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The race to the play-offs is very much on. Ulster have seven matches

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remaining as they tried to make the all-important top four. Lovely

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stuff. Tommy Bowe with the try. Stockdale N. Absolute gem. Bonus

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point wins in their last three games have studied what has been at times

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a difficult season. Down the left-hand side. Ruan Pienaar is in

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under the posts. Tommy Bowe pops it into Stuart Olding. He wriggles out

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of the challenge. He's in for the try. Last week Les Kiss's. Beat

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Zebre. Ulster have many of their Irish internationals back for this

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game against Benetton Treviso. It's a fairly miserable evening at Ulster

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Rugby headquarters. It simply hasn't stopped raining for the last few

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hours. The picture is very wet this evening, but the ground staff have

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been working extremely hard and after an inspection the referee

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declared that he is happy for tonight's game to go ahead. Welcome

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to Ulster Rugby live. Thanks for taking a break from the election on

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BBC One. Joining us here, we will have lots of point-scoring of a

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different type for the next couple of hours. Stephen Ferris and Andy

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Ward with us to give their opinions. Victory for Ulster tonight would

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take them into joint fourth place in the table with Scarlets who play

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leaders Leinster tomorrow. Ulster have a game in hand. Also tonight,

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Connacht against Zebre and Edinburgh against Ospreys. What impact will

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this pretty dreadful weather have on the game tonight, dreadful

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underfoot. Treviso, welcome to Costa Del Belfast. As a player, you are

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getting ready pre-match, you have to mentally switch in. This is all

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about the top couple of inches. You want to play Treviso on a nice

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sunny, dry evening with no wind, but you have to dig deep tonight,

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probably ten or 12 man rugby. I think the boys will have talked

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about that during the week because the forecast didn't look pretty from

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the start. A night perhaps for somebody like Marcell Coetzee to

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shine for Ulster. He has made an incredible impact in the few games

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he has played for Ulster. Has done very well, a big, strong man,

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powerful. Two or three players trying to take him down at every

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contact situation. That's something we have talked about all season.

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He's a powerful, big man. He's been out the best part of 12 months and

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has come back in and in the short time we have seen him, there is

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still a bit of ring rust, so he can only get better. From the glimpses

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we have seen, his arms are bigger than my legs! But he's a tremendous

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asset and can only get better. Let's not beat around the bush, nothing

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short of a bonus point victory would do for Ulster tonight. Its massive

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they continue on this run of trying to get five points. When these teams

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come to town you have to get a big score. Hopefully they can get four

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tries. Ulster have only ever lost to Treviso once and the Italians

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

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I was going to say good evening, but it's nothing but. Last weekend

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Ulster played in a balmy 70 degrees in Parma. Nothing like that back at

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home, but you have to do is give credit to the ground staff. A change

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coming in the middle of the back line with Reichel Tagicakibau comes

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into centre to accommodate Esposito who played in the Six Nations

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against Ireland a couple of weeks ago.

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Rob Herring coming out to lead Ulster for the 25th time. Because it

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was such a short turnaround, Ulster making quite a few changes, eight of

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them. That's been the pattern adopted by Les Kiss all the way

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through what has been an up-and-down season for Ulster. The last three

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games have yielded bonus point victories. They have never managed

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four bonus point victories in a row. A new combination behind Callum

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Black with Tredwell and Van der Merwe. Coetzee is into the middle of

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the back row with Nelson starting at six. Three serious men coming back

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into the side, Andrew Trimble, Gilroy at full-back and starting an

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Ulster game for the first time in 2017 is Jared Payne. The referee is

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becoming a bit of a regular visitor to this part of the world. He was

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here a couple of weeks ago. He did the Ulster game against Limerick a

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couple of weeks ago, and then was running the line in Ireland against

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France. Very much an Irishman, Ian McKinley, formerly of Leinster, puts

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in a clever kick to make it difficult for Ulster to get up.

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Andrew Trimble takes it up, the joint Ulster skipper. Rob Herring

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leading the side tonight. Good forward drive by Ulster inside the

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22. This is not a night for hankie ball rugby. Jared Payne at the

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inside half position, straightaway finding a very good touch.

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Straightaway and taken by the Italians, Robert Barbieri, had a

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season at Leicester Tigers. Looking for the first turnover.

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Needing a couple of forward runners. Good defensive work by Ulster in the

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middle of the park. On a night like this tackling will be almost as

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difficult as running with the ball. A half decent run, looked like a

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high sided. Dan Jones has his hand out. Good work by Tommaso Iannone,

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taken down and he will bring them back for the penalty. Opening chance

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of points for the visitors, who haven't won here since 2011. Had it

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not been for a late conversion that was messed they would have won here

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four years ago. I would suggest Kieran Crowley will be more pleased.

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Kieran Crowley will be delighted with that start. Messy kick off, but

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given the playing conditions, which are truly brutal, Trimble coming out

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of it well. Playing short targets, I think we will see plenty of that.

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Ball security will be of the highest importance. One would think a fairly

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simple, straightforward goal-kicking attempt for Tito Tebaldi. 29 years

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old, 20 international appearances. Hasn't played for his country since

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a game against Japan in 2014. Looks pretty easy from down there

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but the weather is as filthy as it can be. The placing foot is the

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important one. Good strike by Tebaldi. But alas for him and

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Benetton Treviso, he has pushed it wide. Two and a half minutes gone

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and no score. Treviso missing a chance to take the lead here. 2013

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was when they drew here. Tonight's skipper Dean Budd scored a hat-trick

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of tries. Ian McKinley, formerly of Leinster and Ireland U20s. Have a

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much publicised horrible eye injury that required surgery, has two West

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special goggles. -- has to wear special goggles. Seemed to knock

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that backward, but the crowd didn't think so. Back to Tito Tebaldi.

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Those clever kicks will be the order of the evening. Well taken by Craig

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Gilroy. Named in the most recent Ireland squad for the most recent

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two games in the Six Nations. Ruan Pienaar, he has scored some corking

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tries recently. Nelson of the left foot. What a good kick that was.

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Luca Sperandio hasn't found his touch. This could work out nicely

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for Treviso. It has done. A chipped kick through. Gilroy will skid on

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the ground, did well to get up again, pushed it behind him and

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Andrew Trimble was there to back up his fellow international. You can

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see because of the treacherous conditions, what happens when you

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are even remotely inaccurate. This needs to find touch from Pienaar,

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hasn't quite made it. A touch forward will give Ulster the first

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scrum of the evening. What a good player Robert Barbieri has been down

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the years. Ulster find themselves slightly fortunate. Barbieri's

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mistake from Pienaar's hanging box-kick. Treacherous conditions,

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any ball on the ground, difficult to predict how the ball will move, skid

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off it or stick and hold? Callum Black on the loosehead side.

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Ulster some tend lbs heavier, possibly the biggest weight

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advantage they had this year. 1713 - 1703. Almost 18 stones. Wow. No

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featherweights in the back row. Likewise the men in the second row,

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Kieran Treadwell starting his seventh game for Ulster, and Franco

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Van der Merwe, who will be off to Cardiff at the end of the season.

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Getting the right length of stud and the feat embedded will be important

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here. Leading with the forearm, a fine line between the legal and the

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illegal. Jared Payne gets it away nicely.

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This is Sean Reidy. Wasn't held, clever appreciation for the laws of

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the game. Franco Van der Merwe. Better stop by the Ulster pack.

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Those pristine white jerseys are absolutely filthy after only six

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minutes. Stuart Olding goes into the contact. This is the sort of whether

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prop forwards revel in. Pienaar has a glance and decides to kick again.

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It's a good one, knocked forward, but gathered in once again by

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Sperandio. Ulster try to hold him up to get the foot in for the

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scrummage. The referee Dan Jones says that's once. Good play by the

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Ulster pack. Good play by holding up the Treviso full-back Sperandio. You

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can see the difficulty Pienaar will have this evening. Slow ball, one

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off runners. It will be a difficult evening for those guys. I think we

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will seek Pienaar use the box-kick quite a lot. Trying to play field

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position, not giving away silly penalties inside their own half.

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Slight stoppage because of an injury to someone. Might be Craig Gilroy,

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just getting a bit of attention. I think he's OK. Seven minutes gone

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and no score. The closest we have come is a missed penalty attempt by

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the Treviso scrum-half that went just wide, from Tebaldi.

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Referee wants them to do it again. Just slipped down. You will ask

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Ulster to put the ball in again. The man with the goggles on is Treviso

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outside-half MacKinlay. Now 27 years of age. You might have thought about

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something over that pipe. You don't want the water coming down. Played

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his first game for Leinster about seven years ago, MacKinlay. Lost the

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side of his eye following a freak accident on the rugby pitch. Has

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special dispensation to wear those goggles. Doesn't look like a bad

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kick off the left foot of Jackson. Gathered by Andrew Trimble. Good,

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strong running by Andrew Trimble, great to see him back in an Ulster

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jersey. His seventh start of the season. Ulster combined to lose it.

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Almost kept in, the ball in touch for a Treviso line-out. Inch perfect

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kick, gathered well. Ball security, taking it into contact. Trimble

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happy to tuck it under one arm. The kick from Nelson, Trimble steps off

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and decides not to take the tackle. The ball in one arm, they should be

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able to dislodge it. 70 Irish caps for Andrew Trimble, just two short

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of the Ulster backs record held by David Humphreys on 72. Esposito,

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played against Ireland in the opening Six Nations game in Rome a

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few weeks ago. Tebaldi finds a decent touch but it will be an

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Ulster line-out. Coming up to ten minutes gone. I think it's all about

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Les Kiss thinking they have to win this. Four successive bonus point

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victories, which Ulster have never achieved, that would be terrific,

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but they have to get past the winning post first. In terrific form

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this season. They have Treviso at home this evening and another

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Italian team in Zebre next week. Against these Italian teams, they

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have to fill their boots. That game will be early evening tomorrow week.

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The day after the Ireland - Wales Six Nations match in Cardiff. We

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will bring that to you live from the Kingspan Stadium. Completely

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underwater currently. Shades of the old Andrew Trimble. Treviso have

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twice stripped the ball away from Ulster. McKinley with a fumble. Got

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himself inside Ruan Pienaar. Callum Black, the loosehead prop, making a

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good tackle. Tebaldi. The penalty given away by Ulster at the

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breakdown. Treviso will get the chance to get themselves back into

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Ulster's half. Good work initially by loosehead prop Callum Black.

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Andrew Trimble again. I think there was a hand in there. Barbieri made

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the tackle, got back to his feet and Andrew Trimble will be disappointed

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with that, two carries and two turnovers. These to sharpen up that

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part of his game. Bit of a banana kick from Ian McKinley. Despite the

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dreadful conditions, there's more than a decent crowd here, as always

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at the Kingspan Stadium on a Friday night for Ulster Rugby. 27 caps for

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Samoa for Fila Paulo. Good work by Stuart Olding. Taken by an Italian

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player who was on the right wing, Andrea Buondonno, who stepped into

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touch. In dreadful conditions, that's pretty slick handling by the

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men in Robbie WHite. Just couldn't find the inside pass and the touch

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judge nearly got it in the chops. Nelson had to check, Payne through

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the middle. Good work by Jared Payne. It's all about making the

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ball secure, and they have done. Van der Merwe took the ball in the

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line-out and was well up to do it again.

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Van der Merwe, Coetzee looking for an inside pass. Andrew Trimble is

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there in support. Better stuff from Ulster. Pienaar for possession.

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Sensibly, Treviso let that run. No point whatsoever trying to do

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anything with it other than let it go. Treviso line-out with Ulster

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pretty close to the line. One thing I'm looking forward to, and it's

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happened a lot already, is Andrew Trimble coming off the right wing.

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Possibly one of the drier parts of the pitch. Treviso just happy to let

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it go into touch. Well taken by Teofilo Paulo. Dean Budd has it in

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his paws. Ulster line-out. It has eased up a wee bit. If you wonder

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what goes through Kieran Crowley's mind every time his side take the

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field, because it hasn't been a successful season, but for Treviso,

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as long as they stay against fellow Italian side Zebre then that gets

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them into the top tier of European competition. Tredwell snaffles that.

