Ulster head coach Dan McFarland praised his aspect's persistence after they got here away with a five-try, bonus-point win over inter-provincial rivals Connacht to begin the brand new URC season.
While the hosts at Ravenhill had the bonus-point wrapped up by simply after the hour when Stewart Moore scored within the nook, they needed to wait for his or her first rating till nicely into the sport.
When it got here, it took a pleasant piece of ability from Stuart McCloskey to open issues up for his centre companion Luke Marshall.
"I believed we constructed progressively by the sport," stated McFarland. "We got here out within the second-half and we have been a bit extra direct, a bit extra bodily.
"I believed it was vital that we floor it out. I used to be happy that we did not lose our composure once we weren't executing. We have been down there rather a lot however repeatedly in that first 20 minutes we weren't getting factors on the board.
"However we did not lose our composure and I used to be happy with that.
"I believe we at all times felt if we might get down there and get our maul going we would trigger them issues and that is what occurred."
On an evening when Jacob Stockdale made his first aggressive outing in a 12 months, Ulster's full-point haul from this derby units them up nicely in what's a troublesome begin to the marketing campaign with subsequent week's journey to Scarlets to be adopted by the go to of Leinster.
"Clearly any time we get a win in an interpro we're comfortable and a bonus-point win could be very pleasing," McFarland added.
"Connacht are an excellent group and you do not want me to inform you that they've triggered us bother prior to now, notably across the breakdown and their physicality off the road disrupting our attacking sport.
"I used to be happy with the best way our breakdown labored however not with our accuracy or execution.
"We created quite a bit however we weren't as correct as we wanted to be."