Ulster's Rory Best says no soft touches in Champions Cup groups

Ulster’s experienced skipper Rory Best knows the task that lies ahead of his team when they travel to face French side Oyonnax on Saturday in their Champions Cup opener.

Oyonnax, who finished sixth in the Top 14 last season, may be seen as the minnows of Pool 1, but Best who has over a decade of experience in Europe acknowledges that the competition has been getting stronger and that there are no easy routes through to the knock-out stages anymore.

“It’s not going to be easy,” said Best. “When you look at last year’s group and the groups right across the board and you remove the so-called four worst teams in the competition, everything is getting a lot tougher.