Leinster’s individual quality proves the difference as Gibson-Park delivers the final nail in Ulster’s coffin
Jack Conan wins a lineout against Ulster. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
Brendan Fanning
It wasn’t quite the current chaos of Dover Port, hobbled by Brexit, with bumper to bumper traffic as far as the eye can see, but the caravan coming over the Liffey told us the Ulster fans were here on business.
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