Ulster v Treviso

:00:36. > :00:41.The race to the play-offs is very much on. Ulster have seven matches

:00:42. > :00:48.remaining as they tried to make the all-important top four. Lovely

:00:49. > :00:58.stuff. Tommy Bowe with the try. Stockdale N. Absolute gem. Bonus

:00:59. > :01:02.point wins in their last three games have studied what has been at times

:01:03. > :01:07.a difficult season. Down the left-hand side. Ruan Pienaar is in

:01:08. > :01:11.under the posts. Tommy Bowe pops it into Stuart Olding. He wriggles out

:01:12. > :01:22.of the challenge. He's in for the try. Last week Les Kiss's. Beat

:01:23. > :01:26.Zebre. Ulster have many of their Irish internationals back for this

:01:27. > :01:31.game against Benetton Treviso. It's a fairly miserable evening at Ulster

:01:32. > :01:37.Rugby headquarters. It simply hasn't stopped raining for the last few

:01:38. > :01:41.hours. The picture is very wet this evening, but the ground staff have

:01:42. > :01:44.been working extremely hard and after an inspection the referee

:01:45. > :01:51.declared that he is happy for tonight's game to go ahead. Welcome

:01:52. > :01:55.to Ulster Rugby live. Thanks for taking a break from the election on

:01:56. > :01:58.BBC One. Joining us here, we will have lots of point-scoring of a

:01:59. > :02:03.different type for the next couple of hours. Stephen Ferris and Andy

:02:04. > :02:07.Ward with us to give their opinions. Victory for Ulster tonight would

:02:08. > :02:10.take them into joint fourth place in the table with Scarlets who play

:02:11. > :02:18.leaders Leinster tomorrow. Ulster have a game in hand. Also tonight,

:02:19. > :02:22.Connacht against Zebre and Edinburgh against Ospreys. What impact will

:02:23. > :02:27.this pretty dreadful weather have on the game tonight, dreadful

:02:28. > :02:34.underfoot. Treviso, welcome to Costa Del Belfast. As a player, you are

:02:35. > :02:38.getting ready pre-match, you have to mentally switch in. This is all

:02:39. > :02:42.about the top couple of inches. You want to play Treviso on a nice

:02:43. > :02:47.sunny, dry evening with no wind, but you have to dig deep tonight,

:02:48. > :02:50.probably ten or 12 man rugby. I think the boys will have talked

:02:51. > :02:54.about that during the week because the forecast didn't look pretty from

:02:55. > :02:58.the start. A night perhaps for somebody like Marcell Coetzee to

:02:59. > :03:04.shine for Ulster. He has made an incredible impact in the few games

:03:05. > :03:06.he has played for Ulster. Has done very well, a big, strong man,

:03:07. > :03:10.powerful. Two or three players trying to take him down at every

:03:11. > :03:14.contact situation. That's something we have talked about all season.

:03:15. > :03:18.He's a powerful, big man. He's been out the best part of 12 months and

:03:19. > :03:22.has come back in and in the short time we have seen him, there is

:03:23. > :03:27.still a bit of ring rust, so he can only get better. From the glimpses

:03:28. > :03:32.we have seen, his arms are bigger than my legs! But he's a tremendous

:03:33. > :03:36.asset and can only get better. Let's not beat around the bush, nothing

:03:37. > :03:40.short of a bonus point victory would do for Ulster tonight. Its massive

:03:41. > :03:44.they continue on this run of trying to get five points. When these teams

:03:45. > :03:49.come to town you have to get a big score. Hopefully they can get four

:03:50. > :03:53.tries. Ulster have only ever lost to Treviso once and the Italians

:03:54. > :03:58.haven't won this year. We will see how it unfolds tonight. COMMENTATOR:

:03:59. > :04:07.I was going to say good evening, but it's nothing but. Last weekend

:04:08. > :04:13.Ulster played in a balmy 70 degrees in Parma. Nothing like that back at

:04:14. > :04:18.home, but you have to do is give credit to the ground staff. A change

:04:19. > :04:27.coming in the middle of the back line with Reichel Tagicakibau comes

:04:28. > :04:35.into centre to accommodate Esposito who played in the Six Nations

:04:36. > :04:47.against Ireland a couple of weeks ago.

:04:48. > :04:55.Rob Herring coming out to lead Ulster for the 25th time. Because it

:04:56. > :05:00.was such a short turnaround, Ulster making quite a few changes, eight of

:05:01. > :05:03.them. That's been the pattern adopted by Les Kiss all the way

:05:04. > :05:06.through what has been an up-and-down season for Ulster. The last three

:05:07. > :05:13.games have yielded bonus point victories. They have never managed

:05:14. > :05:16.four bonus point victories in a row. A new combination behind Callum

:05:17. > :05:23.Black with Tredwell and Van der Merwe. Coetzee is into the middle of

:05:24. > :05:27.the back row with Nelson starting at six. Three serious men coming back

:05:28. > :05:32.into the side, Andrew Trimble, Gilroy at full-back and starting an

:05:33. > :05:38.Ulster game for the first time in 2017 is Jared Payne. The referee is

:05:39. > :05:43.becoming a bit of a regular visitor to this part of the world. He was

:05:44. > :05:46.here a couple of weeks ago. He did the Ulster game against Limerick a

:05:47. > :05:53.couple of weeks ago, and then was running the line in Ireland against

:05:54. > :05:56.France. Very much an Irishman, Ian McKinley, formerly of Leinster, puts

:05:57. > :06:00.in a clever kick to make it difficult for Ulster to get up.

:06:01. > :06:05.Andrew Trimble takes it up, the joint Ulster skipper. Rob Herring

:06:06. > :06:12.leading the side tonight. Good forward drive by Ulster inside the

:06:13. > :06:17.22. This is not a night for hankie ball rugby. Jared Payne at the

:06:18. > :06:21.inside half position, straightaway finding a very good touch.

:06:22. > :06:24.Straightaway and taken by the Italians, Robert Barbieri, had a

:06:25. > :06:37.season at Leicester Tigers. Looking for the first turnover.

:06:38. > :06:41.Needing a couple of forward runners. Good defensive work by Ulster in the

:06:42. > :06:46.middle of the park. On a night like this tackling will be almost as

:06:47. > :06:50.difficult as running with the ball. A half decent run, looked like a

:06:51. > :06:56.high sided. Dan Jones has his hand out. Good work by Tommaso Iannone,

:06:57. > :07:02.taken down and he will bring them back for the penalty. Opening chance

:07:03. > :07:09.of points for the visitors, who haven't won here since 2011. Had it

:07:10. > :07:13.not been for a late conversion that was messed they would have won here

:07:14. > :07:18.four years ago. I would suggest Kieran Crowley will be more pleased.

:07:19. > :07:22.Kieran Crowley will be delighted with that start. Messy kick off, but

:07:23. > :07:29.given the playing conditions, which are truly brutal, Trimble coming out

:07:30. > :07:35.of it well. Playing short targets, I think we will see plenty of that.

:07:36. > :07:41.Ball security will be of the highest importance. One would think a fairly

:07:42. > :07:48.simple, straightforward goal-kicking attempt for Tito Tebaldi. 29 years

:07:49. > :07:51.old, 20 international appearances. Hasn't played for his country since

:07:52. > :08:07.a game against Japan in 2014. Looks pretty easy from down there

:08:08. > :08:12.but the weather is as filthy as it can be. The placing foot is the

:08:13. > :08:16.important one. Good strike by Tebaldi. But alas for him and

:08:17. > :08:21.Benetton Treviso, he has pushed it wide. Two and a half minutes gone

:08:22. > :08:29.and no score. Treviso missing a chance to take the lead here. 2013

:08:30. > :08:38.was when they drew here. Tonight's skipper Dean Budd scored a hat-trick

:08:39. > :08:43.of tries. Ian McKinley, formerly of Leinster and Ireland U20s. Have a

:08:44. > :08:50.much publicised horrible eye injury that required surgery, has two West

:08:51. > :08:58.special goggles. -- has to wear special goggles. Seemed to knock

:08:59. > :09:02.that backward, but the crowd didn't think so. Back to Tito Tebaldi.

:09:03. > :09:10.Those clever kicks will be the order of the evening. Well taken by Craig

:09:11. > :09:19.Gilroy. Named in the most recent Ireland squad for the most recent

:09:20. > :09:24.two games in the Six Nations. Ruan Pienaar, he has scored some corking

:09:25. > :09:31.tries recently. Nelson of the left foot. What a good kick that was.

:09:32. > :09:39.Luca Sperandio hasn't found his touch. This could work out nicely

:09:40. > :09:43.for Treviso. It has done. A chipped kick through. Gilroy will skid on

:09:44. > :09:47.the ground, did well to get up again, pushed it behind him and

:09:48. > :09:50.Andrew Trimble was there to back up his fellow international. You can

:09:51. > :09:55.see because of the treacherous conditions, what happens when you

:09:56. > :10:05.are even remotely inaccurate. This needs to find touch from Pienaar,

:10:06. > :10:09.hasn't quite made it. A touch forward will give Ulster the first

:10:10. > :10:17.scrum of the evening. What a good player Robert Barbieri has been down

:10:18. > :10:22.the years. Ulster find themselves slightly fortunate. Barbieri's

:10:23. > :10:31.mistake from Pienaar's hanging box-kick. Treacherous conditions,

:10:32. > :10:34.any ball on the ground, difficult to predict how the ball will move, skid

:10:35. > :10:47.off it or stick and hold? Callum Black on the loosehead side.

:10:48. > :10:54.Ulster some tend lbs heavier, possibly the biggest weight

:10:55. > :11:06.advantage they had this year. 1713 - 1703. Almost 18 stones. Wow. No

:11:07. > :11:10.featherweights in the back row. Likewise the men in the second row,

:11:11. > :11:13.Kieran Treadwell starting his seventh game for Ulster, and Franco

:11:14. > :11:20.Van der Merwe, who will be off to Cardiff at the end of the season.

:11:21. > :11:27.Getting the right length of stud and the feat embedded will be important

:11:28. > :11:29.here. Leading with the forearm, a fine line between the legal and the

:11:30. > :11:42.illegal. Jared Payne gets it away nicely.

:11:43. > :11:46.This is Sean Reidy. Wasn't held, clever appreciation for the laws of

:11:47. > :11:50.the game. Franco Van der Merwe. Better stop by the Ulster pack.

:11:51. > :11:54.Those pristine white jerseys are absolutely filthy after only six

:11:55. > :12:03.minutes. Stuart Olding goes into the contact. This is the sort of whether

:12:04. > :12:08.prop forwards revel in. Pienaar has a glance and decides to kick again.

:12:09. > :12:15.It's a good one, knocked forward, but gathered in once again by

:12:16. > :12:19.Sperandio. Ulster try to hold him up to get the foot in for the

:12:20. > :12:28.scrummage. The referee Dan Jones says that's once. Good play by the

:12:29. > :12:32.Ulster pack. Good play by holding up the Treviso full-back Sperandio. You

:12:33. > :12:36.can see the difficulty Pienaar will have this evening. Slow ball, one

:12:37. > :12:39.off runners. It will be a difficult evening for those guys. I think we

:12:40. > :12:45.will seek Pienaar use the box-kick quite a lot. Trying to play field

:12:46. > :12:53.position, not giving away silly penalties inside their own half.

:12:54. > :12:58.Slight stoppage because of an injury to someone. Might be Craig Gilroy,

:12:59. > :13:02.just getting a bit of attention. I think he's OK. Seven minutes gone

:13:03. > :13:08.and no score. The closest we have come is a missed penalty attempt by

:13:09. > :13:19.the Treviso scrum-half that went just wide, from Tebaldi.

:13:20. > :13:29.Referee wants them to do it again. Just slipped down. You will ask

:13:30. > :13:36.Ulster to put the ball in again. The man with the goggles on is Treviso

:13:37. > :13:46.outside-half MacKinlay. Now 27 years of age. You might have thought about

:13:47. > :13:51.something over that pipe. You don't want the water coming down. Played

:13:52. > :13:56.his first game for Leinster about seven years ago, MacKinlay. Lost the

:13:57. > :14:00.side of his eye following a freak accident on the rugby pitch. Has

:14:01. > :14:07.special dispensation to wear those goggles. Doesn't look like a bad

:14:08. > :14:11.kick off the left foot of Jackson. Gathered by Andrew Trimble. Good,

:14:12. > :14:16.strong running by Andrew Trimble, great to see him back in an Ulster

:14:17. > :14:19.jersey. His seventh start of the season. Ulster combined to lose it.

:14:20. > :14:27.Almost kept in, the ball in touch for a Treviso line-out. Inch perfect

:14:28. > :14:33.kick, gathered well. Ball security, taking it into contact. Trimble

:14:34. > :14:38.happy to tuck it under one arm. The kick from Nelson, Trimble steps off

:14:39. > :14:45.and decides not to take the tackle. The ball in one arm, they should be

:14:46. > :14:50.able to dislodge it. 70 Irish caps for Andrew Trimble, just two short

:14:51. > :14:59.of the Ulster backs record held by David Humphreys on 72. Esposito,

:15:00. > :15:04.played against Ireland in the opening Six Nations game in Rome a

:15:05. > :15:09.few weeks ago. Tebaldi finds a decent touch but it will be an

:15:10. > :15:14.Ulster line-out. Coming up to ten minutes gone. I think it's all about

:15:15. > :15:18.Les Kiss thinking they have to win this. Four successive bonus point

:15:19. > :15:21.victories, which Ulster have never achieved, that would be terrific,

:15:22. > :15:26.but they have to get past the winning post first. In terrific form

:15:27. > :15:31.this season. They have Treviso at home this evening and another

:15:32. > :15:36.Italian team in Zebre next week. Against these Italian teams, they

:15:37. > :15:40.have to fill their boots. That game will be early evening tomorrow week.

