Well, that's the end of what we'll have to call a mixed day for the provinces.

Munster were well beaten by the Sharks in Durban, Leinster won their top-of-the-table clash to go into the international top of the league and as the URC's only remaining unbeaten side, and Connacht took care of business against Dragons in Galway.

No doubt about the headline, though, as Ulster blow a 19-0 half-time lead to lose 21-19 to Cardiff.

It will be a long four-week wait for the northern province to be back in action after ending the first block on such a sour note.

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Ulster's Nick Timoney on Premier Sports: "We had a good first half, we made too many errors and invited pressure on ourselves.

"It's very disappointing for us but we'll take our learnings I suppose.

"We didn't manage the game that well in terms of our discipline. We gave them the opportunity to put pressure on us and we lost control of the territory and momentum we had in that first half.

"The moments kept going against us. There's lots for us to fix and lots for us to get better at."

Cardiff head coach Matthew Sherratt on Premier Sports: "I got booed down the steps at half-time and chair-lifted up them afterwards.

"We gave the players pretty calm solutions. There'd been no lack of effort, we just didn't play very well.

"I've learned from this job, it's aged me over the last two years, but I've learned to just enjoy the wins."

Cardiff captain Ben Thomas on Premier Sports: "Outside of our circle, watching that game at half-time you'd have been thinking 30, 40 points.

"Massively proud of the team. It shows real character to come back from 19 points down to snatch a win.

"It's a brilliant end. If we lose the game it sets a different tone for the next block. We'll get some downtime now and we've a bit of momentum going into the next block."

A bonus point win for Connacht as they will head into the international break on a positive. 19-0 up at half-time, it looked as though they would easily secure the bonus point but it took until the last six minutes to do so.

In the end, they finished with a flourish and inflict more travel sickness on a Dragons side who are winless on the road in just over a year and a half.

Joy for Cardiff, misery for Ulster.

After going into the break 19-0 down, Cardiff looked dead and buried, but they rallied beyond comprehension in this second half to grab a memorable win.

Ulster never got going in the second half and they ran out of ideas in the end.

Ulster carrying phase after phase but can't make a breakthrough and there goes the final whistle.

It's been lost forward in a maul by Cardiff, last chance for Ulster with the scrum, but they are 60 metres away from the Cardiff line.

Here we go.

Last 90 seconds now and it is a Cardiff throw at the lineout on halfway.

The penalty lands just inches short of the posts.

My goodness this one is going down to the wire as our poll results show.

Ulster finally win a penalty close to halfway and Nathan Doak will have a kick at goal.

Five minutes remaining - what a finish we have here!

Cardiff now just trucking the ball up the heart of Ulster and the visitors seems out of ideas how to get their hands on the ball.

Now then, who is going to win this one with 10 minutes remaining?

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Ulster really struggling to get on the ball in this half bar Harry Sheridan's chance.

Cardiff again force a penalty and kick to touch five metres from the Ulster line.

Harry Sheridan almost goes over for Ulster after a mammoth run from the edge of the 22.

Three Cardiff defenders hold onto the big lock and manage to hold him up over the line.

Goal line drop-out for Cardiff.