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Rob Herring has his hand out for a penalty to Ulster. I don't think

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they will go for goal. Penalty advantage. Wild by Pienaar, that's

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not like him. Slippery ball, I think he will say sorry to Peter Nelson.

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They have the penalty. I think they have to go for the corner. It's all

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about the bonus points to keep them on top with Scarlets who are five

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points ahead and have a tricky game against Leinster in the RBS

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tomorrow. That'll be 22 two Treviso from the scrum where he kicked it

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from. Two and a bit errors by Ruan Pienaar. You could almost forgive

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the pass, but the other one was something you never really see Ruan

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Pienaar do. But the weather is absolutely dreadful. I'm sure he's

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feeling it as much as everyone. It's a 22 drop out. The kick is dead.

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Coming up to 15 minutes played and still scoreless. The crowd a wee bit

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on the restless side, but they must appreciate the conditions. Taken by

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Nelson. It's for Andrew Trimble to chase. The referee said that those

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two were on site. Well taken. -- were onside. Tebaldi leaves it for

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MacKinlay to take it at scrum-half. A tackle on the Treviso tight head

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prop. Paulo does a bit of clever blocking. Tebaldi has put just about

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the right amount on that. The wind holds it up and it's a wonderful

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take by Gilroy. Pienaar adds a bit of zip. Again,

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out of hand, Nelson's kicking has been pretty good. Both full-backs

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have been faultless so far. Conditions are very difficult. A

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swirling wind as well. And with a wet ball, almost unbelievable to

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think how difficult it is out there. But both 100% under the high ball so

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far. A look at Luca Bigi, the 25-year-old, has played a couple of

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times for the emerging Italian side. Good take at the front by the

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emerging blindside flanker, Marco Lazzaroni. Good work by Roger

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Wilson. It's just a ball security issue again. Both teams guilty on a

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number of occasions of taking it into contact with the ball tucked

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under one arm rather than held tightly in a two. Looking at your

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body position, how you will send the ball back, and the ball has squirted

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away quite easily. I think there's a problem with the Treviso tight

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head,, it's the loosehead, I should say, Federico Zani. Came down on the

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flat of his back somehow. Dean Budd, the skipper, laying down the law.

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Now 30 years of age from New Zealand. It's a dreadful night.

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Still in the first quarter, and still no score.

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Coetzee doing his best to control it. It's like a quagmire out there.

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The referee has seen enough, giving the penalty. Terrific piece of

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scrummaging by Ulster. Brilliant from the Han herbs -- from Wiehahn

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Herbst. Coetzee carrying the ball between the fake nudge, almost some

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good football skills. They shot in the arm for the Ulster front five. A

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slightly rowdy cheer. The closest Ulster have got now. Stolen, but

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grabbed up again by Rob Herring. The Ulster skipper, this could prove

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productive after all despite losing initial possession. Pienaar with a

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pop pass to this fellow Springbok Franco Van der Merwe. Paulo went

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right over the top. A nudge forward according to the referee Dan Jones.

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It will be an Ulster scrum, possibly suiting them better. Moving infield

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and five metres from the line. Certainly Wiehahn Herbst will be

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rubbing his hands after that initial scrum. Nice to see Treviso competing

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on their own five yard line. Throw a man up there and doing well. Bit of

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a chat with the Ulster second row. Kieran Treadwell wearing four, but

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

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flank. He's up against Marco Lazzaroni, just 21 years of age. A

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big scrum, can Ulster do what they last time? Treviso digging in. These

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it wasn't quite there. The referee telling them to use it again, hast

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to use it. Picked up by Coetzee. Pienaar. Charles Plutau now. They

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have been waiting for him. Coming into the side first of all from the

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referee. A couple of Treviso hands in there. A decision for Rob

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Herring, when you think about the scrum, will he go for the corner? I

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think they will take the scrum. They seem to have the upper hand. Treviso

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digging in well at the last scrum. Good feed position, props with feet

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and knees underneath them. Ulster not able to get a move on. I thought

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the referee called them to use the ball quite quickly, didn't give them

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a chance to reset and have a secondary push. I would agree with

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you on that. Ulster have another decent chance. This time they have

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options on both sides of the scrummage. Near side with Charles

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Plutau and Craig Gilroy position. Good strike by Herring. Here comes

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the squeeze with Pienaar getting it away. Stuart Olding to Jared Payne.

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Easy as you like! First try of 2017 for Jared Payne. Back in the Irish

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Six Nations squad after a bad kidney injury in the autumn. That's open up

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the Ulster account on the most dreadful of nights. He will not get

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an easier one than that this season. That scrum. Quick ball. Jared Payne

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comes at the short angle. Realistically, shocking defence from

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

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not washing those Ulster jerseys! He has simply skated in!

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15th league try for Jared Payne. Ruan Pienaar has the points to give

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him 618 league points. After 21 minutes, Ulster get the first points

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on the board, leading 7-0. Good to see Jared Payne back, also in the

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Irish squad, announced in the squad against Wales next week. Wouldn't be

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surprised if the call came through from Joe Schmidt to start this

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evening. He has battled hard to get selection. The squad will probably

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gather tomorrow night. Could be an interesting call if Jared Payne is

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100%. Andrew Trimble let that bounce, sensibly. There goes Marcell

:28:26.:28:32.

Coetzee. A good rumble from the talented young Springbok. Pienaar,

:28:33.:28:36.

just the right amount on that yet again. Trimble is up, not backward,

:28:37.:28:40.

the referee says play on. Rob Herring cleans it up for Ulster. A

:28:41.:28:47.

huge gap, infield a little bit. McKinlay going back. A lot of pace

:28:48.:28:52.

there. Nearly got by Treadwell, but nearly isn't good enough.

:28:53.:28:56.

Treadwell's big hands drags into touch. Treadwell has had a good

:28:57.:29:03.

season. He is really growing. He has physically developed. Might have

:29:04.:29:06.

been overweight and out of the at the start of the season, but you

:29:07.:29:10.

might hazard a guess that he's Ulster's first choice second row

:29:11.:29:14.

now. Clever play by Pienaar, box-kick, Treadwell wins it back.

:29:15.:29:21.

It's put back in there, Treadwell hunted it down. Daniel Jones just

:29:22.:29:31.

checking that the space between the respective line-outs is observed.

:29:32.:29:38.

Oster managed to get it at the second attempt. You can see he

:29:39.:29:51.

obliges. The referee is happy enough with that. The ball was lying and

:29:52.:29:55.

the Treviso forwards right through and the Ulster forwards have lost

:29:56.:30:00.

the ball they should have been hanging onto. Inside is 22 but he

:30:01.:30:15.

hasn't put it at the touch. Terrific with that high ball, Craig Gilroy,

:30:16.:30:22.

under difficult conditions. A bit of hang time on that. Well covered back

:30:23.:30:28.

by the 21 old, the youngest member of the Treviso size, Luca Sperandio,

:30:29.:30:38.

Italian under 21. Again, a good, probing kick by Nelson. Fourth

:30:39.:30:46.

consecutive start in the absence of Paddy Jackson. Great to see him back

:30:47.:30:49.

after a dreadful foot injury that kept him out after 15 months.

:30:50.:31:03.

Bronzini let that go, got a shove in the back. McKinley has done really

:31:04.:31:05.

well to get his body between the ball and the rushing Ulster/

:31:06.:31:11.

forwards. Tebaldi has given Ulster possession.

:31:12.:31:39.

25 minutes gone, 7-0, Ulster in a decent position. They are. They are

:31:40.:31:43.

playing possession and territory. Rob Herring has been OK but they

:31:44.:31:50.

will be looking for an improvement there. He is laying it low to both

:31:51.:31:58.

teams, the referee. Very few penalties given away. Wilson knocked

:31:59.:32:06.

it down but just as Fat as Lazzaroni. -- just as far as

:32:07.:32:19.

Lazzaroni. Playing in the right wing there. Tebaldi brought that infield

:32:20.:32:28.

pretty cleverly. Nobody there. Well played, Callum Black. Away from the

:32:29.:32:36.

first tackle and the second, just about. Enter bit of a quagmire. It

:32:37.:32:43.

comes Gilroy. Those conditions are negating those beta peers. -- those

:32:44.:32:57.

feet of his. A serious piece of work, you see again. Pienaar there

:32:58.:33:05.

quickly. Roger Wilson did well to hang onto that. REFEREE: Five off

:33:06.:33:19.

his feet. Judged to have gone off his feet by the referee Daniel

:33:20.:33:25.

Jones. Did he go off his feet question probably. Yeah. All needs

:33:26.:33:35.

be careful there. Treviso if they attack it at breakdown times,

:33:36.:33:41.

attempting to put somebody in and turn it over or slow the ball down.

:33:42.:33:45.

Ulster need to think about them ball security in terms of the carry,

:33:46.:33:50.

maybe an extra man in there to make sure the ball comes back nice and

:33:51.:34:04.

clean for Pienaar. Changes afoot. All change at the top.

:34:05.:34:16.

Budd took it well. Left by Lazzaroni. Referee said there was no

:34:17.:34:32.

ruck, play on. Well taken by Trimble. Gilroy comes into the

:34:33.:34:42.

field. Went backwards off Treviso. Nicely done by Payne. Holding the

:34:43.:34:49.

back end field by two or three metres. Roger Wilson, how they are

:34:50.:34:57.

hanging onto that, I have no idea, Treviso. Space quickly closed down

:34:58.:35:08.

by Sperandio. Sean Reidy very nearly got that. Roger Wilson gets it at

:35:09.:35:17.

the second attempt. In those Stuart Olding like a little chunky back

:35:18.:35:22.

forward. Callum Black is a chunky scrum-half. Well covered, though.

:35:23.:35:38.

Off Gilroy's shin. Nice bit of a basic play by Gilroy and at 22 and

:35:39.:35:45.

that will give the visitors from Italy a decent chance here. Both

:35:46.:35:53.

teams playing the same sort of game. Quick ruck, two or three in, trying

:35:54.:35:58.

to eke out a bit of territory. On this occasion it is Craig Gilroy

:35:59.:36:07.

making the mistake. He has been faultless, he looks at short. One of

:36:08.:36:13.

the up and coming players in Italy, a lot of people have been surprised

:36:14.:36:19.

he hasn't been included in this season's championship but maybe it

:36:20.:36:23.

is a season too soon for him, Sperandio. Francesco Minto was ahead

:36:24.:36:30.

of the past. Here they come again. Good tackling their by Ulster. Still

:36:31.:36:39.

there for the men in green and white. Tackle by Sean Reidy. Good

:36:40.:36:47.

recycling by the visitors who have to make sure the first tackle the

:36:48.:36:52.

work. 12-macro didn't last week in much better conditions than this.

:36:53.:36:58.

Bronzini, 40 Italian caps to his name. A good piece of defending by

:36:59.:37:06.

Ulster. Tebaldi trying to link up with his back row. This is good

:37:07.:37:21.

stuff, really impressed with Kieran Crowley's side in the last minute or

:37:22.:37:25.

two. Can they get through the stubborn Ulster defence? They have

:37:26.:37:32.

come back inside and played a bit of inroads, they are getting closer all

:37:33.:37:42.

the time. They would love to score. Ulster having to work hard at the

:37:43.:37:46.

break and work hard at the tackle. Given away by Tebaldi. Good Ulster

:37:47.:37:52.

defending has forced Treviso to knock it on and Ulster to their

:37:53.:37:58.

relief will get to put it into a scrum. Good effort from Stuart

:37:59.:38:01.

Olding. The big unit, Kieran Treadwell puts his beef in the upper

:38:02.:38:09.

body contact. Tito Tebaldi controlling, playing side to side.

:38:10.:38:14.

They have to go at this Ulster defence. They tried to flood the

:38:15.:38:19.

channel, keeping the ball if they can. REFEREE: I think you are

:38:20.:38:27.

thinking it is a ruck and you are pushing tight. Referee did

:38:28.:38:34.

clarifying one or two points of law, particularly at the breakdown.

:38:35.:38:49.

Stoppage for Bigi. Credit for the referee. We have played half an hour

:38:50.:38:54.

but apart from knock-on is very few stoppages. That is clever.

:38:55.:39:00.

