicking by the Dragons. Ruan Pienaar. Great stuff by Ulster!

:06:47. > :06:55.Jared Payne! He has got Rhys Jones coming. Good covering by Rhys Jones.

:06:56. > :07:01.And that really should have been number five for Ulster. If we get a

:07:02. > :07:06.chance to see that again, there was a great clear from the ruck. Jackson

:07:07. > :07:12.found himself exposed. Stuart McCloskey was able to regain the

:07:13. > :07:30.ball for Ulster. He does not quite have the Wales together. -- feet to

:07:31. > :07:35.get there. Steffan Jones. Jason Tovey, he was supposed to be on the

:07:36. > :07:44.bench. He had five penalties back in November. Roger Wilson and Sean

:07:45. > :07:53.Doyle taken out of the line-up from Ulster. Robbie Diack could have done

:07:54. > :07:58.with some more people in closer support. There was nobody really

:07:59. > :08:06.with Richie Rees, but that was a very clever move. Rhys Thomas, he

:08:07. > :08:11.just holds off and stop Robbie Diack was through. As you say, Richie Rees

:08:12. > :08:23.has just gone in there and has slowed the ball down. The Dragons

:08:24. > :08:33.are still dying to only 14 men. I don't think Evans is back on the

:08:34. > :08:35.field. The referee going over to the point where he wants the scrum to

:08:36. > :08:44.take this. Only three minutes played. Ulster still leading, 31-3.

:08:45. > :08:52.One penalty try, a couple from Tommy Bowe and one from Ruan Pienaar.

:08:53. > :09:06.Free kick against Ulster for just nudging forward. He gave the free

:09:07. > :09:12.kick and then changed his mind and give the penalty because it was a

:09:13. > :09:16.second offence. Consistency. The players know exactly where they

:09:17. > :09:20.stand. The scrum still has to be a contest and we want that but, again,

:09:21. > :09:30.you have to play to the letter of the law.

:09:31. > :09:43.Line-out to the Dragons. Rhys Thomas. Well taken in by Cory Hill.

:09:44. > :09:50.Only 22 years of age. Ulster trying to squeeze the Dragons back. He has

:09:51. > :09:57.signed a pretty good touch. That was a good strike by the scrum half. 30

:09:58. > :10:03.years of age. His first cap against England in 2010. He looked like he

:10:04. > :10:12.would be in for a very long spell but he did not -- but it did not

:10:13. > :10:19.happen. Stuart McCloskey. Ruan Pienaar. Had to readjust. Rory

:10:20. > :10:30.Scholes is through! He will get his first try Next -- first trying! .

:10:31. > :10:35.And Sean Doyle gets his second try. Well, they looked like they would

:10:36. > :10:40.make heavy weather of that but they got there in the end. And Rory

:10:41. > :10:46.Scholes was tantalisingly close. Almost a carbon copy of Tommy Bowe

:10:47. > :10:52.in the first-half. With Ruan Pienaar running from the base this time.

:10:53. > :10:59.Rory Scholes was coming very late. He made it extremely difficult for

:11:00. > :11:04.the defence to see that. It was just that trip that stops him. But he had

:11:05. > :11:24.the composure to reset and get the ball back.

:11:25. > :11:29.Paddy Jackson, who kicked for convergence in the first-half.

:11:30. > :11:32.Looking for his fifth conversion of the evening. And that was a

:11:33. > :11:42.confident strike. Perfect range for Paddy Jackson. 38-3. We're having a

:11:43. > :11:48.problem with the electronic clock, you can see. What a talent, this

:11:49. > :11:59.youngster is. He did his very best. Ulster sensibly moved the ball. Sean

:12:00. > :12:07.Doyle was unopposed. Ulster Rhydian the ball from the kick. Jackson.

:12:08. > :12:17.That was enormous. There was some space. That was good for the long

:12:18. > :12:33.one. Jackson. Nice presentation from Jackson. Ruan Pienaar. Robbie Diack.

:12:34. > :12:39.Matthew Screech. Into touch. That was magnificent from the restart by

:12:40. > :12:51.Johann Muller. That gave him a majestic lift. He plucked that from

:12:52. > :13:00.the sky. Wayne Evans is going to come on. He joined from Cardiff.