:15:41. > :15:44.The day after the Ireland - Wales Six Nations match in Cardiff. We

:15:45. > :15:52.will bring that to you live from the Kingspan Stadium. Completely

:15:53. > :16:00.underwater currently. Shades of the old Andrew Trimble. Treviso have

:16:01. > :16:05.twice stripped the ball away from Ulster. McKinley with a fumble. Got

:16:06. > :16:12.himself inside Ruan Pienaar. Callum Black, the loosehead prop, making a

:16:13. > :16:15.good tackle. Tebaldi. The penalty given away by Ulster at the

:16:16. > :16:20.breakdown. Treviso will get the chance to get themselves back into

:16:21. > :16:27.Ulster's half. Good work initially by loosehead prop Callum Black.

:16:28. > :16:32.Andrew Trimble again. I think there was a hand in there. Barbieri made

:16:33. > :16:36.the tackle, got back to his feet and Andrew Trimble will be disappointed

:16:37. > :16:42.with that, two carries and two turnovers. These to sharpen up that

:16:43. > :16:52.part of his game. Bit of a banana kick from Ian McKinley. Despite the

:16:53. > :16:56.dreadful conditions, there's more than a decent crowd here, as always

:16:57. > :17:14.at the Kingspan Stadium on a Friday night for Ulster Rugby. 27 caps for

:17:15. > :17:24.Samoa for Fila Paulo. Good work by Stuart Olding. Taken by an Italian

:17:25. > :17:31.player who was on the right wing, Andrea Buondonno, who stepped into

:17:32. > :17:37.touch. In dreadful conditions, that's pretty slick handling by the

:17:38. > :17:38.men in Robbie WHite. Just couldn't find the inside pass and the touch

:17:39. > :17:56.judge nearly got it in the chops. Nelson had to check, Payne through

:17:57. > :18:00.the middle. Good work by Jared Payne. It's all about making the

:18:01. > :18:03.ball secure, and they have done. Van der Merwe took the ball in the

:18:04. > :18:10.line-out and was well up to do it again.

:18:11. > :18:16.Van der Merwe, Coetzee looking for an inside pass. Andrew Trimble is

:18:17. > :18:23.there in support. Better stuff from Ulster. Pienaar for possession.

:18:24. > :18:27.Sensibly, Treviso let that run. No point whatsoever trying to do

:18:28. > :18:30.anything with it other than let it go. Treviso line-out with Ulster

:18:31. > :18:36.pretty close to the line. One thing I'm looking forward to, and it's

:18:37. > :18:41.happened a lot already, is Andrew Trimble coming off the right wing.

:18:42. > :18:52.Possibly one of the drier parts of the pitch. Treviso just happy to let

:18:53. > :19:08.it go into touch. Well taken by Teofilo Paulo. Dean Budd has it in

:19:09. > :19:14.his paws. Ulster line-out. It has eased up a wee bit. If you wonder

:19:15. > :19:23.what goes through Kieran Crowley's mind every time his side take the

:19:24. > :19:28.field, because it hasn't been a successful season, but for Treviso,

:19:29. > :19:32.as long as they stay against fellow Italian side Zebre then that gets

:19:33. > :19:39.them into the top tier of European competition. Tredwell snaffles that.

:19:40. > :19:43.Rob Herring has his hand out for a penalty to Ulster. I don't think

:19:44. > :19:49.they will go for goal. Penalty advantage. Wild by Pienaar, that's

:19:50. > :19:54.not like him. Slippery ball, I think he will say sorry to Peter Nelson.

:19:55. > :19:58.They have the penalty. I think they have to go for the corner. It's all

:19:59. > :20:03.about the bonus points to keep them on top with Scarlets who are five

:20:04. > :20:10.points ahead and have a tricky game against Leinster in the RBS

:20:11. > :20:15.tomorrow. That'll be 22 two Treviso from the scrum where he kicked it

:20:16. > :20:20.from. Two and a bit errors by Ruan Pienaar. You could almost forgive

:20:21. > :20:25.the pass, but the other one was something you never really see Ruan

:20:26. > :20:28.Pienaar do. But the weather is absolutely dreadful. I'm sure he's

:20:29. > :20:36.feeling it as much as everyone. It's a 22 drop out. The kick is dead.

:20:37. > :20:42.Coming up to 15 minutes played and still scoreless. The crowd a wee bit

:20:43. > :20:48.on the restless side, but they must appreciate the conditions. Taken by

:20:49. > :20:53.Nelson. It's for Andrew Trimble to chase. The referee said that those

:20:54. > :21:05.two were on site. Well taken. -- were onside. Tebaldi leaves it for

:21:06. > :21:14.MacKinlay to take it at scrum-half. A tackle on the Treviso tight head

:21:15. > :21:21.prop. Paulo does a bit of clever blocking. Tebaldi has put just about

:21:22. > :21:23.the right amount on that. The wind holds it up and it's a wonderful

:21:24. > :21:42.take by Gilroy. Pienaar adds a bit of zip. Again,

:21:43. > :21:48.out of hand, Nelson's kicking has been pretty good. Both full-backs

:21:49. > :21:50.have been faultless so far. Conditions are very difficult. A

:21:51. > :21:57.swirling wind as well. And with a wet ball, almost unbelievable to

:21:58. > :22:06.think how difficult it is out there. But both 100% under the high ball so

:22:07. > :22:10.far. A look at Luca Bigi, the 25-year-old, has played a couple of

:22:11. > :22:18.times for the emerging Italian side. Good take at the front by the

:22:19. > :22:30.emerging blindside flanker, Marco Lazzaroni. Good work by Roger

:22:31. > :22:33.Wilson. It's just a ball security issue again. Both teams guilty on a

:22:34. > :22:40.number of occasions of taking it into contact with the ball tucked

:22:41. > :22:43.under one arm rather than held tightly in a two. Looking at your

:22:44. > :22:47.body position, how you will send the ball back, and the ball has squirted

:22:48. > :22:56.away quite easily. I think there's a problem with the Treviso tight

:22:57. > :23:07.head,, it's the loosehead, I should say, Federico Zani. Came down on the

:23:08. > :23:13.flat of his back somehow. Dean Budd, the skipper, laying down the law.

:23:14. > :23:20.Now 30 years of age from New Zealand. It's a dreadful night.

:23:21. > :23:39.Still in the first quarter, and still no score.

:23:40. > :23:47.Coetzee doing his best to control it. It's like a quagmire out there.

:23:48. > :23:58.The referee has seen enough, giving the penalty. Terrific piece of

:23:59. > :24:10.scrummaging by Ulster. Brilliant from the Han herbs -- from Wiehahn

:24:11. > :24:13.Herbst. Coetzee carrying the ball between the fake nudge, almost some

:24:14. > :24:27.good football skills. They shot in the arm for the Ulster front five. A

:24:28. > :24:33.slightly rowdy cheer. The closest Ulster have got now. Stolen, but

:24:34. > :24:37.grabbed up again by Rob Herring. The Ulster skipper, this could prove

:24:38. > :24:42.productive after all despite losing initial possession. Pienaar with a

:24:43. > :24:50.pop pass to this fellow Springbok Franco Van der Merwe. Paulo went

:24:51. > :24:54.right over the top. A nudge forward according to the referee Dan Jones.

:24:55. > :25:00.It will be an Ulster scrum, possibly suiting them better. Moving infield

:25:01. > :25:03.and five metres from the line. Certainly Wiehahn Herbst will be

:25:04. > :25:11.rubbing his hands after that initial scrum. Nice to see Treviso competing

:25:12. > :25:17.on their own five yard line. Throw a man up there and doing well. Bit of

:25:18. > :25:24.a chat with the Ulster second row. Kieran Treadwell wearing four, but

:25:25. > :25:28.Van der Merwe with five. Doesn't play very often on the near side

:25:29. > :25:33.flank. He's up against Marco Lazzaroni, just 21 years of age. A

:25:34. > :25:43.big scrum, can Ulster do what they last time? Treviso digging in. These

:25:44. > :25:47.it wasn't quite there. The referee telling them to use it again, hast

:25:48. > :25:56.to use it. Picked up by Coetzee. Pienaar. Charles Plutau now. They

:25:57. > :26:04.have been waiting for him. Coming into the side first of all from the

:26:05. > :26:07.referee. A couple of Treviso hands in there. A decision for Rob

:26:08. > :26:11.Herring, when you think about the scrum, will he go for the corner? I

:26:12. > :26:17.think they will take the scrum. They seem to have the upper hand. Treviso

:26:18. > :26:20.digging in well at the last scrum. Good feed position, props with feet

:26:21. > :26:25.and knees underneath them. Ulster not able to get a move on. I thought

:26:26. > :26:28.the referee called them to use the ball quite quickly, didn't give them

:26:29. > :26:37.a chance to reset and have a secondary push. I would agree with

:26:38. > :26:41.you on that. Ulster have another decent chance. This time they have

:26:42. > :26:48.options on both sides of the scrummage. Near side with Charles

:26:49. > :26:53.Plutau and Craig Gilroy position. Good strike by Herring. Here comes

:26:54. > :26:59.the squeeze with Pienaar getting it away. Stuart Olding to Jared Payne.

:27:00. > :27:05.Easy as you like! First try of 2017 for Jared Payne. Back in the Irish

:27:06. > :27:11.Six Nations squad after a bad kidney injury in the autumn. That's open up

:27:12. > :27:14.the Ulster account on the most dreadful of nights. He will not get

:27:15. > :27:22.an easier one than that this season. That scrum. Quick ball. Jared Payne

:27:23. > :27:26.comes at the short angle. Realistically, shocking defence from

:27:27. > :27:35.Treviso. They haven't got a hand on him. Canters through. I'm glad I'm

:27:36. > :27:44.not washing those Ulster jerseys! He has simply skated in!

:27:45. > :27:53.15th league try for Jared Payne. Ruan Pienaar has the points to give

:27:54. > :27:58.him 618 league points. After 21 minutes, Ulster get the first points

:27:59. > :28:04.on the board, leading 7-0. Good to see Jared Payne back, also in the

:28:05. > :28:09.Irish squad, announced in the squad against Wales next week. Wouldn't be

:28:10. > :28:14.surprised if the call came through from Joe Schmidt to start this

:28:15. > :28:21.evening. He has battled hard to get selection. The squad will probably

:28:22. > :28:25.gather tomorrow night. Could be an interesting call if Jared Payne is

:28:26. > :28:32.100%. Andrew Trimble let that bounce, sensibly. There goes Marcell

:28:33. > :28:36.Coetzee. A good rumble from the talented young Springbok. Pienaar,

:28:37. > :28:40.just the right amount on that yet again. Trimble is up, not backward,

:28:41. > :28:47.the referee says play on. Rob Herring cleans it up for Ulster. A

:28:48. > :28:52.huge gap, infield a little bit. McKinlay going back. A lot of pace

:28:53. > :28:56.there. Nearly got by Treadwell, but nearly isn't good enough.

:28:57. > :29:03.Treadwell's big hands drags into touch. Treadwell has had a good

:29:04. > :29:06.season. He is really growing. He has physically developed. Might have

:29:07. > :29:10.been overweight and out of the at the start of the season, but you

:29:11. > :29:14.might hazard a guess that he's Ulster's first choice second row

:29:15. > :29:21.now. Clever play by Pienaar, box-kick, Treadwell wins it back.

:29:22. > :29:31.It's put back in there, Treadwell hunted it down. Daniel Jones just

:29:32. > :29:38.checking that the space between the respective line-outs is observed.

:29:39. > :29:51.Oster managed to get it at the second attempt. You can see he

:29:52. > :29:55.obliges. The referee is happy enough with that. The ball was lying and

:29:56. > :30:00.the Treviso forwards right through and the Ulster forwards have lost

:30:01. > :30:15.the ball they should have been hanging onto. Inside is 22 but he

:30:16. > :30:22.hasn't put it at the touch. Terrific with that high ball, Craig Gilroy,

:30:23. > :30:28.under difficult conditions. A bit of hang time on that. Well covered back

:30:29. > :30:38.by the 21 old, the youngest member of the Treviso size, Luca Sperandio,

:30:39. > :30:46.Italian under 21. Again, a good, probing kick by Nelson. Fourth

:30:47. > :30:49.consecutive start in the absence of Paddy Jackson. Great to see him back

:30:50. > :31:03.after a dreadful foot injury that kept him out after 15 months.

:31:04. > :31:05.Bronzini let that go, got a shove in the back. McKinley has done really

:31:06. > :31:11.well to get his body between the ball and the rushing Ulster/

:31:12. > :31:39.forwards. Tebaldi has given Ulster possession.

