Ulster overcome slow start to claw back draw against Munster
Ulster recovered from a dominant first-half performance by Munster to secure a draw in their URC rugby match. The game was defined by Munster's early control and Ulster's second-half resurgence.
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A game of two halves. Munster utterly dominant in the first 40 minutes, racking up a bonus point and a 26-5 lead that looked unassailable. But Ulster re-emerged after the interval and, despite it being a slow burn initially, recalibrated all the misfiring parts to hold their visitors scoreless while crossing for three tries of their own to grab a draw.
Relief and regret may well have been the feelings shared by both sides after the final whistle.
Munster will reflect on a 17-5 penalty count in their favour, a dominant scrum and maul that provided the leverage to score three of their four tries, weighed against how little bits of their patterns unravelled, principally some costly lineout turnovers, but not everything can be laid at that door.
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