Ulster became the first Irish province to win at Thomond Park in 13 years and more remarkably outscored Munster, the defending European Champions by five tries to one.

Prop Tom Court was an integral part of that victory as the Ulster pack pummelled their opponents in the scrum.

Court is hoping the bonus point win will be the turning point for Ulster’s fortunes on the road for the rest of the season.

“As a team we were aiming for the win and it was very rewarding to get the bonus point, we very happy but we’ll draw a line under it,” stated Court.

“Deep down we had the confidence to go for the win and push on for the bonus point and it was good to silence the crowd.”

Court’s performance against Irish international John Hayes should put him in line for representative honours next month but the Australian born front rower knows there is still a lot of work to be done in Ulster’s next three matches.

“I was very pleased with my performance but I know I still need to do it week in and week out.”

“It was the first time I’ve propped against John Hayes and

he is a bit of a legend, I only met him for the first time a few months ago at an Irish training camp. It was good to get over the try line and get the bonus,” continued Court.

“The main thing for me is to do it consistently, I’ll have to keep playing well for Ulster and hope things work in my favour but Hayes has been there a very long time and has nearly 90 caps.”

The result in Limerick was Ulster’s first success on the road this season and gave them a league double over Munster and this week they are chasing the same goal as they face Edinburgh at Murrayfield having already beaten Andy Robinson’s side in Belfast.

“Edinburgh will be a different task, it’s a great stadium but they won’t have the same crowd. They are an unpredictable team to play against and they like to run the ball in attack so we’ll have to prepare well,” reasoned Court. “The boys are confident in themselves and our defence has been our core this season, we’re frustrating

teams and keeping the pressure on them which is allowing us to score tries. If we can win in front of 26,000 people in Limerick there is no excuse not to win anywhere.”

Last Saturday’s win lifted Ulster up to seventh in the table but they are only seven points behind leaders the Ospreys.

The Edinburgh match will be Ulster’s last match in the league until they travel to the Dragons on February 22 and Court knows how important a win in Scotland will be to keep the pressure on the leaders. You’re always looking at the teams above you to see how they’re doing. One win would push as up the table and if we play well there is a good chance we can get it,” concluded Court.