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Ulster beat Zebre 40-21 in Challenge Cup opener
Last season's beaten finalists secure bonus-point win away in Parma with six tries.
In brief
Last season's beaten finalists secure bonus-point win away in Parma with six tries. Ulster Rugby won forty to twenty-one away at Zebre Parma in the European Challenge Cup, scoring six tries to claim a bonus point in their opening match. Originally reported by BBC Sport.
Ulster open with bonus-point win
Ulster Rugby defeated Zebre Parma forty to twenty-one in the European Challenge Cup at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi on October seventeenth, scoring six tries to claim maximum points.
Walker shines on competitive debut
Academy graduate Henry Walker scored two tries on his first competitive start for Richie Murphy's side, showing great promise in the front row against Zebre's tenacious defence.
Ulster dominate first half
Last season's beaten finalists built a nineteen to zero lead by half-time, with Jacob Stockdale also crossing after Walker's opening try, before Zebre mounted a second-half comeback.
Zebre fight back in second half
Zebre scored three tries in the second half through Giovanni Licata, Alessandro Ortombina and Giovanni Montemauri, but Ulster's David McCann, Mike Lowry and Martin Moloney replied to secure the bonus point.
Ulster face URC away trips next
With the Challenge Cup now parked until December, Ulster face three consecutive away trips in the URC, starting with a South African double-header against the Bulls and Stormers.
What it means
Ulster Rugby won forty to twenty-one away at Zebre Parma in the European Challenge Cup, scoring six tries to claim a bonus point in their opening match.
