Ulster have been paired with English Premiership side Saracens in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup. The winner of the game will then have home advantage in the semi-final of the competition against either Toulon or Leicester Tigers.
Despite having won five of their six Pool games, including a first-ever competitive win in France, Mark Anscombe’s side missed out on a home quarter-final. The Province finished on 23 points, level with Saracens and Toulon, but having scored fewer tries, finished as 5th placed qualifier.
Ulster will take on a Saracens side whose Director of Rugby, Mark McCall, lifted the European Cup for the Province with the current Director of Rugby at Ulster, David Humphreys, at Lansdowne Road in 1999.
McCall also coached Ulster between 2004 and 2007 and led the Province to the Celtic League title in 2006.
Reacting to the news that Ulster will play Saracens, Ulster Head Coach, Mark Anscombe, said:
“The eight teams in the . . .
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