Ulster appeared to be cruising to a bonus point victory only to implode in the second half - and worse than that Mulligan gets on TV.

Ulster came out in the first half fired up and determined to do the business against a second string Munster side. Things looked to be going according to plan when a couple of training moves, faultlessly executed, cut the spirited Munster defence to shreds and resulted in tries for Steiny and Trimble. With Roger going over from a line out in between the backs efforts it looked as though Ulster were going to coast to a fairly easy victory.

Things didn't look too different at the start of the second half with Caldwell, amongst others, coming close. Then Munsters scored a try and Ulster started to slowly fall apart. This, added to some extraordinarily incompetent refereeing from the ever biased Roland, made the second half particularly uncomfortable to watch.

Well done to Munsters for having the determination to fight back but this defeat was truly Ulster's fault. Not for the first time this season Ulster had got themselves into a good position and then failed to push on. This is not the fault of the coaches who have done their job in getting the team into match winning positions but is the fault of the players who stop doing their job and go chasing the ball. The team becomes a series of individuals and this has to be down to poor on field leadership. Experienced Pros like Harrison, Humpherys, Fitzpatrick and Dawson need to stand up and be counted as leaders, not just players.

The league is over and Ulster have done well in maintaining an interest for much of this season after winning it last year. Our young coaches, McCall and Clarke, have cut their teeth over the last three years and they've made plenty of mistakes and our Heineken Cup form has been extremely disappointing.

Still to come in this weeks FRU

Who is the tortured soul "Caolan/darksidelightside?"
(One man's tale of inner turmoil!)

Jamesie models some Kukri gear!
(One man's tale of inside legs!)