Ben Healy scores last-gasp winner as Munster stun Ulster

Ben Healy scored a try from the final play as a much-changed Munster began 2023 with a stunning victory over Ulster in Belfast.

The out-half came off the bench for his first appearance since the win over South Africa in November and he crashed over as the clock turned red before converting his own score to seal a brilliant comeback win.

Robert Baloucoune looked to have put Ulster on course for a third successive victory over Munster when he sprinted over with 13 minutes remaining to make it 14-5, but the visitors produced a brilliant late riposte to condemn Dan McFarland's side to a third loss in four games.

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Ulster: Stewart Moore; Rob Baloucoune, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale; Billy Burns, John Cooney; Rory Sutherland, Tom Stewart, Marty Moore; Kieran Treadwell, Iain Henderson (capt); Greg Jones, Sean Reffell, Duane Vermeulen.

Replacements: Gareth Milasinovich for Moore (29), Nathan Doak for Cooney (62), Sam Carter for Treadwell (62), Eric O'Sullivan for Sutherland (65), Jordi Murphy for Jones (65), Jake Flannery for Burns (73), John Andrew for Stewart (76), Ethan McIlroy for Stockdale (77).

Munster: Mike Haley; Shane Daly, Antoine Frisch, Malakai Fekitoa, Keith Earls; Jack Crowley, Paddy Patterson; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Roman Salanoa; Jean Kleyn, Kiran McDonald; Jack O'Donoghue (capt), Alex Kendellen, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Ben Healy for Fekitoa (52), Conor Murray for Patterson (56), Patrick Campbell for Earls (63), Josh Wycherley for Kilcoyne (65), Stephen Archer for Salanoa (69), Scott Buckley for Scannell (69).

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU).