First-half try-fest puts Ulster in pole position for last eight

ULSTER’S victory in the Milanese suburb was not as convincing as the score suggests, but the only thing that mattered for the visitors was the attainment of a winning bonus point, according to Pedrie Wannenburg.

The result takes Brian McLaughlin’s men to the top of Pool 4, and gives them a realistic opportunity of making the quarter-finals. Though with Clermont picking up a losing bonus point away to Leicester, the final pool shake-up is likely to go right down to the wire.

The Tigers come to Ravenhill after Christmas and then it’s a trip to the Massif Central for Ulster.