A late Ben Healy attempt to conversion noticed Munster stage a exceptional comeback to shade the Irish derby 15-14 at Ulster within the New 12 months’s Day interprovincial.
Munster got here from being 9-0 behind within the opening half because of a Paddy Patterson strive earlier than Robert Baloucoune’s 67th-minute strive seemed to have sealed it for the house group.
As a substitute substitute Healy then slotted a penalty earlier than, with the clock in purple, he dotted down, including the conversion to win the conflict.
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It took quarter-hour of pretty scrappy play earlier than John Cooney bought Ulster transferring with a well-struck penalty.
4 minutes later he did the identical after James Hume had been taken out with out the ball and on 24 minutes Cooney landed a 3rd penalty after Jack O’Donoghue was offside.
Munster then got here again into the sport after Marty Moore needed to be carted off with a leg harm however although they laid siege to the Ulster line, which led to Tom Stewart’s Thirty fourth-minute yellow card, the house group held agency to make it to half-time 9-0 in entrance.
4 minutes after the restart Munster scored the primary strive of the sport when Patterson scampered clear at a ruck to dot down. Jack Crowley hit the upright together with his conversion to maintain Ulster 9-5 forward.
There have been no additional scores till the 67th minute when Ulster lastly moved the ball into house from left to proper, Stuart McCloskey’s lengthy skip move discovering Baloucoune who raced clear to the touch the ball down.
Nathan Doak missed the tough conversion.
Healy then kicked a 73rd-minute penalty earlier than the sport ended with Munster coming at Ulster strongly and with the clock in purple, Healy dived over close to the posts, together with his conversion then profitable the sport.