Ulster Top Celtic League Table

Ulster went top of the Celtic League table in Ravenhill beating Llanelli Scarlets
10-9 on Friday night. Munster defeated The Borders 29-21 in Musgrave but the
Dragons fire was too hot for Leinster.

All the points came in the first half with Ulster’s Bryn Cunningham scoring
the only try and fly-half Adam Larkin landing a conversion and a penalty.

The Scarlets, who made plenty of changes to their starting line-up, did not
give up their top spot easily. They replied with a drop goal from scrum-half
Mike Phillips and two penalties from Gareth Bowen. It was a tough fought game
with any chances seeming to fall in Ulster’s favor, helping them to secure the
win.

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A third-minute kick from scrum-half Eoin Reddan saw the Borders concede an
early penalty for full-back Jeremy Staunton from 45 metres. Staunton met opposite
number Scott Paterson in a try-saving tackle 10 minutes later, before James
Blaney touched down by the right touchline.

A lapse in the home side’s concentration saw Kane lurch over for his first
score six minutes later – with centre Gareth Morton converting and then
adding the extras again to second row Scott MacLeod’s effort following a timely
offload by fly-half Tanner Vili. A shock win looked on the cards when Kane got
in under the Munster posts in the 32nd minute, Morton hitting his third success
for the 13-point lead.

Horgan ran effortlessly under the posts 10 minutes after the break – with
Holland converting – and he then slashed open the Borders rearguard on
the hour mark to score a great individual try. Holland’s conversion gave Alan
Gaffney’s men their one-point lead with 18 minutes left. Munster survived a
late scare when Vili’s attempted drop goal was charged down by Holland, and
centre Rob Henderson crossed in the seventh minute of stoppage for a converted
try and an unlikely bonus-point win.

Full Details at: www.munsterrugby.ie

The Dragons looked strong from the outset and maintained their challenge at
the top of the Celtic League with a bonus-point win over Leinster. The strong
home pack was the key to a convincing win over the Lions, who badly missed their
international stars in the wind and rain at Rodney Parade.

Leinster managed a Christian Warner try and nine points from Brian O’Meara.
The Dragons tries came from Percy Montgomery, Sione Tuipulotu, Shawn van Rensburg,
Adam Black, and debut-making Springbok-star Bob Skinstad.

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