Ulster vs Bordeaux Begles: Key Moments
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After going down to 13 men and trailing at the Hald, Bordeaux Begles came back in the second half to secure a dominant win scoring 26 unanswered points. Catch up on the matches key moments.
2 mins - Bordeaux strike first through Tatafu after a powerful mail
6 mins - Ulster respond through Izuchukwu
13 mins - Scrumhalf Nathan Doak of Ulster goes down holding his hamstring, but recovers
15mins - lineout turn over from Ulster in their 5 sees Izichukwu kick the ball into space saving a possible try, all while catching out Bielle-Berry who wasn’t ready
17 mins - Marko Gazzoti (UBB no6) yellow carded after multiple warnings of slowing the ball down.
18 mins - Timoney goes over the line for Ulster.
22 mins - McCloskey knock kills Ulster attacking moment resulting in a UBB scrum.
23 mins - Arthur Retiere makes an impactful turnover ending a lethal Ulster attack
24 mins - Adam Coleman comes on for Johnny Gray after Gray limps off.
27 mins - A scrum penalty against Ulster saw Joey Carbery find touch. The resulting lineout ended in a maul that saw Lucu cross the line, that saw the TMO review Lucu’s try. At the same time Ulster no.8 David McCann was yellow carded for intentionally collapsing the maul. Due to there being no clear grounding and a foul in the build up, Bordeaux were awarded the penalty try, and a yellow card for McCann
31 mins - Poiroit is given a yellow, after his boot obstructed Doaks pass.
31mins - not even a minute later, a dangerous tackle by Moefana’s saw no mitigation, resulting in a 2nd Yellow for Bordeaux.
33mins - Another Massive turnover by Bielle-Bierry stops an Ulster onslaught
35 mins - A momentum killing knock on by Ulster in the Bordeaux 22 sees the visitors win the scrum.
40 mins - Werner Kok scores for Ulster on the stroke of halftime, after winning the lineout and running 8 phases
HT Score: Ulster 19-14 Bordeaux
44 mins - Every Bordeaux scrum has been dominant and the visitors win another penalty through powerful scrummaging.
45 mins - Nick Timoney wins a turnover for Ulster in their own 22
49 mins - Crucial interception by Lowry stops a Bielle-Bierry led Bordeaux attack.
52 mins - A crucial Ulster scrum after being dominated sees them win a penalty in their own 22.
54 mins - A second scrum win by Ulster saw them shift the momentum
61 mins - Damien Penaud scores to bring the scores level, before Carbery added the extra two points
65 mins - Penaud begins impacting the game as he has more of the ball in hand after a quiet 1st half.
67 mins - Petti Guido scores for Bordeaux and Carbery converts
70 mins- a lineout steal by Bordeaux in their own 22 led to an electric counter attack by Bordeaux that was finished by a Bielle-Bierry try.
73 mins - Another ruck turnover by Bordeaux sees the visitors find touch in Ulsters 22
78 mins - Ugo Boniface scores for Bordeaux to seal the victory