Regulating play. You are getting a bit tight he is saying, to the

:39:01.:39:06.

sideline, don't let me have too penalised you. The row macro is not

:39:07.:39:10.

going to move quickly from side to side so don't put yourself into any

:39:11.:39:15.

danger. -- the ball is not going to move quickly from side to side.

:39:16.:39:19.

Whitehouse is another excellent young referee. Fast approaching

:39:20.:39:27.

half-time. Ulster where they don't want to be witches inside the 22

:39:28.:39:36.

that could change. Coetzee to Pienaar and that is a very good kick

:39:37.:39:41.

I Pienaar. Not much of an angle at all. I did think Kieran Crowley will

:39:42.:39:48.

be too unhappy with the way they have played. Weighing in these

:39:49.:39:52.

conditions he will be fine. They will have the wind in the second

:39:53.:39:59.

half. Working very much in unison, nice channel ball.

:40:00.:40:13.

Gathered in by Ulster's Captain Rob Herring.

:40:14.:40:27.

What a clever kick by Payne, that won't go dead and left. And that's a

:40:28.:40:44.

very good kick as well. Some else touched the ball so he can't

:40:45.:40:49.

retrieve it, Trimble. Seven minutes to go. On the quiet side but it

:40:50.:40:56.

hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of the Ulster supporters. Will be

:40:57.:41:02.

interesting to see if Treviso throw anyone up there. Defensively they

:41:03.:41:08.

have been great. In terms of pressure on the jumpers they have

:41:09.:41:13.

done it well. The ball is temporarily dry. That was well done.

:41:14.:41:22.

Coetzee at the front. These maul has been called. Pasquali try to get out

:41:23.:41:31.

of it. Here goes his opposite number. Pretty sharp tonight, Roger

:41:32.:41:42.

Wilson, Ulster's most capped player. Stuart Olding, cleverly done. Lovely

:41:43.:41:49.

pass therefrom Craig Gilroy, he had to really work hard but the pass was

:41:50.:41:57.

drifting away from him. A bit slower, a thundering one by Coetzee

:41:58.:42:06.

through that patch of mud. Pienaar again. Kieran Treadwell trying to

:42:07.:42:21.

pull apart. Ulster starting to build a bit, Pienaar again. Stuart Olding

:42:22.:42:28.

is down injured. He is holding his shoulder, which I don't like at all.

:42:29.:42:35.

Well taken by Herring. The voracious hand off. Good covering tackle. Ten

:42:36.:42:41.

metres or so from the Treviso line-out. If they could score before

:42:42.:42:46.

half-time it would change the complexion of this game which has

:42:47.:42:52.

been overshadowed by the conditions. Olding seems to be up, just a sting

:42:53.:42:59.

in the shoulder it looks like. Pienaar a little glance to see what

:43:00.:43:05.

is available. Piutau. Ulster still keeping possession. The Treviso

:43:06.:43:12.

defence has been pretty good. Callum Black go straight. Needs to be

:43:13.:43:19.

recycled and it has been. Again, Ulster go forward and again it is

:43:20.:43:24.

Tredwell. The crowd are starting to get a little bit of voice. Penalty

:43:25.:43:31.

advantage given to Ulster. Still playing. It up by Roger Wilson.

:43:32.:43:38.

Better stuff now. No way through for Gilroy. Still playing advantage. He

:43:39.:43:47.

has given another one, perhaps. Pienaar changes direction. They will

:43:48.:43:51.

come back to the penalty. Short but nothing from Pienaar and Jones

:43:52.:43:56.

brings it back. They need to be careful here. A number of

:43:57.:44:00.

infringements, side entry, off your feet, many. REFEREE: I have asked

:44:01.:44:10.

him to check it. On a dry pitch Treviso would have been run off

:44:11.:44:19.

their feet. No doubt about that. They will be happy about... The

:44:20.:44:34.

referee has asked his TM home, former well fresher re--- Welsh

:44:35.:44:41.

referee Neil Hennesy, they are going to have a look at a little

:44:42.:44:48.

infringement. OFFICIAL: It is coming on the screen for you. The fit on

:44:49.:44:58.

Roger Wilson... -- the foot on Roger Wilson. That is way before this.

:44:59.:45:10.

There was that take on by Ulster. Nothing wrong with that tackle. He

:45:11.:45:22.

turned round and I do think there was any contact there, unless a knee

:45:23.:45:26.

went into the back of his head but I don't know of anything in that. It

:45:27.:45:30.

is right back in midfield where we saw Stuart Holden lying across the

:45:31.:45:35.

leg -- Stuart Olding lying prostrate. Neil Hennesy I am sure

:45:36.:45:44.

will get our video tape then to go back to the precise moment of the

:45:45.:45:53.

incident. REFEREE: I am asking the director to find the clip for us. He

:45:54.:46:02.

is basically saying it doesn't look anything more than -- he doesn't

:46:03.:46:08.

look anything more than a teenager himself but he has been taking this

:46:09.:46:13.

game really well. If they can't find it now, maybe they should look at it

:46:14.:46:19.

later on? It can be dealt with later. That is good refereeing by

:46:20.:46:22.

Dan Jones. Nothing clear or evidence that he is saying that's get on with

:46:23.:46:26.

it before these players get too cold. If anything the rain has eased

:46:27.:46:31.

off slightly. Fine rain as opposed to a downpour but the damage has

:46:32.:46:39.

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

:46:40.:46:45.

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

:46:46.:46:54.

Pienaar, will he go for the corner? If Ulster can get something here by

:46:55.:46:58.

the interval it will change the complexion of this game. Absolutely.

:46:59.:47:03.

The line-out and the driving ball has been one of the virtuoso pieces.

:47:04.:47:07.

It has failed this evening and now would be eight rate time to put it

:47:08.:47:12.

right. -- now would be out great time to put it right. Brought down.

:47:13.:47:21.

Sean Reidy has got it tucked in there. Can they turn around? Here

:47:22.:47:26.

they go. This is the right time to score the Ulster just before the

:47:27.:47:30.

interval. Reidy who made the initial run. Pienaar has it in both hands.

:47:31.:47:39.

Again, Ulster making ground. Well made back by Roger Wilson. A high

:47:40.:47:45.

tackle. The crowd thought so. Pienaar in quickly. Reidy, trying to

:47:46.:47:57.

sidestep. Rob Herring sets it up for his hooker. Picked up and dried

:47:58.:48:03.

again by Ulster. Just about within touching distance. Still good

:48:04.:48:08.

defending. Just a nudge forward by Roger Wilson. Unfortunately for

:48:09.:48:14.

Ulster, it is left sensibly for the kicking option. Zani hanging on to

:48:15.:48:24.

Pienaar who was not very happy. They should have scored. The wide pass,

:48:25.:48:32.

the contact, gets turned over. Treviso marshalled their defence

:48:33.:48:36.

welfare. First-time tackles were going in. Putting the man to ground.

:48:37.:48:42.

In terms of an extra man keeping the ball carrier afloat. I think they

:48:43.:48:49.

defended well. The referee played the advantage, very much play the

:48:50.:48:52.

advantage, now Ulster have the advantage. They have won the ball at

:48:53.:48:57.

the front of the line-out again. Just 90 seconds of the first half

:48:58.:49:02.

remaining. Here comes Pienaar. Back inside of Trimble. Marcel Coetzee.

:49:03.:49:19.

Jared Payne in attendance. Quicker ball. Sean Reidy again. Again,

:49:20.:49:30.

Reidy sets it up and again Ulster's second row forwards. Not the

:49:31.:49:42.

greatest kick in the world. Ian McKinley took a bit of eight bump in

:49:43.:49:48.

the rib area. I don't think there was anything dangerous or anything

:49:49.:49:57.

deliberate. REFEREE: Can't be hitting him like that. When I called

:49:58.:50:02.

the you the chance to pull out. You have got to be careful in that

:50:03.:50:08.

situation. No, he was not committed. The referee reckons that Piutau made

:50:09.:50:12.

contact with Ian McKinley after he called for the third catch and that

:50:13.:50:17.

was illegal. That looked a bit on the high side. Roger Wilson went in

:50:18.:50:24.

with retribution. Not been able to see that incident when Ian McKinley

:50:25.:50:31.

was clattered. The referee asked to check the tackle. There was a high

:50:32.:50:34.

tackle there form Bronzini. REFEREE: Penalty only. We are going

:50:35.:50:53.

to go back from penalty. I have asked them to check. Where is it,

:50:54.:51:00.

Neil? He has impressed me this evening, Dan Jones. Especially given

:51:01.:51:05.

the conditions, reader Google for the referee. A lot of stuff going

:51:06.:51:12.

on. -- given the conditions, for the players and for the referee. Picking

:51:13.:51:19.

things up quickly. The penalty for the high tackle overrides a penalty

:51:20.:51:24.

against Charles Piutau for the late tackle. Also kicked into the corner

:51:25.:51:30.

and we now at the point where we have played 40 minutes and this

:51:31.:51:33.

really is Ulster's last chance to do something here in the first half.

:51:34.:51:35.

The line-out has been difficult because of the dreadful conditions.

:51:36.:51:43.

Rob Herring has not been the best. The gating that simple catch and

:51:44.:51:46.

drive. Maybe something different here. See if he can catch Treviso

:51:47.:51:56.

off-guard. Is well taken. This is better stuff. Treviso can't afford

:51:57.:52:01.

to bring it down otherwise they could force the referee to give a

:52:02.:52:05.

penalty try. It has collapsed so they are going to have to play at.

:52:06.:52:14.

Herring is in there. And it has all come to nothing. Ulster broke away.

:52:15.:52:17.

There was a gap and then they bridged the gap. An accidental

:52:18.:52:24.

offside. Half-time and Ulster should probably have been many more points

:52:25.:52:27.

ahead than the seven they are at the moment. Seven points up playing with

:52:28.:52:32.

the win. I think it is lack of accuracy are many occasions.

:52:33.:52:37.

Struggling to break down the ball. Difficult deceiving. Perhaps the

:52:38.:52:41.

kicking game could be better, a bit more ball in the ever with good line

:52:42.:52:45.

chasing. Just a bit more composure and. The space is out there. Treviso

:52:46.:52:52.

will tire as it goes on because they defended for an awful lot of that

:52:53.:52:55.

first half. Some not that rugby played in some difficult and

:52:56.:52:59.

horrible conditions. Early chance from Treviso but penalty was missed

:53:00.:53:09.

after two minutes from Tito Tebaldi. Try by Jared Payne playing his first

:53:10.:53:13.

game in 2017 and that is the difference between them. That's

:53:14.:53:26.

