Kick and try for Cooney as Ulster get Champions Cup campaign off to a winning start

Games finishes 16-17 in Bath

John Cooney
Author: Nigel GouldPublished 17th Nov 2019

Ulster kicked off their European season with a two-try 17-16 win in Bath.

It was a dogged performance from Dan McFarland's side - with John Cooney's penalty kick 10 minutes from time sealing victory.

The scrum half (main pic) also helped himself to a try - with Rob Lyttle grabbing the second.

Ulster sit second in the Champions Cup Pool 3, a point behind Clermont.

Ulster: Addison; Lyttle, Marshall, McCloskey, Stockdale; Burns, Cooney; McGrath, Herring, Moore; Henderson (capt), Carter; Matthew Rea, Murphy, Coetzee.

Replacements: McBurney, O'Sullivan, O'Toole, O'Connor, Reidy, Shanahan, Curtis, Ludi

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