With a win now on the board, Ulster will be looking to make it two in a row against Treviso at Ravenhill on Friday. Ulster full-back Jared Payne says the victory in Galway has given the team a boost - but that no-one in the team is underestimating Treviso, who come to Belfast in great form: "The mood has been a bit better in the camp. It was good to finally get the win - that was a positive, but there are still things to work on. The first half against Connacht was a bit too much like the ...
With a win now on the board, Ulster will be looking to make it two in a row against Treviso at Ravenhill on Friday. Ulster full-back Jared Payne says the victory in Galway has given the team a boost - but that no-one in the team is underestimating Treviso, who come to Belfast in great form:
"The mood has been a bit better in the camp. It was good to finally get the win - that was a positive, but there are still things to work on. The first half against Connacht was a bit too much like the first two games, which is a bit worrying, but during the second half we really came on a bit. "We showed a bit of character, a bit of patience and hung around their 22 until we got some points and got in the lead. It was a nice bust from Luke Marshall and nice to finish it off. We have mucked a few of those up in recent weeks so it gives us the confidence to know that we can go and score a few more."
The victory over Connacht lifted Ulster up to sixth in the RaboDirect PRO12:
"It's good to be back in the mix in the league," says Payne. "It is still a long season ahead - we have plenty of time - we will worry about our performances week-by-week and let the table look after itself.
And what about the challenge posed by Treviso - a team that brings back a few bad memories for Jared Payne?
They have certainly improved over the few years that I have been at Ravenhill," he says. "I did my Achilles against them two seasons ago and watched them draw with the guys last year -so third time lucky this year - it will just be finally good to play them at Ravenhill."
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With a win now on the board, Ulster will be looking to make it two in a row against Treviso at Ravenhill on Friday. Ulster full-back Jared Payne says the victory in Galway has given the team a boost - but that no-one in the team is underestimating Treviso, who come to Belfast in great form:
"The mood has been a bit better in the camp. It was good to finally get the win - that was a positive, but there are still things to work on. The first half against Connacht was a bit too much like the first two games, which is a bit worrying, but during the second half we really came on a bit. "We showed a bit of character, a bit of patience and hung around their 22 until we got some points and got in the lead. It was a nice bust from Luke Marshall and nice to finish it off. We have mucked a few of those up in recent weeks so it gives us the confidence to know that we can go and score a few more."
The victory over Connacht lifted Ulster up to sixth in the RaboDirect PRO12:
"It's good to be back in the mix in the league," says Payne. "It is still a long season ahead - we have plenty of time - we will worry about our performances week-by-week and let the table look after itself.
And what about the challenge posed by Treviso - a team that brings back a few bad memories for Jared Payne?
They have certainly improved over the few years that I have been at Ravenhill," he says. "I did my Achilles against them two seasons ago and watched them draw with the guys last year -so third time lucky this year - it will just be finally good to play them at Ravenhill."
Tickets for Ulster v Treviso are still on sale and are available here Â