Brains and brawn give Ulster edge

Montpellier 8 Ulster 25

Naturally, coach Mark Anscombe was ebullient about the performance but didn’t let it show, saying with understatement that it was a pretty good occasion for the boys.

“To come here and beat them, and inflict their first home defeat this year, and by nearly 20 points, that’s not bad, is it,” said Anscombe, whose side only broke their duck on French soil last season after 17 years of trying.