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Ulster will be determined to grind out a home win when they host Leicester Tigers in what promises to be a mouthwatering and compelling clash at Ravenhill on Friday evening. - 12/01/2012 10:27
Ulster will be determined to grind out a home win when they host Leicester Tigers in what promises to be a mouthwatering and compelling clash at Ravenhill on Friday evening.
This clash of the former champions, the Irish province lifted the trophy in 1999 and the Tigers did the same in 2001 and 2002, will be pivotal for both teams bid to qualify for the knockout stages.
Only three points separate three teams – Ulster. Leicesterand Clermont Auvergne– in Pool 4 and all of them will have genuine ambitions of making the knockout stages of this season’s tournament.
The Belfastside top the Pool, ahead of the English and French outfits, but will be more than aware that they cannot afford a slip up if they have ambitions to reach the last eight for the second season running.
The Tigers, who have won one and lost one in the Heineken Cup against Ulster, will be aiming to keep their campaign on track with an away victory in a bid to reach their ninth quarter-final in the tournament.
Ulster kept control of Pool 4 after they hammered former Heineken Cup winners Leicester Tigers 41-7 on Friday night. - 13/01/2012 22:11
Ulster kept control of Pool 4 after they hammered former Heineken Cup winners Leicester Tigers 41-7 on Friday night.
Brian McLaughlin’s men produced a sensational performance to inflict Leicester’s worst Heineken Cup defeat in 17 seasons of Europe’s premier competition and put one foot in the quarter finals for a second successive year.
Ravenhill was buzzing throughout an enthralling encounter in which Ulster started as narrow favourites but always looked like clear winners.
A brace of first-half scores from Andrew Trimble and an impressive kicking display from Ruan Pienaar set the Northern Irish province on their way to fourth a win in five European games this term.
Further tries from Craig Gilroy and Paul Marshall capped an incredible showing that sees Ulster jump to 19 points with one round of group games left to play.
Ireland wing Trimble crossed at either ends of the opening 40 minutes to hand Ulster an 18-7 lead at the break, with skipper Geordan Murphy grabbing Leicester’s solitary try on 13 minutes.
Springbok star Pienaar added a total of 21 points with the boot to effectively end Leicester’s chances of a first Heineken Cup crown in a decade and Gilroy and Marshall added an even greater gloss to the scoreline on 69 and 72 minutes respectively.
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