:13:01. > :13:24.Over 150 games for the Dragons. Ulster interfering with the man

:13:25. > :13:27.going for the ball in the air. And Lloyd Linton has given the Dragons

:13:28. > :13:41.the penalty. No messing about this time. Straight into touch. I am

:13:42. > :13:44.pretty sure that ten minutes is up. Nathan Williams is still on the

:13:45. > :13:58.field. Perhaps they are sticking with him. I think the Dragons are

:13:59. > :14:08.back to ten. He is there. That was good defence from Ulster. That was a

:14:09. > :14:14.very good driving maul from the Dragons. Ulster have to be careful.

:14:15. > :14:20.Still going. Ulster's posts within touching distance. Wayne Evans, the

:14:21. > :14:27.replacement. That was not held. And was knocked forward. The Dragons

:14:28. > :14:29.will be kicking themselves. Good defence from Ulster and that is

:14:30. > :14:33.something they have done well this evening, they have taken the

:14:34. > :14:37.line-out and have been prepared to stay on the ground. You heard the

:14:38. > :14:41.referee saying that was fine. That is the way you have to come. They

:14:42. > :14:45.will give away penalties by dropping it. Through the middle is fine and

:14:46. > :14:47.if we take this forward to the Saracens game, but is a very big

:14:48. > :15:02.weapon that they use. They have Dan Tuohy, Craig Gilroy,

:15:03. > :15:29.Trimble to come back. Let's see the shoulder as well,

:15:30. > :15:33.please. Ricky Lutton at tight head for Ulster, went with the emerging

:15:34. > :15:40.Ireland squad last summer and played all three games as a replacement. He

:15:41. > :15:46.has done a pretty good job so far this evening. But that is a good

:15:47. > :15:51.squeeze by the Dragons, just as we say that. And the penalty I think

:15:52. > :16:00.against the Dragons' loosehead for driving at an illegal angle. Just a

:16:01. > :16:05.lack of concentration. Yes, illegality from the Dragons as well

:16:06. > :16:11.but it is the first time at scrum this evening that the Ulster

:16:12. > :16:19.concentration has waned. Mark Anscombe, Johnny Borrell -- Bell

:16:20. > :17:14.there. With the rugby ball shape and the

:17:15. > :17:20.laws of physics, there was always a chance that wasn't going to bounce

:17:21. > :17:27.of the way he wanted. The Ulster line-up has been 100% completion.

:17:28. > :17:33.But that last one, that is what causes the courage to pull his hair

:17:34. > :17:35.red, taking clean ball and then you slow it down and lose your momentum

:17:36. > :17:57.-- pull his hair out. Schools will have rejoined his first

:17:58. > :18:06.senior cup as with daughter -- Rory Scholes. -- Rory Scholes will have

:18:07. > :18:21.enjoyed his first senior cap as a starter.

:18:22. > :18:33.McCluskey using that strength of his.

:18:34. > :18:44.Cave has got away. He needed someone at his elbow. Clever switch. Rory

:18:45. > :18:52.Scholes denied. Backend side to Ricky Lutton. The tight head is not

:18:53. > :18:59.too far away. Ulster have the ball. Hand came through, was it illegal?

:19:00. > :19:03.Yes, it was. Is going to be a yellow card? It was the replacement

:19:04. > :19:08.scrum-half that came through. It was naughty but was it worth the other

:19:09. > :19:18.card? Maybe not. It was certainly more blatant than Pienaar's in the

:19:19. > :19:26.first half. They have been happy to switch to the blind-side and are

:19:27. > :19:35.always getting to the game line, time after time. Rory Scholes has a

:19:36. > :19:40.bit of cramp. That is not allowed. It was a naughty one. Good work by

:19:41. > :19:44.Darren Cave, he did the right thing holding onto the ball.

:19:45. > :19:55.I think Scholes is fine, he is up again. But I think they are making

:19:56. > :19:59.the sign that they want a replacement on and the only back

:20:00. > :20:10.replacement they have is Paul Marshall because Luke Marshall has,.