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

:53:27.:53:28.

times but it is Ulster who have reduced the one slick move. Jarrett

:53:29.:53:35.

came sliding his way in for a try. -- Jared Payne. What has been a

:53:36.:53:42.

difficult first half for both teams in very tough conditions and Ulster

:53:43.:53:48.

obviously the better of the play. I think so. They controlled the

:53:49.:53:54.

kicking game. We watched Peter Nelson, Pienaar, you have no idea

:53:55.:54:01.

about the conditions. This is really bad. They few mistakes. The line-out

:54:02.:54:05.

has not function that well is plenty to work for the second half. It has

:54:06.:54:10.

not been pretty viewing but you have got to those conditions into account

:54:11.:54:16.

stop without a shadow of a doubt. If anyone thought it would be a side to

:54:17.:54:25.

side game of the -- free flowing rugby they turned into the wrong

:54:26.:54:28.

channel. Credit to the referee to get the game going as much as he

:54:29.:54:31.

can. The line-out has been scrappy, not a lot of scrums which is a

:54:32.:54:36.

surprise but the teams are doing well. Terry alluded to it in the

:54:37.:54:43.

commentary, I think the amount of defence Treviso are having to cut

:54:44.:54:46.

through will take its tile in the last 20 minutes but we will see how

:54:47.:54:49.

it goes but they are doing very well. -- will take its whole. They

:54:50.:54:55.

got gain excellent score from Jared Payne. The scrum was on top. That is

:54:56.:55:02.

what they're working off. A good fact form from five. Doing well. --

:55:03.:55:09.

a good platform from five. Just a short line. Jared Payne the coming

:55:10.:55:17.

under here. Holds his depth and comes on to a bit of pace. In

:55:18.:55:21.

fairness not great offence but Jared Payne is back. -- in fairness not

:55:22.:55:27.

great defence from Treviso but Jared Payne is back. A classy player. Not

:55:28.:55:34.

the fastest in world rugby but an intelligent player and he picks

:55:35.:55:39.

beautiful minds. He always makes decisions before he goes into

:55:40.:55:45.

contact. He knows the outcome and before he has done it. He is a

:55:46.:55:52.

classy player. Linking together, Piutau, ... You mentioned the

:55:53.:56:01.

kicking game has not been perfect but Ulster laid their stall out

:56:02.:56:04.

pretty early and they try to use it to as best they could. The kicking

:56:05.:56:09.

game last week was not great. They were a bit off last week but

:56:10.:56:11.

considering the weather conditions it is really important you get these

:56:12.:56:16.

kicks bang on. In fairness to Treviso, they have coped with it

:56:17.:56:20.

relatively well. Their full-back is doing a good job for them but Ulster

:56:21.:56:25.

just need to continue doing this and whoever makes the least amount of

:56:26.:56:28.

the stakes is going to win this game. -- the least amount of

:56:29.:56:35.

mistakes. Ulster can get a decent platform they will hopefully get

:56:36.:56:39.

more tries in the second half. It is the night for the number nine and

:56:40.:56:43.

number ten to control things, isn't it? Their number nine and number

:56:44.:56:48.

ten, Ulster, have done a better job than Treviso's. We have a

:56:49.:56:52.

world-class number nine, hammy times have we said this about Pienaar but

:56:53.:56:57.

on nights like this he was getting a fairly good platform from the Ulster

:56:58.:57:00.

fund prize so he is dictating and he is world-class -- the Ulster front

:57:01.:57:06.

by the he is dictating and he is world-class, reading the situation

:57:07.:57:10.

and I think as the game progresses we will see Pienaar in control even

:57:11.:57:15.

more. Obviously a wet surface the night. At the breakdown Ulster have

:57:16.:57:19.

not had it all their own way. A lot of mistakes. They will be

:57:20.:57:24.

disappointed about the amount of times they turned the ball over. You

:57:25.:57:29.

can't run into tackles leading with the ball. That is all well and good

:57:30.:57:39.

when you are Pienaar's size but on that night the ball will pop out and

:57:40.:57:43.

you have got to leave him with the ball. They have really got to look

:57:44.:57:50.

after the pillars. This as soon as you go to ground it is slippery and

:57:51.:57:59.

difficult to control. When the guys go to ground you can see the odd

:58:00.:58:03.

Treviso man. It is the same for both sizes is the team he deals with the

:58:04.:58:06.

situation better he will come out on top. -- the same for both sides.

:58:07.:58:13.

Another disappointing part will be how the line-out has function. By a

:58:14.:58:19.

you being so negative? I am any joking! I think it is an area they

:58:20.:58:24.

will talk about in the changing room because has not been good enough.

:58:25.:58:28.

Under throwing, mistakes in the air, lifts not good enough. On a wet

:58:29.:58:31.

night everything has to be bang on for that to work. A bit of change

:58:32.:58:37.

out of their maul in the first half. They have got to address that and

:58:38.:58:42.

sort out their set pieces, especially line-out. You need to

:58:43.:58:47.

give credit to Treviso here. They have contested, they are happy to,

:58:48.:58:54.

they have done their homework. They are thinking that Rob Herring can be

:58:55.:59:02.

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

:59:03.:59:07.

positive. Ulster have shown a lot of patience in that first half and it

:59:08.:59:12.

is going to be a night for patience. It will be a war of attrition and

:59:13.:59:15.

wearing the Italians slowly down that is what they are doing. Not the

:59:16.:59:19.

best to watch but you have got to keep using Coetzee, upfront, over

:59:20.:59:27.

the gain line, it is not pretty to watch but it can be effective on a

:59:28.:59:31.

wet night like we have. This man is impressive to watch. He is. He gets

:59:32.:59:37.

that left end working, he mostly carries the ball in his right hand

:59:38.:59:41.

but he can defend three well and that is what you need on a wet night

:59:42.:59:47.

-- he can defend really well and that is what you need on a wet

:59:48.:59:51.

night. The front five are working well. It is going to take its toll

:59:52.:59:58.

and the last 20 minutes. If they can get some early points in the second

:59:59.:00:01.

half they will kick on from that. Treviso were then perhaps think they

:00:02.:00:06.

are not used these conditions, another game will get eaten here.

:00:07.:00:19.

You could see Coetzee there. That is the passion and getting stuck in.

:00:20.:00:23.

When they do something very well, pat them on the back, you can see

:00:24.:00:28.

them reacting to him, we are in this, come on, we will get over the

:00:29.:00:33.

try line again. Everybody needs that energy.

:00:34.:00:37.

You can feed off that as a player. You might have a slump moment and in

:00:38.:00:43.

a game of rugby it might take a couple of minutes to get out of it

:00:44.:00:46.

and that's a long time in a game of rugby. If you have somebody like

:00:47.:00:49.

that alongside you, it has a knock-on effect. We have missed that

:00:50.:00:54.

for a long time in this team. You to have cheered me up with your

:00:55.:01:00.

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

:01:01.:01:07.

not drying up down here. Operations director Brendan McCall fund is with

:01:08.:01:18.

me. The as soon as we saw weather conditions we knew it would be an

:01:19.:01:22.

equaliser. It would be pretty difficult, not a game for running

:01:23.:01:26.

rugby. We have tried to run it on a few times but it's more in favour of

:01:27.:01:29.

the defence. We have to be more clinical around the breakdown area,

:01:30.:01:33.

which is probably where we have struggled. Sometimes we are mixing

:01:34.:01:37.

it, towards the end of the first half, picking and going through the

:01:38.:01:41.

middle. That's what we have to do, keep the defence more honest. It's

:01:42.:01:44.

about holding onto the ball in difficult conditions. It's not a

:01:45.:01:51.

good spectacle but it's difficult out there. Going back to the middle

:01:52.:01:54.

of January to where we are now, it's been a pretty dramatic change on and

:01:55.:01:58.

off the pitch for Ulster. We went through a pretty difficult patch, no

:01:59.:02:02.

doubt. Coincided with some difficult fixtures away from home in

:02:03.:02:06.

particular. We struggled to get momentum and we now have some going

:02:07.:02:12.

our way. Moving forward we can look at the fixtures and targets. If the

:02:13.:02:16.

weather conditions were better we could see some more running rugby.

:02:17.:02:20.

But we know we have a chance. Against the top five sides. There

:02:21.:02:26.

are five that are firmly in the mix. It will be very tight and all you

:02:27.:02:30.

can do is control what you are doing, and your matches. It's

:02:31.:02:33.

important to focus on ourselves and try to pick up victories. If we can

:02:34.:02:39.

pick up bonus points, all the better. How important was it for

:02:40.:02:43.

Jackson to sign on the line for a couple of seasons? Critical. He's a

:02:44.:02:49.

fantastic player, Paddy, and people could see in the last international

:02:50.:02:53.

game for Ireland, with Johnny Sexton fully fit it would still be a tight

:02:54.:02:56.

call. That's how much Paddy has grown in the last years since the

:02:57.:03:00.

South African tour. This is crucial to the way we play. He's a real

:03:01.:03:05.

leader, talisman among the squad. He has grown into that role well in the

:03:06.:03:09.

last six months and hopefully will continue in the next couple of

:03:10.:03:12.

seasons. On the coaching side of things, how pleased are you to

:03:13.:03:19.

secure Gibbs and Payne? The coaches have been here a long time and have

:03:20.:03:22.

done a fantastic job. A couple of guys coming in will hopefully move

:03:23.:03:30.

us forward. I'm sure other cultures are doing that at respective clubs.

:03:31.:03:36.

Can you kick on for the bonus point at this stage? It's an option. We

:03:37.:03:40.

were frustrated in the last couple of minutes, we were camping on the

:03:41.:03:44.

line. If we had another try we would have felt more comfortable going

:03:45.:03:47.

into the second half. It's quite a strong wind that was favouring us in

:03:48.:03:52.

the first half, so we will have to look after it better a bit more. Do

:03:53.:03:57.

you fancy Ulster to get another three tries in the second half to

:03:58.:04:01.

get another bonus point? He mentioned there that they have two

:04:02.:04:05.

hold onto it. Probably not as much kicking in the second-half, but they

:04:06.:04:08.

have to hold onto the ball to score three tries. It will be difficult,

:04:09.:04:12.

but with the backline they have, the pack is on top, they can do it but

:04:13.:04:17.

it will be difficult. And with only a handful of games left until the

:04:18.:04:21.

play-offs, every point counts. A bonus point against Italian

:04:22.:04:25.

opposition Will Beatty. I don't mean to disrespect the Italian sides, but

:04:26.:04:30.

everybody will look at them as a chance to claw back more points. --

:04:31.:04:35.

against Italian opposition will be key. They need to make these points

:04:36.:04:39.

up now well they can. They have to put the ball in the corners, apply

:04:40.:04:43.

pressure and keep it there. This Treviso team haven't gone the full

:04:44.:04:46.

length of the pitch, so we have to keep them down, apply pressure and

:04:47.:04:51.

squeeze out some scores. What will be the key thing for Ulster to see

:04:52.:04:54.

the game out with a bonus point? Hold onto the ball and not make any

:04:55.:05:00.

mistakes. Keep possession, work on the opposition, and hopefully they

:05:01.:05:03.

will tire in the last 20 minutes and then the scores will come. Some of

:05:04.:05:07.

the Ulster team will change their shirts so the commentary team will

:05:08.:05:10.

be able to recognise them in the second half. Over to you.

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COMMENTATOR: Indeed, but for how long? The change of jerseys means

:05:17.:05:20.

there will be a double amount of washing to be done. Craig Gilroy

:05:21.:05:24.

looking nice and shiny in a new number 14. Pienaar keeps it

:05:25.:05:29.

relatively low into the low Paulo. A bit of off-loading to Barbieri, the

:05:30.:05:34.

most experienced man for Treviso. 14 Italian appearances and a brief

:05:35.:05:44.

spell with the Leicester Tigers. Tebaldi also plied his trade in the

:05:45.:05:47.

English Premiership. Taken by Craig Gilroy. Taken down by Esposito.

:05:48.:05:58.

Andrew Trimble on the near side getting across the ten metre line.

:05:59.:06:04.

Pienaar always looking to see what's on. He reckons the kick is on.

:06:05.:06:11.

Gilroy becoming a wee bit far. Barbieri getting it at the second

:06:12.:06:15.

bite, well tackled. The number eight set it up, Tebaldi. Taken by the

:06:16.:06:28.

loosehead prop, Federico Zani. At least those new white jerseys will

:06:29.:06:33.

be dry. Good strength by Andrew Trimble. Gilroy going to ground

:06:34.:06:38.

straightaway. An Italian foot fact that through. Nelson, bit of width

:06:39.:06:44.

on it. Sean Reidy checks. Tackled by Ian McKinley. Nelson onto his left

:06:45.:06:51.

foot. Retreated a little bit so didn't get full power behind it. A

:06:52.:06:58.

little chip and chase, the promising Sperrin deal. -- Sperrin deal.

:06:59.:07:13.

Taken by Esposito with the fluorescent headgear. Stuart Olding,

:07:14.:07:22.

into a wee bit of space. That might work. Greatly done by Stuart Olding.

:07:23.:07:29.

I think he nudged it forward. Has managed to set it up for Ulster.

:07:30.:07:34.

Nelson back inside to the try scorer Payne. Pienaar to Coetzee, his

:07:35.:07:42.

fellow Springbok. Check and sidestep by another

:07:43.:07:52.

Springbok, Franco Van der Merwe. Ulster building. The tackle by

:07:53.:08:05.

Lanzarote on Nelson. Penalty for not releasing. Francesco Minto, the

:08:06.:08:10.

Italian international, hanging on. The boys at half-time were talking

:08:11.:08:13.

about protecting the football and that's exactly what they've done.

:08:14.:08:18.

