Ulster secured play-off rugby with a nail-biting late victory against interprovincial rivals, Leinster, at a sold-out Kingspan Stadium in Round 17 of the BKT United Rugby Champinship.
Scorers
Ulster (23)
TRY: Herring, Stockdale
CON: Cooney x2
PEN: Cooney x3
Leinster 21
TRY: Ngatai, Foley, Ala'alatoa
CON: Byrne X3
Teams
Ulster
(15-9) Ethan McIlroy, Mike Lowry, Will Addison, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, John Cooney;
(1-8) Eric O’Sullivan, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole, Kieran Treadwell, Alan O’Connor (C), Cormac Izuchukwu, David McCann, Nick Timoney.
Replacements: Tom Stewart (Rob Herring), Andy Warwick (Eric O'Sullivan), Scott Wilson (Tom O'Toole), Harry Sheridan (Kieran Treadwell), Matty Rea (Cormac Izuchukwu), Nathan Doak (Billy Burns), Stewart Moore (Ethan McIlroy), Jude Postlethwaite (Stu McCloskey).
Leinster
(15-9) Keenan; T O'Brien, J O'Brien, Ngatai, Russell; Byrne, Foley;
(1-8) Healy, Kelleher, Ala'alatoa; Deeny, Ryan (C); Deegan, Connors, Conan.
Replacements: McKee, Milne, Clarkson, Molony, Penny, McGrath, Prendergast, Brownlee.