:20:11. > :20:14.-- has gone off. And the Dragons are making a replacement. Bruce Douglas

:20:15. > :20:20.is going off, to be replaced by the even older, if he doesn't mind me

:20:21. > :20:24.saying so, 40 on his next birthday, the formidable figure of Duncan

:20:25. > :20:30.Bell, who battled away on the front row for Bath for what seemed like

:20:31. > :20:33.half a century. Capped five times for England. Of course the Scotsman,

:20:34. > :20:36.on comes the Englishman to play for the Welsh side. -- off goes the

:20:37. > :20:51.Scotsman. The referee has given the penalty

:20:52. > :20:55.and I think also have the option of popping into the corner and going

:20:56. > :20:59.for another five metre scrum. I think the way the scrum has gone,

:21:00. > :21:04.they will look there first. The referee looks like he is delving

:21:05. > :21:10.into his pocket, so Gwent could be down to 14. Ulster have set their

:21:11. > :21:15.stall out well this evening and used it well, not as effectively as they

:21:16. > :21:20.want to. I will give you a second to have a word with him there. Lloyd

:21:21. > :21:24.Linton having a word with the Dragons skipper Ashley Smith, who

:21:25. > :21:29.has taken over from Andrew Coombs in that respect. Ulster have all three

:21:30. > :21:38.back replacement on. Great take by Johann Muller. Was it the number

:21:39. > :21:58.one? It was, wait evidence. He has already been in the bin. -- Evans.

:21:59. > :22:02.Ulster still have the ball. The Dragons have overrun it. Looking for

:22:03. > :22:14.try number six. If anybody deserves a try, it is

:22:15. > :22:30.Robbie Diack. Get it to McIlwaine, yes! Try number

:22:31. > :22:34.six. They may go back to see if it is a forward pass and if it is not,

:22:35. > :22:43.David McIlwaine has got his first Ulster try. Sensitive to Peter

:22:44. > :22:46.Ferguson to check. McIlwaine, I have a feeling, might have just got that

:22:47. > :22:52.but it depends on whether the pass from Jared Payne was a good one.

:22:53. > :22:59.What do you think? It is all in the hands these days, isn't it? I think

:23:00. > :23:04.that is flat at best, shall we say? McIlwaine had to take it behind him.

:23:05. > :23:08.I think he is half a yard in front of that. It is a nice angle but the

:23:09. > :23:22.pass is just maybe slightly late. Here comes Jared Payne, David

:23:23. > :23:25.McIlwaine sensibly came inside. And he brushed aside the tackle of Ross

:23:26. > :23:34.Wardle, who has had a very quiet evening. The parcel slightly

:23:35. > :23:40.forward. OK, scrum five, blue ball. -- the pass was. It is going to be a

:23:41. > :23:53.five metre scrum and a Dragons put in. And David McIlwaine, not a

:23:54. > :23:55.man... He will be disappointed. He is a big, leggy fellow, lots of

:23:56. > :24:04.pace. The crowd getting behind the men in

:24:05. > :24:17.white. Wayne Evans, the replacement

:24:18. > :24:49.scrum-half with the put-in. Didn't look desperately straight.

:24:50. > :24:59.What overrun by Iain Henderson. Knocked back on the Dragons' side

:25:00. > :25:00.and into space. It was unfortunate, try number 64 Ulster was looking

:25:01. > :25:29.pretty good. chip and chase, foot on the gas by

:25:30. > :25:35.Cave. Good pick-up. Slings it back inside, knocked back into a

:25:36. > :25:40.Dragons' hand. Pewtner managed to cover back. Allstate doing

:25:41. > :25:53.everything but get at the sixth try. -- Ulster.

:25:54. > :26:12.The crowd are fairly getting value for money this evening.

:26:13. > :26:13.Just a nudge forward. Just a for money this evening.

:26:14. > :26:18.Just a nudge forward. Just a knock-on. There are 30 players out

:26:19. > :26:22.there that are very happy with the referee blowing his whistle. A lot

:26:23. > :26:27.of guys are just there with their hands on their knees, sucking in

:26:28. > :26:36.oxygen. Fantastic passage of play. The intent is there. Darren Cave was

:26:37. > :26:39.unlucky there, trying to go for the instinctive pass inside and it was

:26:40. > :26:45.slapped down. Lots of entertainment for the crowd.

:26:46. > :26:55.On the left, the very familiar figure of the veteran Rob Sidoli,

:26:56. > :27:04.with caps dating back to the South Africa game in 2002. And 22 is Lewis

:27:05. > :27:10.Robling, coming on for his 15th league game. Stephan Jones is going

:27:11. > :27:27.off, I am sorry to say, injured -- Steffan Jones. So Sidoli and

:27:28. > :27:34.Roebling run. -- Lewis Robling are wrong. -- on.

:27:35. > :27:50.It is unfortunate, leaving the field injured.