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

:08:19.:08:23.

evenings where it will be hankie ball. You have to roll up your

:08:24.:08:28.

sleeves and do the hard yards. We have seen that from Ulster ball

:08:29.:08:32.

runners in the first half. Herbst very important at the start of the

:08:33.:08:38.

second. The catch and drive, an opportunity to get points on the

:08:39.:08:43.

board. One if you kick start of the first half for Pienaar, but since

:08:44.:08:46.

then it's been spot on. Ulster with a decent chance. Passes the

:08:47.:08:52.

information to Callum Black, who tells Rob Herring. Clever little tap

:08:53.:08:59.

at the front. It didn't go five metres according to the referee. His

:09:00.:09:03.

assistant, the touch judge on that near side will have told him that.

:09:04.:09:10.

Good idea, poorly executed. Treviso but the Ulster line-out under

:09:11.:09:16.

tremendous pressure. Forcing them to go for the under the sleeve tactic

:09:17.:09:23.

and it didn't pay off. Free kick gathered by Piutau. He has taken it

:09:24.:09:29.

well. Stuart Baldwin might not thank him for that but he's away. --

:09:30.:09:38.

Stuart Olding. There goes Piutau again. Ulster nudge it forward

:09:39.:09:42.

again. They want Dan Jones to have a look at what they thought was an

:09:43.:09:47.

illegal tackle on Stuart Olding. It looked a bit high. But Stuart Olding

:09:48.:09:51.

is quite small in stature and rides quite low to the ground whenever he

:09:52.:09:55.

runs. But it did look a little bit high. Managed to regain his feet.

:09:56.:10:01.

It's that basic, they going to ground, and the lack of ball

:10:02.:10:05.

security going into contact and setting it back. The ball was then

:10:06.:10:06.

turned over. They really do want a bonus point,

:10:07.:10:25.

in that rearranged game against Zebre. They are having another look

:10:26.:10:29.

at it. I think its good work from Dan Jones and his fellow Welshman.

:10:30.:10:37.

That's the beauty of working with a fellow countrymen you know inside

:10:38.:10:42.

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

:10:43.:10:53.

them going high. Stuart Olding, in fairness, rides them well. It's good

:10:54.:11:04.

from a Neil Hennessy. He can tell Dan Jones, who can then give the

:11:05.:11:08.

decision. It keeps up the pace of the game. We're not looking at TV

:11:09.:11:13.

screens every 30 seconds. The decision is made clear cut, the

:11:14.:11:16.

process is related to the referee who gives his decision. I'm envious

:11:17.:11:26.

of that cup of coffee there. Ulster at the interval had chances to make

:11:27.:11:33.

it more. A Pienaar converted try by Jared Payne has given them the lead.

:11:34.:11:46.

That goes long. Good take by Franco Van der Merwe. Nelson looks for the

:11:47.:11:57.

inside pass. Good work by Piutau. Sean Reidy at pace. Ulster starting

:11:58.:12:02.

to build again. It's all about keeping the ball. Wilson does well.

:12:03.:12:08.

Treviso not quick in getting it away. Coetzee. Sean Reidy.

:12:09.:12:16.

Fluorescent pairs of boots on both of them. Treadwell is in their,

:12:17.:12:23.

legally sell. Wilson waits and helps. Ulster getting closer all the

:12:24.:12:29.

time. The referee gives another penalty. Surely this time he will

:12:30.:12:32.

think about going to the pocket for another infringement. Yeah, somebody

:12:33.:12:43.

is going to the bin. It's Francesco Minto, the Italian international,

:12:44.:12:46.

who played in the Six Nations most recently against Wales, going to the

:12:47.:12:50.

bin will stop surely Ulster can capitalise. Rob Herring has asked

:12:51.:12:55.

for the scrummage. They will take the extra man advantage. Minto

:12:56.:13:01.

guilty of tackling without his arms. Dan Jones said it's the third

:13:02.:13:06.

offence so he goes to the bin for ten. I think he said it was ten

:13:07.:13:11.

kilograms at the start of the game, take off 100 kilograms of Minto,

:13:12.:13:15.

Ulster all tried to work something out here. -- will try to work

:13:16.:13:25.

something out here. They are going to bring in somebody off the wing.

:13:26.:13:32.

They might try to defend this with just seven forwards. Nobody in at

:13:33.:13:36.

number eight. They haven't got a number eight in. Surely Ulster can

:13:37.:13:41.

capitalise. There's the screen, it's about keeping the backs low. Treviso

:13:42.:13:45.

can't afford to collapse because I'm sure the referee would give the

:13:46.:13:49.

penalty try. Ulster trying to keep its square. They haven't done it

:13:50.:13:53.

terribly well and Ulster made a real mess of that. Still in possession

:13:54.:13:59.

and moving forward. We will wait to see whether the referee gives the

:14:00.:14:04.

scrum, he has given it to Treviso. Wasn't well done by Ulster. But it

:14:05.:14:10.

was by Tito Tebaldi. To buy position at the back of the Treviso scum,

:14:11.:14:14.

covering the blindside. -- took up a position. Attacking up the loosehead

:14:15.:14:31.

side. Tremendous defence. Another chance, albeit from an Italian put

:14:32.:14:43.

in. I think they have Tagicakibau, playing this evening in the centre.

:14:44.:14:53.

Barbieri comes away with it. Running straight into Nelson. The Italian

:14:54.:14:58.

side are down to 14 men, seven forwards have done really well to

:14:59.:15:02.

get out of a difficult situation. It would give them a huge amount of

:15:03.:15:08.

confidence. They will want this to go to touch. It's done just that. In

:15:09.:15:14.

the modern parlance, I think it's the exit strategy, and the Italians

:15:15.:15:20.

have executed it well. Mission accomplished. Taken quickly by

:15:21.:15:26.

Ulster. Good work. Roger Wilson dips his right shoulder. Coetzee goes in

:15:27.:15:34.

to help his fellow back row forward. Piutau, a sidestep and nearly got

:15:35.:15:38.

away. Two men hanging onto his bootstraps. Payne, a little show the

:15:39.:15:45.

ball. All guile from Jared Payne again. Sean Reidy, a little bit

:15:46.:15:52.

upright. It's offside against the Italians.

:15:53.:16:00.

We have had to make people scream for a decision. If you don't speak

:16:01.:16:05.

to them you will be on the site. Have a quiet word with them please.

:16:06.:16:11.

I will speak to you about what the issues are. Have a quiet word with

:16:12.:16:17.

your team, please. Dan Jones telling Treviso skipper Dean Budd that there

:16:18.:16:20.

are too many people talking at him. He has told them to pay attention to

:16:21.:16:27.

their discipline. Its rugby, not football, Jim.

:16:28.:16:39.

Ulster bringing on a replacement. Roger Wilson's work is done and

:16:40.:16:52.

Clive Ross is looking sparkly and pristine like an advert for soap

:16:53.:16:58.

powder. Coming on wearing number 20. Wilson has gone off. Good work

:16:59.:17:07.

picking out the forwards. Defensively putting himself about.

:17:08.:17:13.

Clive Ross has half an hour per to put himself back in the minds of

:17:14.:17:23.

selectors. Enjoyed a spell at the Leinster Academy. Played a lot of

:17:24.:17:33.

rugby for his club, Lansdowne. Nicely taken at the back by Coetzee.

:17:34.:17:37.

Sean Reidy is in there. Italian players going to the floor. It's not

:17:38.:17:43.

helping the Ulster forward movement. Ulster have done it again, giving

:17:44.:17:47.

away possession. Clever by Treviso. They sacked the initial jumper.

:17:48.:17:54.

Ulster committing to the back of the initial maul. Consistency from the

:17:55.:18:04.

referee, that's important. Once Ulster disengage and step left,

:18:05.:18:08.

there's no way Treviso can get at the ball. That's the argument, and

:18:09.:18:11.

that's why the referee gives that decision. It's called truck and

:18:12.:18:16.

trailer. As the ball is given away and given to the defending team. We

:18:17.:18:23.

haven't seen either side to try to... INAUDIBLE

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Good shot by Ulster. Barbieri gets away. We have seen a lot of pressure

:18:27.:18:35.

with the Italians getting away. Coetzee thrusts the ball carrier

:18:36.:18:43.

into touch, me thinks. Nothing really going for Ulster. They have

:18:44.:18:47.

all the territorial advantage but can't turn it into points. Robert

:18:48.:18:56.

Barbieri showing a all his experience. He's making it look very

:18:57.:19:00.

easy. Again, a scrappy. Coetzee manhandles. Not like Stephen Farry

:19:01.:19:06.

on George Gregan, but a close second. Back with the Italian side.

:19:07.:19:20.

Nudged forward by them initially. The hefty Robert Barbieri comes away

:19:21.:19:23.

with it and it will be an Ulster scrummage. In this position with

:19:24.:19:30.

Treviso a man down in the back row, we saw the scrum on the other side

:19:31.:19:33.

of the pitch and they didn't commit a man to even up the numbers. They

:19:34.:19:39.

stayed back on back. Somewhere between Pienaar adds Nelson there

:19:40.:19:44.

has to be trickery to use their advantage. Number eight play such a

:19:45.:19:48.

large part. Treviso scrumming without a blindside flanker. They

:19:49.:19:56.

need to find the space outside that. Quicker ball by Ulster. Payne

:19:57.:20:02.

looking for a second, pretty close. Pienaar goes himself. The defending

:20:03.:20:07.

yet again. He gets himself out of it but Pienaar is in the middle. No

:20:08.:20:11.

scrum-half for Ulster. There's the drive and the try. And yet another

:20:12.:20:22.

one for that man Sean Reidy, his sixth league try, and Ulster get

:20:23.:20:26.

there second of the evening. They have taken advantage of the Italian

:20:27.:20:29.

side being gay man down at last. Exactly what I told you about, a

:20:30.:20:35.

wider tactic. Pienaar on the short angle with Nelson. When the Treviso

:20:36.:20:39.

back row get there, the blindside isn't there so there is space on the

:20:40.:20:44.

near side of the ruck. Pienaar exploits that, not getting through

:20:45.:20:48.

but drawing defenders and giving Ulster chance to regroup. Clive Ross

:20:49.:20:52.

does a good job in terms of putting extra beef in the back of Sean Reidy

:20:53.:20:54.

to drive him over. Pienaar with 88 for the South

:20:55.:21:11.

African spring box. We have said it many times this season, since the

:21:12.:21:14.

bad news came through, he will be missed. He hasn't missed that kick.

:21:15.:21:20.

13 minutes of the second Afghan and Ulster double their lead, 14-0. A 14

:21:21.:21:26.

point cushion, they can push on to look for the third and fourth try.

:21:27.:21:32.

Sean Reidy has had a good game. Chris Henry rested, going back to

:21:33.:21:36.

his more natural position of openside forward. He's the top

:21:37.:21:40.

tackler in this competition this year, 189 before tonight. He's

:21:41.:21:44.

racked up a few more this evening was a very workmanlike performance.

:21:45.:21:54.

Michael Tagicakibau, Andrew Worth is on, and so is Ricky Lutton. Ulster

:21:55.:22:02.

changing both props. Marcell Coetzee comes in fields to make things

:22:03.:22:08.

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

:22:09.:22:12.

into touch. Good kicking by Ian McKinley. Not a bad kick from

:22:13.:22:18.

McKinley. Nelson got clattered, but the ball was knocked on. The vastly

:22:19.:22:28.

experienced Alberto Sgarbi, 29 caps for Italy, he comes on in the Centre

:22:29.:22:33.

for Treviso. Knocked forward, might go back to the first to knock-on by

:22:34.:22:36.

Ulster and it will be an Italian scrum. Pivotal part of the game now,

:22:37.:22:44.

that 55, 60 minutes where sometimes the game can lose its edge and shape

:22:45.:22:49.

with multiple substitutions. Luke Marshall now coming on for Ulster.

:22:50.:22:53.

It's important from their perspective that they don't lose

:22:54.:22:56.

shape in the game. Treviso will be happy to slow the game down and try

:22:57.:23:00.

to run down the clock and play territory to see if they can get

:23:01.:23:02.

themselves on the scoreboard and then back into the game. Luke

:23:03.:23:09.

Marshall has come on the field for Jared Payne. I think Nelson... Jared

:23:10.:23:16.

