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competition. The match was played on 30 January 1999 at

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. The match was contested by

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of Ireland and

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of France. Ulster won the match 21–6. Colomiers opened the scoring through a

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penalty, but Ulster fullback Simon Mason responded with four of his own before half-time. After the break, captain and fly-half David Humphreys added a

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, before Colomiers recorded another penalty from substitute Mickaël Carré, but Mason was able to kick two more for Ulster to put the match out of Colomiers' reach. Ulster centre Jonny Bell was named man of the match.

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