:27:51. > :27:57.Those tries in the first half, to buy Tommy Bowe, one by Pienaar and a

:27:58. > :28:00.penalty try. In the second half, Sean Doyle got over the opposition

:28:01. > :28:19.line, convergence by Paddy Jackson. Did Jared Payne knock that on? He

:28:20. > :28:28.did. A bit of a change in the front row. Hugh Gustafson is on for Rhys

:28:29. > :28:33.Thomas. That doesn't happen too often, does it pressure Mark just a

:28:34. > :28:38.horrible bounce, we have seen a few of those, the ball has spun quite

:28:39. > :28:42.hard with a lot of topspin on it and Jared Payne was unlucky. Maybe

:28:43. > :28:46.should have, but the foot rather than trying to pick it up with his

:28:47. > :29:01.hands -- should have gone with the foot.

:29:02. > :29:08.The referee not happy. The assistant has called his attention to

:29:09. > :29:23.something going on on the far side involving Callum Black and Duncan

:29:24. > :29:28.Bell. He has not played competitive rugby for a couple of years, he has

:29:29. > :29:43.been coaching the junior side. And he is not getting any smaller!

:29:44. > :29:54.Ulster get a good squeeze. What a good scrum. And up comes the front

:29:55. > :30:01.row from the Dragons. Ricky Lutton deserves a lot of credit, he has

:30:02. > :30:06.done very well. Watch what he does. Square, and he puts the squeeze on

:30:07. > :30:20.and there is no option for the Dragons. Alan Clark is beside us.

:30:21. > :30:26.Forcing the opposition number to stand of and he can then only go one

:30:27. > :30:39.way, and that is backwards. Tom Court is coming out. He is off to

:30:40. > :30:46.London Irish at the end of the season. And his charming wife has

:30:47. > :30:52.done so much to help the overseas wives to settle into Northern

:30:53. > :31:02.Ireland. They will both be missed. Sean Doyle. That was well released.

:31:03. > :31:08.Paddy Jackson. Ruan Pienaar was reading up nicely. Where is he

:31:09. > :31:13.going? And Ulster have contrived to lose that. Just the finishing

:31:14. > :31:17.touches from the first-half have deserted Ulster. They should have

:31:18. > :31:26.had even more daylight between themselves and the Dragons, we have

:31:27. > :31:34.find the space. -- who have. That was scruffy. He will be

:31:35. > :31:42.disappointed, there. That was a very nice option coming inside. Once you

:31:43. > :31:49.have primacy, you cannot afford to turn the ball over cheaply. In the

:31:50. > :31:54.gear games, later on, Ulster have to treat the ball as if they cannot

:31:55. > :32:02.give it away. That was too easy in that situation. -- bigger games.

:32:03. > :32:06.Jones has come on for the Dragons. And Ulster are bringing on another

:32:07. > :32:16.replacement. I think it is Mike McComish. Some readjustment. Paddy

:32:17. > :32:23.Jackson has gone off. Sean Doyle might be posted under the wing. In

:32:24. > :32:33.the meantime, Wayne Evans. Pat Leach. Jones, again. That was good

:32:34. > :32:38.from Cory Hill. Wayne Evans. The Dragons coming back to this a little

:32:39. > :32:50.bit bored -- a little bit more. Evans. That was well set up by the

:32:51. > :33:01.men in blue. Roger Wilson not buying that attempted to me. That was good

:33:02. > :33:07.defence from Ulster. -- dummy. They have given away the penalty. Taken

:33:08. > :33:11.quickly. This could be interesting. Nic Cudd, or one from the start.

:33:12. > :33:17.Good defence from Ulster. Duncan Bell. This will be a tribe perhaps?

:33:18. > :33:27.Has he gone over the line? Very close. -- a try. Looking for his

:33:28. > :33:31.seventh try in the colours of the Dragons. But I'd concentrate the

:33:32. > :33:37.minds of Ulster a little bit. There is no question, he has clearly got

:33:38. > :33:41.that. Ulster on the back foot, happy to defend the outside shoulder but

:33:42. > :33:47.that was a great set of hands from Duncan Bell. That was brought down

:33:48. > :33:53.short. Did he carry that over, there was second movement? He came a

:33:54. > :34:02.little bit short. They are... That was short. The momentum takes over.

