Ferris wins first half of battle

ULSTER successfully manoeuvred the first part of their Heineken Cup back-to-back clashes with Aironi at Ravenhill last night with a bonus-point victory in Pool Four.

It was not a polished effort by any means but there was plenty of shine in the scoreline with the five tries putting a gloss on things.

It was Stephen Ferris, again man of the match, who started the try-scoring, with Adam D’Arcy, Andrew Trimble, Paul Marshall and Paddy Jackson also crossing the whitewash, while Ian Humphreys added three conversions.