Leinster Dominates Ulster, Ulster Fights Back

0:00It's April 18th, from London to Lisbon, Paris to Prague. This is Europe News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Lister came out swinging against Ulster in their United Rugby Championship clash, dominating early to lead 15-0 at halftime and ballooning in. To 29-0 in the second half, they smother Ulster's attack with fierce defense from guys like Scott Penny and James Colhane while Ulster struggled with discipline and turnovers, getting pinned in their own half. Ulster showed real grit though, clawing back with slick counter-attacking tries, hitting with and finding space, even when Lister went down to. 14 after Max Deegan's yellow turned red. Players like Bryn Ward and David McCann lit it up once they broke the blitz, but it wasn't enough to erase that massive deficit. The loss leaves Ulster battered, with injuries piling up on key fronts like Angus Bell, Tomel Tool, Scott Wilson and others, plus the scrum they got, exposed bad, tactically

1:00off in the first half, they played right into Lister's hands, and now the table pressure mounts heading into the business end of the season. Pressures on for Ulster's trip to Munster, this Saturday at 5.30 pm, where they need points after blanking at home, coach Richie Murphy faces big calls, rotated ahead of the challenge cup semi against Exeter or go all out. Players across those knocks aren't season killers. Ulster can take heart from the fight back in quick hands, but they got to fix the basics to avoid more pain. Lessons learned here could flip their run watch how they bounce in Limerick.