:34:03. > :34:14.It might have. That is not conclusive. This is more like it. If

:34:15. > :34:19.we cancel that time. Not much more than a coat of paint in that. But

:34:20. > :34:28.I'd be a try. The Dragons certainly think so. -- that might be. Peter

:34:29. > :34:29.Ferguson says the try is good. And the Dragons have got their first

:34:30. > :34:51.try. Jones, he has pulled that across the

:34:52. > :34:57.face of the posts. Well, that is a much more even second half. Ulster

:34:58. > :35:01.well ahead of the interval and they are conceding their first try of the

:35:02. > :35:07.evening. Lovely pass. Nic Cudd was perfect. In fairness, Sean Doyle is

:35:08. > :35:15.playing on the right wing and has been caught watching the ball. Any

:35:16. > :35:19.winger at this level has to be able to score those. He has just about

:35:20. > :35:26.squeezed over but that was deserved, nicely taken. Cory Hill has been

:35:27. > :35:39.taken off for a blood replacement. Matthew Screech has been replaced by

:35:40. > :35:51.Rob Sidoli. This is Matthew Screech. The ten metre line. Wayne Evans. Nic

:35:52. > :35:59.Cudd. He gave that scoring pass. David McIlwaine needs to be smart.

:36:00. > :36:07.Has he made that available? He has. Jared Payne on the outside half

:36:08. > :36:24.position. Tom Court. Ruan Pienaar, looking to see what is available.

:36:25. > :36:25.Surely Pat Leach was offside? Luke Marshall was sitting among his

:36:26. > :36:30.team-mates and looking pretty comfortable. It might have been that

:36:31. > :36:40.stray bullet that caught him on the side of the head. -- boot. He has

:36:41. > :36:53.put in a pretty good shift this evening. We are more accustomed to

:36:54. > :36:57.seeing him playing at six. He has done the dark and dirty stuff well.

:36:58. > :37:02.Chasing a lot of kicks and he has tackled well. He has put in the

:37:03. > :37:06.effort. Only the fifth time this season he has started a game for

:37:07. > :37:16.Ulster. Ruan Pienaar. He made that good. Jared Payne, gets it away!

:37:17. > :37:27.Sean Doyle, just did not have the gas. Nine out of ten for effort. He

:37:28. > :37:35.was a little bit worried about his hamstring going, there. Tommy Bowe,

:37:36. > :37:39.that would have been a beautifully measured pass. Sean Doyle just did

:37:40. > :37:42.not have the reach to pull but in. Jared Payne just collided. That was

:37:43. > :38:04.very nearly another Ulster try. Hugh Gustafson. Well, again, full

:38:05. > :38:12.marks to the Dragons for enterprise. That was good tackling from Rob

:38:13. > :38:27.Herring. That will give Ulster and the line-out. -- the line-out. Only

:38:28. > :38:35.22 years of age. Played in the World Cup side a couple of summers ago.

:38:36. > :38:42.Ricky Lutton is leaving the field, having had a pretty good night for

:38:43. > :38:49.Ulster. Good to see him playing back at Ravenhill. Adam Macklin, 24,

:38:50. > :39:08.coming on. Takes his position behind Robbie

:39:09. > :39:16.Diack. Henderson does it, and it was not straight. Those are the things

:39:17. > :39:18.that frustrate cultures. Mark Anscombe is talking to himself and

:39:19. > :39:24.the other coaches about this, fundamental mistakes. There is no

:39:25. > :39:31.need for it. As you say, Ulster are just struggling to reach third gear.

:39:32. > :39:34.That was a cast iron opportunity and a great is issuing to get some

:39:35. > :39:43.attacking ball to the backline with plenty of space front of them. It is

:39:44. > :39:51.the basics that just fall apart. There they are.

:39:52. > :40:26.That is still not steady. The only from those survivor from the start

:40:27. > :40:36.of the game is Rob Herring. -- front row. I can see Stephenson warming

:40:37. > :40:41.up. He might give Henderson some respite, although it might be Johann

:40:42. > :40:57.Muller. We will have to wait and see. Seven points for Ulster in the

:40:58. > :41:01.second half. The Dragons playing more willingly in the second half.

:41:02. > :41:11.Here we go, again. Here come the Dragons. Jones, the replacement back

:41:12. > :41:15.row forward. Little gap, there. That was pinched by Ulster in the tackle.