:31:40. > :31:43.25 minutes gone, 7-0, Ulster in a decent position. They are. They are

:31:44. > :31:50.playing possession and territory. Rob Herring has been OK but they

:31:51. > :31:58.will be looking for an improvement there. He is laying it low to both

:31:59. > :32:06.teams, the referee. Very few penalties given away. Wilson knocked

:32:07. > :32:19.it down but just as Fat as Lazzaroni. -- just as far as

:32:20. > :32:28.Lazzaroni. Playing in the right wing there. Tebaldi brought that infield

:32:29. > :32:36.pretty cleverly. Nobody there. Well played, Callum Black. Away from the

:32:37. > :32:43.first tackle and the second, just about. Enter bit of a quagmire. It

:32:44. > :32:57.comes Gilroy. Those conditions are negating those beta peers. -- those

:32:58. > :33:05.feet of his. A serious piece of work, you see again. Pienaar there

:33:06. > :33:19.quickly. Roger Wilson did well to hang onto that. REFEREE: Five off

:33:20. > :33:25.his feet. Judged to have gone off his feet by the referee Daniel

:33:26. > :33:35.Jones. Did he go off his feet question probably. Yeah. All needs

:33:36. > :33:41.be careful there. Treviso if they attack it at breakdown times,

:33:42. > :33:45.attempting to put somebody in and turn it over or slow the ball down.

:33:46. > :33:50.Ulster need to think about them ball security in terms of the carry,

:33:51. > :34:04.maybe an extra man in there to make sure the ball comes back nice and

:34:05. > :34:16.clean for Pienaar. Changes afoot. All change at the top.

:34:17. > :34:32.Budd took it well. Left by Lazzaroni. Referee said there was no

:34:33. > :34:42.ruck, play on. Well taken by Trimble. Gilroy comes into the

:34:43. > :34:49.field. Went backwards off Treviso. Nicely done by Payne. Holding the

:34:50. > :34:57.back end field by two or three metres. Roger Wilson, how they are

:34:58. > :35:08.hanging onto that, I have no idea, Treviso. Space quickly closed down

:35:09. > :35:17.by Sperandio. Sean Reidy very nearly got that. Roger Wilson gets it at

:35:18. > :35:22.the second attempt. In those Stuart Olding like a little chunky back

:35:23. > :35:38.forward. Callum Black is a chunky scrum-half. Well covered, though.

:35:39. > :35:45.Off Gilroy's shin. Nice bit of a basic play by Gilroy and at 22 and

:35:46. > :35:53.that will give the visitors from Italy a decent chance here. Both

:35:54. > :35:58.teams playing the same sort of game. Quick ruck, two or three in, trying

:35:59. > :36:07.to eke out a bit of territory. On this occasion it is Craig Gilroy

:36:08. > :36:13.making the mistake. He has been faultless, he looks at short. One of

:36:14. > :36:19.the up and coming players in Italy, a lot of people have been surprised

:36:20. > :36:23.he hasn't been included in this season's championship but maybe it

:36:24. > :36:30.is a season too soon for him, Sperandio. Francesco Minto was ahead

:36:31. > :36:39.of the past. Here they come again. Good tackling their by Ulster. Still

:36:40. > :36:47.there for the men in green and white. Tackle by Sean Reidy. Good

:36:48. > :36:52.recycling by the visitors who have to make sure the first tackle the

:36:53. > :36:58.work. 12-macro didn't last week in much better conditions than this.

:36:59. > :37:06.Bronzini, 40 Italian caps to his name. A good piece of defending by

:37:07. > :37:21.Ulster. Tebaldi trying to link up with his back row. This is good

:37:22. > :37:25.stuff, really impressed with Kieran Crowley's side in the last minute or

:37:26. > :37:32.two. Can they get through the stubborn Ulster defence? They have

:37:33. > :37:42.come back inside and played a bit of inroads, they are getting closer all

:37:43. > :37:46.the time. They would love to score. Ulster having to work hard at the

:37:47. > :37:52.break and work hard at the tackle. Given away by Tebaldi. Good Ulster

:37:53. > :37:58.defending has forced Treviso to knock it on and Ulster to their

:37:59. > :38:01.relief will get to put it into a scrum. Good effort from Stuart

:38:02. > :38:09.Olding. The big unit, Kieran Treadwell puts his beef in the upper

:38:10. > :38:14.body contact. Tito Tebaldi controlling, playing side to side.

:38:15. > :38:19.They have to go at this Ulster defence. They tried to flood the

:38:20. > :38:27.channel, keeping the ball if they can. REFEREE: I think you are

:38:28. > :38:34.thinking it is a ruck and you are pushing tight. Referee did

:38:35. > :38:49.clarifying one or two points of law, particularly at the breakdown.

:38:50. > :38:54.Stoppage for Bigi. Credit for the referee. We have played half an hour

:38:55. > :39:00.but apart from knock-on is very few stoppages. That is clever.

:39:01. > :39:06.Regulating play. You are getting a bit tight he is saying, to the

:39:07. > :39:10.sideline, don't let me have too penalised you. The row macro is not

:39:11. > :39:15.going to move quickly from side to side so don't put yourself into any

:39:16. > :39:19.danger. -- the ball is not going to move quickly from side to side.

:39:20. > :39:27.Whitehouse is another excellent young referee. Fast approaching

:39:28. > :39:36.half-time. Ulster where they don't want to be witches inside the 22

:39:37. > :39:41.that could change. Coetzee to Pienaar and that is a very good kick

:39:42. > :39:48.I Pienaar. Not much of an angle at all. I did think Kieran Crowley will

:39:49. > :39:52.be too unhappy with the way they have played. Weighing in these

:39:53. > :39:59.conditions he will be fine. They will have the wind in the second

:40:00. > :40:13.half. Working very much in unison, nice channel ball.

:40:14. > :40:27.Gathered in by Ulster's Captain Rob Herring.

:40:28. > :40:44.What a clever kick by Payne, that won't go dead and left. And that's a

:40:45. > :40:49.very good kick as well. Some else touched the ball so he can't

:40:50. > :40:56.retrieve it, Trimble. Seven minutes to go. On the quiet side but it

:40:57. > :41:02.hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of the Ulster supporters. Will be

:41:03. > :41:08.interesting to see if Treviso throw anyone up there. Defensively they

:41:09. > :41:13.have been great. In terms of pressure on the jumpers they have

:41:14. > :41:22.done it well. The ball is temporarily dry. That was well done.

:41:23. > :41:31.Coetzee at the front. These maul has been called. Pasquali try to get out

:41:32. > :41:42.of it. Here goes his opposite number. Pretty sharp tonight, Roger

:41:43. > :41:49.Wilson, Ulster's most capped player. Stuart Olding, cleverly done. Lovely

:41:50. > :41:57.pass therefrom Craig Gilroy, he had to really work hard but the pass was

:41:58. > :42:06.drifting away from him. A bit slower, a thundering one by Coetzee

:42:07. > :42:21.through that patch of mud. Pienaar again. Kieran Treadwell trying to

:42:22. > :42:28.pull apart. Ulster starting to build a bit, Pienaar again. Stuart Olding

:42:29. > :42:35.is down injured. He is holding his shoulder, which I don't like at all.

:42:36. > :42:41.Well taken by Herring. The voracious hand off. Good covering tackle. Ten

:42:42. > :42:46.metres or so from the Treviso line-out. If they could score before

:42:47. > :42:52.half-time it would change the complexion of this game which has

:42:53. > :42:59.been overshadowed by the conditions. Olding seems to be up, just a sting

:43:00. > :43:05.in the shoulder it looks like. Pienaar a little glance to see what

:43:06. > :43:12.is available. Piutau. Ulster still keeping possession. The Treviso

:43:13. > :43:19.defence has been pretty good. Callum Black go straight. Needs to be

:43:20. > :43:24.recycled and it has been. Again, Ulster go forward and again it is

:43:25. > :43:31.Tredwell. The crowd are starting to get a little bit of voice. Penalty

:43:32. > :43:38.advantage given to Ulster. Still playing. It up by Roger Wilson.

:43:39. > :43:47.Better stuff now. No way through for Gilroy. Still playing advantage. He

:43:48. > :43:51.has given another one, perhaps. Pienaar changes direction. They will

:43:52. > :43:56.come back to the penalty. Short but nothing from Pienaar and Jones

:43:57. > :44:00.brings it back. They need to be careful here. A number of

:44:01. > :44:10.infringements, side entry, off your feet, many. REFEREE: I have asked

:44:11. > :44:19.him to check it. On a dry pitch Treviso would have been run off

:44:20. > :44:34.their feet. No doubt about that. They will be happy about... The

:44:35. > :44:41.referee has asked his TM home, former well fresher re--- Welsh

:44:42. > :44:48.referee Neil Hennesy, they are going to have a look at a little

:44:49. > :44:58.infringement. OFFICIAL: It is coming on the screen for you. The fit on

:44:59. > :45:10.Roger Wilson... -- the foot on Roger Wilson. That is way before this.

:45:11. > :45:22.There was that take on by Ulster. Nothing wrong with that tackle. He

:45:23. > :45:26.turned round and I do think there was any contact there, unless a knee

:45:27. > :45:30.went into the back of his head but I don't know of anything in that. It

:45:31. > :45:35.is right back in midfield where we saw Stuart Holden lying across the

:45:36. > :45:44.leg -- Stuart Olding lying prostrate. Neil Hennesy I am sure

:45:45. > :45:53.will get our video tape then to go back to the precise moment of the

:45:54. > :46:02.incident. REFEREE: I am asking the director to find the clip for us. He

:46:03. > :46:08.is basically saying it doesn't look anything more than -- he doesn't

:46:09. > :46:13.look anything more than a teenager himself but he has been taking this

:46:14. > :46:19.game really well. If they can't find it now, maybe they should look at it

:46:20. > :46:22.later on? It can be dealt with later. That is good refereeing by

:46:23. > :46:26.Dan Jones. Nothing clear or evidence that he is saying that's get on with

:46:27. > :46:31.it before these players get too cold. If anything the rain has eased

:46:32. > :46:39.off slightly. Fine rain as opposed to a downpour but the damage has

:46:40. > :46:45.been done. REFEREE: It will have to be sorted out after the game. OK?

:46:46. > :46:54.You heard him say, it will be sorted out after the game. Right decision.

:46:55. > :46:58.Pienaar, will he go for the corner? If Ulster can get something here by

:46:59. > :47:03.the interval it will change the complexion of this game. Absolutely.

:47:04. > :47:07.The line-out and the driving ball has been one of the virtuoso pieces.

:47:08. > :47:12.It has failed this evening and now would be eight rate time to put it

:47:13. > :47:21.right. -- now would be out great time to put it right. Brought down.

:47:22. > :47:26.Sean Reidy has got it tucked in there. Can they turn around? Here

:47:27. > :47:30.they go. This is the right time to score the Ulster just before the

:47:31. > :47:39.interval. Reidy who made the initial run. Pienaar has it in both hands.

:47:40. > :47:45.Again, Ulster making ground. Well made back by Roger Wilson. A high

:47:46. > :47:57.tackle. The crowd thought so. Pienaar in quickly. Reidy, trying to

:47:58. > :48:03.sidestep. Rob Herring sets it up for his hooker. Picked up and dried

:48:04. > :48:08.again by Ulster. Just about within touching distance. Still good

:48:09. > :48:14.defending. Just a nudge forward by Roger Wilson. Unfortunately for

:48:15. > :48:24.Ulster, it is left sensibly for the kicking option. Zani hanging on to

:48:25. > :48:32.Pienaar who was not very happy. They should have scored. The wide pass,

:48:33. > :48:36.the contact, gets turned over. Treviso marshalled their defence

:48:37. > :48:42.welfare. First-time tackles were going in. Putting the man to ground.

:48:43. > :48:49.In terms of an extra man keeping the ball carrier afloat. I think they

:48:50. > :48:52.defended well. The referee played the advantage, very much play the

:48:53. > :48:57.advantage, now Ulster have the advantage. They have won the ball at

:48:58. > :49:02.the front of the line-out again. Just 90 seconds of the first half

:49:03. > :49:19.remaining. Here comes Pienaar. Back inside of Trimble. Marcel Coetzee.

:49:20. > :49:30.Jared Payne in attendance. Quicker ball. Sean Reidy again. Again,

:49:31. > :49:42.Reidy sets it up and again Ulster's second row forwards. Not the

:49:43. > :49:48.greatest kick in the world. Ian McKinley took a bit of eight bump in

:49:49. > :49:57.the rib area. I don't think there was anything dangerous or anything

:49:58. > :50:02.deliberate. REFEREE: Can't be hitting him like that. When I called

:50:03. > :50:08.the you the chance to pull out. You have got to be careful in that

:50:09. > :50:12.situation. No, he was not committed. The referee reckons that Piutau made

:50:13. > :50:17.contact with Ian McKinley after he called for the third catch and that

:50:18. > :50:24.was illegal. That looked a bit on the high side. Roger Wilson went in

:50:25. > :50:31.with retribution. Not been able to see that incident when Ian McKinley

:50:32. > :50:34.was clattered. The referee asked to check the tackle. There was a high

:50:35. > :50:53.tackle there form Bronzini. REFEREE: Penalty only. We are going

:50:54. > :51:00.to go back from penalty. I have asked them to check. Where is it,

:51:01. > :51:05.Neil? He has impressed me this evening, Dan Jones. Especially given

:51:06. > :51:12.the conditions, reader Google for the referee. A lot of stuff going

:51:13. > :51:19.on. -- given the conditions, for the players and for the referee. Picking

:51:20. > :51:24.things up quickly. The penalty for the high tackle overrides a penalty

:51:25. > :51:30.against Charles Piutau for the late tackle. Also kicked into the corner

:51:31. > :51:33.and we now at the point where we have played 40 minutes and this

:51:34. > :51:35.really is Ulster's last chance to do something here in the first half.

