MURPHY EYES STRONG FINALE

ULSTER'S season fizzled out with last week's loss to Munster and the mission tonight is to avoid a fourth URC defeat in a row to finish off a forgettable campaign.

- BY MICHAEL SCULLY

They head to Edinburgh with no chance of making the URC play-offs and resigned to Challenge Cup rugby next term.

Richie Murphy (right) has had a difficult job as a lack of investment and a large injury list has played a part in what the head coach has described as a season of underachievement.