Ulster 52 - 24 Exeter

Full time

17 Jan 2025

Stage: Pool 1 Round 4

Kingspan Stadium

Ulster Rugby secured a convincing 52-24 victory over Exeter Chiefs at Kingspan Stadium. Exeter opened the scoring early with a try from Brown-Bampoe, converted by Haydon-Wood. However, Ulster quickly responded with four tries in the first half, including two from Izuchukwu and one each from McCann and Timoney, leading 28-12 at halftime. The second half saw Izuchukwu complete his hat-trick, while McCann also added another try, showcasing Ulster's attacking prowess. Cooney’s conversions were crucial, contributing significantly to the scoreline. Exeter managed a late try from Wimbush, but it was not enough to change the outcome. Ulster's dominant performance was highlighted by their ability to capitalize on scoring opportunities and maintain pressure throughout the match.

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Weather

Temperature: 7.5°C (Feels like 4.1°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 13.5 km/h, gusting to 21.5 km/h Humidity: 89% Cloud Cover: 69%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Paul Brown-Bampoe · Exeter

0 - 5
3'

Conversion

Will Haydon-Wood · Exeter

0 - 7
3'

Substitution

Rob Lyttle on for Werner Kok · Ulster
13'

Try

Ross Vintcent · Exeter

0 - 12
20'

Try

Cormac Izuchukwu · Ulster

5 - 12
21'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

7 - 12
26'

Try

David McCann · Ulster

12 - 12
29'

Try

Rusiate Tuima · Exeter

12 - 17
37'

Try

Nick Timoney · Ulster

17 - 17
Halftime 17 - 17
Second Half
48'

Try

Rob Herring · Ulster

22 - 17
48'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

24 - 17
49'

Substitution

Jake Flannery on for Stewart Moore · Ulster
49'

Substitution

Kwenzo Blose on for Will Goodrick-Clarke · Exeter
49'

Substitution

Max Norey on for Jack Innard · Exeter
49'

Substitution

Jimmy Roots on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
52'

Substitution

Jack Dunne on for Rusiate Tuima · Exeter
55'

Substitution

Tom Cairns on for Niall Armstrong · Exeter
57'

Substitution

Tom Stewart on for Rob Herring · Ulster
57'

Substitution

Kieran Treadwell on for Iain Henderson · Ulster
57'

Substitution

John Cooney on for Nathan Doak · Ulster
60'

Substitution

Callum Reid on for Eric O'Sullivan · Ulster
62'

Substitution

Lewis Pearson on for Martin Moloney · Exeter
62'

Substitution

Zack Wimbush on for Will Rigg · Exeter
65'

Try

Cormac Izuchukwu · Ulster

29 - 17
66'

Conversion

John Cooney · Ulster

31 - 17
66'

Substitution

Corrie Barrett on for Scott Wilson · Ulster
67'

Try

Ben Carson · Ulster

36 - 17
68'

Conversion

John Cooney · Ulster

38 - 17
73'

Try

David McCann · Ulster

43 - 17
74'

Conversion

John Cooney · Ulster

45 - 17
77'

Try

Cormac Izuchukwu · Ulster

50 - 17
78'

Conversion

John Cooney · Ulster

52 - 17
79'

Try

Zack Wimbush · Exeter

52 - 24
79'

Conversion

Harvey Skinner · Exeter

52 - 19
Fulltime 52 - 24

Player ratings

Ulster

15 Stewart Moore 5.8
14 Werner Kok –
13 Ben Carson 9.1
12 Jude Postlethwaite 7.4
11 Mike Lowry 7.0
10 Jack Murphy 6.4
9 Nathan Doak 6.4
1 Eric O'Sullivan 6.6
2 Rob Herring 7.9
3 Scott Wilson 7.6
4 Iain Henderson 6.7
5 Cormac Izuchukwu 9.3
6 James McNabney 6.9
7 Nick Timoney 9.1
8 David McCann 8.3
16 Tom Stewart 6.6
17 Callum Reid 6.1
18 Corrie Barrett 6.3
19 Kieran Treadwell 6.4
20 Harry Sheridan –
21 John Cooney 7.2
22 Jake Flannery 6.6
23 Rob Lyttle 6.9

Exeter

15 Harvey Skinner 5.0
14 Ben Hammersley 6.1
13 Joe Hawkins 7.2
12 Will Rigg 7.4
11 Paul Brown-Bampoe 7.7
10 Will Haydon-Wood 6.2
9 Niall Armstrong 6.0
1 Will Goodrick-Clarke 6.1
2 Jack Innard 7.1
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 6.6
4 Rusiate Tuima 7.6
5 Christ Tshiunza 7.0
6 Martin Moloney 6.6
7 Richard Capstick 6.3
8 Ross Vintcent 9.1
16 Max Norey 6.2
17 Kwenzo Blose 5.9
18 Jimmy Roots 4.9
19 Jack Dunne 6.0
20 Lewis Pearson 6.1
21 Joe Bailey –
22 Tom Cairns 5.8
23 Zack Wimbush 6.2