Ulster survive Treviso’s late charge

Benetton Treviso 12 Ulster 14

Darren Cave and Robbie Diack crossed for Ulster tries in the RaboDirect Pro12 tussle at Stadio Monigo but Ulster struggled to build on those, and four penalties from Treviso fly-half Mat Berquist made it closer than it needed to be come the closing stages.

The visitors brought impressive form to Italy, having been beaten just once in 10 outings. Against a Treviso side on a five-game losing run, it was hard to see Ulster being pushed close, but they very nearly went down to defeat, having to stave off late pressure as the Italians sought a winning score.