:51:36. > :51:43.The line-out has been difficult because of the dreadful conditions.

:51:44. > :51:46.Rob Herring has not been the best. The gating that simple catch and

:51:47. > :51:56.drive. Maybe something different here. See if he can catch Treviso

:51:57. > :52:01.off-guard. Is well taken. This is better stuff. Treviso can't afford

:52:02. > :52:05.to bring it down otherwise they could force the referee to give a

:52:06. > :52:14.penalty try. It has collapsed so they are going to have to play at.

:52:15. > :52:17.Herring is in there. And it has all come to nothing. Ulster broke away.

:52:18. > :52:24.There was a gap and then they bridged the gap. An accidental

:52:25. > :52:27.offside. Half-time and Ulster should probably have been many more points

:52:28. > :52:32.ahead than the seven they are at the moment. Seven points up playing with

:52:33. > :52:37.the win. I think it is lack of accuracy are many occasions.

:52:38. > :52:41.Struggling to break down the ball. Difficult deceiving. Perhaps the

:52:42. > :52:45.kicking game could be better, a bit more ball in the ever with good line

:52:46. > :52:52.chasing. Just a bit more composure and. The space is out there. Treviso

:52:53. > :52:55.will tire as it goes on because they defended for an awful lot of that

:52:56. > :52:59.first half. Some not that rugby played in some difficult and

:53:00. > :53:09.horrible conditions. Early chance from Treviso but penalty was missed

:53:10. > :53:13.after two minutes from Tito Tebaldi. Try by Jared Payne playing his first

:53:14. > :53:26.game in 2017 and that is the difference between them. That's

:53:27. > :53:28.converted try, 7-0. STUDIO: A pretty scrappy, messy, error strewn game at

:53:29. > :53:35.times but it is Ulster who have reduced the one slick move. Jarrett

:53:36. > :53:42.came sliding his way in for a try. -- Jared Payne. What has been a

:53:43. > :53:48.difficult first half for both teams in very tough conditions and Ulster

:53:49. > :53:54.obviously the better of the play. I think so. They controlled the

:53:55. > :54:01.kicking game. We watched Peter Nelson, Pienaar, you have no idea

:54:02. > :54:05.about the conditions. This is really bad. They few mistakes. The line-out

:54:06. > :54:10.has not function that well is plenty to work for the second half. It has

:54:11. > :54:16.not been pretty viewing but you have got to those conditions into account

:54:17. > :54:25.stop without a shadow of a doubt. If anyone thought it would be a side to

:54:26. > :54:28.side game of the -- free flowing rugby they turned into the wrong

:54:29. > :54:31.channel. Credit to the referee to get the game going as much as he

:54:32. > :54:36.can. The line-out has been scrappy, not a lot of scrums which is a

:54:37. > :54:43.surprise but the teams are doing well. Terry alluded to it in the

:54:44. > :54:46.commentary, I think the amount of defence Treviso are having to cut

:54:47. > :54:49.through will take its tile in the last 20 minutes but we will see how

:54:50. > :54:55.it goes but they are doing very well. -- will take its whole. They

:54:56. > :55:02.got gain excellent score from Jared Payne. The scrum was on top. That is

:55:03. > :55:09.what they're working off. A good fact form from five. Doing well. --

:55:10. > :55:17.a good platform from five. Just a short line. Jared Payne the coming

:55:18. > :55:21.under here. Holds his depth and comes on to a bit of pace. In

:55:22. > :55:27.fairness not great offence but Jared Payne is back. -- in fairness not

:55:28. > :55:34.great defence from Treviso but Jared Payne is back. A classy player. Not

:55:35. > :55:39.the fastest in world rugby but an intelligent player and he picks

:55:40. > :55:45.beautiful minds. He always makes decisions before he goes into

:55:46. > :55:52.contact. He knows the outcome and before he has done it. He is a

:55:53. > :56:01.classy player. Linking together, Piutau, ... You mentioned the

:56:02. > :56:04.kicking game has not been perfect but Ulster laid their stall out

:56:05. > :56:09.pretty early and they try to use it to as best they could. The kicking

:56:10. > :56:11.game last week was not great. They were a bit off last week but

:56:12. > :56:16.considering the weather conditions it is really important you get these

:56:17. > :56:20.kicks bang on. In fairness to Treviso, they have coped with it

:56:21. > :56:25.relatively well. Their full-back is doing a good job for them but Ulster

:56:26. > :56:28.just need to continue doing this and whoever makes the least amount of

:56:29. > :56:35.the stakes is going to win this game. -- the least amount of

:56:36. > :56:39.mistakes. Ulster can get a decent platform they will hopefully get

:56:40. > :56:43.more tries in the second half. It is the night for the number nine and

:56:44. > :56:48.number ten to control things, isn't it? Their number nine and number

:56:49. > :56:52.ten, Ulster, have done a better job than Treviso's. We have a

:56:53. > :56:57.world-class number nine, hammy times have we said this about Pienaar but

:56:58. > :57:00.on nights like this he was getting a fairly good platform from the Ulster

:57:01. > :57:06.fund prize so he is dictating and he is world-class -- the Ulster front

:57:07. > :57:10.by the he is dictating and he is world-class, reading the situation

:57:11. > :57:15.and I think as the game progresses we will see Pienaar in control even

:57:16. > :57:19.more. Obviously a wet surface the night. At the breakdown Ulster have

:57:20. > :57:24.not had it all their own way. A lot of mistakes. They will be

:57:25. > :57:29.disappointed about the amount of times they turned the ball over. You

:57:30. > :57:39.can't run into tackles leading with the ball. That is all well and good

:57:40. > :57:43.when you are Pienaar's size but on that night the ball will pop out and

:57:44. > :57:50.you have got to leave him with the ball. They have really got to look

:57:51. > :57:59.after the pillars. This as soon as you go to ground it is slippery and

:58:00. > :58:03.difficult to control. When the guys go to ground you can see the odd

:58:04. > :58:06.Treviso man. It is the same for both sizes is the team he deals with the

:58:07. > :58:13.situation better he will come out on top. -- the same for both sides.

:58:14. > :58:19.Another disappointing part will be how the line-out has function. By a

:58:20. > :58:24.you being so negative? I am any joking! I think it is an area they

:58:25. > :58:28.will talk about in the changing room because has not been good enough.

:58:29. > :58:31.Under throwing, mistakes in the air, lifts not good enough. On a wet

:58:32. > :58:37.night everything has to be bang on for that to work. A bit of change

:58:38. > :58:42.out of their maul in the first half. They have got to address that and

:58:43. > :58:47.sort out their set pieces, especially line-out. You need to

:58:48. > :58:54.give credit to Treviso here. They have contested, they are happy to,

:58:55. > :59:02.they have done their homework. They are thinking that Rob Herring can be

:59:03. > :59:07.got at. It is a 50-50 ball, have a go and fair play to them. Let me be

:59:08. > :59:12.positive. Ulster have shown a lot of patience in that first half and it

:59:13. > :59:15.is going to be a night for patience. It will be a war of attrition and

:59:16. > :59:19.wearing the Italians slowly down that is what they are doing. Not the

:59:20. > :59:27.best to watch but you have got to keep using Coetzee, upfront, over

:59:28. > :59:31.the gain line, it is not pretty to watch but it can be effective on a

:59:32. > :59:37.wet night like we have. This man is impressive to watch. He is. He gets

:59:38. > :59:41.that left end working, he mostly carries the ball in his right hand

:59:42. > :59:47.but he can defend three well and that is what you need on a wet night

:59:48. > :59:51.-- he can defend really well and that is what you need on a wet

:59:52. > :59:58.night. The front five are working well. It is going to take its toll

:59:59. > :00:01.and the last 20 minutes. If they can get some early points in the second

:00:02. > :00:06.half they will kick on from that. Treviso were then perhaps think they

:00:07. > :00:19.are not used these conditions, another game will get eaten here.

:00:20. > :00:23.You could see Coetzee there. That is the passion and getting stuck in.

:00:24. > :00:28.When they do something very well, pat them on the back, you can see

:00:29. > :00:33.them reacting to him, we are in this, come on, we will get over the

:00:34. > :00:37.try line again. Everybody needs that energy.

:00:38. > :00:43.You can feed off that as a player. You might have a slump moment and in

:00:44. > :00:46.a game of rugby it might take a couple of minutes to get out of it

:00:47. > :00:49.and that's a long time in a game of rugby. If you have somebody like

:00:50. > :00:54.that alongside you, it has a knock-on effect. We have missed that

:00:55. > :01:00.for a long time in this team. You to have cheered me up with your

:01:01. > :01:07.positivity! Lets go down to pitch side and join Gavin Andrews. It's

:01:08. > :01:18.not drying up down here. Operations director Brendan McCall fund is with

:01:19. > :01:22.me. The as soon as we saw weather conditions we knew it would be an

:01:23. > :01:26.equaliser. It would be pretty difficult, not a game for running

:01:27. > :01:29.rugby. We have tried to run it on a few times but it's more in favour of

:01:30. > :01:33.the defence. We have to be more clinical around the breakdown area,

:01:34. > :01:37.which is probably where we have struggled. Sometimes we are mixing

:01:38. > :01:41.it, towards the end of the first half, picking and going through the

:01:42. > :01:44.middle. That's what we have to do, keep the defence more honest. It's

:01:45. > :01:51.about holding onto the ball in difficult conditions. It's not a

:01:52. > :01:54.good spectacle but it's difficult out there. Going back to the middle

:01:55. > :01:58.of January to where we are now, it's been a pretty dramatic change on and

:01:59. > :02:02.off the pitch for Ulster. We went through a pretty difficult patch, no

:02:03. > :02:06.doubt. Coincided with some difficult fixtures away from home in

:02:07. > :02:12.particular. We struggled to get momentum and we now have some going

:02:13. > :02:16.our way. Moving forward we can look at the fixtures and targets. If the

:02:17. > :02:20.weather conditions were better we could see some more running rugby.

:02:21. > :02:26.But we know we have a chance. Against the top five sides. There

:02:27. > :02:30.are five that are firmly in the mix. It will be very tight and all you

:02:31. > :02:33.can do is control what you are doing, and your matches. It's

:02:34. > :02:39.important to focus on ourselves and try to pick up victories. If we can

:02:40. > :02:43.pick up bonus points, all the better. How important was it for

:02:44. > :02:49.Jackson to sign on the line for a couple of seasons? Critical. He's a

:02:50. > :02:53.fantastic player, Paddy, and people could see in the last international

:02:54. > :02:56.game for Ireland, with Johnny Sexton fully fit it would still be a tight

:02:57. > :03:00.call. That's how much Paddy has grown in the last years since the

:03:01. > :03:05.South African tour. This is crucial to the way we play. He's a real

:03:06. > :03:09.leader, talisman among the squad. He has grown into that role well in the

:03:10. > :03:12.last six months and hopefully will continue in the next couple of

:03:13. > :03:19.seasons. On the coaching side of things, how pleased are you to

:03:20. > :03:22.secure Gibbs and Payne? The coaches have been here a long time and have

:03:23. > :03:30.done a fantastic job. A couple of guys coming in will hopefully move

:03:31. > :03:36.us forward. I'm sure other cultures are doing that at respective clubs.

:03:37. > :03:40.Can you kick on for the bonus point at this stage? It's an option. We

:03:41. > :03:44.were frustrated in the last couple of minutes, we were camping on the

:03:45. > :03:47.line. If we had another try we would have felt more comfortable going

:03:48. > :03:52.into the second half. It's quite a strong wind that was favouring us in

:03:53. > :03:57.the first half, so we will have to look after it better a bit more. Do

:03:58. > :04:01.you fancy Ulster to get another three tries in the second half to

:04:02. > :04:05.get another bonus point? He mentioned there that they have two

:04:06. > :04:08.hold onto it. Probably not as much kicking in the second-half, but they

:04:09. > :04:12.have to hold onto the ball to score three tries. It will be difficult,

:04:13. > :04:17.but with the backline they have, the pack is on top, they can do it but

:04:18. > :04:21.it will be difficult. And with only a handful of games left until the

:04:22. > :04:25.play-offs, every point counts. A bonus point against Italian

:04:26. > :04:30.opposition Will Beatty. I don't mean to disrespect the Italian sides, but

:04:31. > :04:35.everybody will look at them as a chance to claw back more points. --

:04:36. > :04:39.against Italian opposition will be key. They need to make these points

:04:40. > :04:43.up now well they can. They have to put the ball in the corners, apply

:04:44. > :04:46.pressure and keep it there. This Treviso team haven't gone the full

:04:47. > :04:51.length of the pitch, so we have to keep them down, apply pressure and

:04:52. > :04:54.squeeze out some scores. What will be the key thing for Ulster to see

:04:55. > :05:00.the game out with a bonus point? Hold onto the ball and not make any

:05:01. > :05:03.mistakes. Keep possession, work on the opposition, and hopefully they

:05:04. > :05:07.will tire in the last 20 minutes and then the scores will come. Some of

:05:08. > :05:10.the Ulster team will change their shirts so the commentary team will

:05:11. > :05:16.be able to recognise them in the second half. Over to you.

