Ulster head coach Dan McFarland was proud of his side’s efforts in their “heartbreaking” defeat to La Rochelle but felt they were denied what could have been a decisive penalty try in the low-scoring clash.
Reigning champions La Rochelle snatched a dramatic 7-3 Heineken Champions Cup victory after replacement prop Joel Sclavi crashed over for a last-minute converted try at Stade Marcel Deflandre.
That consigned Ulster to a sixth defeat in their last seven games, including all three of their matches in the Heineken Champions Cup, but their battling performance in atrocious conditions in France has kept them in the hunt for a place in the last 16.