Payne is still on there. Pete Nelson has gone off. Scrum put in by

:23:17.:23:32.

Treviso. Coetzee, good take by Piutau. Where is that going? Not

:23:33.:23:41.

backwards. Into touch. That was quite illegal. A little rumble from

:23:42.:23:46.

the Ulster crowd but it will be an Ulster line-out. Gilroy, haven't

:23:47.:23:53.

seen much of him in the second half. Coetzee, with Williams in speed.

:23:54.:24:01.

Off-loads to Charles Piutau, coming in fulltilt. They look like they are

:24:02.:24:10.

building up a report already. A few grizzly bears in there. You don't

:24:11.:24:14.

need teddy bears, you need grizzly bears. Pienaar got it away nicely.

:24:15.:24:19.

Well taken by Coetzee. Speaking of grizzly bears, look at his leg drive

:24:20.:24:25.

again. Stuart Olding finds the gap. He's straight through. Great stuff

:24:26.:24:28.

by Stuart Olding. He has Jared Payne with him. The back row couldn't

:24:29.:24:34.

quite gather. Still the chance of an try, but I think it will be knocked

:24:35.:24:41.

forward. Nearly took the advertising hoarding with him. A genuine chance.

:24:42.:24:45.

If conditions were better it would have been a score. It was sublime.

:24:46.:24:49.

If he had the call, Pienaar was inside. Two hands, committing the

:24:50.:24:57.

defenders. Brilliance defence from Sperandio. But able to pick up the

:24:58.:25:05.

bouncing ball, but that's the difference Stuart Olding gives you

:25:06.:25:09.

at ten, that sideways glide to take himself away from the defending Ian

:25:10.:25:13.

McKinley and potentially bringing Luke Marshall and Jared Payne into

:25:14.:25:18.

the game on a straight line. The Italians making a pile of

:25:19.:25:26.

replacements. Number 18, tight head prop Matteo Zanusso. Another 16, the

:25:27.:25:33.

hooker, Roberto Santamaria. And there is another one somewhere.

:25:34.:25:41.

Still seven forwards Ulster to play against in the front row.

:25:42.:25:55.

Replacements have helped. Andrei Buondonno has gone off with

:25:56.:26:01.

Pratichetti coming on. Penalty to the Italians. The Ulster pressure

:26:02.:26:08.

paying off. Ulster thought about taking it quickly. Pienaar glancing

:26:09.:26:12.

to his left because Andrew Trimble had run up to a threatening

:26:13.:26:18.

position. It's scrum time. I think the Ulster front five have this

:26:19.:26:23.

between their teeth now. The referee could have given that the penalty

:26:24.:26:27.

decision after four or five seconds. The Treviso hooker clearly down on

:26:28.:26:32.

one knee. He purchased to strike the ball back. The pressure Ulster

:26:33.:26:38.

exerting on the front row, unable to drag Treviso off the ball, but he

:26:39.:26:42.

let it go, decided the ball wasn't going to move and Ulster were in the

:26:43.:26:46.

ascendancy, giving them the scrum. Certainly in this second-half,

:26:47.:26:52.

Ulster changing the second row with Warwick and Ricky Lutton on, putting

:26:53.:27:01.

pressure. The Italian tight head replacement, Matteo Zanusso, an

:27:02.:27:04.

Italian international, and he played in every single game off the bench

:27:05.:27:11.

in the 2016 Six Nations. Francisco Mento is on. -- Minto. Piutau

:27:12.:27:23.

standing straight in front of the scrum. Controlled by Coetzee. The

:27:24.:27:27.

referee being quick to tell Pienaar to use it. Here goes Piutau, ran

:27:28.:27:32.

into a pretty solid green and white wall. Pienaar. Clive Ross looking

:27:33.:27:37.

for just his second try in Ulster colours. Quicker ball. Ricky Lutton,

:27:38.:27:51.

the replacement tight head. A little dink. Piutau gathers and scores.

:27:52.:27:57.

They may will have to go upstairs to look at that, but Master Piutau

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thinks he has a score for Ulster. If he's got that, he's made it out of

:28:07.:28:12.

nothing. The ball from Stuart Olding. A left foot crossfield

:28:13.:28:18.

pitch, it landed and skidded lower. He has read that so well. Gets down

:28:19.:28:23.

and rides off the defender. From that angle, it looks like a score.

:28:24.:28:29.

The one behind is the important one. What a clever kick by Stuart Olding.

:28:30.:28:33.

There's the bounce and gather. The drive... And that looks like a try

:28:34.:28:42.

to me. Neil Hennessy will make the decision. But this could be Ulster's

:28:43.:28:49.

third try. Everybody here at the Kingspan Stadium thinks and hopes it

:28:50.:28:56.

will be a try. Piutau from nowhere. That looks pretty good. It's a try.

:28:57.:29:06.

There is a young man beside me, the son of Rory Best, he's nodding his

:29:07.:29:12.

head and thinks it's a try. If it's good enough for young Ben Best, then

:29:13.:29:20.

it's good enough for me. We see Stuart Olding's influence. That

:29:21.:29:25.

half-backs position, he has played there many times through all sorts

:29:26.:29:28.

of age groups, but he's a good football with talent in his left

:29:29.:29:32.

foot. A crossfield kick, so hard to defend when it goes behind the

:29:33.:29:37.

defender on a night such like this. But Piutau's anticipation was

:29:38.:29:41.

magnificent. Stuart Olding moving into ten rather than Pienaar or

:29:42.:29:46.

Piutau and bringing Luke Marshall on. That might befall later in the

:29:47.:29:50.

game. Stuart Olding gives you more in terms of his variation. He has

:29:51.:29:54.

the ability to step and also play at centre and creator lines for where

:29:55.:29:58.

centres like to run. Luke Marshall is very good at that. We have seen

:29:59.:30:02.

Jared Payne can do this evening. Both exemplary ball in hand.

:30:03.:30:29.

He was a good ten metres off his line. Piutau taking that wide

:30:30.:30:38.

position but perfect in terms of execution. A couple of more

:30:39.:30:47.

replacements being made by Treviso. The scrum-half is one Bronzini who

:30:48.:30:57.

was involved last week in the Italian game against England at

:30:58.:31:03.

Twickenham, that controversial game. Set up by Marcel Coetzee. The

:31:04.:31:08.

referee playing advantage now. He needs to be careful here. Scooted

:31:09.:31:12.

over the Ulster line. Slow to react. Expecting the referee to say scrum

:31:13.:31:19.

quickly but that hasn't happened. Nearly just caught in two minds

:31:20.:31:24.

there, kicked or pass, kick or pass and maybe kick should have been his

:31:25.:31:28.

first option than the one he settled on. Just taking his eye off the

:31:29.:31:40.

ball. Could be another one coming on, looks like a replacement loose

:31:41.:31:48.

end from the -- the Argentinian Romulo Acosta coming on.

:31:49.:32:02.

Ulster penalised. It is consistency from Dan Jones. Ricky Lutton has to

:32:03.:32:12.

make sure on the contact. The referee saying keep your space.

:32:13.:32:19.

Needs to make sure any jostling in there does not cause them to go off

:32:20.:32:23.

balance. McKinlay finds his touch. Close to the Ulster line.

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Kieran Treadwell has enjoyed himself. His seventh start of his

:32:36.:32:44.

first season with his new club. A handful of England under 20 caps

:32:45.:32:49.

although he is Irish. Roto Santamaria throws. Ulster defend

:32:50.:32:59.

well. This is Bronzini. Stolen back by Ulster. Bit of a wayward pass.

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Well taken by Andrew Trimble. Ulster still inside their 22. Penalty

:33:12.:33:20.

against Treviso. Pienaar interfered with when he tried to pick up the

:33:21.:33:25.

ball. You aren't allowed to do that. Bit of work for Luke Marshall to do

:33:26.:33:36.

down that left-hand side. Not forward unfortunately by Andrei epos

:33:37.:33:47.

Ito -- by Esposito. Didn't have the happiest afternoon a couple of weeks

:33:48.:33:52.

ago. That was when Ireland turned Italy over. On comes another

:33:53.:33:58.

replacement, this time number 17, Romulo accost own -- Romulo accost.

:33:59.:34:12.

That is a great name, isn't it? Romulo. And coming on for Ulster is

:34:13.:34:17.

the young man in sparkling form, looking bright and clean, Jacob

:34:18.:34:27.

Stockdale is coming on. Very versatile young man, wing, outside

:34:28.:34:30.

centre full-back, is Jacob Stockdale. As the ability to play

:34:31.:34:40.

and cover multitude of positions. By the Ulster scrummage. Quicker way.

:34:41.:34:47.

The wing. Cross the halfway line. Clive Ross. Quicker ball by Ulster.

:34:48.:34:58.

Jared Payne getting a lot of gametime. He has been on the pitch

:34:59.:35:04.

for well over an hour. Again, Ulster win it. Here goes Tredwell. Good

:35:05.:35:09.

acceleration by the big man. And they have managed to lose it. Half a

:35:10.:35:15.

chance here for the Italians if they can shift this ball. It isn't going

:35:16.:35:20.

to go to far. That is an uncompromising move. Bronzini gets

:35:21.:35:27.

it away to the replacement tight head prop, Zanusso. Again trying to

:35:28.:35:37.

put a bit of wit in. No angle whatsoever. He hasn't found his

:35:38.:35:45.

touch but made difficult for the Italian. Big tackle went in there.

:35:46.:35:51.

Luke Marshall that tackle. Mistake couple last week. Play on the

:35:52.:35:57.

referee. Stockdale being very aggressive in the tackle and winning

:35:58.:36:00.

the line-out I have a feeling for Ulster. He has the dimensions, six

:36:01.:36:08.

foot four, happy to have manhandled at about anybody. Sperandio has

:36:09.:36:21.

played particularly well today. Very accomplished footballer, good

:36:22.:36:23.

kicking chase, the physicality of the breakdown. Maybe he just had an

:36:24.:36:32.

off day last week? They're's Lee Kiss, just feeling that Ulster could

:36:33.:36:40.

pick up the pace a bit. Back on the Italian's side. Coetzee off the

:36:41.:36:52.

blocks like a rocket. Well protected. Bronzini with the kick.

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No way round that good Italian defending. Ulster need to make sure

:37:04.:37:06.

they have got the ball and they have. Piutau well outside his 22.

:37:07.:37:14.

That kick has got to be perfect and it is pretty near-perfect. Payne is

:37:15.:37:20.

chasing. Referee playing advantage. There goes McKinlay. That is going

:37:21.:37:27.

to scoot into touch for Ulster line-out but time is ticking away.

:37:28.:37:34.

Plenty of time but couple of scores coming through there. The Ospreys

:37:35.:37:38.

just about eating Edinburgh. Potentially a big result for Ulster

:37:39.:37:50.

is Edinburgh could do them a favour. Ulster's last three games of this

:37:51.:37:55.

campaign are away to Munster, a weighty Ospreys and at home to

:37:56.:38:02.

Leinster. All three sides ahead of them in the league as it stands.

:38:03.:38:12.

Most importantly of course qualification for the FA Champions

:38:13.:38:15.

Cup next year which involves finishing in the top six. Dean Budd

:38:16.:38:21.

suspiciously offside. Pienaar ball in hand. Well gathered by McKinlay.

:38:22.:38:31.

Slow down initially by Trimble. Clattered by Coetzee. . Taken on by

:38:32.:38:45.

Zani, the replacement back row for. Zanini, I should say, who I didn't

:38:46.:38:50.

see come on. That one lost in atmosphere. Stockdale needs to get

:38:51.:38:57.

that. That will be a five metre scrum. Once again, that is

:38:58.:39:06.

eight-hour ring kick from Sperandio. -- that is a towering kick. All at

:39:07.:39:15.

sea there, loses the ball as it comes down. In some ways it would be

:39:16.:39:19.

lucky if he not that that goods and not forward into the onrushing

:39:20.:39:26.

Treviso attackers. We are going to give this young fella a little bit

:39:27.:39:30.

of a happy birthday because if I am right on my statistics Jacob

:39:31.:39:34.

