Ulster beat Sharks to secure home URC quarter-final
Hosts hold out late surge to beat South Africans at the Kingspan Stadium
Hosts hold out late surge to beat South Africans at the Kingspan Stadium
Both Ulster and the Sharks can copperfasten a last-eight tie in front of their own supporters should they win
The duo picked up injuries in Champions Cup win while Rónan Kelleher failed a HIA
‘If I was to show someone a game of rugby Munster v Leinster would be the one’
Ulster make 11 changes for Saturday’s game against the Bulls with Toulouse in mind
Keith Earls is named on the Munster bench for his first appearance since January
Andy Friend accepts that Connacht must win all of their four remaining URC games
Six unanswered second-half tries re-asserts Leinster’s supremacy atop the table
Their impressive run of seven straight wins comes to an end away to the Stomers
Ciarán Frawley is back after facial injury in February win against Edinburgh
Eight changes made in total for meeting at Musgrave Park
This is a second loss in a row in South Africa and a fourth defeat of their URC campaign
Prop Peter Dooley - linked with move to Connacht - will make 100th appearance
Hosts establish themselves as the pace-setters without firing on all cylinders
Andy Friend has made four changes to his starting lineup for Sportsground clash
Nathan Doak the star man with his tactical kicking and game management
Win at Parc y Scarlets ends run of four straight defeats for Andy Friend’s team
Victory contained some excellent rugby but it could’ve been a little more comfortable
Winger shows he’s not lost any of his finishing ability in home win over Edinburgh
Leinster backs coach is the frontrunner to take over as head coach of Argentina
Simon Zebo starts for his 150th Munster appearance as Gavin Coombes returns
Nick McCarthy gets his first start since returning from Munster in the summer
Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers will host northern hemisphere opposition in March
Ulster and Connacht name teams for Friday night’s clash at Kingspan Stadium
John Cooney ruled out of Champions Cup match against Northampton Saints
Province have also announced that Sean Reffell will join from Saracens next summer
All eyes will be on the Sportsground after Covid infections put paid to other interpros
Interpro is one of three matches to be called off this weekend due to positive tests
Leinster head coach hopes cancelled match against Montpellier will be played
Positive cases in the Ulster camp means that the St Stephen’s Day clash can not go ahead
Munster player felt a huge buzz watching young team beat Wasps in Champions Cup
Jack McGrath set for return after over a year out while Craig Gilroy could win 200th cap
Leo Cullen’s side get back on track with bonus-point win at the RDS
Leo Cullen turns to his Ireland internationals to get province back on the winning trail against Connacht
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