Proud McLaughlin rues mistakes

ULSTER boss Brian McLaughlin was a man of mixed emotions on Saturday.

Full of pride for their display against one of the continent’s richest clubs but he refused to hide the devastation of coming close to a sensational success at the Stade Marcel Michelin.

With a quarter-final place already assured thanks to Connacht’s hard-fought victory over Harlequins on Friday night, Ulster still produced the goods to back up the 40-point mauling of Leicester.