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Ulster overturned a 12-point deficit in the final 20 minutes on Saturday to beat Edinburgh 22-19 and reach the PRO14 final. Edinburgh were the odds-on favourites to join Leinster in the Dublin final next Saturday and looked to be on course as they scored three times through Stuart McInally, Darcy Graham and Chris Dean to lead 12-0 and 19-7. But Dan McFarland's Belfast outfit refused to relent and responded with tries from Rob Lyttle, Rob Herring and John Andrew. The last touchdown left Ian Madigan with a tricky conversion out wide which he nailed to level the scores going into the final minute. And a Mike Willemse fumble handed Madigan the chance at glory with the last kick of the game, which he took to fire Ulster into their first final in seven years. "I'm disappointed that we didn't understand what we needed to do," said Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill. "Our international players in those key moments have to step up. It's about winning the game. It's about doing the right thing to win a game of knockout rugby and some of our boys clearly don't understand what that looks like." Ulster face a huge task next weekend against a Leinster side unbeaten all season either side of a six-month stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic. kca/pb
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2020-09-05

