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 Connacht A 12 Johnny O’Connor made a successful return to action from injury in a useful A match against Ulster in Mullingar on Friday. O’Connor, out of action since December, marked his return with a first-half try. Ulster led 14-7 at the break with tries from Thomas Anderson and second row Filo Paulo. Jhn Hearty scored a try for Connacht in the second-half but Ulster secured victory with tries from Darren Cave and Willie Faloon in a contest where five players, three from Ulster, yellow-carded. Ulster: Tries: Anderson, Paulo, Cave, Faloon Cons: Cunningham (4) Connacht: Tries: O’Connor, Hearty Con: Dunne Ulster: B Cunningham; T Seymour, A Trimble, I Whitten, J Smith; D Cave, C Willis; J Fitzpatrick, N Hanna, D Fitzpatrick; F Paulo, R Caldwell; T Anderson, W Faloon, D Pollock. Replacements: I Boss for Seymour, 12mins; B Young for J Fitzpatrick, 53mins; E O’Donaghue for Paulo, 61mins; N Brady for Hanna, 65mins; N Hanna for D Fitzpatrick, 69mins; D Roache for Faloon, 69mins. Connacht: T Nathan; R Keatley, J Hearty, M Deane, M Roberts; A Dunne, C O’Loughlin; J Lyne, C Muldoon, R Loughney; M Swift, D Nolan; D Gannon, J O’Connor, J Moran. Replacements: J O’Brien for Keatley, 14mins; C Higgins for Moran, 34mins; N McCarthy for O’Connor, 36mins; J Moran for Higgins, 40mins; C Higgins for Moran, 51 mins; L Scahill for Higgins, 64mins; S Carey for Hearty, 69mins; A Kennedy for O’Loughlin, A Gaughan for Dunne, A O’Sullivan for Muldoon, all 73mins; C Higgins for Lyne, 78mins. Referee: David Keane. |