:05:17. > :05:20.COMMENTATOR: Indeed, but for how long? The change of jerseys means

:05:21. > :05:24.there will be a double amount of washing to be done. Craig Gilroy

:05:25. > :05:29.looking nice and shiny in a new number 14. Pienaar keeps it

:05:30. > :05:34.relatively low into the low Paulo. A bit of off-loading to Barbieri, the

:05:35. > :05:44.most experienced man for Treviso. 14 Italian appearances and a brief

:05:45. > :05:47.spell with the Leicester Tigers. Tebaldi also plied his trade in the

:05:48. > :05:58.English Premiership. Taken by Craig Gilroy. Taken down by Esposito.

:05:59. > :06:04.Andrew Trimble on the near side getting across the ten metre line.

:06:05. > :06:11.Pienaar always looking to see what's on. He reckons the kick is on.

:06:12. > :06:15.Gilroy becoming a wee bit far. Barbieri getting it at the second

:06:16. > :06:28.bite, well tackled. The number eight set it up, Tebaldi. Taken by the

:06:29. > :06:33.loosehead prop, Federico Zani. At least those new white jerseys will

:06:34. > :06:38.be dry. Good strength by Andrew Trimble. Gilroy going to ground

:06:39. > :06:44.straightaway. An Italian foot fact that through. Nelson, bit of width

:06:45. > :06:51.on it. Sean Reidy checks. Tackled by Ian McKinley. Nelson onto his left

:06:52. > :06:58.foot. Retreated a little bit so didn't get full power behind it. A

:06:59. > :07:13.little chip and chase, the promising Sperrin deal. -- Sperrin deal.

:07:14. > :07:22.Taken by Esposito with the fluorescent headgear. Stuart Olding,

:07:23. > :07:29.into a wee bit of space. That might work. Greatly done by Stuart Olding.

:07:30. > :07:34.I think he nudged it forward. Has managed to set it up for Ulster.

:07:35. > :07:42.Nelson back inside to the try scorer Payne. Pienaar to Coetzee, his

:07:43. > :07:52.fellow Springbok. Check and sidestep by another

:07:53. > :08:05.Springbok, Franco Van der Merwe. Ulster building. The tackle by

:08:06. > :08:10.Lanzarote on Nelson. Penalty for not releasing. Francesco Minto, the

:08:11. > :08:13.Italian international, hanging on. The boys at half-time were talking

:08:14. > :08:18.about protecting the football and that's exactly what they've done.

:08:19. > :08:23.You just have to be direct, no other way for it. It's not one of those

:08:24. > :08:28.evenings where it will be hankie ball. You have to roll up your

:08:29. > :08:32.sleeves and do the hard yards. We have seen that from Ulster ball

:08:33. > :08:38.runners in the first half. Herbst very important at the start of the

:08:39. > :08:43.second. The catch and drive, an opportunity to get points on the

:08:44. > :08:46.board. One if you kick start of the first half for Pienaar, but since

:08:47. > :08:52.then it's been spot on. Ulster with a decent chance. Passes the

:08:53. > :08:59.information to Callum Black, who tells Rob Herring. Clever little tap

:09:00. > :09:03.at the front. It didn't go five metres according to the referee. His

:09:04. > :09:10.assistant, the touch judge on that near side will have told him that.

:09:11. > :09:16.Good idea, poorly executed. Treviso but the Ulster line-out under

:09:17. > :09:23.tremendous pressure. Forcing them to go for the under the sleeve tactic

:09:24. > :09:29.and it didn't pay off. Free kick gathered by Piutau. He has taken it

:09:30. > :09:38.well. Stuart Baldwin might not thank him for that but he's away. --

:09:39. > :09:42.Stuart Olding. There goes Piutau again. Ulster nudge it forward

:09:43. > :09:47.again. They want Dan Jones to have a look at what they thought was an

:09:48. > :09:51.illegal tackle on Stuart Olding. It looked a bit high. But Stuart Olding

:09:52. > :09:55.is quite small in stature and rides quite low to the ground whenever he

:09:56. > :10:01.runs. But it did look a little bit high. Managed to regain his feet.

:10:02. > :10:05.It's that basic, they going to ground, and the lack of ball

:10:06. > :10:06.security going into contact and setting it back. The ball was then

:10:07. > :10:25.turned over. They really do want a bonus point,

:10:26. > :10:29.in that rearranged game against Zebre. They are having another look

:10:30. > :10:37.at it. I think its good work from Dan Jones and his fellow Welshman.

:10:38. > :10:42.That's the beauty of working with a fellow countrymen you know inside

:10:43. > :10:53.out. Oh! The man on the moon saw that one! It's a tag team, both of

:10:54. > :11:04.them going high. Stuart Olding, in fairness, rides them well. It's good

:11:05. > :11:08.from a Neil Hennessy. He can tell Dan Jones, who can then give the

:11:09. > :11:13.decision. It keeps up the pace of the game. We're not looking at TV

:11:14. > :11:16.screens every 30 seconds. The decision is made clear cut, the

:11:17. > :11:26.process is related to the referee who gives his decision. I'm envious

:11:27. > :11:33.of that cup of coffee there. Ulster at the interval had chances to make

:11:34. > :11:46.it more. A Pienaar converted try by Jared Payne has given them the lead.

:11:47. > :11:57.That goes long. Good take by Franco Van der Merwe. Nelson looks for the

:11:58. > :12:02.inside pass. Good work by Piutau. Sean Reidy at pace. Ulster starting

:12:03. > :12:08.to build again. It's all about keeping the ball. Wilson does well.

:12:09. > :12:16.Treviso not quick in getting it away. Coetzee. Sean Reidy.

:12:17. > :12:23.Fluorescent pairs of boots on both of them. Treadwell is in their,

:12:24. > :12:29.legally sell. Wilson waits and helps. Ulster getting closer all the

:12:30. > :12:32.time. The referee gives another penalty. Surely this time he will

:12:33. > :12:43.think about going to the pocket for another infringement. Yeah, somebody

:12:44. > :12:46.is going to the bin. It's Francesco Minto, the Italian international,

:12:47. > :12:50.who played in the Six Nations most recently against Wales, going to the

:12:51. > :12:55.bin will stop surely Ulster can capitalise. Rob Herring has asked

:12:56. > :13:01.for the scrummage. They will take the extra man advantage. Minto

:13:02. > :13:06.guilty of tackling without his arms. Dan Jones said it's the third

:13:07. > :13:11.offence so he goes to the bin for ten. I think he said it was ten

:13:12. > :13:15.kilograms at the start of the game, take off 100 kilograms of Minto,

:13:16. > :13:25.Ulster all tried to work something out here. -- will try to work

:13:26. > :13:32.something out here. They are going to bring in somebody off the wing.

:13:33. > :13:36.They might try to defend this with just seven forwards. Nobody in at

:13:37. > :13:41.number eight. They haven't got a number eight in. Surely Ulster can

:13:42. > :13:45.capitalise. There's the screen, it's about keeping the backs low. Treviso

:13:46. > :13:49.can't afford to collapse because I'm sure the referee would give the

:13:50. > :13:53.penalty try. Ulster trying to keep its square. They haven't done it

:13:54. > :13:59.terribly well and Ulster made a real mess of that. Still in possession

:14:00. > :14:04.and moving forward. We will wait to see whether the referee gives the

:14:05. > :14:10.scrum, he has given it to Treviso. Wasn't well done by Ulster. But it

:14:11. > :14:14.was by Tito Tebaldi. To buy position at the back of the Treviso scum,

:14:15. > :14:31.covering the blindside. -- took up a position. Attacking up the loosehead

:14:32. > :14:43.side. Tremendous defence. Another chance, albeit from an Italian put

:14:44. > :14:53.in. I think they have Tagicakibau, playing this evening in the centre.

:14:54. > :14:58.Barbieri comes away with it. Running straight into Nelson. The Italian

:14:59. > :15:02.side are down to 14 men, seven forwards have done really well to

:15:03. > :15:08.get out of a difficult situation. It would give them a huge amount of

:15:09. > :15:14.confidence. They will want this to go to touch. It's done just that. In

:15:15. > :15:20.the modern parlance, I think it's the exit strategy, and the Italians

:15:21. > :15:26.have executed it well. Mission accomplished. Taken quickly by

:15:27. > :15:34.Ulster. Good work. Roger Wilson dips his right shoulder. Coetzee goes in

:15:35. > :15:38.to help his fellow back row forward. Piutau, a sidestep and nearly got

:15:39. > :15:45.away. Two men hanging onto his bootstraps. Payne, a little show the

:15:46. > :15:52.ball. All guile from Jared Payne again. Sean Reidy, a little bit

:15:53. > :16:00.upright. It's offside against the Italians.

:16:01. > :16:05.We have had to make people scream for a decision. If you don't speak

:16:06. > :16:11.to them you will be on the site. Have a quiet word with them please.

:16:12. > :16:17.I will speak to you about what the issues are. Have a quiet word with

:16:18. > :16:20.your team, please. Dan Jones telling Treviso skipper Dean Budd that there

:16:21. > :16:27.are too many people talking at him. He has told them to pay attention to

:16:28. > :16:39.their discipline. Its rugby, not football, Jim.

:16:40. > :16:52.Ulster bringing on a replacement. Roger Wilson's work is done and

:16:53. > :16:58.Clive Ross is looking sparkly and pristine like an advert for soap

:16:59. > :17:07.powder. Coming on wearing number 20. Wilson has gone off. Good work

:17:08. > :17:13.picking out the forwards. Defensively putting himself about.

:17:14. > :17:23.Clive Ross has half an hour per to put himself back in the minds of

:17:24. > :17:33.selectors. Enjoyed a spell at the Leinster Academy. Played a lot of

:17:34. > :17:37.rugby for his club, Lansdowne. Nicely taken at the back by Coetzee.

:17:38. > :17:43.Sean Reidy is in there. Italian players going to the floor. It's not

:17:44. > :17:47.helping the Ulster forward movement. Ulster have done it again, giving

:17:48. > :17:54.away possession. Clever by Treviso. They sacked the initial jumper.

:17:55. > :18:04.Ulster committing to the back of the initial maul. Consistency from the

:18:05. > :18:08.referee, that's important. Once Ulster disengage and step left,

:18:09. > :18:11.there's no way Treviso can get at the ball. That's the argument, and

:18:12. > :18:16.that's why the referee gives that decision. It's called truck and

:18:17. > :18:23.trailer. As the ball is given away and given to the defending team. We

:18:24. > :18:26.haven't seen either side to try to... INAUDIBLE

:18:27. > :18:35.Good shot by Ulster. Barbieri gets away. We have seen a lot of pressure

:18:36. > :18:43.with the Italians getting away. Coetzee thrusts the ball carrier

:18:44. > :18:47.into touch, me thinks. Nothing really going for Ulster. They have

:18:48. > :18:56.all the territorial advantage but can't turn it into points. Robert

:18:57. > :19:00.Barbieri showing a all his experience. He's making it look very

:19:01. > :19:06.easy. Again, a scrappy. Coetzee manhandles. Not like Stephen Farry

:19:07. > :19:20.on George Gregan, but a close second. Back with the Italian side.

:19:21. > :19:23.Nudged forward by them initially. The hefty Robert Barbieri comes away

:19:24. > :19:30.with it and it will be an Ulster scrummage. In this position with

:19:31. > :19:33.Treviso a man down in the back row, we saw the scrum on the other side

:19:34. > :19:39.of the pitch and they didn't commit a man to even up the numbers. They

:19:40. > :19:44.stayed back on back. Somewhere between Pienaar adds Nelson there

:19:45. > :19:48.has to be trickery to use their advantage. Number eight play such a

:19:49. > :19:56.large part. Treviso scrumming without a blindside flanker. They

:19:57. > :20:02.need to find the space outside that. Quicker ball by Ulster. Payne

:20:03. > :20:07.looking for a second, pretty close. Pienaar goes himself. The defending

:20:08. > :20:11.yet again. He gets himself out of it but Pienaar is in the middle. No

:20:12. > :20:22.scrum-half for Ulster. There's the drive and the try. And yet another

:20:23. > :20:26.one for that man Sean Reidy, his sixth league try, and Ulster get

:20:27. > :20:29.there second of the evening. They have taken advantage of the Italian

:20:30. > :20:35.side being gay man down at last. Exactly what I told you about, a

:20:36. > :20:39.wider tactic. Pienaar on the short angle with Nelson. When the Treviso

:20:40. > :20:44.back row get there, the blindside isn't there so there is space on the

:20:45. > :20:48.near side of the ruck. Pienaar exploits that, not getting through

:20:49. > :20:52.but drawing defenders and giving Ulster chance to regroup. Clive Ross

:20:53. > :20:54.does a good job in terms of putting extra beef in the back of Sean Reidy

:20:55. > :21:11.to drive him over. Pienaar with 88 for the South

:21:12. > :21:14.African spring box. We have said it many times this season, since the

:21:15. > :21:20.bad news came through, he will be missed. He hasn't missed that kick.

:21:21. > :21:26.13 minutes of the second Afghan and Ulster double their lead, 14-0. A 14

:21:27. > :21:32.point cushion, they can push on to look for the third and fourth try.

:21:33. > :21:36.Sean Reidy has had a good game. Chris Henry rested, going back to

:21:37. > :21:40.his more natural position of openside forward. He's the top

:21:41. > :21:44.tackler in this competition this year, 189 before tonight. He's

:21:45. > :21:54.racked up a few more this evening was a very workmanlike performance.

