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Ulster scored six tries on their strategy to claiming a dramatic 38-34 comeback victory over Stormers to spice up their United Rugby Championship playoff hopes after trailing 17-0.
Robert Baloucoune, Jacob Stockdale and Stewart Moore all scored cracking tries, whereas John Cooney kicked two conversions on his penultimate dwelling sport earlier than becoming a member of Brive subsequent season.
Stormers quantity eight Evan Roos opened the scoring with only a minute-and-a-half gone after that they had turned Ulster over at a breakdown, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu transformed.
The guests out-half then dropped a purpose and this was quickly adopted by Ben Loader scoring their second strive when working in from his personal half. Feinberg-Mngomezulu transformed as Ulster have been 17-0 down after seven minutes.
The house facet started their fightback when Baloucoune was put over within the nook on his first sport of the season after 10 minutes. Cooney did not convert however did add the 2 factors after Andrew Warwick touched down, simply earlier than the half-hour mark.
The half ended with Feinberg-Mngomezulu yellow carded for a block on Baloucoune and from the ensuing penalty, Jack Murphy collected the ball after Cooney was tackled and acquired via to attain to stage the scores, with Cooney’s conversion try crusing extensive.
Three minutes in, Ulster took the lead as Stockdale crossed over and Cooney converted.
The Stormers were then reduced to 13 men when skipper Neethling Fouche noticed purple for a head collision with Ben Carson.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s return noticed him hit one other drop purpose to carry the 14-man away facet again.
However then Ulster caught once more, Stockdale hitting the road and feeding Zac Ward to attain and this time Murphy transformed.
The Stormers as soon as extra fought again, alternative Willie Engelbrecht crossing the road after 62 minutes as Feinberg-Mngomezulu added the extras.
However it was not over but and Ulster’s Michael Lowry broke out from deep which ended with Stewart Moore romping dwelling to attain earlier than Nathan Doak transformed the sixth strive.
As soon as extra, the Stormers replied. Residence lock Harry Sheridan’s yellow card eight minutes from time led to Roos slicing Ulster’s lead together with his second strive of the evening to carry the South Africans a their very own strive bonus.
