Ulster overcame Connacht in a third-place playoff at Musgrave Park.
Ulster 36 Connacht 14 THERE WERE JOYOUS scenes at Musgrave Park as Ulster won their first Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship match since 2012, beating Connacht 36-14 to finish third overall for this season.
Despite Taryn Schutzler picking up a yellow card, Ella Durkan’s intercept try just after the restart kept Ulster on course. Lily Brady opened Connacht’s account but Cregan responded with a 54th-minute bonus point effort. The conversion from Durkan, who had shown her pace a few phases before the try, left Connacht seven points in arrears. The pre-match favourites were also adjusting to Kayla Waldron’s withdrawal before kick-off and the early injury-enforced departure of lock Eva McCormack.
One too many penalties landed Ulster lock Schutzler in the bin in the 35th minute, despite her appearing to get a rip in the tackle. However, Connacht’s maul was stopped short of the line and then Maebh Clenaghan, who was having a fine game, stole a subsequent lineout. The icing on top of the cake for Ulster came 10 minutes later when winger Marley bagged the best try of the lot. She cut back against the grain, brilliantly speeding in between four defenders before holding off O’Sullivan to score beside the posts.
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