Ulster 'have To Look After The Ball Better' - Murphy

Ulster caput coach Richie Murphy said his broadside "were a spot wasteful astatine times" during their 28-12 United Rugby Championship triumph complete Zebre successful Parma.

Despite nan location broadside being reduced to 14 men aft Simone Gesi's consecutive reddish paper conscionable earlier nan half-hour mark, it was a tight and tense match.

The bonus-point triumph moves Murphy's broadside up to 3rd position successful nan URC array arsenic they return to winning ways up of their Challenge Cup fixture against Ospreys astatine nan Affidea Stadium.

"We expected it to beryllium really beingness complete present and that is what we got," Murphy said.

"I suppose nan reddish paper early successful nan crippled gave america a spot much of an advantage and I thought from our constituent of view, we person to look aft nan shot amended arsenic we were a spot wasteful astatine times.

"But very happy to get 4 tries. Coming complete present is ever very difficult."

Player of nan Match Werner Kok, who scored nan bonus-point try, believed that nan turning constituent successful nan crippled was nan commencement of nan 2nd half.

Ulster scored 3 tries aft nan restart pinch Rob Herring, Zac Ward and Kok each capable to transverse nan line.

"We stopped playing erstwhile they went down to 14 and we tried to regroup again and nan boys stuck together and played arsenic a team," Kok said.

"I deliberation nan power from nan kick-off [in nan 2nd half] was nan turning point. The boys stuck successful location and that was nan turning constituent for me."