WATCH: Some early reaction from Ulster head coach Dan McFarland on the win over Leicester Tigers in the Heineken Champions Cup

After back to back losses in the Guinness PRO14 Ulster rallied to open thier European Champions Cup campaign with a pool four opening 24-10 win over Leicester Tigers at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast, on Saturday night.

Trailing 3-0 at the break, and having turned down numerable kickable penalty opportunities, Ulster scored tries through Allan O'Connor, Will Addison and Jacob Stockdale to secure a deserved victory over the English Premiership side.

Allan O'Connor scores a try for Ulsterplaceholder image
Allan O'Connor scores a try for Ulster

Head coach Dan McFarland was pleased with the victory and also happy to back his team for the decisions around kicking penalties to touch.

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