Ulster’s woes continued last night with their third successive loss at Ravenhill, a ground where until recently they looked invincible. Ulster never looked like they were going to win the match but did manage to lead after a scrappy first half with h David Humphreys notching two penalties for the first side and Ceri Sweeney hitting the Dragons score.


The game improved in the second half with five tries. Firstly the Dragons struck with full-back Kevin Morgan running through unopposed from the edge of the Ulster ‘22 for a try after some shocking defending. This was easily converted to give the visitor’s a 10-6 lead.


Both sides exchanged penalties, before Tyrone Howe picked up Ulster’s first try of the match. Ulster’s comeback was short-lived with Dragons replacement Adam Black crossing the line to put the Dragons 18-14 ahead.


In the 72nd minute The Dragons essentially sealed the victory with their third try of the match when winger Nathan Brew waltzed through the home defence to extend the lead to nine points. Sweeney’s conversion increased the advantage to 25-14.

Ulster produced a late rally and Ronan McCormack’s injury-time try, converted by Humphreys, may have strained Dragons nerves. However from the re-start, the Dragons won a soft penalty which Ceri Sweeney slotted over to conclude the match at 28-21.

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