Ulster took an enormous step in the direction of the PRO12 play-offs with a commanding efficiency towards interpro rivals Leinster at Kingspan Stadium.
A penalty attempt within the first-half gave Les Kiss’s males a slender 10 – 6 lead on the flip however they took benefit of Leinster’s second yellow card of the sport within the second-half.
With Luke Fitzgerald within the bin, Ulster made the additional man rely from a line-out transfer that noticed Jared Payne cross the whitewash and an intercept from the excellent Paddy Jackson within the ultimate moments gave the scoreline some added gloss.
Certainly, the house aspect might even have secured a 4-attempt bonus after a size-of-the-area transfer with the clock displaying purple however Rory Scholes simply failed to collect Darren Cave’s cross within the nook.
The province will journey to Ospreys subsequent weekend figuring out that, it doesn’t matter what occurs when Scarlets meet Dragons this night, they are going to be within the field seat to safe a spot within the prime 4 and semi-finals within the season’s last weekend.
Heading into as we speak’s recreation, and opposite to studies, Leinster haven’t been capable of name on Sean O’Brien who stays out with the hamstring drawback sustained in the course of the Six Nations.
With Tommy Bowe struggling a response in his surgically repaired knee following the hammering of Zebre, Andrew Trimble comes onto the fitting wing after lacking the journey to Parma by means of sickness, whereas Jared Payne and Craig Gilroy keep their place within the again-three.
Leinster have an equally skilled unit with Rob Kearney at full-again and Isa Nacewa captaining from the wing together with Dave Kearney who wins his one centesimal cap for the Blues.
Stuart McCloskey is one other returning to the Ulster aspect as he takes his place within the midfield alongside Luke Marshall, with Stuart Olding dropping to the bench.
Ulster workforce to play Leinster
J Payne; A Trimble, L Marshall, S McCloskey, R Scholes; P Jackson, R Pienaar;
C Black, R Greatest (c), R Lutton, P Browne, F van der Merwe, I Henderson, C Henry, S Reidy;
Replacements (sixteen-23): R Herring, Okay McCall, A Warwick, R Diack, R Wilson, P Marshall, S Olding, D Cave.