Stockdale is going to be 21 years old tomorrow. Pete Browne has come

:39:35.:39:44.

on, quite happy to play at number six as Reidy has gone off. The

:39:45.:39:50.

line-out has struggled this evening. He will bring another dimension to

:39:51.:40:01.

that, Browne. 14 minutes remaining. Ulster leading 19-0 and three tries

:40:02.:40:09.

to none. They have a bit to do, however. Five of the six original

:40:10.:40:20.

starters in the front rows have been replaced. Only Rob Herring remains.

:40:21.:40:29.

The referee has a brand-new bunch to whip into shape. There is Browne on

:40:30.:40:34.

the flank. Clive Ross on the other flank. Bronzini pops it in. Ulster

:40:35.:40:42.

trying to get a squeeze on here. Not a bad Italian scrummage. Not coming

:40:43.:40:48.

back, though. A good tackle from Pienaar. Treviso looking for a

:40:49.:40:55.

confidence boosting try. They are very close. Ulster are really

:40:56.:40:59.

digging in. Hard to see what is going on in there. Driving for the

:41:00.:41:05.

line. Still coming back on the Italian's side. Paulo would love to

:41:06.:41:12.

score against his old club. And still they drive and go for the

:41:13.:41:17.

line. The referee is going to let them get on with it. And assist,

:41:18.:41:25.

squeeze back on the Treviso side. Bronzini leading it was those big

:41:26.:41:29.

forwards stopped again, Ulster attacking with recently. --

:41:30.:41:36.

attacking magnificently. Here they go again and again Ulster dig in and

:41:37.:41:41.

again they pick up. I think he has got over the line. The referee is

:41:42.:41:45.

having a good look at that. It may well go upstairs. Unless Pete Browne

:41:46.:41:50.

has prevented the grounding, I think that is going to be a try. That

:41:51.:42:02.

would be from Romulo Acosta. Oh, it's not going to be a try. The

:42:03.:42:07.

referee is telling them it has been held up. Paulo disagrees completely,

:42:08.:42:14.

needless to say. Dan Jones has made that decision on his own. He was in

:42:15.:42:20.

the best position to make that decision. He is very adjacent to the

:42:21.:42:32.

line there, Matteo Darmian so. Referee not initially in such a rate

:42:33.:42:39.

position. -- he is very adjacent to the line there, Matteo Renzi to the

:42:40.:42:50.

Mac. -- Zanusso. Your goal line has to be impervious. You have to defend

:42:51.:42:56.

everything you have got. Treviso have another chance. 12 bits

:42:57.:43:01.

remaining and 19 points adrift. Ulster need to be 90 metres up the

:43:02.:43:09.

other end of this pitch. The crowd have been relatively quiet. There is

:43:10.:43:27.

the replacement prop, Zanusso. Dan Jones has had a word with the

:43:28.:43:35.

Italian front row. The warmest person will be the Ulster mascot.

:43:36.:43:50.

It's still coming down. Ulster digging in. That ball is not going

:43:51.:43:57.

anywhere at the moment. The ground staff will not be happy bunnies. But

:43:58.:44:00.

of a squeeze coming on from the Italians. It has gone loose. Pienaar

:44:01.:44:08.

does an excellent job of tackling his opposite number, Bronzini, but

:44:09.:44:14.

Bronzini has squeezed it back. Taken on by Zanini. In the end Treviso

:44:15.:44:24.

going straight to the line. Grubby white jerseys being thrown in there.

:44:25.:44:29.

Good work by tricky lust in who gets in some back onside. -- by Ricky

:44:30.:44:40.

Lutton. Conceding a try would not be the worst thing in the well because

:44:41.:44:43.

they would then get the kick-off and get the ball in the Italian

:44:44.:44:48.

territory. What a big tackle that was by Franco van der Merwe. Still

:44:49.:44:58.

down, Lazzaroni waiting. It comes to the bottom of the post. Referee

:44:59.:45:05.

telling Ulster to do a bit of releasing. The Fila Paulo gets over.

:45:06.:45:15.

Spectacular stuff from a man who played a couple of times for Ulster.

:45:16.:45:20.

Moved on to Treviso. The international for Samoa and Teofilo

:45:21.:45:26.

Paulo has got the first try of the evening form the visitors from

:45:27.:45:32.

Treviso. Pick and go, pick and go, just inches and centimetres.

:45:33.:45:38.

Composure, good ball security. The referee comes round telling Ulster

:45:39.:45:43.

to release and Teofilo Paulo just popped it over the top. The

:45:44.:45:53.

convergence added by Ian McKinley. Well struck by Teofilo Paulo. Nicely

:45:54.:46:00.

converted by McKinley. Ulster have got nine minutes in which to get

:46:01.:46:04.

what could be a crucial bonus point try. It gets them back into the

:46:05.:46:10.

right part of the pitch because they could have defended down there for

:46:11.:46:12.

six or seven minutes and the clock would have just run itself out.

:46:13.:46:17.

Letting Treviso score gives them a chance to get into the right part of

:46:18.:46:28.

the pitch. That is nicely done by Pienaar. Just off the legs. Ulster

:46:29.:46:35.

have got the line-out. Another Italian replacement is on. Gerosa is

:46:36.:46:46.

on for them and Ulster are bringing on John Andrew who has had such a

:46:47.:46:50.

good season, third in the pecking order behind Rory Best and Rob

:46:51.:46:56.

Herring but he has played very well, John Andrew. Rob Herring going off.

:46:57.:47:05.

Good leadership on the field today. John Andrew has got to own his

:47:06.:47:11.

buyers now. -- has got to earn his Spurs now. Back in the Italian side

:47:12.:47:18.

but this will be difficult. The referee still playing advantage.

:47:19.:47:29.

Bronzini pops it up. Straight into action for Gerosa with an assist.

:47:30.:47:35.

Andrew Trimble, Ulster's new captain. Ulster will get the

:47:36.:47:45.

line-up. Trimble catches it well. It is difficult throwing the ball in.

:47:46.:47:52.

Giving the cost a chance to drive the ball but I don't think this has

:47:53.:47:56.

been their best line-out this year, Ulster. They will be disappointed,

:47:57.:48:01.

there has been a number of sloppy catches and lacking accuracy and

:48:02.:48:05.

that is something they have done particularly well season. Nothing

:48:06.:48:08.

wrong with that. Well taken by Pete Browne. John Andrew through the ball

:48:09.:48:15.

in. Ulster have straightened up nicely. That is good. Teofilo Paulo

:48:16.:48:21.

come through the middle. He has made it very difficult for Andrew to get

:48:22.:48:26.

the ball away. Again, Treviso have spoiled Ulster's driving maul. They

:48:27.:48:30.

got their fit into the scrum but that is good defensive play from the

:48:31.:48:41.

Italians and he will be happy. Ulster, the throw and the catch,

:48:42.:48:46.

they get it down, they spin it off and Paulo legally working his way

:48:47.:48:50.

through, his arms in, wraps up John Andrew and a lack of communication

:48:51.:48:55.

there from probably Pienaar at the back of the maul.

:48:56.:49:11.

That Osprey game is one that Ulster could have done with Edinburgh

:49:12.:49:18.

winning. It Leinster could win that match it would do Ulster a huge

:49:19.:49:23.

favour as well. Free kick, no penalty, the Ulster will go for the

:49:24.:49:28.

scrum again. Right decision question might I think they probably would

:49:29.:49:32.

have gone for a corner if it was a penalty. But they need to be

:49:33.:49:36.

realistic. Probably too close to the Treviso line-out. Sperandio has been

:49:37.:49:43.

outstanding for Treviso this evening. Large blindside

:49:44.:49:53.

potentially. They will try to weave some magic in midfield -- Stuart

:49:54.:49:58.

Olding will try to weave some magic in midfield. Pienaar gets it away to

:49:59.:50:05.

Luke Marshall. Well held, Treviso trying to hold them off the ground

:50:06.:50:17.

macro. Again, Ulster a bit high. Treviso's check tackling has been

:50:18.:50:21.

exemplary. They have conceded another scrummage. They have got to

:50:22.:50:25.

think of another way to go into the tackle. That is poor. You can see

:50:26.:50:32.

his reaction. Pete Browne is six foot seven, he has run in their old

:50:33.:50:39.

upright. He has been choked tackled. You can see how they can do that

:50:40.:50:47.

defensively, so well. It is unrealistic to think you can brush

:50:48.:50:53.

those two guys off. Simple targets, go to ground, give project macro a

:50:54.:50:59.

chance to clear the decks. The referee is saying there was a high

:51:00.:51:08.

tackle on Pete Browne initially. It was the replacement back row four

:51:09.:51:22.

Zanini. It is a penalty. He charged that maul without using his arms.

:51:23.:51:28.

REFEREE: In that maul you launched a sub into it. It is going to be a

:51:29.:51:34.

penalty. With five bits to go that is the last thing Ulster needed to

:51:35.:51:39.

do. Given away a penalty. The Italian side will get as deep into

:51:40.:51:44.

Ulster territory as they can. Tom Marshall about come on. That has

:51:45.:51:51.

found a pretty decent touch. You have two leg at the question it need

:51:52.:51:54.

Browne had said the appropriate Roddy Hart they wouldn't have to do

:51:55.:52:02.

that give away the penalty. -- the appropriate body height. Paul

:52:03.:52:09.

Marshall will get four and a half minutes. He has only missed handful

:52:10.:52:16.

of match days. It's horrific day for Ulster down the years. 191st

:52:17.:52:27.

appearance. -- eight terrific player Foster down the years. That has gone

:52:28.:52:36.

back. A bit untidy. The referee says it was launched forward by a green

:52:37.:52:40.

hand if you see what I mean. Ulster get the scrum. There is plenty of

:52:41.:52:47.

time and there will be urgency and paste to the game with the

:52:48.:52:53.

introduction of Paul Marshall. -- urgency and pace to the game. Ricky

:52:54.:53:10.

Lutton on the right side. It they squeeze there. Gets it away quickly.

:53:11.:53:17.

They are lining up waiting for him. Trying to hold them up. Penalty

:53:18.:53:27.

against Ulster. The tackle was complete, said the referee. Just

:53:28.:53:33.

lack of support. Tries to get himself on the ground unable to do

:53:34.:53:38.

to good defence but Ulster missing in action whenever they should have

:53:39.:53:41.

been putting the heat on there and clearing that ruck out. Who would be

:53:42.:54:00.

a director of rugby? The ball has been dried by plant macro. -- by

:54:01.:54:16.

Roberto Santamaria. Well taken in. John Andrew trying to stop that

:54:17.:54:20.

nudge forwards. The protection of the ball. They have done that well.

:54:21.:54:34.

Ulster have turned it over there is time, just over two macro minutes

:54:35.:54:37.

remaining but Ulster are deep into their own territory -- deep into the

:54:38.:54:45.

wrong territory. Trying to speed the game up here they get the chance to.

:54:46.:54:49.

Quite happy in terms of where they sit. They are happy to slow things

:54:50.:54:56.

down. Ulster need a good bad form and then transfer.

:54:57.:55:15.

Strike by his hooker Luke Marshall. Paul Marshall down. Penalty for a

:55:16.:55:29.

deliberate knock down. Referee is a advantage it. It goes Stuart Olding.

:55:30.:55:38.

Needs a few grubby jerseys with him. That looked a bit on the high side.

:55:39.:55:51.

Away, Piutau, to John Andrew, the hooker. Great run by Andrew. My word

:55:52.:55:55.

he has done well. Into the last-minute. Ulster squeeze

:55:56.:55:58.

something out of this. Paul Marshall. Taken on by Clive Ross.

:55:59.:56:07.

Still there, Paul Marshall. Luke Marshall. Good protection of the

:56:08.:56:16.

ball by Ulster. Paul Marshall again. Got to keep it in hand. Piutau,

:56:17.:56:21.

terrific covering tackle thereby the Italians. Paul Marshall, last few

:56:22.:56:29.

seconds. Coetzee working hard up to the 22 by a metre or two. Again, the

:56:30.:56:39.

men in green and white tackling magnificently. Marshall to Olding.

:56:40.:56:46.

