French attitudes towards Europe explain lack of star power in Racing’s squad for Ulster clash: Jeremy Davidson

Belfast man Jeremy Davidson is a former head coach of Castres and says that the approach Racing boss Patrice Collazohas taken to the Challenge Cup clash with Ulster comes as no surprise

When Racing 92 announced their team for Friday night’s game at Ravenhill, there’s a good chance that the Ulster squad looked at it with a mixture of excitement and disappointment.

On the one hand, seeing a squad with eight of Racing’s espoirs (Academy players) in it will raise hopes that this should be another bonus-point win and not only the perfect way to start their European campaign but to also keep that feelgood factor going having won four of their first five games of the year.