Ulster Rugby

Dan McFarland will be pleased that his team built on last week's victory over the Sale Sharks in Europe. Three tries in the first half gave the home side a 21-0 ...

Young flanker Sheridan had a fine half, Sam Carter and Timoney too, while Burns mixed his game nicely and the midfield of Moore and James Hume caused the visitors problems, so too Michael Lowry. They did manage to get a reward which their endeavour deserved with a try through replacement Andre-Hugo Venter. Doak tagged on the conversion for a 21-0 interval lead. Ulster had an early try disallowed when Sheridan was correctly penalised for blocking as Tom Stewart broke off the maul from a five-metre lineout. Conception and execution was reminiscent of Ulster at their fluent best, tempo and ambition admirable. The home side were good at times albeit against an emasculated Stormers side, their dominance facilitated by several super individual displays.

Nathan Doak, Ben Moxham and Nick Timoney scored first-half tries as Ulster led 21-0. Jeff Toomaga-Allen secured the bonus point before Michael ...

McFarland's men also had two tries cancelled out in the opening five minutes. Venter scored a late consolation for the Cape Town side but Ulster were comfortable with a five-try performance as the league heads into a break for the Six Nations. The Stormers responded and, for the first time in the half, retained territory deep in the Ulster half, but Duane Vermeulen produced a big steal before Dan McFarland emptied his bench with 25 minutes to play. The Stormers responded with rare pressure but Ulster managed to clear and the hosts notched their third try when Timoney crashed over with the final play of the half, with Doak again adding the extras. Ulster backed up their famous European win over Sale Sharks with a dominant bonus-point 35-5 win over the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship. [Scotland-linked John Cooney](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64378657), darted over in the 14th minute to get Ulster on the board, and the scrum-half converted his own score.

It's another big one at Kingspan Stadium, with Ulster hosting reigning URC champions DHL Stormers. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the game… Match ...

Despite the absence of his Ireland stars, Dan McFarland has kept changes to a minimum for Ulster's hosting of the Stormers at Ravenhill tonight .

Injured in training last week, Rory Sutherland missed Sale and was in Scotland camp to start the week, but will get a run from the bench ahead of re-joining his Test colleagues for next weekend’s Calcutta Cup battle with England. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Ulster’s Champions Cup last-16 tie with Leinster will be held on April 1 with a 5.30pm kick-off. With Andy Farrell’s men always likely to have been called into camp by the time this one rolled around, the loss of five of his squad will have been no shock to McFarland and, in reality, only forces him into two alterations from the starting side that beat Sale last weekend.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. Ulster v DHL Stormers. Kingspan Stadium, Belfast – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA. Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, ...

But we see this game as a great opportunity to see where our next crop of players are and to keep the momentum going.” The goal is to come out firing and as I said, put together two good halves of rugby and hopefully beat them on Saturday night.” We’re fully aware however that we need a win tomorrow to put ourselves in that position. We have about 20 players missing and that leaves about 23 players to select from but we still have a lot of quality and I am confident in the team we have named. Dragons RFC Head Coach Dai Flanagan said: “Glasgow will have a lot of internationals away this week, but they have such a strong squad they have nearly two international strength 15s. Benetton Head Coach Marco Bortolami said: “Munster are a team that has a very clear playing identity, are very strong with forwards and are very disciplined tactically. They are a top-four side so it is a good challenge for us.”* Against the Dragons, at the back of the Stormers and the Sharks, the guys bounced back and they were great on the evening in how they managed the game with great energy and confidence. Scarlets Head Coach Dwayne Peel said*: “We are delighted to have topped our Challenge Cup pool, but now it’s about turning our focus to four tough URC matches, starting with the Bulls on Friday night. DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson said: "It is another short turnaround this week, but we are excited to see what these combinations can do. Ulster Assistant Coach Jonny Bell said: "They are going to be a very difficult animal to what we faced last week. [URC.tv](http://URC.tv)

Nathan Doak, Ben Moxham and Nick Timoney scored first-half tries as Ulster led 21-0 at Kingspan Stadium. Jeff Toomaga-Allen secured the bonus ...

McFarland's men also had two tries cancelled out in the opening five minutes. Venter scored a late consolation for the Cape Town side but Ulster were comfortable with a five-try performance as the league heads into a break for the Six Nations. The Stormers responded and, for the first time in the half, retained territory deep in the Ulster half, but Duane Vermeulen produced a big steal before Dan McFarland emptied his bench with 25 minutes to play. The Stormers responded with rare pressure but Ulster managed to clear and the hosts notched their third try when Timoney crashed over with the final play of the half, with Doak again adding the extras. Ulster backed up their famous European win over Sale Sharks with a dominant bonus-point 35-5 win over the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship. [Scotland-linked John Cooney](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64378657), darted over in the 14th minute to get Ulster on the board, and the scrum-half converted his own score.

Ulster got back to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship with a 35-5 victoryover the Stormers at Kingspan Stadium.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. This time John Cooney converted, and the home side were now 35-0 in front. Let's go!!"