Rory Best: Racing test will tell us how far we’ve come

Ireland skipper Rory Best returns to the fray this afternoon hopeful of leading Ulster nearer the Heineken Cup quarter-final stages, something the province hasn’t achieved for five years.

A mid-afternoon kick-off in front of a full house at the Kingspan Stadium, this crunch tie against French giants Racing 92 will in all probability decide who tops Pool 4. But even if Ulster fail to claw back the five-point advantage that Simon Zebo’s side has built, getting anything from the game would leave them in a strong position to qualify as one of the best three runners-up.