How the Ulster players rated

Rod Nawn rates the Ulster men in a Payne-less game.

JARED PAYNE: In despair after his marginally-late mid-air tackle on opposition full-back Alex Goode was eventually punished with a red card from an over-zealous referee. 3

ANDREW TRIMBLE: A typically focused and vigorous display from the Ireland winger, but in a denuded backline for 75 minutes his opportunities to attack freely were few. 8