Despite injury problems Dan McFarland’s side have started season in fine form

Leinster machine rolls on and remains standard-bearer for United Rugby Championship

A crowd of 15,000 is allowed for Friday’s United Rugby Championship opener

Backrower focused on ending team’s silverware drought and getting selected for Ireland

‘He’s a World Cup winner and vastly experienced and I think he’s the perfect player'

Ulster looking to complete a hat-trick of wins on the road in England to make Challenge Cup final

Irish backrow will hope his experience of winning with Leinster will help his team

The Leinster and Ireland openside has always been a quick learner in his career

Tries from John Cooney and Jacob Stockdale in the final quarter seals the win

Marco Manfredi’s red card ended game as a contest with scrums going uncontested

Ireland’s progress as a rugby nation has stalled since 2018, we’re now ranked seventh

Champions return to the Pro14 final as referee Frank Murphy dominates in Belfast

In 15-year trophy drought, no team has proven more of a bugbear than Leinster

John Cooney, Stuart McCloskey and Eric O’Sullivan all return for trip to Scotstoun

Bonus-point statement win has halved Ulster’s 10-point lead atop Conference A

Win over Connacht comes despite injuries and news of Coetzee’s return to South Africa

Ulster enjoy an excellent record against English Premiership sides

Ian Madigan is back at outhalf while Andrew Warwick makes his first start of the season

Backrow Marcell Coetzee used his power to touch down for four tries in Parma

Andy Farrell deserves time and help from the provinces in remodelling international team

Andy Farrell’s side look like they’ll need a bonus point win in Paris – it will be hard work

Once the South Africans move onto Pro14 turf, the game will never be the same again

Head coach admits Leinster final defeat took 48 hours to put behind him

Disciplined defensive performance paves the way for another emphatic final success

Leinster possess at least three dominant big men in Ryan, Scott Fardy, and Caelan Doris

Leo Cullen’s side hold all the cards but opponents have put it up to them before

Ulster will need all the heroics they can muster up to topple the title-holders

State’s liberalisation has led to odd realignment in the North between DUP and some Catholics

Experienced outhalf pleased to be playing his part for McFarland’s Ulster regime

Edinburgh switched off in the last 20 minutes and Irish outhalf punishes them from the tee

Dan McFarland’s side are bidding to lift their Pro14 semi-final hoodoo at Murrayfield

Ulster still building for the future but province have plenty still to play for in the short-term

Jacob Stockdale, Stuart McCloskey and Jordi Murphy are all fit to start against Edinburgh

Province head to Murrayfield for Pro 14 semi-final after losses to Connacht and Leinster

Johann van Graan’s Munster have a tight turnaround before Leinster semi-final

New Ulster signing to start among the replacements along with Alby Mathewson

With Carbery still out, Munster coach needs to field all his big weapons against Leinster

Ulster and Ireland backrow admits feeling anxious with all the uncertainty over return

The province name squad of 41 fully contracted players and 39 are Irish qualified

Danny Qualter is one of six Irish players at Nottingham about to become unemployed