Rory Best’s ankle injury has cleared up in time to allow him to have the send-off he hoped for, and the Ireland captain suspects he’ll be an emotional wreck when he says goodbye at the Kingspan Stadium tonight
Sat, 04 May, 2019
Ulster have announced their starting XV to take on Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium.
Thu, 04 Apr, 2019
No Jonathan Sexton, Rob Kearney on the bench and Jack McGrath given the weekend off.
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019
Rhys Ruddock will captain the Leinster Rugby team taking on Ulster tomorrow, while Johnny Sexton has been ruled out following an injury.
Ulster may have achieved their goal in leapfrogging Benetton in the chase for a Guinness PRO14 knock-out place, but there was mixed news in the aftermath of Saturday’s win over Southern Kings for coach Dan McFarland ahead of next week’s Champions Cup quarter-final with Leinster.
Mon, 25 Mar, 2019
Voice of experience Cave nears end of line
Sat, 23 Mar, 2019
Jim Stokes Auckland-born Sean Reidy makes his 100th appearance for Ulster tomorrow against the Dragons at Rodney Parade - the same opponents he faced when making his debut five years ago.
Sat, 02 Mar, 2019
Ulster have been given a boost ahead of their PRO14 encounter against Ospreys with the return of Iain Henderson from injury.
Thu, 14 Feb, 2019
Ireland’s Jordi Murphy makes his Ulster PRO14 debut tonight when Edinburgh visit the Kingspan Stadium.
Fri, 07 Sep, 2018
Ulster 15 Scarlets 13
Mon, 03 Sep, 2018
New Ulster signing Henry Speight hopes to leave the province ‘a better player than when I arrive.’
Sat, 01 Sep, 2018
The loss of inspirational skipper Rory Best for tomorrow afternoon’s PRO14 shoot-out against the Ospreys at the Kingspan Stadium (kick-off, 3.05pm) will hit Ulster hard, particularly with Ireland lock Iain Henderson also sidelined.
Sat, 19 May, 2018
Ulster start rookie tight-head Ross Kane against a fired-up Ospreys at the Kingspan Stadium this evening.
Fri, 13 Apr, 2018
Goosen played his last game in December 2016, when he controversially announced his retirement from playing, aged 24, to become a "commercial director".
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
Meanwhile, Finlay Bealham returns from a knee injury to make his 100th appearance for Connacht.
Thu, 15 Feb, 2018
Iain Henderson says Ulster players have to “fix” the problems of “being a bit lazy and not working hard enough” if they are to beat La Rochelle in Belfast this afternoon in the Champions Cup.
Sat, 13 Jan, 2018
Ulster 52 Dragons 25: Ballymena’s Nick Timoney marked his first Ulster start with a double helping as the home side charged virtually unopposed to the top of Conference B following a comprehensive eight-try drubbing of a dreadful Dragons outfit at the Kingspan Stadium last night.
Sat, 23 Sep, 2017
Mon, 20 Feb, 2017
Sat, 11 Feb, 2017
Pat Lam will bid to get rid of one of Connacht’s remaining hoodoos when he hopes to lead them to a first win in Belfast since 1960 this evening.
Fri, 23 Dec, 2016
Iain Henderson and Chris Henry return to the Ulster side for this evening’s Guinness Pro 12 game at Cardiff Blues, a match both teams regard as critical to relaunching their seasons.
Sat, 03 Dec, 2016
Sat, 29 Oct, 2016
The loss of Charles Piutau through injury has been softened by Tommy Bowe’s return to the Ulster side for the first time this season for tonight’s derby with Connacht at the Sportsground.
Fri, 07 Oct, 2016
Ulster 9 Ospreys 7: Ulster’s Director of Rugby Les Kiss praised his side’s resilience and character as they clipped the Ospreys wings at the death of an extremely, absorbing Guinness PRO12 top-of-the-table contest at the Kingspan Stadium on Saturday evening.
