By JOHN FALLON
Ulster ..................27pts
Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48
Conversions: Cooney 3
Penalties: Cooney 45
Northampton ..22pts
Tries: Mitchell 61, Skosan 7
Penalties: Furbank 7,19, 23, 31
BOTH head coaches agreed the pivotal moment in this contest came in the 16th minute when Saints scrum-half Alex Mitchell was binned and Ulster were awarded a penalty try.
But Dan McFarland and Chris Boyd disagreed if the correct decision was made by Italian referee Andrea Piardi and his officials.
The score pushed Ulster out to 14-3 and their third try came throu...
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