:41:16. > :41:19.Well played by Stuart McCloskey. But he threw that away rather

:41:20. > :41:25.carelessly. The referee playing the advantage for the Dragons. Well, the

:41:26. > :41:30.game has really broken up. It is getting messy. You will find that

:41:31. > :41:36.the substitutions in the second half, the game loses purpose and

:41:37. > :41:43.intensity. It was almost like basketball. They need to reset their

:41:44. > :41:47.values for the last ten minutes. Right, let us play in the right part

:41:48. > :41:52.of the pitch, let us minimise any mistakes. Let us be accurate and try

:41:53. > :41:56.to get some intensity back because in the second half, they're in tents

:41:57. > :42:00.of the has dropped. And in fairness to the Dragons, they have stepped up

:42:01. > :42:06.and have shown more intent in the second half. Ten minutes remaining.

:42:07. > :42:27.Ulster leading 38-8. Ruan Pienaar telling Wayne Evans to

:42:28. > :42:30.clear off. If they kick straight into touch, it will be the Dragons

:42:31. > :42:39.line-out. So Ulster have gone for the scrum. Mike McComish, died on

:42:40. > :42:45.the near side of the scrum. Lewis Stephenson is ready to come on. Ruan

:42:46. > :42:54.Pienaar is going off. This will be interesting. Paul Marshall will go

:42:55. > :43:03.to scrum half. Jared Payne is on the outside half. And Mike McComish goes

:43:04. > :43:10.to the wing. This is an extraordinary Ulster line-up. The

:43:11. > :43:19.plot thickens. Mike McComish is more old fallback play. Very bright. A

:43:20. > :43:20.dozen years ago he played for Campbell College in the schools Cup

:43:21. > :43:45.Final. Penalty against the Dragons. The Dragons prop, Duncan Bell. And

:43:46. > :43:52.that is not bad. That has given Ulster a decent position. They just

:43:53. > :43:58.need some intensity, some ball, some bigger. The expression of Jared

:43:59. > :44:04.Payne, there. He is getting frustrated himself. Dropping his

:44:05. > :44:14.shoulders. What we need is a platform, a couple of targets to hit

:44:15. > :44:26.and get some front foot, fast ball. That was a good through. Iain

:44:27. > :44:28.Henderson. Marshall. Robbie Diack. Marshall get it away nicely. Here is

:44:29. > :44:53.Nile and -- Annett. Is nothing wrong with the past but

:44:54. > :45:00.David McIlwaine couldn't hold onto it. -- nothing wrong with the pass.

:45:01. > :45:04.When you make a couple of errors, it gets into your psyche, the ball

:45:05. > :45:10.becomes bigger, your hands become smaller. There is no excuse for

:45:11. > :45:17.that. A fumble by David McIlwaine, who very nearly got his first Ulster

:45:18. > :45:19.try at the start of the second half. There is a Dragons player down

:45:20. > :45:26.injured, I am sorry to have to report. The club Doctor Michael Webb

:45:27. > :45:31.is on. Don't think it is too serious. They were ecstatic at

:45:32. > :45:43.half-time and even water at the start of second half, but since

:45:44. > :45:47.then... Ulster did a lot of try scoring in the first half, Ruan

:45:48. > :45:51.Pienaar getting the first one and then a wonderful move, back inside

:45:52. > :45:59.to Tommy Bowe, salivating at the prospect of reaching the opposition

:46:00. > :46:04.line and what a dive to finish. And here is Cave again, back inside to

:46:05. > :46:10.Bowe and the sidestep, a bit of pace and determination all over Tommy

:46:11. > :46:14.Bowe's phase. Rory Scholes very nearly got his first Ulster try,

:46:15. > :46:24.held up. But the ball was quickly released and they were queueing up

:46:25. > :46:28.out wide. A quick mention for Rory Scholes, he has been very accomplish

:46:29. > :46:35.this evening. When you look at the roll call ahead of him, Cave,

:46:36. > :46:45.Michael Allen, Trimble, the pool is certainly full. A Dragons have lost

:46:46. > :46:50.the services of Lewis Evans. Groves is currently back on.

:46:51. > :47:00.And it is going to be a scrum to the Dragons. Certainly, Ulster have put

:47:01. > :47:04.the memories of a pretty dismal performance last Sunday in Treviso

:47:05. > :47:12.behind them. I think the crowd probably expected at 38-3 up, they

:47:13. > :47:31.would kick on and make it a half-century, but it hasn't

:47:32. > :48:08.happened. Jack Dixon is on for the Dragons.

