Ulster’s Bordeaux mission looks like a mountain to climb but they can make life difficult for French giants and hope

Ulster’s Rob Herring (centre) is tackled by Bordeaux counterpart Arthur Retiere during the sides’ clash at Ravenhill Feels like one of those classic double-edged sword situations. On the one hand, Ulster are in the knock-out stages of the Champions Cup which, after the spankings they took at Toulouse and Leicester Tigers, seems quite some achievement, though this somewhat ignores the elephant in the room – namely that they hosed a much-weakened Exeter Chiefs to just about make it to the last-16..