Ulster will play Bordeaux Bègles in last 16 after squeezing through difficult Pool 1
Report from Gerry Thornley... The pandemic and some of the French and English powerbrokers have seemingly been intent on diminishing what was once a great tournament, but despite off-field coups, unfulfilled promises and bemusing formats the Champions Cup’s capacity for generating deliciously mouth-watering scripts remains undimmed. So it is that Ronan O’Gara will renew acquaintances with Munster in the Round of 16 on the first weekend of April.
Glasgow would have been their likely destination but for La Rochelle’s surprise 32-25 loss to Benetton in Treviso, which ultimately ensured they finished as the worst of the pool runners-up, ie seeded eighth, and so O’Gara will host his former province. During his one-team career, the one-time Munster legend scored an all-time record haul of 2,625 points for his native province, playing in four Heineken Cup finals and having a key role in the 2006 and 2008 triumphs.
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