Ulster left with Italian job after battling win

JOB done. Well, more or less.

After 12 long and, let’s face it, embarrassing years, Ulsterhave one foot firmly planted in the knockout stages of this most beguiling of European competitions after Saturday’s edgy, ugly but ecstatic win over the Basques.

What should be a routine win against Aironi in the Stadio Luigi Zaffanella next weekend should punch their ticket as far as April, guaranteeing them passage as one of two best runners-up at the very least.