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August 31, 2012

Ulster 18 - 10 Glasgow Warriors

GUINNESS PRO12 match played at Ravenhill on Friday August 31st 2012 | No comments

Nice work from Ruaridh Jackson put Tommy Seymour in for Glasgow's try
Glasgow didn't get the PRO12 start they wanted at Ravenhill and will be doubly frustrated that many of their problems were self-inflicted.

Glasgow started brightly but were let down by sloppy play and it was Ulster opened their account with an O'Connor penalty with the former Connacht player's first touch after he replaced the injured Paddy Jackson.

The Warriors evened matters up 10 minutes later with a Duncan Weir penalty after Nick Williams was penalised at the breakdown. Ulster then came close when Williams lost the ball over the line before O'Connor hit an upright with a 27th-minute penalty.

The fly-half then missed again with a similar chance on the half-hour but Ulster again responded through their pack and one driving maul for the Warriors' line resulted in Glasgow winger - and former Ulster player - Tommy Seymour being sin-binned for dragging the maul down.

The net result was a series of scrums near Glasgow's line and ultimately Williams drove off the base, linked with Stevenson and Jared Payne's pass put Allen in at Seymour's corner for a score which O'Connor could not convert.

The half ended with Weir attempting a drop goal which sailed left of the posts and Ulster went in leading 8-3.

The Warriors started the second half strongly but their good work was ruined when Gilroy intercepted Weir's pass and ran all the way in under the posts from just outside his own 22, with O'Connor this time making no mistake with the extras to put Ulster 15-3 to the good.

The game then became disjointed as the benches were emptied and then just after the hour, Glasgow replacement Ruaridh Jackson's 63rd-minute penalty hit an upright.

Glasgow did get over the whitewash when Jackson worked Seymour clear and the winger rounded two defenders to score before Jackson then added the conversion to narrow Ulster's lead to 15-10.

O'Connor was again wide with a 72nd-minute penalty attempt but did hit one in the last minute to deny the Warriors a bonus point.

Referee M Mitrea (FIR)
Team
1
Gordon Reid
2
Finlay Gillies
3
Michael Cusack
4
Tom Ryder
5
Alastair Kellock
6
Robert Harley
7
Chris Fusaro
8
Ryan Wilson
9
Henry Pyrgos
10
Duncan Weir
11
Sean Lamont
12
Graeme Morrison
13
Alex Dunbar
14
Tommy Seymour
15
Peter Murchie
Sub
Dougie Hall
Sub
Moray Low
Sub
Ryan Grant
Sub
James Eddie
Sub
John Barclay
Sub
Chris Cusiter
Sub
Ruaridh Jackson
Sub
Peter Horne
Match Substitutions
Off On
Alastair Kellock James Eddie
Off On
Henry Pyrgos Chris Cusiter
Off On
Gordon Reid Ryan Grant
Off On
Chris Fusaro John Barclay
Off On
Duncan Weir Ruaridh Jackson
Off On
Michael Cusack Moray Low
Off On
Finlay Gillies Dougie Hall
Off On
Alex Dunbar Peter Horne
Scorers
Duncan Weir Penalty
Tommy Seymour Try 
Ruaridh Jackson Conversion