{"id":385483,"date":"2011-04-17T13:27:48","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T13:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/17\/ulster-fall-to-defeat-at-leinster\/"},"modified":"2011-04-17T13:27:48","modified_gmt":"2011-04-17T13:27:48","slug":"ulster-fall-to-defeat-at-leinster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/17\/ulster-fall-to-defeat-at-leinster\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulster fall to defeat at Leinster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"145\">\n<div>\n<h2>Leinster (27) 34<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Tries:<\/em> Strauss, Fitzgerald, Horgan 2, Van der Merwe<\/li>\n<li><em>Cons:<\/em> Sexton 3<\/li>\n<li><em>Pen:<\/em> Sexton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Ulster (12) 26<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Try:<\/em> Wannenburg, Gilroy<\/li>\n<li><em>Cons:<\/em> Pienaar 2<\/li>\n<li><em>Penalties:<\/em> Humphreys 3, Pienaar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"holding\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/9c8352209510_darcy_poster.jpg\" alt=\"Ulster full-back Adam D'Arcy on the attack against Leinster\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.<\/strong> Media requires JavaScript to play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Leinster outscore Ulster five tries to two in the Magners League match at the RDS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leinster had their four-try bonus point in the bag before half-time as they proved too strong for Ulster in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>Richardt Strauss, Luke Fitzgerald, Shane Horgan and Heinke van der Merwe scored tries before the break.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland winger Horgan added another try early in the second half before South African back row Pedrie Wannenburg forced over Ulster&#8217;s first try.<\/p>\n<p>Winger Craig Gilroy went over in the 75th minute and Ruan Pienaar converted to cut the deficit to eight points.<\/p>\n<p>It was a spirited response by Ulster after they looked in danger of being swamped by the two-time league champions.<\/p>\n<p>Leinster, even without Brian O&#8217;Driscoll, scored three tries inside the opening 13 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>It was Leinster&#8217;s 25th successive home league win, while Ulster still have not won in Dublin since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The winners move up to second place in the league with Ulster down to third.<\/p>\n<p>Leinster got off to a dream start when Strauss burrowed over after just 70 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/680d52206822_eoin-omalley-trimble.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"170\" alt=\"Eoin O'Malley of Leinster is challenged Ulster's Andrew Trimble\" \/> Eoin O&#8217;Malley of Leinster is challenged Ulster&#8217;s Andrew Trimble<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Sexton kicked towards the left corner, Fitzgerald and Adam D&#8217;Arcy battled for the ball and when it went loose, Eoin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s flicked pass sent Strauss diving over.<\/p>\n<p>Leinster scored again in the eighth minute with Sexton drawing two players to put Isa Nacewa through a gap on the left and he passed for Fitzgerald to ghost over in the corner.<\/p>\n<p>The thid try came when Fergus McFadden&#8217;s looping pass gave Horgan enough time and space to barge over in the right corner. Sexton added the extras for a 17-3 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Ulster fly-half Ian Humphreys landed his second and third penalties Sexton nailed a penalty in response before referee Pascal Gauzere reached for his yellow card when Ulster number eight Wannenburg tackled Fitzgerald without the ball.<\/p>\n<p>The bonus point score came a minute later, the home forwards barging up in a maul which saw prop Van der Merwe touch down by the posts.<\/p>\n<p>Then Ulster scrum-half Pienaar landed a long-range penalty in stoppage-time while Humphreys was treated for a knock.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half Leinster struck again as Horgan attacked down the right, deftly collected his own chip, and breezed over for try.<\/p>\n<p>Ulster&#8217;s replacement, Willie Faloon, helped Wannenburg wrestle his way over for a try that the visitors&#8217; efforts deserved.<\/p>\n<p>Then winger Gilroy fended off Jennings to grab his eighth league try.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leinster:<\/strong> Nacewa; Horgan, O&#8217;Malley, McFadden, Fitzgerald; J Sexton, Boss; van der Merwe, Strauss, Wright, Cullen, Toner, McLaughlin, Jennings, Heaslip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replacements:<\/strong> D Kearney for Nacewa (50), Madigan for Sexton (50), Harris-Wright for Strauss (55), Ross for Wright (55), Hines for Cullen (48), O&#8217;Brien for McLaughlin (48), Healy for Jennings (76).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not used:<\/strong> Reddan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ulster:<\/strong> D&#8217;Arcy; Trimble, Spence, Wallace, Gilroy; Humphreys, Pienaar, McAllister, Best, Botha, Barker, Tuohy, Diack, Henry, Wannenburg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replacements:<\/strong> Gaston for D&#8217;Arcy (66), Cave for Spence (50), P Marshall for Humphreys (72), Young for McAllister (61), Kyriacou for Best (76), Cronin for Botha (33), McComb for Barker (61), Faloon for Diack (50).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Referee:<\/strong> Pascal Gauzere (France)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/rugby_union\/13087160.stm\" title=\"Ulster fall to defeat at Leinster\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ulster fall to defeat at Leinster<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Leinster (27) 34 Tries: Strauss, Fitzgerald, Horgan 2, Van der Merwe Cons: Sexton 3 Pen: Sexton Ulster (12) 26 Try: Wannenburg, Gilroy Cons: Pienaar 2 Penalties: Humphreys 3, Pienaar Please turn on JavaScript. 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