Ulster fail to tame Tigers’ early assault

Leicester put indifferent domestic form behind them as they made a strong start to their European Rugby Champions Cup Group Three campaign by sinking Ulster at Welford Road.

However, Ulster left the east midlands with a losing bonus point, and head coach Neil Doak said: “We weren’t as accurate as we had hoped in the first-half, and Leicester got a bit of a lead, but the second half was pretty decent and we got a couple of scores.

“It is a possession game, and if you don’t have the ball, you have to defend quite a bit. They put us under a bit of pressure and capitalised on a couple of our mistakes.