Mon, 03 Oct, 2016
Sat, 01 Oct, 2016
Ulster will roll out their strongest available line-out when they visit 2015 Guinness Pro12 winners Glasgow tonight.
Fri, 23 Sep, 2016
Sat, 27 Aug, 2016
Zebre 17 Ulster 47: Ireland wing, Tommy Bowe, made a try-scoring return, as Ulster boosted their hopes of a Guinness PRO12 play-off place, with a 47-17 victory over Zebre.
Mon, 18 Apr, 2016
Tommy Bowe gets his first start of the season for Ulster when they travel to Zebre in the chase for a bonus-point win in the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi this afternoon.
Sat, 16 Apr, 2016
Munster A 31 Ulster A 38
Fri, 08 Apr, 2016
Ulster 18 Connacht 10: For Ulster the misery of the a month which saw them slump to fifth ended in a hard-fought win in Belfast over a Connacht side which never took a backward step but was undone by injuries and some unforced errors.
Sat, 02 Apr, 2016
Ireland’s Paddy Jackson will chalk up a century of appearances for Ulster in tonight’s Guinness Pro12 clash with champions Glasgow, (Scotstoun Stadium, 7.45pm, TG4).
Fri, 25 Mar, 2016
Stuart Olding returns to the outside centre position as Ulster’s Director of Rugby Les Kiss makes four changes to his side for this evening’s home date with Zebre.
Fri, 04 Mar, 2016
Mon, 22 Feb, 2016
Roger Wilson will make his 200th appearance for Ulster when the Guinness Pro12 table-toppers welcome Scarlets to Kingspan Stadium tomorrow afternoon.
Sat, 20 Feb, 2016
Sat, 13 Feb, 2016
Fri, 12 Feb, 2016
Treviso 13 Ulster 32: Stuart Olding scored a try on his return to action for Ulster as they secured a bonus-point 32-13 Pro12 victory over Treviso at the Stadio Monigo.
Mon, 01 Feb, 2016
Sat, 30 Jan, 2016
Ulster 56 Oyannax 3: Eight tries, all converted, and a clinically attacking Ulster got the bonus point win over Oyannax on Saturday at the Kingspan Stadium needed to prolong – for 24 hours at least – hopes of a Champions Cup quarter-final spot.
Mon, 25 Jan, 2016
Leo Cullen believes Ian Madigan’s versatility, far from being a weight around his neck at Leinster, is actually benefiting the 26-year-old who has been the subject of rumoured interest from Harlequins and Bristol.
Fri, 27 Nov, 2015
Ulster’s new director of rugby Less Kiss has named Rory Best and Ruan Pienaar on the bench for tomorrow’s Guinness PRO12 clash away to Newport Gwent Dragons.
Sat, 07 Nov, 2015
Cian Healy will have to come cold to the World Cup later this month after the Leinster loosehead was omitted from the Ireland team to face England in the last of the four warm-up games, in Twickenham on Saturday.
Thu, 03 Sep, 2015
Ulster 21 Leinster 24: A little half-time word in the ears of his charges gave new Leinster head coach Leo Cullen a perfect start to his tenure with what was in the end a comfortable warm-up victory over Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium last night.
Sat, 22 Aug, 2015
When Ulster coach Neil Doak named 33 players in his matchday panel for tonight’s friendly with Leinster (7.30pm), he said he was throwing down a challenge in his squad.
Fri, 21 Aug, 2015
Sometimes being given more questions than answers from an exercise can be a good thing.
Mon, 10 Aug, 2015
So the scramble for Ireland survival begins.
Fri, 07 Aug, 2015
And so it begins.
Thu, 25 Jun, 2015
An enormous game for both teams. So said Tommy Bowe earlier this week of tonight’s Guinness PRO12 meeting in Belfast between Ulster and Leinster.
Fri, 24 Apr, 2015
Connacht 20 Ulster 27: Ulster’s title hopes and Connacht’s less ambitious but equally important Champions Cup qualification dreams both remain on target after a seven-try Pro 12 thriller at the Galway Sportsground.
Mon, 13 Apr, 2015
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