Ulster captain Iain Henderson was delighted that his side came away with a 28-12 bonus-point win against Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The province are in third place after claiming the only away win of the weekend as tries from Tom McAlister, Rob Herring, Zac Ward and Werner Kok secured the maximum.<\/p>\n
\u201cHad you said to me yesterday we were going to come here and get a bonus point win, I\u2019d have bitten your hand off for it,\u201d Ulster<\/a> skipper Henderson admitted after the win.<\/p>\n Pleasing result<\/p>\n \u201cZebre are always difficult to play at home, so we knew it was going to be a tough night at the office. Plenty of things we can do better, but happy with the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n Then it\u2019s Leinster<\/a> in fourth with the defending champions having also moved through the gears in the second half after taking until the 29th minute to open their account.<\/p>\n They recovered from that slow start to beat the Scarlets 36-19 at the Aviva Stadium, with two-try winger Tommy O\u2019Brien named URC Player of the Match.<\/p>\n Head coach Leo Cullen said: \u201cThe Scarlets came with plenty and tested us in lots of different areas. We are delighted to get a win and score six tries. If you had offered me 36-19 beforehand, I would have been pretty happy.\u201d<\/p>\n The Lions and Cardiff are then in fifth and sixth respectively as Munster drop to seventh after losing narrowly to the Bulls (eighth) in a thrilling clash at Loftus.<\/p>\n Franco Smith on \u2018the message\u2019 he wants Glasgow Warriors to take while \u2018clicking\u2019 Stormers remain in touch after Springbok\u2019s \u2018nice bonus\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Bulls v Munster: Five takeaways as Springboks star is \u2018saved by the bunker\u2019 while Irish province a \u2018different beast\u2019 with Jack Crowley<\/a><\/p>\n Munster<\/a> came into the game on the back of a 45-0 loss to the Sharks, but were much improved in Pretoria, scoring five tries as Thomas Ahern led the way with a couple.<\/p>\n But the boot of Handre Pollard ultimately proved decisive as the Bulls posted a 34-31 bonus point victory, with their scrum-half Embrose Papier scorching over for a brace of tries and teenage winger Cheswill Jooste showing his huge potential with a searing strike from distance.<\/p>\n For Munster, there was the significant consolation of two losing bonus points, which could prove vital in the Race to the Eight.<\/p>\n Their coach, Clayton McMillan, said: \u201cYou always want to win, but it\u2019s a decent reward for the effort the boys put in. It was a huge improvement on last week. I am proud of the boys. It\u2019s going to be a real race to the finish.\u201d<\/p>\n Connacht win again<\/p>\n Connacht<\/a> are also very much in the play-off race after they beat the Ospreys 21-15, with replacement scrum-half Matthew Devine racing over for the decisive try six minutes from time.<\/p>\n