Magners League Table

Team
Pld
Pts
MunsterMunster522
OspreysOspreys519
ScarletsScarlets513
LeinsterLeinster512
Cardiff BluesBlues511
Glasgow WarriorsWarriors511
Newport Gwent DragonsDragons510
Connacht RugbyConnacht58
EdinburghEdinburgh58
Ulster RugbyUlster57
Borders send out message despite defeat
9 - 33
Netherdale   Att: 3,252
Friday 13th April 2007, 19:30
Borders sent out a message of defiance in defeat at Netherdale on Friday night.
Stephen Ferris
Stephen Ferris opens the try scoring for Ulster
More than 4,000 fans - three times the average gate - filled the ground for the doomed side's latest Magners League match against Ulster.

It was an attempt to persuade the SRU to change their decision to axe the team at the end of the season.

Unfortunately the team could not live up to the occasion, going behind within two minutes to Stephen Ferris's try and leaking 14 more points in injury time thanks to tries from Andy Maxwell and Bryn Cunningham.

David Humphreys kicked the rest of the visitors' points with Borders' fly-half Steve Jones replying with three penalties.

But Borders could not convert their periods of pressure into tries and the late tries gave the final scoreline a flattering look.

Border Reivers V Ulster Rugby
 PDCTPosPlayerPlayerPosTCDP 






Stuart Moffat
15
Bryn Cunningham

1










Dougie Flockhart
14
Tommy Bowe






Replacement off





Ben MacDougall
13
Andrew Trimble












Nick de Luca
12
Paddy Wallace





Replacement off






Garry Law
11
Andrew Maxwell

1





3




Steve Jones
10
David Humphreys


3

4







Chris Cusiter
9
Isaac Boss





Replacement off
Replacement off





Gavin Kerr
1
Bryan Young





Replacement off
Replacement off





Ross Ford
2
Rory Best












Bruce Douglas
3
Simon Best






Replacement off





Craig Hamilton
4
Justin Harrison






Replacement off





Opeta Palepoi
5
Ryan Caldwell





Yellow cardReplacement off






John Dalziel
6
Stephen Ferris

1










Andy Miller
7
Neil Best






Replacement off





Kelly Brown
8
Roger Wilson





Replacement off
Replacements
Replacement on





Steve Scott
16
Paul Shields






Replacement on





Bruce McNeil
17
Justin Fitzpatrick





Replacement on
Replacement on





Stuart Grimes
18
Tim Barker





Replacement on
Replacement on





Richie Vernon
19
David Pollock





Replacement on






Rob Chrystie
20
Kieran Campbell





Replacement on
Replacement on





Bryan Rennie
21
Darren Cave





Replacement on






Gregor Townsend
22
Paul McKenzie






Penalty Tries
0
0
First half timeline
2Ulster Rugby
Try - S Ferris
2Ulster Rugby
Conversion - D Humphreys
11Border Reivers
Penalty kick - S Jones
13Ulster Rugby
Penalty kick - D Humphreys
19Border Reivers
Substitution - S Grimes on for O Palepoi
22Border Reivers
Penalty kick - S Jones
25Border Reivers
Substitution - R Vernon on for K Brown
27Border Reivers
Substitution - O Palepoi on for S Grimes
29Ulster Rugby
Substitution - T Barker on for R Caldwell
30Ulster Rugby
Substitution - R Caldwell on for T Barker
35Border Reivers
Substitution - K Brown on for R Vernon
40Ulster Rugby
Penalty kick - D Humphreys
Second half timeline
43Ulster Rugby
Yellow card - R Caldwell
54Border Reivers
Substitution - S Grimes on for C Hamilton
55Border Reivers
Penalty kick - S Jones
60Ulster Rugby
Substitution - J Fitzpatrick on for B Young
60Ulster Rugby
Substitution - T Barker on for R Caldwell
69Border Reivers
Substitution - S Scott on for R Ford
71Ulster Rugby
Penalty kick - D Humphreys
71Border Reivers
Substitution - R Vernon on for O Palepoi
73Ulster Rugby
Penalty kick - D Humphreys
73Border Reivers
Substitution - B McNeil on for G Kerr
80Ulster Rugby
Try - A Maxwell
80Ulster Rugby
Conversion - D Humphreys
80Border Reivers
Substitution - B Rennie on for B MacDougall
80Ulster Rugby
Substitution - D Cave on for P Wallace
80Ulster Rugby
Substitution - D Pollock on for R Wilson
80Ulster Rugby
Substitution - K Campbell on for I Boss
80 +2Ulster Rugby
Try - B Cunningham
80 +2Ulster Rugby
Conversion - D Humphreys
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