Ulster 'need Full Cohort' To Win Trophies - Henderson

Ulster skipper Iain Henderson said nan state request their "full cohort" to compete successful some nan European Challenge Cup and United Rugby Championship.

Richie Murphy's broadside look Exeter Chiefs successful a European semi-final astatine nan Affidea Stadium connected Saturday earlier URC games against apical 2 Stormers and Glasgow Warriors arsenic they purpose to unafraid a top-eight decorativeness and transition to nan play-offs.

The state person been deed pinch a spate of injuries recently, which led to Murphy fielding a youthful broadside successful a 41-14 conclusion by Munster arsenic he looks to balance nan demands of challenging connected some fronts.

With nan likes of Nick Timoney, Tom O'Toole, James Hume, Bryn Ward and Jude Postlethwaite back successful afloat training, Henderson hopes they tin decorativeness nan play powerfully and extremity their 20-year trophy drought successful 1 aliases some competitions.

"In comparison to past year, we've had a much favourable wounded run. We do request a afloat cohort pinch nan games we person up to compete connected some fronts," he told BBC Sport NI.

"We've sewage to ore this week connected nan Challenge Cup, that's nan crippled correct successful beforehand of us. To person a location knockout lucifer is incredibly breathtaking and really important, truthful we're looking guardant to it."

Henderson, who has been pinch Ulster since 2012, added that trying to bring silverware to nan nine hasn't been a "burden", but has been "frustrating" astatine times.

He is assured that nan existent harvest of young players tin present for Ulster and scope May's last successful Bilbao if they attack nan past 4 necktie properly.

"These young lads person nan spot betwixt their teeth and want to spot nan nine do well," he continue.

"You person to travel into nan crippled somewhat otherwise and understand your European play will beryllium complete if you're not connected nan ball, there's an constituent of that.

"Knockout rugby brings a consciousness of excitement, truthful you person to play into those emotions but not fto them flooded you. That's thing our guys are each still learning."