Ulster know they can't afford to take foot off the gas against Leinster

Leading a 14-man Leinster by 19 points approaching half-time at the RDS in December, Ulster somehow lost by nine and it was to be the trigger for a slump of epic proportions

COMEBACK: Rob Herring, left, and Stewart Moore of Ulster dejected after Leinster's comeback win at the RDS in December. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Ulster’s return to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday resurrects memories of their most recent visits to D4, back in December, when their start to a season that had so swelled expectations seemed to implode in the space of a traumatic few weeks.

Leading a 14-man Leinster by 19 points approaching half-time at the RDS, Dan McFarland’s side somehow lost by nine and it was to be the trigger for a slump of epic proportions that hit its nadir at half-time of their ‘home’ tie against La Rochelle at the Aviva.