Ulster crank it up
The home side looked anything like potential champions, however, after a very untidy opening half which saw the Welsh visitors deservedly lead 13-10. But with a 20-point blast in 14 minutes at the start of the second half, Ulster cruised home with Andrew Trimble grabbing a brace of tries, 100-cap man Robbie Diack another and Ruan Pienaar contributing 22 points including the opening touchdown.
Trailing by three points at the break Ulster needed a positive restart. That materialised through the powerful running of Trimble who squeezed over with Pienaar adding the extras as Ulster stretched out a 23-13 lead within nine minutes of the second half.