Rugby Union: Injuries mar Ulster's no-so-friendly victory; ULSTER XV 48 CELTIC WARRIORS XV 12.(Sport)

From: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) | Date: December 28, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Richard Bullick

A DISGUSTING challenge on Aussie ace Ryan Constable marred Ulster's festive friendly at Malone yesterday and added to the backline injury crisis ahead of next week's Celtic League semi-final.

Constable was on the receiving end of an obscene late hit by former Scottish international winger Shaun Longstaff, who escaped unpunished for his brutal act thanks to the abject failure of the touchjudges to intervene in support of unsighted refer...

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