Connacht stick it out against Benetton to take bonus-point win
Westerners fight back from half-time deficit in nine-try thriller
United Rugby Championship
Last-gasp Alan O’Connor try rescues home win for Ulster over Scarlets
Nathan Doak provides conversion to seal victory in Belfast
Six-try Leinster claim bonus-point win over Cardiff
Leo Cullen hands Ivan Soroka and Oliver Coffey debuts at the Aviva Stadium
Munster rescue bonus points from loss to dominant Edinburgh
Four tries in the opening half at Musgrave Park had the visitors 29-7 to the good at the break
Connacht aim to make home advantage count against Benetton
Pete Wilkins’s team could leapfrog the Italian visitors in the race for the playoffs
Ulster v Scarlets preview: Urgency in the Ulster camp as playoffs beckon
Richie Murphy’s side know they have to collect more wins to avoid meltdown
Leinster turn to the AIL and Soroka family to solve injury and international commitment issues
Ivan Soroka will join brother Alex for Leinster against Cardiff as province fces shortage at loosehead
Munster must quiet the noise against Edinburgh in quest for URC home quarter-final
Southern province host Edinburgh at Musgrave Park on Friday
Garry Ringrose’s Six Nations season in the balance after red card against Wales
Outside centre may miss remaining games against France and Italy after being sidelined for head-on-head collision
Munster’s Shane Daly and Oli Jager to get injury scans after picking up knocks at Ireland A game
Centre Alex Nankivell and loosehead Jeremy Loughman are set to return for Friday’s game against Edinburgh
Pressure on Connacht to maintain winning form against Benetton
Connacht will hope home advantage will make the difference having lost their last three encounters with Benetton away
Connacht’s late, late show defies Cardiff and the elements to earn vital URC win
Dylan Tierney Martin delivers late-winning try after westerners had lost a 19-point lead
Three yellow cards for Ulster spell miserable defeat to Benetton
David McCann, Nick Timoney and Stewart Moore all shown yellow cards in second half
Munster take bonus-point win over Scarlets at Thomond Park
Gavin Coombes leads the way with two tries for the province
Leinster hold off strong challenge from Ospreys for 11th win in a row in URC
Irish province move 15 points clear at the top of the table
Munster looking to avoid surprise at home to Scarlets
The Llanelli side have not beaten Irish opposition since ousting Connacht four years ago
Connacht seek to inject life into URC campaign against Cardiff
A victory would go long way to make up 10-point differential in the URC table between teams
Ulster looking for a better time against Italian opposition as they visit Benetton
Murphy makes 11 changes to starting side which lost 15-14 to Zebre
English RFU set to block Eddie Jordan’s bid to move London Irish to URC
English governing body unlikely to license Exiles to compete in rival competition
Unbeaten Leinster know they must prove themselves worthy against resurgent Ospreys
Main challenge for returning national squad players is ability to quickly switch between playbooks and calls
Leinster call upon Irish squad players for URC clash against Ospreys
Tommy O’Brien back for his first match since picking up an injury in December
Mark Sexton and Willie Faloon join Ulster coaching set-up for next season
Sexton, brother of Johnny, joins the province to lead the attack
Mike Prendergast ‘surprised’ at Jack Crowley’s role for Ireland against Scotland
Munster attack coach excited about acquisition of Dan Kelly from Leicester
Wilkins calls on Connacht to pick up precious momentum
Coach believes form of province’s Irish players is a major plus but right now league points the priority
Cullen calls for patience as he oversees Prendergast’s rise to prominence
Leinster coach fully aware of the game’s vagaries and the rocky road ahead for all aspiring outhalfs
Matt Williams: Scotland could beat Ireland if they do something they haven’t done for years
Things look set to get ugly for England against France
Connacht coach prepared to ‘bottle up the frustration’ and channel it into ‘working really hard’
A 22-19 loss to Glasgow sees Connacht languishing near bottom of the table
Zebre Parma secure a first win over Ulster in Belfast
Italian side took a 15-0 lead before Corrie Barrett’s two second-half tries closed the gap
Connacht’s losing away run continues against Glasgow on frustrating afternoon
Pete Wilkins admits his side will need to work hard to make the Champions Cup through URC top eight
Munster secure URC away win with six tries against Dragons
Ben O’Connor marks debut start for Munster with early try
Two-try Dan Sheehan makes big impact on return as Leinster send Stormers packing
James Lowe also comes through his first match back in another bonus-point victory
Strong-looking Ulster must show superiority against lowly Zebre
John Cooney set to make his 150th appearance for the province
Connacht visit Scotland hoping to take their European form into the URC
Connacht will feel this is an ideal opportunity to improve their away form with the Warriors missing some 12 players on international duty
RG Snyman forging new relationships at Leinster as he prepares to face friends and enemies
Dan Sheehan will start his first match for six months when Leinster take on the Stormers on Saturday
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