Depleted Ulster show grit and leapfrog Edinburgh

Ulster 14 Edinburgh 7: A decimated Ulster held on to take the Pro12 points against Edinburgh in gale-force conditions at the Kingspan Stadium last night and leapfrog over their Scottish visitors.
Depleted Ulster show grit and leapfrog Edinburgh

Ulster lost four key players to injury, three in the first- half, and true grit allowed them to hold on to their 14-point advantage in game that lasted over two hours. A penalty try and a scorcher from Rory Scholes was enough to see off Alan Solomons’s hard-nosed side.

Ulster, playing with a howling wind at their tails, immediately found Edinburgh were going to present a very physical challenge. Even before any of the teams really got a sweat, Ulster lost two big assets within six minutes when Iain Henderson was carted off after appearing to damage his hamstring and Darren Cave also departed after taking a heavy tackle.

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