Payne lifts gloom as Ulster labour to shake off Zebre

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Only a piece of magic by Jared Payne spared the home side from being pantomime villains. Lethargic and lacking sharpness and accuracy, only number eight Robbie Diack maintained anything like European Cup form.

Very soft underfoot, rain hurtling down in gusts, and handling at times becoming a real lottery. With that wind on their tails in the first half, Zebre were not going to be used as fodder.