:48:09. > :48:19.Held onto longer in the tackle. -- held on too long in the tackle. Five

:48:20. > :48:20.minutes remaining. Ulster would like to trouble the scoreboard a little

:48:21. > :48:29.more. A scruffy kick and it is going to be

:48:30. > :48:32.a Dragons line-out. Stuart McCluskey was the man with the cramp and it

:48:33. > :48:44.was Lewis Robling who got it away for the Dragons.

:48:45. > :48:51.The referee just having a word with the Ulster forward not to interfere

:48:52. > :49:27.with the Dragons person who will take the ball in the air.

:49:28. > :49:37.It will be a Ulster scrum. Is there one more try to send the crowd home

:49:38. > :49:40.even happier? You would like to think so and when you have Jared

:49:41. > :49:47.Payne at ten and you're too back rows at the wing, -- annual two back

:49:48. > :49:59.rows, but certainly the intent is there.

:50:00. > :50:05.Is no fault about the Ulster performance, but one or two people

:50:06. > :50:57.are leaving, probably trying to get home earlier to watch the replay.

:50:58. > :51:14.McComish tries to run over the opposition. It is all a bit flat.

:51:15. > :51:24.Knocked forward and Ulster get the platoon. Maybe there is still time

:51:25. > :51:28.-- get the put-in. Just moving from side to side without any cutting

:51:29. > :51:34.threat on either channel. Mike McComish had hands on the ball and

:51:35. > :51:41.went for the more physical option, instead of the sidestep, try to go

:51:42. > :51:42.through his man. Patrick Leach has been very effective defensively for

:51:43. > :51:57.the Dragons. The Dragons complaining that there

:51:58. > :51:59.was an Ulster infringement but Lewis Linton saying it had been a Dragons

:52:00. > :52:14.knock forward. Cory Hill with nothing more serious

:52:15. > :52:22.than a wounded boot. Diack having a chuckle to sell. -- to sell. He has

:52:23. > :52:27.done very well, he has good control. There has been a reasonable flow to

:52:28. > :52:41.it, from the referee, which has been positive.

:52:42. > :52:45.Is this the last set piece of this entertaining game? Penalty taken

:52:46. > :53:13.quickly. No way through. Is a little bit laboured by all

:53:14. > :53:41.stuff. -- by Ulster. There is time for one more scrum.

:53:42. > :53:46.The first time this evening we have seen that trick attack well

:53:47. > :53:53.perfected by Ulster. McCluskey has done well again, he is a big man,

:53:54. > :53:56.nice to see someone coming through from the ravens aren't being given

:53:57. > :54:02.an opportunity. He hasn't been found lacking, he has been purposeful with

:54:03. > :54:05.ball in hand, he has shown awareness and defensively he has been solid.

:54:06. > :54:13.He has done the basic things well, not try to be too flash and he looks

:54:14. > :54:18.very much to the manner born. Jevon Groves has come back on the field.

:54:19. > :54:27.We have now played 80 minutes. This will surely be the last set

:54:28. > :54:39.piece of this game. Ulster had it done and dusted by

:54:40. > :54:43.half-time and looked after the -- it's looked up after the fifth try,

:54:44. > :54:46.scored by Sean Doyle in the opening minutes of the second half, that

:54:47. > :54:55.they would run away with this. But they went off the boil. Ulster have

:54:56. > :55:00.a break now, as we mentioned. Back here at Ravenhill in a fortnight's

:55:01. > :55:22.time against the Scarlets. Here goes Iain Henderson. Strong run

:55:23. > :55:29.by Henderson. Five metres away. The pass wasn't perfect at all, Dan roam

:55:30. > :55:35.the knees of Robbie Diack. -- down round the knees. No sixth try, they

:55:36. > :55:39.will have to be content with five, but has the first bonus point win

:55:40. > :55:44.since round number eight. They were done and dusted by the interval,

:55:45. > :55:48.tries by Pienaar, a couple by Tommy Bowe and a penalty try, all of them

:55:49. > :55:53.converted by Paddy Jackson, who added the points to Sean Doyle's try

:55:54. > :56:01.but back came the Dragons and got a try themselves. They should act

:56:02. > :56:13.moves to stay in the top three. 38-8 the final score. -- at least stay.

