Marcell Coetzee loss is a blow, admits Ulster boss Dan McFarland

Ulster head coach Dan McFarland. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Ulster coach Dan McFarland said Marcell Coetzee returning to South Africa a year earlier is a blow but he’s confident they will move on from it.

The Springbok missed the trip to Galway but with Nick Timoney producing a timely superb display at No.8, Ulster powered from behind to maintain their winning start to the PRO14 campaign.