Cornish Pirates moved to the top of Pool 5 in the British & Irish Cup, thanks to a 23-14 win over Ulster A at Mennaye Field on Sunday afternoon.
The opening 40 minutes was a scrappy affair, with the only points of the half coming just before the break via a Will Cargill penalty for the home side.
Seven minutes into the second half, flanker Tom Cowan-Dickie put the Pirates further ahead when he charged over for a try, which Cargill converted.
Ulster A responded four minutes later with a well taken try by Craig Gilroy, with Peter Nelson adding the extra 2 to make it 10-7.
Cowan-Dickie got over for his second try mid way through the second half, with Cargill’s conversion and another penalty opening a 20-7 lead for the Pirates.
Ulster A continued to battle hard and replacement Greg Jones crossed the whitewash in the 77th minute, converted once again by Nelson.
With just one minute left on the clock Cargill slotted another penalty to seal the win and deny the Ulster men a losing bonus point.
Cornish Pirates:
(1-8): B Keast, J Fish, J Andrew, T Freeman, B Breukeboom, C Fuca, T Cowan-Dickie, R Cooper;
(9-15): M Pope, W Cargill, A J Cant, N De Batista, D Koster, N Coronel, T May.
Replacements: T Channon, C Judge, M Walker, K Westlake, A Taylor, L May, A O'Meara
Ulster A:
(1-8): S Van der Merwe, A McBurney, R Kane, J Regan, M Dalton, C Ross, A Hall, J Dunleavy;
(9-15): J Stewart, P Nelson, D Busby, R Butler, C Patterson, C Gilroy, J Owens.
Replacements: Z McCall, J Simpson, G Jones, C Montgomery, A Cairns, B Herron, R Lyttle
The opening 40 minutes was a scrappy affair, with the only points of the half coming just before the break via a Will Cargill penalty for the home side.
Seven minutes into the second half, flanker Tom Cowan-Dickie put the Pirates further ahead when he charged over for a try, which Cargill converted.
Ulster A responded four minutes later with a well taken try by Craig Gilroy, with Peter Nelson adding the extra 2 to make it 10-7.
Cowan-Dickie got over for his second try mid way through the second half, with Cargill’s conversion and another penalty opening a 20-7 lead for the Pirates.
Ulster A continued to battle hard and replacement Greg Jones crossed the whitewash in the 77th minute, converted once again by Nelson.
With just one minute left on the clock Cargill slotted another penalty to seal the win and deny the Ulster men a losing bonus point.
Cornish Pirates:
(1-8): B Keast, J Fish, J Andrew, T Freeman, B Breukeboom, C Fuca, T Cowan-Dickie, R Cooper;
(9-15): M Pope, W Cargill, A J Cant, N De Batista, D Koster, N Coronel, T May.
Replacements: T Channon, C Judge, M Walker, K Westlake, A Taylor, L May, A O'Meara
Ulster A:
(1-8): S Van der Merwe, A McBurney, R Kane, J Regan, M Dalton, C Ross, A Hall, J Dunleavy;
(9-15): J Stewart, P Nelson, D Busby, R Butler, C Patterson, C Gilroy, J Owens.
Replacements: Z McCall, J Simpson, G Jones, C Montgomery, A Cairns, B Herron, R Lyttle
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts For | Pts Against | Bonus Pts | Points | |
| Cornish Pirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 33 | 1 | 9 |
| Scarlets Select | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 45 | 1 | 5 |
| Ulster A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 41 | 0 | 4 |
| Hartpury RFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 59 | 1 | 1 |