Ulster sift through Welford woe for positives

There was enough in that first half against the Tigers to suggest the Richie Murphy project can continue to build into something. What that turns out to be remains to be seen

MAULING: Leicester Tigers' Tommy Reffell and Iain Henderson of Ulster in the tight at Welford Road on Saturday. Pic: Tom Maher, Inpho.

Investec Champions Cup: Leicester Tigers 38 Ulster 10.

ON paper, it’s difficult to make a case for Saturday’s defeat at the hands of Leicester being anything but a demoralising hammering for Ulster. For all the green shoots of a recent away win over Connacht, this side is still not good enough to compete with a Tigers outfit which has seen better days.