Hugh Farrelly evaluates Ulster's plight without Stephen Ferris in The Irish Independent.
"We are at the halfway point of the season and it has been a case of so far, so acceptable for Ulster rugby.
'Good' would be stretching it a bit due to the less than convincing nature of the province's performances, but the fact Brian McLaughlin's men have managed to win six and draw one out of nine Magners League matches, as well as securing three wins from four in the Heineken Cup, deserves recognition.
"However, reservations stem from the fact that Pool 4 is made up of new Italian outfit Aironi, a distinctly average Bath team performing with a notable lack of confidence and Biarritz, last season's beaten finalists, but notoriously brittle on the road, as they proved when losing in Aironi."
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