Rugby union in brief

Doak stays positive after Ulsters second defeat Russell guides Glasgow to impressive win at Montpellier Blues and Exeter ease to victories in Challenge CupThe Ulster head coach, Neil Doak, was bullish in defeat after opponents Toulon came away 23-13 winners at the Kingspan Stadium. The first two games were pretty difficult, he said in reference to their defeat against the French side, who scored tries through Bryan Habana and Delon Armitage and had 13 points from the boot of Leigh Halfpenny, and their opening reverse at Leicester. But weve got four games still to go and the potential to pick u…