Timoney leads the way as Ulster snap five-match losing run with victory over Connacht

Timoney scored a try in a man-of-the-match display as Connacht fell to a third successive URC loss where they have not managed to pick up a single point, even with two of them at home.

INTERPROVINCIAL BITE: Matty Rea of Ulster and Finlay Bealham of Connacht tussle during the United Rugby Championship match between Connacht and Ulster at the Dexcom Stadium. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

URC: Connacht 7 Ulster 17

Skipper Nick Timoney led from the front as Ulster ended a five-match losing run to oust a disappointing Connacht side in their own backyard at Dexcom Stadium in Galway.