ERCC: Teams up for Bordeaux v Ulster

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The teams have been announced for Ulster’s opening European Cup fixture, against Bordeaux Begles, which takes place on Sunday afternoon in Stade Chaban-Delmas, kick off 1:00pm UK/IRE. 

The disappointing news for Ulster is that, star player, Charles Piutau (concussion) is not available for this one but having said that it’s still a useful looking side, and, as always, this is going to be won or lost up front anyway so Charles was only ever going to decide by how many! 🙂 

With that in mind, I’m be more concerned about the absence of Callum Black, Ireland’s most underrated prop, but Andy Warwick and replacement Kyle McCall should be able to do a job and, looking at the pack as a whole, I’m particularly pleased to see the return of Franco vd Merwe who adds that all important stabilising influence in both the tight and the loose. 

It’ll be another step in the continuing re-development of Rodney Ah You, who seems to have taken to the Ulster set up like . . .

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