URC: Ulster 19 Connacht 26
Connacht brought a miserable run of 11 interprovincial URC defeats to an end with a superb victory at the Affidea Stadium. Three tries in seven second-half minutes, two from the impressive Finn Treacy, gave the visitors the momentum to squeeze home with a bonus-point win.
Ulster, meanwhile, will rue several gilt-edged try-scoring chances that went abegging in the first half.
The opening minutes were dominated by handling errors from both sides, the rigour in the tackle prising possession from the ball carriers and over-running lines was a contributory factor. Ulster lost Mikey Lowry after just five minutes, punished for getting his head in the wrong place in making a tackle.
The most noteworthy aspect of…