Ulster ‘understand the challenge’ that awaits in South Africa

A first win is in the bag, albeit at Zebre in the Challenge Cup, and yet there is simply no let up for Ulster as they now depart for South Africa where the challenging task of facing the Bulls and the Stormers awaits.

Still without a victory after three rounds in the URC, having drawn two games and lost one for an eight-point tally, this is hardly the situation Richie Murphy wanted to find his side in ahead of a match at altitude in Pretoria against the in-form Bulls before they move on to Cape Town to test themselves against the strength of the Stormers.