Christian Lealiifano, a bright light in a time of darkness?

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Christian Lealiifano arrived in Ulster as a stop gap and to gain match fitness ahead of the 2018 Super Rugby season but he has left Ulster in a magnificent position.

The Australian international was not able to guide Ulster to a first appearance in the Champions Cup knockout rounds since 2014 in his last appearance for Ulster, but gave Ulster supporters many memories.

He debuted in a thumping of the Cheetahs in Round 1 and played more minutes than anyone else during his time here. Lealiifano’s immense acceleration was prominent in his first match as well as his third appearance against Scarlets.

The Scarlets match also showed a different side to Lealiifano. His tactical kicking, along with John Cooney’s, was exceptional and allowed Ulster squeeze the life out of the PRO12 champions and grind out a very good victory.

He scored his first Ulster try against La Rochelle in the second round of Europe and crossed the whitewash again to snatch a draw against the Dragons in Rodney Parade. Lealiifano . . .

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