Business taken care of.
Ulster and Munster both notched victories on Friday evening in the Guinness PRO12.
Same results – very different circumstances.
Munster 23 Glasgow Warrior 21
The southern province needed a 77th minute penalty from the boot of Ian Keatley to rescue them from a Glaswegian test.
The fly-half held his nerve three minutes from time as Munster trailed 21-20 but he nailed his kick – his 13th point of the evening – to secure the win.
A first half try from Dave O’Callaghan didn’t exactly set the tone as Munster stumbled after the break and needed the intervention of BJ Botha to come off the bench and touch down as Keatley led the fight back.
In the end, they got the result. Not the performance.
All over – Munster make hard work of it and just about win! – Mun 23 Gla 21 #MunVGla
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 2, 2015
Ulster 48 Bennetton Treviso 7
There were no such hiccups up north as Ulster ran through Bennetton Treviso for a shortcut.
The white jerseys ran up a frightening 41-point victory on a night where Andrew Trimble claimed an equally as frightening 190th cap.
Andrew Trimble walks out for his 190th appearance and becomes Ulster's most capped player of all-time.. https://t.co/yzJhbQBiYw
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) October 2, 2015
Sean Reidy grabbed his first try for Ulster as Lewis Stevenson, Paul Marshall, Dan Touhy and two from Craig Gilroy completed the merciless rout in a party atmosphere in Belfast.
But it wasn’t all good. Spare a thought for poor Lloyd Linton who seemed to trip over his own shadow. He showed super professionalism though as he bounced up and assured everyone he was fine.
No-one asked, Lloyd…
Referee Lloyd Linton aka the Tripping Match Official @UlsterRugby v @BenettonRugby LIVE on @BBCSPORTNI 🙈 #TMO pic.twitter.com/LTdEbahSCZ
— BBC SPORT NI (@BBCSPORTNI) October 2, 2015
