Stuart McCloskey: 'All the best memories I have of playing for Ulster are all in Europe'

Stuart McCloskey admits he is not a fan of the four-game qualification format in the European competition.

NOT A FAN: Ulster's Stuart McCloskey doesn't like the Champions Cup format. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Hiscott

It is quite a measure of the belief, the need and the expectation that Ulster have when it comes to Duane Vermeulen that he is starting today’s Heineken Cup Champions Cup opener.

The South African World Cup winner, who tested positive for Covid-19 upon his delayed arrival in Belfast at the start of last week, only met his new team-mates for the first time prior to departure for France yesterday.