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On Sunday evening Ulster played the Bulls, the first game on the newly laid 3G pitch at Kingspan Stadium. Having won their previous United Rugby Championship game, both sides were keen to make it 2 from 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Stewart opened the scoring for Ulster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ulster started strongly and from a tap penalty Tom Stewart<\/strong> drove over beside the posts. Neil Doak<\/strong>\u2019s conversion had Ulster 7-0 up in 8 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jacob Stockade added Ulster’s 2nd try<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Bulls put pressure on Ulster, resulting in a Will Addison<\/strong> yellow card. Despite this Ulster increased their lead when Jacob Stockdale<\/strong> crossed at the left corner. Doak\u2019s difficult conversion had Ulster leading 14-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gerhard Steenekamp opened the Bulls account<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ulster seemed to relax and conceded tries from Gerhard Steenekamp<\/strong> and Sebastian De Klerk<\/strong>, one of which was converted by Johan Goosen<\/strong> to leave Ulster leading at halftime by a slender 14-12 margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ulster took advantage of a couple of Bulls infringements early on in the second half, with Doak converting both penalty goal chances, in a swirling wind, to lead 20-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The promised rain came and quickly became a deluge. A Bulls attack yielded a Elrigh Louw<\/strong> try, after a TMO check. Goosen\u2019s conversion reduced Ulster\u2019s lead to 20-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Doak penalties completed the scoring for Ulster, who now led 26-19. The Bulls pressed for a score but Ulster held out for a 2nd<\/sup> victory in this year\u2019s United Rugby Championship and a 3rd place in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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