Ulster lost out by two points in their first game under Richie Murphy.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, the brand new Ulster coach Richie Murphy saw plenty of grounds for optimism after his team lost 22-12 to the Sharks in sweaty Durban.
“We knew we were in for a tough time when we learned that a host of their big-name Springboks were coming back, anytime you come to South Africa you will be in for a very physical test, but we got some Ireland boys back ourselves and I am proud of how we stayed in the fight. Advertisement “I thought early in the game we put some phases together and caused them some trouble but in the second quarter, they slowed us down and we did not look after the ball.”
“It was very humid and the Irish boys are not used to that. I think it might account for some of the knock-ons — you have the ball and it squirts out of your grasp because of the sweat,” Murphy said.
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