The Lions, on Cloud Nine as they travelled back from their successful three-match tour earlier this week, came crashing back down to earth at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Ulster handed them a dose of reality with a 39-37 victory in their United Rugby Championship clash that will greatly enhance the visitors’ prospects in this competition.
The more the game progressed, increasingly bodies were strewn across the park. It resembled more UFC than URC.
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