TOULOUSE, Northampton and Perpignan may beg to differ but Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin had no hesitation in slapping Leinster with the label of Europe’s best after an Irish derby where most of the thoroughbreds were trained locally.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has been forced to make two changes from last week’s starting team as his side travel to the RDS on Saturday to play Leinster in the Magners League, kick-off 8.05pm.

COACH Brian McLaughlin called flanker Chris Henry ‘Mr Consistency’ and it is odds-on the 27-year-old will form part of an industrious back row when Ulster travel to face Northampton in the Heineken Cup quarter-final in Milton Keynes on Sunday.

Brian McLaughlin has continued his rotation policy by bringing in six new faces for Friday’s Magners League match trip with Glasgow, kick-off 8.05pm.

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan bids to end a run of five defeats on Welsh soil when his side face Cardiff Blues in the Magners League at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday night (TG4, 7.05pm).

MUNSTER Rugby, one of the country’s blue chip sporting brands, is the latest organisation to incentivise ticket pricing in a bid to shore up paying supporters.

TEENAGER Luke Marshall has been given a great chance to move up the ladder after he was named in the Ulster starting line-up for tonight’s Magners League date with second-placed Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill.

MUNSTER manager Shaun Payne last night described the clubs as the “lifeblood” of the game in the province in the wake of criticism of the provincial set-up by officials at grassroots level.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has made five personnel changes to the Ulster starting line-up ahead of tomorrow's Magners League game against the Scarlets at the Parc Y Scarlets in Wales, kick-off 7.05pm.

IRELAND flanker Stephen Ferris has not been named in a 31-man Ulster squad for their Magners League trip to the Scarlets tomorrow night.

ANDREW TRIMBLE has not been released by Ireland for Ulster’s Magners League trip to face the Ospreys at Swansea tomorrow (5.10 pm).

LEINSTER coach Joe Schmidt can name three senior Irish internationals in the team to face Aironi at the RDS tonight despite having 13 players away on Six Nations duty and another two out injured.

ULSTER skipper Rory Best is in contention for Saturday’s win or bust Heineken Cup clash against Aironi in Viadana.

GLASGOW Warriors players have been read the riot act by head coach Sean Lineen ahead of their trip to Cork to play Munster on Saturday.

ULSTER coach Brian McLaughlin has targeted victory in their three remaining Heineken Cup pool games as the province bid to make the last eight in Europe.

ULSTER Rugby chiefs are confident Saturday’s Heineken Cup tie with Bath at Ravenhill will go ahead as planned.

TWO tries for the second game running from Craig Gilroy helped Ulster to victory away to Benetton Treviso in their Magners League clash at the Stadio di Monigo last night.

CHRIS HENRY is determined that Ulster continue where they left off against Cardiff Blues last week and continue their quest for Magners League glory.

DARREN CAVE makes a welcome return to Magners League action for Ulster when they travel to face Treviso tomorrow night.

CARDIFF BLUES boss Dai Young is expecting a stern test from Ulster in tomorrow’s Magners League clash at Cardiff City Stadium (3.45pm).

CLINT NEWLAND makes his debut for Leinster tonight against the Dragons at the RDS (7.05pm), when the New Zealand Maori prop lines up in a front row which includes Heinke van der Merwe and Richardt Strauss.

IF bravery wins games, then this was surely a shining example of such. Munster centre Ivan Dineen’s persistence was rewarded in some style, as the young debutant’s injury-time try clinched Munster’s Magners League victory over Ulster at Ravenhill last night.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has made seven changes to his side to play Munster in the Magner’s League at Ravenhill on Friday.

ULSTER will be without all five of their international squad members for Friday night’s Magners League interpro with in-form Munster at Ravenhill.

Full-back David McIlwaine will make his Heineken Cup debut for Ulster against Biarritz Olympique in France on Sunday.

ULSTER got their Heineken Cup campaign off to the perfect start with a five-pointer against Aironi at Ravenhill last night.

SPRINGBOK Ruan Pienaar could not have wished for a better start to his Ulster sojourn when he scored all of his side’s points in a none-too-exciting affair at Ravenhill last night, against a stubborn Glasgow side who deserved at least a loser’s bonus point for their efforts.

VETERAN Paddy Wallace is wary of Glasgow’s challenge at Ravenhill this evening with Ulster aiming to gain a boost before next week’s European travails.

IN a derby fixture in which no side forged ahead by more than three points, a 15-15 draw appeared a satisfactory result.

SPRINGBOK tight-head BJ Botha could be tossed into the fray quicker than anticipated when an unbeaten Ulster face Edinburgh at Ravenhill on Friday night (8.05pm).

ULSTER coach Brian McLaughlin put down his team’s success in Italy on Saturday night to sheer doggedness.

NIALL O’CONNOR booted Ulster to victory as they downed the Ospreys in a tense Magners League opener at Ravenhill last night.

Rugby league recruit Adam D'Arcy retains his place at full-back for Ulster's opening Magners League clash with the Ospreys at Ravenhill on Friday night (KO 7.05pm).

MUNSTER will crank up their preparations for the new season with the introduction of several senior players for the friendly with Gloucester at Musgrave Park tomorrow (7pm).

IRELAND duo Stephen Ferris and Rory Best will have their first taste of action in over four months in Ulster’s pre-season friendly against English Premiership side Leeds at Ravenhill tomorrow night (7.30pm).

HISTORY-MAKER Craig Gilroy, the first person to score a try at the new Aviva Stadium, gets a chance to put down a marker for Ulster when he faces London Harlequins at the Stoop tomorrow in the second of three pre-season friendlies.

SARACENS have confirmed plans to stage their Heineken Cup clash with Leinster at Wembley this season.

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SEAN HOLLEY admits he will spill Biarritz’s secrets to Munster coach Tony McGahan this weekend.

IRELAND wing Tommy Bowe broke the hearts of his former colleagues when he scored the Ospreys’ bonus-point fourth try near the end of a pulsating Magners League clash to deny Ulster a bonus point.

Leaders Cork Constitution have been able to select Munster's Billy Holland in their back row for Saturday's AIB League clash with Dolphin.

FRUSTRATED Ulster skipper Chris Henry is determined to lift his side following a flat performance last week when they lost to the Cardiff Blues.

ISAAC BOSS returns to a 29-man Ulster squad for Saturday’s Magners League return clash with Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill.