Connacht were crowned this season's under-21 interprovincial champions after they overcame Ulster at Galway Sportsground on Saturday.
A flat defence enabled Ulster loosehead prop Brian Young to go over for a try in the ninth minute. However, outhalf Gavin McLoughlin saw his conversion attempt go awry.
Connacht's first try arrived midway through the opening half from left-winger Paddy O'Sullivan, outhalf Colm Glynn adding the conversion.
A few minutes later Glynn had a try after right winger Barry Liddy acted as provider and Glynn's conversion was again good.
Good early pressure from Connacht after the break led to a Glynn penalty from the Ulster 22.
Ulster made a series of substitutions and David Mayne, on for Hayden Swift, had a consolation try two minutes into injury-time.
Scoring sequence: 9 mins: B Young try 0-5; 20: P O'Sullivan try, C Glynn con 7-5; 26: C Glynn try and con 14-5; 49: C Glynn pen 17-5; 82: D Mayne try 17-10.
CONNACHT - J Meagher; B Liddy, G Duffy, M McPhail, P O'Sullivan; C Glynn, C O'Loughlin; C Hussey, H Bourke, W Maxwell, A Maher, C Murphy, J Muldoon, A Conboy, I Muldoon. Replacement - F McLoughlin for O'Sullivan (80 mins). ULSTER - J Semple; H Swift, A Lowe, G Mitchell, A Maxwell; G McLoughlin, P Roxborough; B Young, R Best, M Stokes, A Telford, M McCullough, J Boyd, R Wilson, M McComish. Replacements - G Curruthers for Semple (20 mins), A Gillespie for Boyd (48 mins), M Ferry for Roxborough (56 mins), D Mayne for Swift (67 mins), M Lyttle for McComish (71 mins).
Referee - D Keane (Leinster).
