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.

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.