Experience will stand to young Ulster side says Richie Murphy

“With the injuries we picked up throughout the game, we had to make a few changes, but the experience of being here will be good.”

Ulster interim head coach Richie Murphy congratulates David Shanahan after the Challenge Cup Round of 16 match between Montpellier and Ulster at GGL Stadium in Montpellier, France. Photo by John Dickson/Sportsfile

A young Ulster side will learn from their chastening 53-14 Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat at Clermont as focus switches to a battle for the URC play-offs, Richie Murphy insisted.

The interim head coach could only watch his side wilt under a hot Spring sun at Stade Marcel Michelin, unable to find a response to Clermont’s direct power game as they shipped 33 unanswered points in the second half.