:21:55. > :22:02.Michael Tagicakibau, Andrew Worth is on, and so is Ricky Lutton. Ulster

:22:03. > :22:08.changing both props. Marcell Coetzee comes in fields to make things

:22:09. > :22:12.easier. That was passed from outside the 22 so he can't kick directly

:22:13. > :22:18.into touch. Good kicking by Ian McKinley. Not a bad kick from

:22:19. > :22:28.McKinley. Nelson got clattered, but the ball was knocked on. The vastly

:22:29. > :22:33.experienced Alberto Sgarbi, 29 caps for Italy, he comes on in the Centre

:22:34. > :22:36.for Treviso. Knocked forward, might go back to the first to knock-on by

:22:37. > :22:44.Ulster and it will be an Italian scrum. Pivotal part of the game now,

:22:45. > :22:49.that 55, 60 minutes where sometimes the game can lose its edge and shape

:22:50. > :22:53.with multiple substitutions. Luke Marshall now coming on for Ulster.

:22:54. > :22:56.It's important from their perspective that they don't lose

:22:57. > :23:00.shape in the game. Treviso will be happy to slow the game down and try

:23:01. > :23:02.to run down the clock and play territory to see if they can get

:23:03. > :23:09.themselves on the scoreboard and then back into the game. Luke

:23:10. > :23:16.Marshall has come on the field for Jared Payne. I think Nelson... Jared

:23:17. > :23:32.Payne is still on there. Pete Nelson has gone off. Scrum put in by

:23:33. > :23:41.Treviso. Coetzee, good take by Piutau. Where is that going? Not

:23:42. > :23:46.backwards. Into touch. That was quite illegal. A little rumble from

:23:47. > :23:53.the Ulster crowd but it will be an Ulster line-out. Gilroy, haven't

:23:54. > :24:01.seen much of him in the second half. Coetzee, with Williams in speed.

:24:02. > :24:10.Off-loads to Charles Piutau, coming in fulltilt. They look like they are

:24:11. > :24:14.building up a report already. A few grizzly bears in there. You don't

:24:15. > :24:19.need teddy bears, you need grizzly bears. Pienaar got it away nicely.

:24:20. > :24:25.Well taken by Coetzee. Speaking of grizzly bears, look at his leg drive

:24:26. > :24:28.again. Stuart Olding finds the gap. He's straight through. Great stuff

:24:29. > :24:34.by Stuart Olding. He has Jared Payne with him. The back row couldn't

:24:35. > :24:41.quite gather. Still the chance of an try, but I think it will be knocked

:24:42. > :24:45.forward. Nearly took the advertising hoarding with him. A genuine chance.

:24:46. > :24:49.If conditions were better it would have been a score. It was sublime.

:24:50. > :24:57.If he had the call, Pienaar was inside. Two hands, committing the

:24:58. > :25:05.defenders. Brilliance defence from Sperandio. But able to pick up the

:25:06. > :25:09.bouncing ball, but that's the difference Stuart Olding gives you

:25:10. > :25:13.at ten, that sideways glide to take himself away from the defending Ian

:25:14. > :25:18.McKinley and potentially bringing Luke Marshall and Jared Payne into

:25:19. > :25:26.the game on a straight line. The Italians making a pile of

:25:27. > :25:33.replacements. Number 18, tight head prop Matteo Zanusso. Another 16, the

:25:34. > :25:41.hooker, Roberto Santamaria. And there is another one somewhere.

:25:42. > :25:55.Still seven forwards Ulster to play against in the front row.

:25:56. > :26:01.Replacements have helped. Andrei Buondonno has gone off with

:26:02. > :26:08.Pratichetti coming on. Penalty to the Italians. The Ulster pressure

:26:09. > :26:12.paying off. Ulster thought about taking it quickly. Pienaar glancing

:26:13. > :26:18.to his left because Andrew Trimble had run up to a threatening

:26:19. > :26:23.position. It's scrum time. I think the Ulster front five have this

:26:24. > :26:27.between their teeth now. The referee could have given that the penalty

:26:28. > :26:32.decision after four or five seconds. The Treviso hooker clearly down on

:26:33. > :26:38.one knee. He purchased to strike the ball back. The pressure Ulster

:26:39. > :26:42.exerting on the front row, unable to drag Treviso off the ball, but he

:26:43. > :26:46.let it go, decided the ball wasn't going to move and Ulster were in the

:26:47. > :26:52.ascendancy, giving them the scrum. Certainly in this second-half,

:26:53. > :27:01.Ulster changing the second row with Warwick and Ricky Lutton on, putting

:27:02. > :27:04.pressure. The Italian tight head replacement, Matteo Zanusso, an

:27:05. > :27:11.Italian international, and he played in every single game off the bench

:27:12. > :27:23.in the 2016 Six Nations. Francisco Mento is on. -- Minto. Piutau

:27:24. > :27:27.standing straight in front of the scrum. Controlled by Coetzee. The

:27:28. > :27:32.referee being quick to tell Pienaar to use it. Here goes Piutau, ran

:27:33. > :27:37.into a pretty solid green and white wall. Pienaar. Clive Ross looking

:27:38. > :27:51.for just his second try in Ulster colours. Quicker ball. Ricky Lutton,

:27:52. > :27:57.the replacement tight head. A little dink. Piutau gathers and scores.

:27:58. > :28:06.They may will have to go upstairs to look at that, but Master Piutau

:28:07. > :28:12.thinks he has a score for Ulster. If he's got that, he's made it out of

:28:13. > :28:18.nothing. The ball from Stuart Olding. A left foot crossfield

:28:19. > :28:23.pitch, it landed and skidded lower. He has read that so well. Gets down

:28:24. > :28:29.and rides off the defender. From that angle, it looks like a score.

:28:30. > :28:33.The one behind is the important one. What a clever kick by Stuart Olding.

:28:34. > :28:42.There's the bounce and gather. The drive... And that looks like a try

:28:43. > :28:49.to me. Neil Hennessy will make the decision. But this could be Ulster's

:28:50. > :28:56.third try. Everybody here at the Kingspan Stadium thinks and hopes it

:28:57. > :29:06.will be a try. Piutau from nowhere. That looks pretty good. It's a try.

:29:07. > :29:12.There is a young man beside me, the son of Rory Best, he's nodding his

:29:13. > :29:20.head and thinks it's a try. If it's good enough for young Ben Best, then

:29:21. > :29:25.it's good enough for me. We see Stuart Olding's influence. That

:29:26. > :29:28.half-backs position, he has played there many times through all sorts

:29:29. > :29:32.of age groups, but he's a good football with talent in his left

:29:33. > :29:37.foot. A crossfield kick, so hard to defend when it goes behind the

:29:38. > :29:41.defender on a night such like this. But Piutau's anticipation was

:29:42. > :29:46.magnificent. Stuart Olding moving into ten rather than Pienaar or

:29:47. > :29:50.Piutau and bringing Luke Marshall on. That might befall later in the

:29:51. > :29:54.game. Stuart Olding gives you more in terms of his variation. He has

:29:55. > :29:58.the ability to step and also play at centre and creator lines for where

:29:59. > :30:02.centres like to run. Luke Marshall is very good at that. We have seen

:30:03. > :30:29.Jared Payne can do this evening. Both exemplary ball in hand.

:30:30. > :30:38.He was a good ten metres off his line. Piutau taking that wide

:30:39. > :30:47.position but perfect in terms of execution. A couple of more

:30:48. > :30:57.replacements being made by Treviso. The scrum-half is one Bronzini who

:30:58. > :31:03.was involved last week in the Italian game against England at

:31:04. > :31:08.Twickenham, that controversial game. Set up by Marcel Coetzee. The

:31:09. > :31:12.referee playing advantage now. He needs to be careful here. Scooted

:31:13. > :31:19.over the Ulster line. Slow to react. Expecting the referee to say scrum

:31:20. > :31:24.quickly but that hasn't happened. Nearly just caught in two minds

:31:25. > :31:28.there, kicked or pass, kick or pass and maybe kick should have been his

:31:29. > :31:40.first option than the one he settled on. Just taking his eye off the

:31:41. > :31:48.ball. Could be another one coming on, looks like a replacement loose

:31:49. > :32:02.end from the -- the Argentinian Romulo Acosta coming on.

:32:03. > :32:12.Ulster penalised. It is consistency from Dan Jones. Ricky Lutton has to

:32:13. > :32:19.make sure on the contact. The referee saying keep your space.

:32:20. > :32:23.Needs to make sure any jostling in there does not cause them to go off

:32:24. > :32:35.balance. McKinlay finds his touch. Close to the Ulster line.

:32:36. > :32:44.Kieran Treadwell has enjoyed himself. His seventh start of his

:32:45. > :32:49.first season with his new club. A handful of England under 20 caps

:32:50. > :32:59.although he is Irish. Roto Santamaria throws. Ulster defend

:33:00. > :33:11.well. This is Bronzini. Stolen back by Ulster. Bit of a wayward pass.

:33:12. > :33:20.Well taken by Andrew Trimble. Ulster still inside their 22. Penalty

:33:21. > :33:25.against Treviso. Pienaar interfered with when he tried to pick up the

:33:26. > :33:36.ball. You aren't allowed to do that. Bit of work for Luke Marshall to do

:33:37. > :33:47.down that left-hand side. Not forward unfortunately by Andrei epos

:33:48. > :33:52.Ito -- by Esposito. Didn't have the happiest afternoon a couple of weeks

:33:53. > :33:58.ago. That was when Ireland turned Italy over. On comes another

:33:59. > :34:12.replacement, this time number 17, Romulo accost own -- Romulo accost.

:34:13. > :34:17.That is a great name, isn't it? Romulo. And coming on for Ulster is

:34:18. > :34:27.the young man in sparkling form, looking bright and clean, Jacob

:34:28. > :34:30.Stockdale is coming on. Very versatile young man, wing, outside

:34:31. > :34:40.centre full-back, is Jacob Stockdale. As the ability to play

:34:41. > :34:47.and cover multitude of positions. By the Ulster scrummage. Quicker way.

:34:48. > :34:58.The wing. Cross the halfway line. Clive Ross. Quicker ball by Ulster.

:34:59. > :35:04.Jared Payne getting a lot of gametime. He has been on the pitch

:35:05. > :35:09.for well over an hour. Again, Ulster win it. Here goes Tredwell. Good

:35:10. > :35:15.acceleration by the big man. And they have managed to lose it. Half a

:35:16. > :35:20.chance here for the Italians if they can shift this ball. It isn't going

:35:21. > :35:27.to go to far. That is an uncompromising move. Bronzini gets

:35:28. > :35:37.it away to the replacement tight head prop, Zanusso. Again trying to

:35:38. > :35:45.put a bit of wit in. No angle whatsoever. He hasn't found his

:35:46. > :35:51.touch but made difficult for the Italian. Big tackle went in there.

:35:52. > :35:57.Luke Marshall that tackle. Mistake couple last week. Play on the

:35:58. > :36:00.referee. Stockdale being very aggressive in the tackle and winning

:36:01. > :36:08.the line-out I have a feeling for Ulster. He has the dimensions, six

:36:09. > :36:21.foot four, happy to have manhandled at about anybody. Sperandio has

:36:22. > :36:23.played particularly well today. Very accomplished footballer, good

:36:24. > :36:32.kicking chase, the physicality of the breakdown. Maybe he just had an

:36:33. > :36:40.off day last week? They're's Lee Kiss, just feeling that Ulster could

:36:41. > :36:52.pick up the pace a bit. Back on the Italian's side. Coetzee off the

:36:53. > :37:03.blocks like a rocket. Well protected. Bronzini with the kick.

:37:04. > :37:06.No way round that good Italian defending. Ulster need to make sure

:37:07. > :37:14.they have got the ball and they have. Piutau well outside his 22.

:37:15. > :37:20.That kick has got to be perfect and it is pretty near-perfect. Payne is

:37:21. > :37:27.chasing. Referee playing advantage. There goes McKinlay. That is going

:37:28. > :37:34.to scoot into touch for Ulster line-out but time is ticking away.

:37:35. > :37:38.Plenty of time but couple of scores coming through there. The Ospreys

:37:39. > :37:50.just about eating Edinburgh. Potentially a big result for Ulster

:37:51. > :37:55.is Edinburgh could do them a favour. Ulster's last three games of this

:37:56. > :38:02.campaign are away to Munster, a weighty Ospreys and at home to

:38:03. > :38:12.Leinster. All three sides ahead of them in the league as it stands.

:38:13. > :38:15.Most importantly of course qualification for the FA Champions

:38:16. > :38:21.Cup next year which involves finishing in the top six. Dean Budd

:38:22. > :38:31.suspiciously offside. Pienaar ball in hand. Well gathered by McKinlay.

:38:32. > :38:45.Slow down initially by Trimble. Clattered by Coetzee. . Taken on by

:38:46. > :38:50.Zani, the replacement back row for. Zanini, I should say, who I didn't

:38:51. > :38:57.see come on. That one lost in atmosphere. Stockdale needs to get

:38:58. > :39:06.that. That will be a five metre scrum. Once again, that is

:39:07. > :39:15.eight-hour ring kick from Sperandio. -- that is a towering kick. All at

:39:16. > :39:19.sea there, loses the ball as it comes down. In some ways it would be

:39:20. > :39:26.lucky if he not that that goods and not forward into the onrushing

:39:27. > :39:30.Treviso attackers. We are going to give this young fella a little bit

:39:31. > :39:34.of a happy birthday because if I am right on my statistics Jacob

:39:35. > :39:44.Stockdale is going to be 21 years old tomorrow. Pete Browne has come

:39:45. > :39:50.on, quite happy to play at number six as Reidy has gone off. The

:39:51. > :40:01.line-out has struggled this evening. He will bring another dimension to

:40:02. > :40:09.that, Browne. 14 minutes remaining. Ulster leading 19-0 and three tries

:40:10. > :40:20.to none. They have a bit to do, however. Five of the six original

:40:21. > :40:29.starters in the front rows have been replaced. Only Rob Herring remains.

