THE IRFU have confirmed Ulster Bank are the new title sponsors of the All Ireland League with a six-figure sum to be made available annually until 2014.

Ulster Bank will also sponsor the Irish club international team in their fixtures against Scotland and England Counties, while a new scheme, RugbyForce, will see selected clubs receive €5,000 in goods and resources for development.

The bank’s parent company, Royal Bank of Scotland, is the current sponsor of the Six Nations Championship. For more information about RugbyForce see ulsterbank.com/rugby.

- The Ireland club international against Scotland is on Friday, March 11th, in Netherdale, Scotland, while the England Counties fixture is on March 18th, at Old Belvedere RFC, Anglesea Road.