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Published 20:39 30 Mar 2019 GMT
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Each replay, looped four or five times on the big screen made it hurt even more. A glorious chance had been missed.
Following the game, Ulster head coach Dan McFarland commented:
"I know what you want me to say and I'm not going to say it... there's not that many people in the world that can beat that many players to get into the position to get the ball down. I'm proud of Jacob."Stockdale kept his ears pinned back and made a couple more good carries - featuring heavily in the build-up to Luke Marshall's try - but Leinster kept coming back. Ross Byrne's 70th minute penalty proved crucial and it was the winning of the match, putting Leinster 21-18 ahead. There was no way back for Ulster. At the end of the game, Stockdale cut a distraught figure. He looked close to tears as he placed a hand over his face, as his teammates started to walk through a corridor of clapping Leinster players. Three teammates - Kieran Treadwell, Billy Burns and John Cooney - all went straight to Stockdale to try and gee him up. There were arms around the shoulders and a few words said. McFarland said there were a lot of heads down in the Ulster dressing room at the end of the game, and Stockdale was no different. Having exploded onto the scene for Ulster and Ireland, the past couple of months have shown Stockdale to be human after all. The season is not over yet, however, and he could still be a hero yet before the last ball is slung.
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