Passing was not forward. Paul Marshall, Pete Browne has to keep

:56:47.:56:57.

it. We have played 80 minutes. The ball has gone forward. That is the

:56:58.:57:07.

ball gone in less Ulster's captain Andrew Trimble can do something very

:57:08.:57:13.

unusual. Jared Payne will have a run at it. He has a man with him, John

:57:14.:57:19.

Andrew. Away he goes, great speed by John Andrew. My word, what a turn of

:57:20.:57:25.

pace. Paul Marshall gets it away. Still going. Play answers the

:57:26.:57:31.

referee and away come the Italians and they are having a go. What a

:57:32.:57:36.

great finish to the game. Ulster have got this one wrapped up, no

:57:37.:57:43.

bonus point and the Italians are not content to end the game, they want a

:57:44.:57:47.

flourish. Knock-on advantage to Ulster. Ulster switch. Andrew

:57:48.:57:58.

Trimble. He will be able to go anywhere. Last play of the game.

:57:59.:58:08.

Ulster have the getaway. Tredwell. Well. Good work by Andrew Warwick.

:58:09.:58:17.

He has played well, Olding. Still in play. Down they go. The worst part

:58:18.:58:27.

of the whole pitch. It's still in play, still a chance for Ulster but

:58:28.:58:33.

they have got to go some 80 metres. Looked a bit on the high side.

:58:34.:58:40.

Again, an Italian gets in the way. Luke Marshall, oh, why did he kick?

:58:41.:58:49.

That is going to be game over. Bronzini sweep it away.

:58:50.:59:00.

Well, Treviso playing as if they are the side looking for a top four

:59:01.:59:10.

finish. Taken on by Gerosa, the replacement. Ulster have stolen it

:59:11.:59:15.

back. We have played 82 and a half minutes. Great tackle. Has old and

:59:16.:59:25.

made it available? He certainly has. -- has Olding made it available? He

:59:26.:59:29.

certainly has. Play answers the referee. -- play on says the

:59:30.:59:39.

referee. Well set up by replacement front Ricky Lutton. There is the

:59:40.:59:44.

other one, Andrew Warwick. Runs into Gerosa. Knocked on by Ulster and

:59:45.:59:54.

that is game over. Dreadful conditions. Strong Treviso defence.

:59:55.:59:59.

Ulster may have won the game but they have not made it four games in

:00:00.:00:02.

a row with winning the bonus point. The chances were there but you have

:00:03.:00:06.

got to say Ulster will put this one down the chance lost. I would think

:00:07.:00:12.

so, undoubtedly. A lot of credit to Treviso. I think it is the line-out

:00:13.:00:20.

this evening that let them down, the ball has been effective all year but

:00:21.:00:23.

they haven't been able to get it going, just one of those evenings. A

:00:24.:00:32.

tough run in for Ulster. Ospreys, Munster and Leinster the last three

:00:33.:00:36.

macro. The night hasn't gone their way but they will take the win and

:00:37.:00:43.

move on. They have got to get five points in the context of the season.

:00:44.:00:50.

Difficult game under difficult conditions but both teams have seen

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worse games under dry conditions. Everybody played their part and

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played well. Ulster have won their fourth game in the row. They have

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not got their elusive bonus point but they have 19 points. They would

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be too unhappy. Final score 19-7. Steve and Andy, watching a pretty

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dramatic finish to that game, a win is a win but how crucial is it that

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Ulster did not get a bonus point? We will find out come the end of the

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season but they need this momentum and they need to keep winning. Their

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play to Treviso, they really dug in there. I thought they defended well.

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Even when Ulster were trying to run the ball out they put their bodies

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on the line and that man there, Teofilo Paulo, he played brilliantly

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tonight. No shortage of effort from Ulster at the end. They tried

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everything to get that bonus point. They know how important that will

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be. We could just see they targeted the five points and to come away

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without is a bit of disappointment. I can understand why Luke Marshall

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was kicking the ball away at the end. They needed to just keep the

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ball but to kick it away but it was a bad kick as well, I could see a

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few heads drop at that point as if to say really? What is going on

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here? But they did all right and I tried to get to it and as Steve said

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that, Treviso, I thought they were awesome and it is their class. Their

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defence and line-outs were awesome. They were happy to take a line-out

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because they knew they were messing the whole pitch up and a lot of

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credit goes to them the night for sure. A few saw tired bodies after

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that game. Let's take a look at how that leaves the Guinness Pro-12

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table. Ulster will remain in this they will be one point behind the

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Scarlet. If they can beat deeper next week they can move into the

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play-off positions. Let's hair from the man of the match. How tough was

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that? The toughest conditions I have played in. It was very ugly.

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Disappointed not to get that bonus point but we will move on from

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there. A lot of things to work on. Always a pleasure to play nights

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like this, disappointing not to get the bonus point. You were living

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every moment on a sideline in the last few minutes. Visit

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frustratingly bonus point isn't there? For sure, it's something we

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aim for and didn't get it. Come the end of the season we hope it doesn't

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cost us. But a good victory. Another victory, does it feel like there is

:03:54.:03:57.

momentum with this Ulster team? Not sure how much momentum you can take

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out of a game like this in difficult conditions. We have won four on the

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bounce. It would be another tough one next week. You will get your man

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of the match award shortly. Andrew Trimble is next to us. They victory

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but no bonus point. It was tough, but disappointing. Tonight was a

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night to roll up your sleeves. It's miserable out there. I think I've

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got a cold as well! Not good for the next couple of weeks, especially

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with Ireland. The boys were digging in and rolled up their sleeves. We

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got over the line three times and I'm proud of the boys with a big

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performance tonight. You are away potentially for a couple of weeks.

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Does it feel like the next few weeks for Ulster are significant? There is

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a bit of momentum now and we have to build on that and take the

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opportunities coming our way. A word on this man, he has done it for so

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many years. He's a something else, one of my favourites! In no way

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sarcastic. And you can present the man of the match award to Ruan

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Pienaar on behalf of Guinness. STUDIO: Well done to Ruan Pienaar

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and the committee there and Andrew Trimble. Good to see smiles on the

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faces of the Ulster players. It continues the winning streak for

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them despite not getting a bonus point. It does continue that streak.

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When you have fans like this turning out in their thousands tonight, and

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the weather was absolutely miserable. The atmosphere they

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treated for the lads, the disappointment we spoke about, they

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didn't get the bonus point but got the victory and keep their momentum.

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That's what it's all about. We can take a look at some of Ruan

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Pienaar's highlights tonight. They deserved man of the match,

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controlling the game a lot of the time. He's amazing. He does this

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time and time again. The accuracy of his kicks. He puts in one kick, he

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puts in another knowing full well he is absorbed the winger. He keeps

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them ticking and thinking. He bamboozles teams. It's a masterclass

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every time you he plays, he's always doing something. When was the last

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time we said Ruan Pienaar had a bad game? He's a great character, a

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great guy off the pitch, and no doubt he will be a huge loss to

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Ulster Rugby. The fella they bring in next year will definitely add

:06:24.:06:27.

something, but Ruan Pienaar is a master at playing nine, and he can

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play anywhere along the back. We saw him for the Springboks against the

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Lions in 2009, so much experience, 88 caps for the Springboks. And he's

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an absolute gentleman. He will be missed, but not missed too much in

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nights like this. His goal-kicking ability as well. He has won some

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amount of games with last-ditch kicks and big kicks. He is class,

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the all-rounder. That's a big part that they will miss as well. Ulster

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digging in, in search of the bonus point. The pack did well to get the

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try for Sean Reidy. They did, they have been working very hard. I

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thought the scrum looked solid tonight, giving eight, nine and ten

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a good platform to work from. The guys got across the line, the

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Treviso pack did better tonight. But the boys are working exceptionally

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hard at this point. They have come from a scrum. That was a good setup.

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Came from a good platform up front. They good, clean scrum. Sean Reidy

:07:29.:07:35.

knows what the job is. He's always scoring tries. Pick up and go from

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Ruan Pienaar. Offside, but they latch on from Clive Ross. Gets them

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over the chalk. Fair play from Sean Reidy. You can see how much it

:07:47.:07:52.

means. Marcell Coetzee running in two Pat the guys on the back. The

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third try, fantastic kick by Stuart Olding and brilliantly finished by

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Piutau. Stuart is a class act as well. A fairly young guy who has had

:08:05.:08:09.

major injuries in his career so far. He's a tasty player whose awareness

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on the pitch is very good. The build-up to the whole thing,

:08:15.:08:17.

everybody getting across the gain line. That's the difference,

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everybody on front football. It's not just going across the pick and

:08:22.:08:29.

slowing it down. This kick has to be on the money. On the sixpence. If

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not, it's a turnover. One bounce, and into his hands. What a finish,

:08:38.:08:42.

keeping his legs off the ground and not getting put into touch. Good

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work from the forwards to get into the corner. Love the pick to finish

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it off. Superkick by Stuart Olding. They break just minutes before that

:08:54.:08:58.

to make-up for the disappointment. Have been a sure score. What do you

:08:59.:09:06.

do? You have done all the hard work once again. But at the Lake pumping

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on the boys. Some of the players working exceptionally hard in these

:09:11.:09:14.

conditions. This is at full flight. I love to see this. If he had looked

:09:15.:09:18.

to the right committee felt the magic was on his left hand side, and

:09:19.:09:23.

fair play to Treviso for getting back and spoiling the movement. This

:09:24.:09:27.

is what Stuart Olding can bring, fantastic feat on him, but didn't

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see Pienaar on his blindside. Couldn't hearing because the crowd

:09:33.:09:38.

was going bonkers at that point. One thing we know about Pienaar is that

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he will be on your insight. He's the line breaker. He did last week. A

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bit more communication and he would have been in for the school. Stuart

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Olding has a lot of class about him and maybe we will see more in the

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coming weeks. Looking at the remaining fixtures for the top sides

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in the league. Zebre at home next week. It's in Ulster's own hands.

:10:02.:10:07.

They have enough games, if they win enough they can make the top four. A

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huge match tomorrow with Scarlets play in Leinster. It will be a

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massive fixture. But you're right, it's in Ulster's hands if they make

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the top four, and if they win the rest of these games they will

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certainly make that, but at lot of tough fixtures including Munster,

:10:25.:10:33.

Ospreys and Leinster. We have a lot of players starting to come into

:10:34.:10:37.

form as well. The team is getting stronger with injuries coming back.

:10:38.:10:40.

If they keep the momentum in the next couple of games, they going to

:10:41.:10:44.

the home stretch with a lot of confidence. Coetzee might have

:10:45.:10:48.

another couple of games under his belt. Touch wood he doesn't get

:10:49.:10:53.

injured. Joe Schmidt happy Jared Payne did 80 minutes tonight. I

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think so. He picked slight niggle in the first few minutes, getting some

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attention, but great to see him back. Running short lines and

:11:01.:11:04.

getting over the gain line. Didn't put a foot wrong in defence. Hats

:11:05.:11:09.

off to him for that. At best are Ulster playing for third and fourth,

:11:10.:11:13.

top two might be too far? Probably, I think in all honesty we have to

:11:14.:11:17.

be. But in the top four, anything can happen after that. Anything at

:11:18.:11:23.

the top four we will take. Then you are in a situation where anything

:11:24.:11:27.

can happen on the day. Momentum can keep going and if you get yourself

:11:28.:11:31.

in that top position then you can take on anybody, because there are

:11:32.:11:34.

good enough players here to take on anybody and when. Momentum, this

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Dragons fixture, they have to do nail that. Go away to Dragons and

:11:40.:11:43.

put them to the sword. That's what they have to do. Go away and slip up

:11:44.:11:49.

and then doubt creeps in, like that bad patch earlier in the season.

:11:50.:11:51.

Some of those cracks might start to appear. Ulster have struggled

:11:52.:11:57.

against the Dragons. There are a couple of teams Ulster always

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struggle against and they are one of them. Hopefully we can turn that

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around. Thank you both very much indeed. The Dragons game is the game

:12:04.:12:09.

after next. Up next at the Kingspan Stadium is Ulster against Zebre next

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Saturday. The night before that, Wales against Ireland in the Six

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Nations as it resumes with live commentary. Tonight, on a pretty

:12:19.:12:25.

mucky night at the Kingspan Stadium, Ulster have got another

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