Ulster will fight for Champions Cup lives against Harlequins, roars ...

20 Jan 2024
Ulster Rugby

Ulster’s Iain Henderson feels his side can thrive with the pressure on when they face Harlequins

Ulster skipper Iain Henderson wants to see his side fight out of the corner they’ve backed themselves into in the Champions Cup.

Losses in two of their three pool games have left Dan McFarland’s men needing to beat Harlequins in London on Saturday afternoon to make the last-16, but Henderson is expecting a reaction.

“I think there’s a handful of us have been in these positions before,” he said. “We tend to do okay when we’re backed up into a corner and we’ll provoke a reaction this week.”

Ulster are boosted by the return of Dave McCann, the back-rower who was in brilliant form before injury in November, but Dave Ewers and Sean Reffell have joined Irish international Rob Herring on the injured list.

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