:40:30. > :40:34.The referee has a brand-new bunch to whip into shape. There is Browne on

:40:35. > :40:42.the flank. Clive Ross on the other flank. Bronzini pops it in. Ulster

:40:43. > :40:48.trying to get a squeeze on here. Not a bad Italian scrummage. Not coming

:40:49. > :40:55.back, though. A good tackle from Pienaar. Treviso looking for a

:40:56. > :40:59.confidence boosting try. They are very close. Ulster are really

:41:00. > :41:05.digging in. Hard to see what is going on in there. Driving for the

:41:06. > :41:12.line. Still coming back on the Italian's side. Paulo would love to

:41:13. > :41:17.score against his old club. And still they drive and go for the

:41:18. > :41:25.line. The referee is going to let them get on with it. And assist,

:41:26. > :41:29.squeeze back on the Treviso side. Bronzini leading it was those big

:41:30. > :41:36.forwards stopped again, Ulster attacking with recently. --

:41:37. > :41:41.attacking magnificently. Here they go again and again Ulster dig in and

:41:42. > :41:45.again they pick up. I think he has got over the line. The referee is

:41:46. > :41:50.having a good look at that. It may well go upstairs. Unless Pete Browne

:41:51. > :42:02.has prevented the grounding, I think that is going to be a try. That

:42:03. > :42:07.would be from Romulo Acosta. Oh, it's not going to be a try. The

:42:08. > :42:14.referee is telling them it has been held up. Paulo disagrees completely,

:42:15. > :42:20.needless to say. Dan Jones has made that decision on his own. He was in

:42:21. > :42:32.the best position to make that decision. He is very adjacent to the

:42:33. > :42:39.line there, Matteo Darmian so. Referee not initially in such a rate

:42:40. > :42:50.position. -- he is very adjacent to the line there, Matteo Renzi to the

:42:51. > :42:56.Mac. -- Zanusso. Your goal line has to be impervious. You have to defend

:42:57. > :43:01.everything you have got. Treviso have another chance. 12 bits

:43:02. > :43:09.remaining and 19 points adrift. Ulster need to be 90 metres up the

:43:10. > :43:27.other end of this pitch. The crowd have been relatively quiet. There is

:43:28. > :43:35.the replacement prop, Zanusso. Dan Jones has had a word with the

:43:36. > :43:50.Italian front row. The warmest person will be the Ulster mascot.

:43:51. > :43:57.It's still coming down. Ulster digging in. That ball is not going

:43:58. > :44:00.anywhere at the moment. The ground staff will not be happy bunnies. But

:44:01. > :44:08.of a squeeze coming on from the Italians. It has gone loose. Pienaar

:44:09. > :44:14.does an excellent job of tackling his opposite number, Bronzini, but

:44:15. > :44:24.Bronzini has squeezed it back. Taken on by Zanini. In the end Treviso

:44:25. > :44:29.going straight to the line. Grubby white jerseys being thrown in there.

:44:30. > :44:40.Good work by tricky lust in who gets in some back onside. -- by Ricky

:44:41. > :44:43.Lutton. Conceding a try would not be the worst thing in the well because

:44:44. > :44:48.they would then get the kick-off and get the ball in the Italian

:44:49. > :44:58.territory. What a big tackle that was by Franco van der Merwe. Still

:44:59. > :45:05.down, Lazzaroni waiting. It comes to the bottom of the post. Referee

:45:06. > :45:15.telling Ulster to do a bit of releasing. The Fila Paulo gets over.

:45:16. > :45:20.Spectacular stuff from a man who played a couple of times for Ulster.

:45:21. > :45:26.Moved on to Treviso. The international for Samoa and Teofilo

:45:27. > :45:32.Paulo has got the first try of the evening form the visitors from

:45:33. > :45:38.Treviso. Pick and go, pick and go, just inches and centimetres.

:45:39. > :45:43.Composure, good ball security. The referee comes round telling Ulster

:45:44. > :45:53.to release and Teofilo Paulo just popped it over the top. The

:45:54. > :46:00.convergence added by Ian McKinley. Well struck by Teofilo Paulo. Nicely

:46:01. > :46:04.converted by McKinley. Ulster have got nine minutes in which to get

:46:05. > :46:10.what could be a crucial bonus point try. It gets them back into the

:46:11. > :46:12.right part of the pitch because they could have defended down there for

:46:13. > :46:17.six or seven minutes and the clock would have just run itself out.

:46:18. > :46:28.Letting Treviso score gives them a chance to get into the right part of

:46:29. > :46:35.the pitch. That is nicely done by Pienaar. Just off the legs. Ulster

:46:36. > :46:46.have got the line-out. Another Italian replacement is on. Gerosa is

:46:47. > :46:50.on for them and Ulster are bringing on John Andrew who has had such a

:46:51. > :46:56.good season, third in the pecking order behind Rory Best and Rob

:46:57. > :47:05.Herring but he has played very well, John Andrew. Rob Herring going off.

:47:06. > :47:11.Good leadership on the field today. John Andrew has got to own his

:47:12. > :47:18.buyers now. -- has got to earn his Spurs now. Back in the Italian side

:47:19. > :47:29.but this will be difficult. The referee still playing advantage.

:47:30. > :47:35.Bronzini pops it up. Straight into action for Gerosa with an assist.

:47:36. > :47:45.Andrew Trimble, Ulster's new captain. Ulster will get the

:47:46. > :47:52.line-up. Trimble catches it well. It is difficult throwing the ball in.

:47:53. > :47:56.Giving the cost a chance to drive the ball but I don't think this has

:47:57. > :48:01.been their best line-out this year, Ulster. They will be disappointed,

:48:02. > :48:05.there has been a number of sloppy catches and lacking accuracy and

:48:06. > :48:08.that is something they have done particularly well season. Nothing

:48:09. > :48:15.wrong with that. Well taken by Pete Browne. John Andrew through the ball

:48:16. > :48:21.in. Ulster have straightened up nicely. That is good. Teofilo Paulo

:48:22. > :48:26.come through the middle. He has made it very difficult for Andrew to get

:48:27. > :48:30.the ball away. Again, Treviso have spoiled Ulster's driving maul. They

:48:31. > :48:41.got their fit into the scrum but that is good defensive play from the

:48:42. > :48:46.Italians and he will be happy. Ulster, the throw and the catch,

:48:47. > :48:50.they get it down, they spin it off and Paulo legally working his way

:48:51. > :48:55.through, his arms in, wraps up John Andrew and a lack of communication

:48:56. > :49:11.there from probably Pienaar at the back of the maul.

:49:12. > :49:18.That Osprey game is one that Ulster could have done with Edinburgh

:49:19. > :49:23.winning. It Leinster could win that match it would do Ulster a huge

:49:24. > :49:28.favour as well. Free kick, no penalty, the Ulster will go for the

:49:29. > :49:32.scrum again. Right decision question might I think they probably would

:49:33. > :49:36.have gone for a corner if it was a penalty. But they need to be

:49:37. > :49:43.realistic. Probably too close to the Treviso line-out. Sperandio has been

:49:44. > :49:53.outstanding for Treviso this evening. Large blindside

:49:54. > :49:58.potentially. They will try to weave some magic in midfield -- Stuart

:49:59. > :50:05.Olding will try to weave some magic in midfield. Pienaar gets it away to

:50:06. > :50:17.Luke Marshall. Well held, Treviso trying to hold them off the ground

:50:18. > :50:21.macro. Again, Ulster a bit high. Treviso's check tackling has been

:50:22. > :50:25.exemplary. They have conceded another scrummage. They have got to

:50:26. > :50:32.think of another way to go into the tackle. That is poor. You can see

:50:33. > :50:39.his reaction. Pete Browne is six foot seven, he has run in their old

:50:40. > :50:47.upright. He has been choked tackled. You can see how they can do that

:50:48. > :50:53.defensively, so well. It is unrealistic to think you can brush

:50:54. > :50:59.those two guys off. Simple targets, go to ground, give project macro a

:51:00. > :51:08.chance to clear the decks. The referee is saying there was a high

:51:09. > :51:22.tackle on Pete Browne initially. It was the replacement back row four

:51:23. > :51:28.Zanini. It is a penalty. He charged that maul without using his arms.

:51:29. > :51:34.REFEREE: In that maul you launched a sub into it. It is going to be a

:51:35. > :51:39.penalty. With five bits to go that is the last thing Ulster needed to

:51:40. > :51:44.do. Given away a penalty. The Italian side will get as deep into

:51:45. > :51:51.Ulster territory as they can. Tom Marshall about come on. That has

:51:52. > :51:54.found a pretty decent touch. You have two leg at the question it need

:51:55. > :52:02.Browne had said the appropriate Roddy Hart they wouldn't have to do

:52:03. > :52:09.that give away the penalty. -- the appropriate body height. Paul

:52:10. > :52:16.Marshall will get four and a half minutes. He has only missed handful

:52:17. > :52:27.of match days. It's horrific day for Ulster down the years. 191st

:52:28. > :52:36.appearance. -- eight terrific player Foster down the years. That has gone

:52:37. > :52:40.back. A bit untidy. The referee says it was launched forward by a green

:52:41. > :52:47.hand if you see what I mean. Ulster get the scrum. There is plenty of

:52:48. > :52:53.time and there will be urgency and paste to the game with the

:52:54. > :53:10.introduction of Paul Marshall. -- urgency and pace to the game. Ricky

:53:11. > :53:17.Lutton on the right side. It they squeeze there. Gets it away quickly.

:53:18. > :53:27.They are lining up waiting for him. Trying to hold them up. Penalty

:53:28. > :53:33.against Ulster. The tackle was complete, said the referee. Just

:53:34. > :53:38.lack of support. Tries to get himself on the ground unable to do

:53:39. > :53:41.to good defence but Ulster missing in action whenever they should have

:53:42. > :54:00.been putting the heat on there and clearing that ruck out. Who would be

:54:01. > :54:16.a director of rugby? The ball has been dried by plant macro. -- by

:54:17. > :54:20.Roberto Santamaria. Well taken in. John Andrew trying to stop that

:54:21. > :54:34.nudge forwards. The protection of the ball. They have done that well.

:54:35. > :54:37.Ulster have turned it over there is time, just over two macro minutes

:54:38. > :54:45.remaining but Ulster are deep into their own territory -- deep into the

:54:46. > :54:49.wrong territory. Trying to speed the game up here they get the chance to.

:54:50. > :54:56.Quite happy in terms of where they sit. They are happy to slow things

:54:57. > :55:15.down. Ulster need a good bad form and then transfer.

:55:16. > :55:29.Strike by his hooker Luke Marshall. Paul Marshall down. Penalty for a

:55:30. > :55:38.deliberate knock down. Referee is a advantage it. It goes Stuart Olding.

:55:39. > :55:51.Needs a few grubby jerseys with him. That looked a bit on the high side.

:55:52. > :55:55.Away, Piutau, to John Andrew, the hooker. Great run by Andrew. My word

:55:56. > :55:58.he has done well. Into the last-minute. Ulster squeeze

:55:59. > :56:07.something out of this. Paul Marshall. Taken on by Clive Ross.

:56:08. > :56:16.Still there, Paul Marshall. Luke Marshall. Good protection of the

:56:17. > :56:21.ball by Ulster. Paul Marshall again. Got to keep it in hand. Piutau,

:56:22. > :56:29.terrific covering tackle thereby the Italians. Paul Marshall, last few

:56:30. > :56:39.seconds. Coetzee working hard up to the 22 by a metre or two. Again, the

:56:40. > :56:46.men in green and white tackling magnificently. Marshall to Olding.

:56:47. > :56:57.Passing was not forward. Paul Marshall, Pete Browne has to keep

:56:58. > :57:07.it. We have played 80 minutes. The ball has gone forward. That is the

:57:08. > :57:13.ball gone in less Ulster's captain Andrew Trimble can do something very

:57:14. > :57:19.unusual. Jared Payne will have a run at it. He has a man with him, John

:57:20. > :57:25.Andrew. Away he goes, great speed by John Andrew. My word, what a turn of

:57:26. > :57:31.pace. Paul Marshall gets it away. Still going. Play answers the

:57:32. > :57:36.referee and away come the Italians and they are having a go. What a

:57:37. > :57:43.great finish to the game. Ulster have got this one wrapped up, no

:57:44. > :57:47.bonus point and the Italians are not content to end the game, they want a

:57:48. > :57:58.flourish. Knock-on advantage to Ulster. Ulster switch. Andrew

:57:59. > :58:08.Trimble. He will be able to go anywhere. Last play of the game.

:58:09. > :58:17.Ulster have the getaway. Tredwell. Well. Good work by Andrew Warwick.

:58:18. > :58:27.He has played well, Olding. Still in play. Down they go. The worst part

:58:28. > :58:33.of the whole pitch. It's still in play, still a chance for Ulster but

:58:34. > :58:40.they have got to go some 80 metres. Looked a bit on the high side.

:58:41. > :58:49.Again, an Italian gets in the way. Luke Marshall, oh, why did he kick?

