Parks the hero as Cardiff too good for Ulster

Dan Parks was the hero as Cardiff Blues continued their winning return to the Arms Park with a RaboDirect PRO12 victory over Ulster.

Playing his first game since retiring from international rugby, former Scotland fly-half Parks scored 16 points, including a try, with winger Tom James claiming the hosts’ other touchdown as they came from 11-6 down at the break.

Cardiff Blues scorers: Tries: Parks, James. Cons: Parks. Pens: Parks 3.

Ulster scorers: Tries: Diack. Pens: Pienaar 3.

CARDIFF BLUES: Blair, Mustoe, Evans, Henson, James, Parks, L. Williams, Yapp, Tyrell, Andrews, Hill, Tito, Paterson, Rush, M. Williams.

Replacements: Czekaj for Blair (61), Rees for L. Williams (52), T. Thomas for Tyrell (61), Molitika for Hill (54).

ULSTER: Terblanche, Gilroy, Spence, Wallace, Whitten, Humphreys, Pienaar, Court, Brady, Afoa, Stevenson, Tuohy, Henry,Diack, W. Faloon.

Replacements: D’Arcy for Terblanche (61), McComish for Humphreys (75), McAllister for Court (53), Kyriacou for Brady (66), P. Marshall for Diack (61).

Ref: George Clancy (IRFU).

Result: Ospreys 23 Aironi 7.