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Paddy Jackson impressed for Ulster as they beat the Scarlets 19-8 at Kingspan Stadium.?Les Kisss side led 11-0 at the break - through a try from Louis Ludik and two penalties from the returning Jackson -- but failed to score any points at all between the 18th and 70th minutes when Jacksons third penalty took the score to 14-3.Ulster -- hit by injuries to Stuart McCloskey and Luke Marshall -- had earlier failed to register on the scoreboard during Jake Balls 35th-minute sin-binning and only Iain Hendersons late try denied the Welsh region a losing bonus point after Will Boydes 75th-minute touchdown had narrowed the score to 14-8.It started badly for the visitors as Rhys Patchell was well wide with a miss-hit fourth-minute penalty attempt but Jackson made no mistake for Ulster with his first attempt six minutes later after some promising attacking down the left flank was illegally halted.Ulster stretched their lead just after the first quarter when Jackson nailed his second penalty after the Scarlets front row were penalised for collapsing a scrum. Then, just before the 20th minute, Ulster struck from deep after a clearance kick from Patchell was fielded by Craig Gilroy.The Ulster right winger threw the ball left to Charles Piutau and the home side worked the ball down the left with McCloskey putting Ludik clear to score in the corner.Jackson missed the difficult conversion and then the home sides scramble defence saved a score from Gareth Davies with another scrum penalty ensuing from the set-piece on Ulsters line. Gilroy then got clear on the right with only a great covering tackle from Liam Williams preventing a certain try.The Scarlets went down to 14 men with five minutes remaining in the first half when Ball was shown yellow for some illegal work at a ruck but, frustratingly for Ulster there were no further scores and Kisss men went off leading 11-0 at the break.Worryingly for Ulster, Ball then returned to the action without a point being scored against the visitors. Punishment duly came with Patchell getting the Welsh side off the mark in the 47th minute after Robbie Diack was penalised for blocking a quick tap penalty being taken by Gareth Davies.Ulster then turned the screw after a Gilroy take of a high ball but coughed up a penalty under the Scarlets sticks. This gave the Welsh new impetus and only a last-gasp interception from Piutau prevented a try for James Davies.This in turn led to Gilroy racing free down the wing and being taken down by Williams who was deemed not to have taken the Ulsterman late.The game then became disjointed with McCloskey and his replacement Luke Marshall going off injured but Ulster secured a kick-able penalty and with just 10 minutes on the clock Jackson slotted the crucial kick.The Scarlets finally put something together with replacement back-rower Boyde scuttling over in the 75th minute with Patchell hitting the upright with the conversion. 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Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2).Wigan saw off a second-half fightback from Catalans Dragons as they ground out a 12-6 win in the opening round of Super League. Michael McIlorum scored two tries to give the Warriors a 10-0 lead at half-time at the DW Stadium on Friday night, and though Dragons hit back with a try of their own within three minutes of the start of the second half, the visitors were unable to orchestrate a famous fightback in their first outing of the new campaign.Matty Smith then added a penalty to close out a game that was plagued by poor weather from the outset. The heavens had opened in the minutes that led to kick-off, and the weather remained a constant damper on the game throughout.It was the Dragons who were most bothered by the slippery conditions initially, as handling errors eroded several attacking opportunities. Ben Flower is tackled by Jason Baitieri of Catalans Dragons McIlorum then opened the scoring when one such handling error from the visitors saw the ball spilled right in front of their line in the tackle, and the hooker pounced to cross the whitewash. The video referee was asked to check that there had been no foul play to free the ball but he confirmed there had been none, and Wigan led 4-0 after the conversion was missed.Catalans were not deterred in their desire to play running rugby, but perhaps should have been, as more handling errors decorated their opening quarter.The Perpignan sides problems were then compounded when McIlorum scored his second. The Warrior passed to George Williams, who stepped the defence before offloading to McIlorum in support, with the latter diving over for the try. Matty Smith slotted the conversion to give his side a 10-point lead. Wigans Michael McIlorum scores his second try against the Dragons The Dragons threatened to come back into it but the Wigan defence was resolute in the mud, and the visitors were unable put any kind of dent in the deficit as the scorre remained 10-0 at half-time.ddddddddddddHowever, Catalans started the second half with purpose, and Richie Myler spotted a gap behind the defence early on to put a perfectly weighted kick into the in-goal area.Wigans Lewis Tierney looked comfortable in his attempt to shepherd the ball out, but Justin Horo squeezed through and grounded the ball to hand former Wigan star Pat Richards an important conversion attempt. The conversion was sent over, and it looked like Catalans were back in the game. Reaction from man-of-the-match Michael McIlorum, Warriors coach Shaun Wane and Catalans counterpart Laurent Frayssinous They continued to grow into the encounter, looking the more threatening of the two sides for long periods, but the Warriors defence held out to frustrate the opposition.When the Dragons were penalised in front of the poles in the 54th minute, Matty Smith opted to kick for goal and landed the opportunity to take a 12-6 lead.The pressure seemed to tell for the Dragons, who then began to suffer again from the handling errors that kept them out in the first half, and with conditions deteriorating even further, neither side was able to add another score.Watch Wigan in Super League action away to Huddersfield next Friday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7.30pm. Catalans host Hull FC on Saturday, February 13, live on Sky Sports 3 HD from 4.55pm. ' ' '