All is not well behind the scenes at Ulster as players grumble over game time
This is Dan McFarland's fifth season as Ulster head coach. Image: Sportsfile
In the depths of Ulster’s depressing run of form in mid-season, it was conceivable they would need a parachute to make a soft landing in a field, far from civilisation.
It started in traumatic circumstances against Leinster and ran through a horror show in Sale, La Rochelle in Dublin and then Benetton and La Rochelle again before the corner was turned in the New Year. En route the tone and demeanour of their head coach was of a man who had checked out, packed his bags, and was just waiting for transport to the airport.
