After an evening spent stacking error upon error in opposition to Leinster, Ulster’s Alan O’Connor has warned the province can't afford back-to-back poor outings.
Dan McFarland’s males have been the architects of their very own downfall at a moist and windy Ravenhill on Friday evening, staking their guests to a 20-3 lead earlier than scoring the sport’s closing 10 factors to no less than financial institution a shedding bonus in comfort.
With the go to of Ospreys to Belfast on Saturday to be rapidly adopted by the season’s two-game journey to South Africa, O’Connor is aware of there may be little time to lick their wounds after the derby day defeat.
“It’s sport three and we’re actually upset to lose however now we have to go ahead,” mentioned the lock who continues to captain the facet within the injury-enforced absence of Iain Henderson.
“You may’t compound video games on video games, by no means thoughts about errors on errors. It’s about taking these hardships on the chin and ensuring that we’re going ahead in the suitable manner. We’ve to stay up for that problem. It’s by no means simple coming in and taking a look at a sport like that when most of it was avoidable by way of penalties.”
O’Connor couldn't disguise his disappointment over how parts of Ulster’s sport had gifted Leinster entry and simple area place.
“You may’t be going 14 factors down in opposition to the most effective staff in Europe,” he mentioned. “It was a disappointing begin, however fightback within the second-half.
“Our penalty rely was too excessive within the first-half, that gave them good entry. We didn’t handle the situations they usually have been getting up within the air effectively.
“A few set-piece penalties as effectively. It was a compounding of errors. We’ve bought to take these hardships, take a look at them and transfer ahead, there’s no different various.”