Murray Kinsella Reports from Stade Marcel-Deflandre ULSTER HEAD COACH Dan McFarland said he was proud of his players after they were beaten by a late, late La Rochelle try in France.The Irish province led 3-0 as the clock ticked into the red at Stade Marcel-Deflandre but they weren’t able to cling on as Joel Sclavi bashed over for the winning try in La Rochelle’s 7-3 victory.
When asked if Ulster would take something from their performance in France, McFarland insisted that his team have not been far off in recent weeks.“If I said yeah, the implication would be that in the other games we hadn’t had the effort but the nature of the game led to the kind of attitude that I see week in, week out from the guys,” said McFarland.
In a game of fine margins, Ulster coming up empty-handed from an extended period of pressure close to the La Rochelle tryline just before half time proved to be pivotal.James Crombie / INPHO Mike Lowry and Ulster head home disappointed. James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO McFarland was pleased with how his players responded to the wholesale changes he had made to his starting XV ahead of this game.
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