A tough defeat to take for Ulster.
Both teams shake hands after the game. Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Both teams shake hands after the game. Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Ulster 23 IF THERE WAS ever an argument that two-legged ties should be the norm in European rugby, then this would be put forward as Exhibit A. Two sides who left everything on the pitch in search of a quarter-final place in an enthralling 160-minute clash from start to finish.
But when it’s the European Cup and the opposition are Toulouse, you’re never safe to celebrate. With five minutes left, Dupont ducked over, Ramos converted for the seven-point win Ugo Mola’s side required to set up a last-eight tie against Munster, and Ulster were left devastated. It was a fine kick into the corner from Mike Lowry that put Toulouse under pressure and saw Dupont knock-on under pressure, and when the ball was moved wide for James Hume, the centre managed to get his hands free in contact to get the ball to McIlroy and the winger went through the struggling Matthis Lebel and over for the score.
If that was Toulouse at their best, then Ntamack’s try was probably best described as opportunistic. Seizing on a Cooney pass to Stuart McCloskey just outside his own 22, the French fly-half held on to complete the interception and there was nobody on the Ulster team able to get back in time to stop him crossing.
Compared to the first half, the second took a while to spring into action, although it would be Ulster first on the board as Cooney levelled the scores on the night and restored their six-point lead in the tie with a 52nd-minute penalty.
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