A 46-26 defeat saw Ospreys fail to qualify for the European Champions Cup next season, while victorious Ulster secured their place in the Guinness Pro12 play-offs in an entertaining 10-try match at the Liberty Stadium.

Tommy Bowe notched his 60th and 61st Guinness Pro12 tries as Ulster led from start to finish in a 27-20 bonus point win over Connacht at the Sportsground.

Claire 1-11, Armagh 3-11:

Edinburgh 17 Ulster 20

Dublin avenged last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat, with a five-point win over Donegal at Croke Park tonight.

Ian Madigan tallied up 19 points as the in-form fly-half masterminded Leinster’s 24-11 Guinness PRO12 derby win over Ulster at the RDS Arena.

The big guns are back from Ireland duty, Thomond Park is a sell-out and Munster fans are finally getting the Saturday evening European blockbuster they have craved.

Scarlets 32 Ulster 32

Armagh always looked likely winners as they claimed a five-point win over Roscommon in Round 3 of the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers at Dr. Hyde Park this evening.

Munster 17 Ulster 19

Ulster full-back Jared Payne has been hit with a two-match ban following his red card against Saracens in the Heineken Cup quarter-final defeat last Saturday.

As parting shots go, Gary McDermott’s pitch onto the 18th green at Royal Tara was pretty special as the 2013 AIG All-Ireland Cups & Shields National Finals reached their climax in Meath on Saturday.

Connacht 7 Ulster 18

Leinster 24 Ulster 18

Tyrone and Donegal advanced in the Nicky Rackard Cup this afternoon, following wins over Monaghan and Donegal respectively.

Connacht 18 Ulster 34

Leinster 18 Ulster 22

Donegal confirmed their place in the Allianz Hurling League Division 3A final, while their were wins also for Tyrone and Fingal over a busy weekend.

Mayo 1-10 Donegal 0-9, Castlebar

Down 1-17 Cork 3-12

Castres 8 Ulster 9

Munster 24 Ulster 10

Ulster coach Mark Anscombe has made nine changes for the top-of-the-table RaboDirect PRO12 clash against Scarlets in Wales on Sunday (4.00pm).

Johann Muller and Rory Best have been included in Ulster’s 25 man squad ahead of the RaboDirect PRO12 game against Scarlets on Sunday (4.00pm)

Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has admitted his team were lucky to come away from Italy with a win when they overcame Zebre 27-25 at the Stadio XXV Aprile yesterday.

A 14-point haul from Chris Quinn was crucial at the Belfield Bowl as Ballynahinch continued their excellent start to the Division 1B campaign with a hard-fought 24-13 win over UCD.

Roger Wilson and Declan Fitzpatrick have been named in the extended Ulster squad for Friday's RaboDirect PRO12 game against Dragons at Rodney Parade (7.05pm), while there was further good news with Stephen Ferris returning after missing the province's opening two Heineken Cup games.

Ulster’s talismanic scrum-half Ruan Pienaar and destructive number 8 Nick Williams have been included in the starting line up for Friday's Heineken Cup Pool 4 match against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium (8.00pm).

Stand-in Conncaht captain Willie Faloon admitted his side were second best in Friday night’s 25-0 RaboDirect PRO12 defeat to Ulster.

Tommy Bowe will make his eagerly awaited return to Ulster colours when he lines out on the right wing against Cardiff in Friday evening’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash at Cardiff Arms Park (7.05pm).

Donegal 2-11 Mayo 0-13

Despite falling to a 19-20 defeat to Ulster in Belfast on Friday night, Munster head coach Rob Penney was not overly downbeat, choosing to focus on the positives from a game which could have gone either way.

They’re at it again!

Ospreys 13 Ulster 16

For a team determined to finally shake off the burden of a famous victory, Ulster’s class of 2012 could well do with their supporters repeating their feats of 1999 when they face Edinburgh on Saturday at a packed Aviva Stadium.

Connacht grabbed their first interprovincial win over Ulster since 2005, but Brian McLaughlin is not giving up hope just yet for a RaboDirect Pro12 top-four place.

Elated Ulster head coach Brian McLaughlin described his side’s stunning Heineken Cup quarter-final victory over Munster as probably the biggest day in his rugby career.

Munster 16 Ulster 22

Antrim 2-18 Laois 2-16

Donegal 0-17 Mayo 1-7

The bodies may be sore in the Ireland camp after three Tests in quick succession but when it comes to facing England, Stephen Ferris sees no problem with mental freshness ahead of today’s final RBS 6 Nations encounter at Twickenham (5pm).

As Ireland U20s have no game this weekend Brian McLaughlin has decided to include outhalf Paddy Jackson in the 33-man panel ahead of Ulster's RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Edinburgh this Friday night at Ravenhill (kick off 7.05pm).