Second spot assured for Ulster following Edinburgh win

Second place in the URC is Ulster's after their 28-14 win over Edinburgh at the Kingspan Stadium on Friday night.

Darcy Graham shocked the home side and fans by opening the scoring, but in their final game of the regular season, Jacob Stockdale hit back with a try.

Two John Cooney penalties gave Ulster an 11-7 half-time advantage. WP Nel scored a try for Edinburgh, but that was only consolation.

Ulster went over through John Cooney and Nick Timoney to seal the home side's win.

Dan McFarland's side have hit a rich vein of form - winning their last five games in the competition.

Ulster: Mike Lowry, Rob Baloucoune, James Hume, Stewart Moore, Jacob Stockdale; Billy Burns, John Cooney; Andy Warwick, Rob Herring, Jeff Toomaga-Allen; Alan O'Connor (capt), Kieran Treadwell; David McCann, Nick Timoney, Duane Vermeulen.

Replacements: Tom Stewart, Callum Reid, Gareth Milasinovich, Sam Carter, Harry Sheridan, Nathan Doak, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy.

Edinburgh: Emiliano Boffelli; Darcy Graham, Mark Bennett, Cammy Hutchison, Duhan van der Merwe; Blair Kinghorn, Henry Pyrgos; Pierre Schoeman, Dave Cherry, Luan de Bruin; Glen Young, Sam Skinner; Jamie Ritchie (capt), Hamish Watson, Viliame Mata.

Replacements: Stuart McInally, Boan Venter, WP Nel, Pierce Phillips, Connor Boyle, Charlie Shiel, Charlie Savala, Nathan Sweeney.