Photograph: Nick Elliott/InphoURC: Connacht 24 Ulster 29Ulster held off a rousing second-half fightback from Connacht to close out a hard-fought 29-24 win at Dexcom Stadium. SCORING SEQUENCE – 24 mins: Treacy try, Gilbert con, 7-0; 30: Gilbert pen, 10-0; 34: Ward try, Murphy con, 10-7; 41: Ward try, 10-12. 48: Kok try, Murphy con, 10-19; 52: penalty try, 10-26; 67: Jansen try, Gilbert con, 17-26; 76: Devine try, Gilbert con 24-26; 80: Ulster pen 24-29. CONNACHT: S Gilbert; D Ryan, C Forde, B Aki, F Treacy; J Carty, B Murphy; D Buckley, D Heffernan, F Bealham; J Joyce, D O’Connor; J Murphy, C Prendergast, S Jansen. ULSTER: J Stockdale; W Kok, J Hume, S McCloskey, Z Ward; J Murphy, C McKee; S Crean, T Stewart, S Wilson; H Sheridan, C Izuchukwu; D McCann, N Timoney, J Augustus.

Source: The Irish Times December 28, 2025 06:36 UTC