Ulster cruise past Racing 92

December 05, 2025
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Ultimate Rugby

Ulster had a pefect start to their Challenge Cup campaign with a 61-7 win over Racing 92.

Richie Murphy's men ran in 9 tries with 8 of them being converted.

Players that stood out in the match

David McCann – Man of the match. He was everywhere on the park. Did all the dirty work and carried the ball the most (15 times).
Zac Ward – Worked both sides of the pitch. Always hungry looking for work.
Natha Doak – Steered the team in the right way. Gave good service and had a high work rate in defense and attack
Jack Murphy – He brought his kicking boots only missing 2 kicks

Vladi Ashvetia – Most tackles completed (22) and most dominant tackles too (5).

Positives and work-ons for each team

Ulster-They may have won with a big margin but a 81% tackle rate is something they would want to improve. A big positive is the 93 gainline carries.

Racing 92-The visitors only managed 37% possession and 43% territory. You cannot win matches if you don't have the ball.Their lineouts (5/6) and rucks (62/67) is something they would be happy with.