Ulster 14-15 Zebre (Result)
Zebre win in Belfast for first time in their history
Giovanni Montemauri kicked Zebre into 3-0 lead in 28th minute
Bautista Stavile Bravin returned from yellow card to score game's first try
Giacomo da Re crossed for Zebre's second soon after
Corrie Barrett reduced deficit with pair of tries from the bench but Ulster penalised to end game
Giovanni Montemauri
The ball goes just wide from Giovanni Montemauri's attempt.
That could prove significant if Ulster manage to score with just over 15 minutes to go...
Ulster 7-15 Zebre
Zebre get the penalty but play advantage.
The referee has brought it back and the visitors point towards the posts.
Ulster 7-15 Zebre
Ulster starting to click in attack.
Ben Carson combines well with Dave McCann before the ball is sent back inside and is carried in midfield by John Andrew.
However, progress is halted as they concede a penalty for holding on to the ball in the ruck.
Ulster 7-15 Zebre
Zebre under massive pressure at the scrum now and Ulster manage to kick the ball clear.
The return kick from the visitors goes out on the halfway line and Ulster have the lineout.
Jake Flannery
Out-half Jake Flannery comes on for Jack Murphy.
Ulster 7-15 Zebre
Tries coming thick and fast now - here's Zebre's second as Giacomo de Re cuts a lovely line to tear through the Ulster defence.
Watch: Giacomo da Re scores a try for Zebre
Ulster 7-15 Zebre
Here's how Zebre scored the game's first try in Belfast as Bautista Stavile Bravin crossed the whitewash after returning from the sin bin.
Watch: Bautista Stavile Bravin scores a try for Zebre
Corrie Barrett (try); Nathan Doak (conv)
Finally Ulster have made their breakthrough!
Ulster camped on the line and it is tighthead prop, Corrie Barrett, who manages to burrow his way over the line from close-distance to get his side off the mark.
Nathan Doak adds the extras with a straightforward kick in front of the posts.
Ulster 0-15 Zebre
Ulster have a tap-and-go penalty close to Zebre's line but the Italian side's defence is holding strong.
The hosts are inches away...
Ulster 0-15 Zebre
Ulster kick a penalty into touch deep in Zebre's half.
They will need to make this spell of territory count if they hope to gain a foothold in the game.
Ulster carrying close to the Zebre line but can they make it over?
Ulster 0-8 Zebre
Tony McWhirter
1999 Ulster European Cup winner on BBC NI
Richie Murphy will be looking for Alan O'Connor to give some purpose and direction to this Ulster pack because at the minute they're second best.
The Zebre pack has been magnificent. The Ulster scrum has creaked but Zebre's line-out play has been as good as anything we've seen all year.
Giacomo da Re
A quickfire double for Zebre!
This time it's the fullback Giacomo da Re who cuts an incisive line through Ulster's defence in the 22 and dives over for his side's second try in the space of a few minutes.
Giovanni Montemauri adds the extras from the kicking tee.
What a start to the second half for the visitors!
Bautista Stavile Bravin
Zebre with the first try of the game!
A lineout for the visitors gives them an attacking platform and after a couple of phases the ball is sent to the flanker Bautista Stavile Bravin who crashes over to extend his side's lead.
The conversion goes wide.
Ulster 0-3 Zebre
Ulster under a lot of pressure at the scrum and they struggle to get the ball away.
The kick clear doesn't get much distance and Zebre have the lineout.
Ulster 0-3 Zebre
John Cooney with a box-kick into the arms of fullback Giacomo da Re who surges forward.
A couple of missed tackles looks worrying for Ulster, but a knock-on from Zebre lets them off the hook.
Scrum to Ulster deep in their own half.
Ulster 0-3 Zebre
Ulster's attack looks promising as they swing the ball wide.
However, the ball is fumbled forward by Mike Lowry and it's a Zebre scrum.
Frustrating for the hosts.
Ulster 0-3 Zebre
We're back here in Belfast for what promises to be an interesting second half.
Ulster attacking just inside Zebre's half.
HT: Ulster 0-3 Zebre
Tommy Bowe
Former Ireland winger on BBC NI
Ulster really put a big push on to try and encourage as many young people to come and watch today. The weather hasn't helped, but certainly that first-half wouldn't encourage many to come back.
It's been pretty hard to watch.
From an Ulster perspective, they've had numerous opportunities, 60/65% possession, but they've kicked it away, they've dropped the ball.
Richie Murphy needs to have a stern word with his team at half-time.
HT: Ulster 0-3 Zebre
Chris Henry
Former Ulster & Ireland flanker on BBC NI
It's very frustrating for everyone watching that.
There's been chances but a lack of patience to hold onto the ball in bad weather.
The conditions have played their part but Zebre certainly managed it a lot better in the first 40 minutes.
HT: Ulster 0-3 Zebre
Tony McWhirter
1999 Ulster European Cup winner on BBC NI
There's been some nice stuff. [Ulster] have been on the Zebre line a few times but they've coughed ball up.
They just haven't shown the belief to hold on, go through the phases and let it develop in front of them.
You've got to give huge credit to Zebre. Their scrum and line-out are both on top. They're winning the battle of the kicking game and they've pinned Ulster back.
Ulster will be massively disappointed. 3-0 down and it's not what they expected.
