Muller may yet return for Ulster’s pool finale

Ulster’s Heineken Cup ambitions have been handed a timely boost with the news that captain Johann Muller may well be fit in time to feature in their round six tie against Castres in France.

The South African fractured an arm in the round three defeat of Northampton Saints at Franklin Gardens in December and the initial prognosis was of a return to action in early February.

“It’s touch and go,” said coach Mark Anscombe of the lock.