A team in desperate need of a new lease of life

The first anniversary of Ulster's whopping 46-26 win over the Ospreys in Swansea is just a week away. That unusual result last season secured an away draw against Leinster in the Guinness Pro12 semifinals. It was Ulster's fourth win on the bounce, a little sequence in which they were averaging a very healthy 35 points a game. Beating Connacht and Leinster in that run augured well for their chances in the knockouts, even if the RDS is always an unforgiving place for them.