Ulster must rebound from PRO14 heartbreak as they face stiff Toulouse challenge

Ireland lock Iain Henderson is yet to win silverware with his province

Ulster’s Iain Henderson: ‘The areas where we’re lacking, is the slight bit of experience of playing and winning knockout rugby games.’

Beaten Guinness PRO14 finalists Ulster will have to bounce from one huge challenge to another when they go to Toulouse for next Sunday’s European quarter-final but Dan McFarland insisted the size of the task was motivation enough for his players.

As returning captain Iain Henderson pinpointed his side’s inexperience of winning knockout games as contributing to the 27-5 loss to a Leinster side unbeaten in 25 games and with three straight PRO14 final successes, his head coach was trying to find inspiration from the examination his players will have to pass from the Champions Cup aristocrats at Stade Ernest-Wallon this weekend.