Angry Ulster boss adamant Kingspan pitch was ready to host La Rochelle

“The bottom line is the decision was wrong. It could have been played at Ravenhill."

FUMING: Ulster Head Coach Dan McFarland. Picture: INPHO/Ben Brady

An angry Dan McFarland is adamant that Ulster’s Kingspan Stadium pitch was playable on Saturday morning, hours before their Heineken Champions Cup fixture against La Rochelle which had already been switched to Dublin the evening before.

The province duly lost their Pool B tie 36-29 to Ronan O’Gara’s reigning champions having trailed 29-0 at the break and their ability to scramble two bonus points in an almost empty Aviva Stadium didn’t temper McFarland’s foul mood afterward.