:58:50. > :59:00.That is going to be game over. Bronzini sweep it away.

:59:01. > :59:10.Well, Treviso playing as if they are the side looking for a top four

:59:11. > :59:15.finish. Taken on by Gerosa, the replacement. Ulster have stolen it

:59:16. > :59:25.back. We have played 82 and a half minutes. Great tackle. Has old and

:59:26. > :59:29.made it available? He certainly has. -- has Olding made it available? He

:59:30. > :59:39.certainly has. Play answers the referee. -- play on says the

:59:40. > :59:44.referee. Well set up by replacement front Ricky Lutton. There is the

:59:45. > :59:54.other one, Andrew Warwick. Runs into Gerosa. Knocked on by Ulster and

:59:55. > :59:59.that is game over. Dreadful conditions. Strong Treviso defence.

:00:00. > :00:02.Ulster may have won the game but they have not made it four games in

:00:03. > :00:06.a row with winning the bonus point. The chances were there but you have

:00:07. > :00:12.got to say Ulster will put this one down the chance lost. I would think

:00:13. > :00:20.so, undoubtedly. A lot of credit to Treviso. I think it is the line-out

:00:21. > :00:23.this evening that let them down, the ball has been effective all year but

:00:24. > :00:32.they haven't been able to get it going, just one of those evenings. A

:00:33. > :00:36.tough run in for Ulster. Ospreys, Munster and Leinster the last three

:00:37. > :00:43.macro. The night hasn't gone their way but they will take the win and

:00:44. > :00:50.move on. They have got to get five points in the context of the season.

:00:51. > :00:53.Difficult game under difficult conditions but both teams have seen

:00:54. > :00:57.worse games under dry conditions. Everybody played their part and

:00:58. > :01:01.played well. Ulster have won their fourth game in the row. They have

:01:02. > :01:12.not got their elusive bonus point but they have 19 points. They would

:01:13. > :01:17.be too unhappy. Final score 19-7. Steve and Andy, watching a pretty

:01:18. > :01:23.dramatic finish to that game, a win is a win but how crucial is it that

:01:24. > :01:27.Ulster did not get a bonus point? We will find out come the end of the

:01:28. > :01:31.season but they need this momentum and they need to keep winning. Their

:01:32. > :01:35.play to Treviso, they really dug in there. I thought they defended well.

:01:36. > :01:40.Even when Ulster were trying to run the ball out they put their bodies

:01:41. > :01:47.on the line and that man there, Teofilo Paulo, he played brilliantly

:01:48. > :01:51.tonight. No shortage of effort from Ulster at the end. They tried

:01:52. > :01:58.everything to get that bonus point. They know how important that will

:01:59. > :02:02.be. We could just see they targeted the five points and to come away

:02:03. > :02:05.without is a bit of disappointment. I can understand why Luke Marshall

:02:06. > :02:10.was kicking the ball away at the end. They needed to just keep the

:02:11. > :02:15.ball but to kick it away but it was a bad kick as well, I could see a

:02:16. > :02:19.few heads drop at that point as if to say really? What is going on

:02:20. > :02:26.here? But they did all right and I tried to get to it and as Steve said

:02:27. > :02:30.that, Treviso, I thought they were awesome and it is their class. Their

:02:31. > :02:33.defence and line-outs were awesome. They were happy to take a line-out

:02:34. > :02:37.because they knew they were messing the whole pitch up and a lot of

:02:38. > :02:43.credit goes to them the night for sure. A few saw tired bodies after

:02:44. > :02:50.that game. Let's take a look at how that leaves the Guinness Pro-12

:02:51. > :03:01.table. Ulster will remain in this they will be one point behind the

:03:02. > :03:06.Scarlet. If they can beat deeper next week they can move into the

:03:07. > :03:18.play-off positions. Let's hair from the man of the match. How tough was

:03:19. > :03:23.that? The toughest conditions I have played in. It was very ugly.

:03:24. > :03:24.Disappointed not to get that bonus point but we will move on from

:03:25. > :03:37.there. A lot of things to work on. Always a pleasure to play nights

:03:38. > :03:41.like this, disappointing not to get the bonus point. You were living

:03:42. > :03:44.every moment on a sideline in the last few minutes. Visit

:03:45. > :03:49.frustratingly bonus point isn't there? For sure, it's something we

:03:50. > :03:53.aim for and didn't get it. Come the end of the season we hope it doesn't

:03:54. > :03:57.cost us. But a good victory. Another victory, does it feel like there is

:03:58. > :04:01.momentum with this Ulster team? Not sure how much momentum you can take

:04:02. > :04:05.out of a game like this in difficult conditions. We have won four on the

:04:06. > :04:12.bounce. It would be another tough one next week. You will get your man

:04:13. > :04:16.of the match award shortly. Andrew Trimble is next to us. They victory

:04:17. > :04:22.but no bonus point. It was tough, but disappointing. Tonight was a

:04:23. > :04:27.night to roll up your sleeves. It's miserable out there. I think I've

:04:28. > :04:31.got a cold as well! Not good for the next couple of weeks, especially

:04:32. > :04:36.with Ireland. The boys were digging in and rolled up their sleeves. We

:04:37. > :04:40.got over the line three times and I'm proud of the boys with a big

:04:41. > :04:46.performance tonight. You are away potentially for a couple of weeks.

:04:47. > :04:50.Does it feel like the next few weeks for Ulster are significant? There is

:04:51. > :04:53.a bit of momentum now and we have to build on that and take the

:04:54. > :04:59.opportunities coming our way. A word on this man, he has done it for so

:05:00. > :05:04.many years. He's a something else, one of my favourites! In no way

:05:05. > :05:06.sarcastic. And you can present the man of the match award to Ruan

:05:07. > :05:15.Pienaar on behalf of Guinness. STUDIO: Well done to Ruan Pienaar

:05:16. > :05:20.and the committee there and Andrew Trimble. Good to see smiles on the

:05:21. > :05:23.faces of the Ulster players. It continues the winning streak for

:05:24. > :05:28.them despite not getting a bonus point. It does continue that streak.

:05:29. > :05:31.When you have fans like this turning out in their thousands tonight, and

:05:32. > :05:37.the weather was absolutely miserable. The atmosphere they

:05:38. > :05:40.treated for the lads, the disappointment we spoke about, they

:05:41. > :05:44.didn't get the bonus point but got the victory and keep their momentum.

:05:45. > :05:47.That's what it's all about. We can take a look at some of Ruan

:05:48. > :05:50.Pienaar's highlights tonight. They deserved man of the match,

:05:51. > :05:55.controlling the game a lot of the time. He's amazing. He does this

:05:56. > :06:00.time and time again. The accuracy of his kicks. He puts in one kick, he

:06:01. > :06:05.puts in another knowing full well he is absorbed the winger. He keeps

:06:06. > :06:09.them ticking and thinking. He bamboozles teams. It's a masterclass

:06:10. > :06:13.every time you he plays, he's always doing something. When was the last

:06:14. > :06:17.time we said Ruan Pienaar had a bad game? He's a great character, a

:06:18. > :06:23.great guy off the pitch, and no doubt he will be a huge loss to

:06:24. > :06:27.Ulster Rugby. The fella they bring in next year will definitely add

:06:28. > :06:31.something, but Ruan Pienaar is a master at playing nine, and he can

:06:32. > :06:37.play anywhere along the back. We saw him for the Springboks against the

:06:38. > :06:41.Lions in 2009, so much experience, 88 caps for the Springboks. And he's

:06:42. > :06:46.an absolute gentleman. He will be missed, but not missed too much in

:06:47. > :06:51.nights like this. His goal-kicking ability as well. He has won some

:06:52. > :06:56.amount of games with last-ditch kicks and big kicks. He is class,

:06:57. > :07:00.the all-rounder. That's a big part that they will miss as well. Ulster

:07:01. > :07:05.digging in, in search of the bonus point. The pack did well to get the

:07:06. > :07:09.try for Sean Reidy. They did, they have been working very hard. I

:07:10. > :07:13.thought the scrum looked solid tonight, giving eight, nine and ten

:07:14. > :07:21.a good platform to work from. The guys got across the line, the

:07:22. > :07:24.Treviso pack did better tonight. But the boys are working exceptionally

:07:25. > :07:28.hard at this point. They have come from a scrum. That was a good setup.

:07:29. > :07:35.Came from a good platform up front. They good, clean scrum. Sean Reidy

:07:36. > :07:40.knows what the job is. He's always scoring tries. Pick up and go from

:07:41. > :07:46.Ruan Pienaar. Offside, but they latch on from Clive Ross. Gets them

:07:47. > :07:52.over the chalk. Fair play from Sean Reidy. You can see how much it

:07:53. > :07:58.means. Marcell Coetzee running in two Pat the guys on the back. The

:07:59. > :08:04.third try, fantastic kick by Stuart Olding and brilliantly finished by

:08:05. > :08:09.Piutau. Stuart is a class act as well. A fairly young guy who has had

:08:10. > :08:14.major injuries in his career so far. He's a tasty player whose awareness

:08:15. > :08:17.on the pitch is very good. The build-up to the whole thing,

:08:18. > :08:21.everybody getting across the gain line. That's the difference,

:08:22. > :08:29.everybody on front football. It's not just going across the pick and

:08:30. > :08:37.slowing it down. This kick has to be on the money. On the sixpence. If

:08:38. > :08:42.not, it's a turnover. One bounce, and into his hands. What a finish,

:08:43. > :08:47.keeping his legs off the ground and not getting put into touch. Good

:08:48. > :08:53.work from the forwards to get into the corner. Love the pick to finish

:08:54. > :08:58.it off. Superkick by Stuart Olding. They break just minutes before that

:08:59. > :09:06.to make-up for the disappointment. Have been a sure score. What do you

:09:07. > :09:10.do? You have done all the hard work once again. But at the Lake pumping

:09:11. > :09:14.on the boys. Some of the players working exceptionally hard in these

:09:15. > :09:18.conditions. This is at full flight. I love to see this. If he had looked

:09:19. > :09:23.to the right committee felt the magic was on his left hand side, and

:09:24. > :09:27.fair play to Treviso for getting back and spoiling the movement. This

:09:28. > :09:32.is what Stuart Olding can bring, fantastic feat on him, but didn't

:09:33. > :09:38.see Pienaar on his blindside. Couldn't hearing because the crowd

:09:39. > :09:43.was going bonkers at that point. One thing we know about Pienaar is that

:09:44. > :09:49.he will be on your insight. He's the line breaker. He did last week. A

:09:50. > :09:53.bit more communication and he would have been in for the school. Stuart

:09:54. > :09:57.Olding has a lot of class about him and maybe we will see more in the

:09:58. > :10:01.coming weeks. Looking at the remaining fixtures for the top sides

:10:02. > :10:07.in the league. Zebre at home next week. It's in Ulster's own hands.

:10:08. > :10:12.They have enough games, if they win enough they can make the top four. A

:10:13. > :10:17.huge match tomorrow with Scarlets play in Leinster. It will be a

:10:18. > :10:21.massive fixture. But you're right, it's in Ulster's hands if they make

:10:22. > :10:24.the top four, and if they win the rest of these games they will

:10:25. > :10:33.certainly make that, but at lot of tough fixtures including Munster,

:10:34. > :10:37.Ospreys and Leinster. We have a lot of players starting to come into

:10:38. > :10:40.form as well. The team is getting stronger with injuries coming back.

:10:41. > :10:44.If they keep the momentum in the next couple of games, they going to

:10:45. > :10:48.the home stretch with a lot of confidence. Coetzee might have

:10:49. > :10:53.another couple of games under his belt. Touch wood he doesn't get

:10:54. > :10:57.injured. Joe Schmidt happy Jared Payne did 80 minutes tonight. I

:10:58. > :11:00.think so. He picked slight niggle in the first few minutes, getting some

:11:01. > :11:04.attention, but great to see him back. Running short lines and

:11:05. > :11:09.getting over the gain line. Didn't put a foot wrong in defence. Hats

:11:10. > :11:13.off to him for that. At best are Ulster playing for third and fourth,

:11:14. > :11:17.top two might be too far? Probably, I think in all honesty we have to

:11:18. > :11:23.be. But in the top four, anything can happen after that. Anything at

:11:24. > :11:27.the top four we will take. Then you are in a situation where anything

:11:28. > :11:31.can happen on the day. Momentum can keep going and if you get yourself

:11:32. > :11:34.in that top position then you can take on anybody, because there are

:11:35. > :11:39.good enough players here to take on anybody and when. Momentum, this

:11:40. > :11:43.Dragons fixture, they have to do nail that. Go away to Dragons and

:11:44. > :11:49.put them to the sword. That's what they have to do. Go away and slip up

:11:50. > :11:51.and then doubt creeps in, like that bad patch earlier in the season.

:11:52. > :11:57.Some of those cracks might start to appear. Ulster have struggled

:11:58. > :11:59.against the Dragons. There are a couple of teams Ulster always

:12:00. > :12:03.struggle against and they are one of them. Hopefully we can turn that

:12:04. > :12:09.around. Thank you both very much indeed. The Dragons game is the game

:12:10. > :12:15.after next. Up next at the Kingspan Stadium is Ulster against Zebre next

:12:16. > :12:18.Saturday. The night before that, Wales against Ireland in the Six

:12:19. > :12:25.Nations as it resumes with live commentary. Tonight, on a pretty

:12:26. > :12:36.mucky night at the Kingspan Stadium, Ulster have got another