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<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n READ ALSO:\u00a0Ireland U18s Score Stunning Team Try To Claim Comeback Win Over England<\/a><\/p>\n McCloskey Reacts To News Of Ulster’s Ronan O’Gara Showdown<\/p>\n Ulster will not have long to reflect on this result, with a massive European quarter-final on the agenda for next week. They will host Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle in Belfast on Friday evening, an occasion their players are already relishing.<\/p>\n Speaking<\/a> to Premier Sports after last night’s game, Stuart McCloskey had a telling reaction when he was told that the French club would be coming to town for the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n \u26aa @UlsterRugby<\/a>‘s Stuart McCloskey reacts after another impressive display<\/p>\n “It’s been a funny few weeks!” \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f#ChallengeCupRugby<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cn1XGQUMGt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Premier Sports Ireland (@PremSportsIRL) April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n I think that’s the fixture we probably all wanted. Hopefully it will be packed out here at Affidea Stadium and it will be a good game.<\/p>\n We will have to get better, probably at most things. Our defence was pretty passive towards the end and even our attack, our shape went away from us a bit and we stopped attacking in the last 20 minutes.<\/p>\n Back to the drawing board with that a bit.<\/p>\n La Rochelle have had a mixed campaign up to this point, although they would produce an impressive victory away at Newcastle Red Bulls on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n Ulster will fancy their chance of securing a big victory on home soil next week, with McCloskey and his teammates clearly relishing the challenge.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:\u00a0Munster Fans All Saying Same Thing About Jack Crowley After Challenge Cup Exit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n