:56:14. > :56:17.STUDIO: This young man sums up why the -- what the Ulster fans are

:56:18. > :56:23.feeling. A dominant performance, four tries in the first half, to buy

:56:24. > :56:28.the returning Tommy Bowe and eased to the win with another try in the

:56:29. > :56:33.second half. 38 -8. Bryn Cunningham and Andy Ward, the second half kind

:56:34. > :56:38.of faded, didn't it, after an excellent first half? Always to be

:56:39. > :56:43.expected. Yes, we hoped they would get 50 or 60 points, but they left

:56:44. > :56:46.maybe four or five tries out there in the second half. They still

:56:47. > :56:50.showed a lot of good enterprise, good touches and needed to be

:56:51. > :56:58.clinical. But the bodies were tired, you could see that. A lot of guys

:56:59. > :57:01.were out on their feet. The ball was thrown round at every opportunity, a

:57:02. > :57:04.lot of substitutions and it got disjointed. But a good performance.

:57:05. > :57:09.A good way to bounce back, Andy, after that's disappointing display

:57:10. > :57:15.last week. For 40 minutes, it was a good way but I'm being critical, we

:57:16. > :57:18.should really push on. We are coming to a time in the season where we

:57:19. > :57:23.have very important games coming up and it is international season as

:57:24. > :57:27.well, stop start, but all in all they will be happy with the night's

:57:28. > :57:33.work but still a lot to be done. Let's here from now on the match,

:57:34. > :57:38.Darren Cave. You have waited 127 games for one of these.

:57:39. > :57:44.Congratulations. Thanks very much. I have been given the people in the

:57:45. > :57:49.studio a hard time, so it is nice to get one. It was great pressure in

:57:50. > :57:54.the first, nice result. Speaking at you and Tommy Bowe linking very

:57:55. > :57:58.nicely. He is a class act, he would look good with anyone, so I'm just

:57:59. > :58:04.happy to be playing with these boys. A week off, some positives to take

:58:05. > :58:09.till the end of the season. These four games, we are looking for four

:58:10. > :58:14.wins. We are hitting our straps, it leaves us nicely for a last run this

:58:15. > :58:19.year. Let's just make it clear, I have nothing to do with the man of

:58:20. > :58:26.the match, it is the pundits who picket. Darren Cave, why tonight did

:58:27. > :58:30.he get that award? I am happy for him, he has been close on a number

:58:31. > :58:35.of occasions. Unfortunately, there has always been somebody who has

:58:36. > :58:40.played particularly well. I thought tonight he was exceptional in so

:58:41. > :58:44.many areas of the game. I mentioned before, he creates so many off-load

:58:45. > :58:48.opportunities, he cuts good lines. It is the basic things very well,

:58:49. > :58:52.but most of all, he has a very good rugby brain. He knows when to pass,

:58:53. > :58:57.when to hold on, he knows where the supporters. You will notice there,

:58:58. > :59:01.outside of the foot, he knew it would come back on the angle. Little

:59:02. > :59:08.things that you don't always pick up on, very intelligent. And he created

:59:09. > :59:11.two tries in the first. I have known Darren from long time and the best

:59:12. > :59:15.part is his game has developed so much and he is more of a ball

:59:16. > :59:22.player, so I wonder whether 12 might be a good spot for him in the

:59:23. > :59:27.future, but he really is creating a lot more and is creating super

:59:28. > :59:34.angles. Tommy Bowe will run off a shoulder. Thank you Poko, the next

:59:35. > :59:38.-- your company. The next would do we have here is the Six Nations.

:59:39. > :59:43.After that epic battle against England, it is Italy up. Next four

:59:44. > :59:50.Ulster, the rearranged game against the Scarlets -- next up. We will see

:59:51. > :59:52.you then, but for now, it is goodbye from Ravenhill on a night when

:59:53. > :00:07.Ulster really did pump it up. MUSIC: "Pump It Up" by Elvis

:00:08. > :00:16.Costello and the Attractions Pienaar is going all the way! What a

:00:17. > :00:27.try by Pienaar! Bowe gets away, a second try and

:00:28. > :00:31.what a return to Ulster colours for Tommy Bowe.

:00:32. > :00:35.Pienaar again. Tommy Bowe. He is going to get a second in as many

:00:36. > :00:40.minutes. Can you believe it? Evan Davis examines

:00:41. > :01:07.why London is pulling away