Ulster 26-16 Llanelli: Ulster secured their first win over Scarlets in the Heineken Cup with a comfortable 26-16 win at Ravenhill to keep their slim hopes of advancing from the pool stages alive.
Darren Cave and Simon Danielli scored first-half tries with Ian Humphreys kicking two penalties and a conversion against two penalties by Stephen Jones.
Jones reduced the deficit to 18-9 with a penalty but Humphreys replied before David Pollock crossed the Scarlets line to make it 26-9 in Ulster's favour.
Ceiron Thomas scored a late consolation try which Jones converted.
Scoring Sequence: 6mins: I Humphreys pen, 3-0; 9mins: S Jones pen, 3-3; 25mins: D Cave try, Humphreys con, 10-3, 28mins: Jones pen, 10-6; 33mins: S Danielli try, 15-6; 39mins: Humphreys pen, 18-6; 46mins: Jones pen, 18-9; 60mins: Humphreys pen, 21-9; 64mins: D Pollock try, 26-9; 79mins: C Thomas try, Jones con: 26-16
Scorers:
Ulster:
Tries: D Cave S Danielli, D Pollock
Cons: I Humphreys
Pens: I Humphreys (3)
Scarlets:
Tries: C Thomas
Cons: S Jones
Pens: S Jones (3)
Ulster: B Cunningham; S Danielli, D Cave, P Steinmetz (M McCrea 69), A Trimble; I Humphreys (N O'Connor 71), C Willis (I Boss 50); J Fitzpatrick (T Court 50), R Best, BJ Botha, E O'Donoghue, R Caldwell, S Ferris (M McCullough 69), D Pollock, R Diack.
Yellow cards: M McCrea
Scarlets: M Stoddart (L Williams 71); C Thomas, R King, J Davies, M Jones; S Jones, M Roberts (G Cattle 71); I Thomas (P John 66), M Rees (K Owens 55), D Manu, V Cooper, D Day, D Jones (J Edwards 71), S Easterby, D Lyons.
Referee: A Small (RFU)
Attendance: 8,729
Tonight's Results
Pool One
Sale 36-6 Montauban
Pool Two
Edinburgh 16-25 Wasps
Pool Four
Ulster 26-16 Llanelli
Pool Six
Cardiff 21-17 Biarritz
