Leicester Tigers 50 Munster 19

ULSTER have David Humphreys, Tyrone Howe back for Saturday’s Celtic Cup quarter-final against the Ospreys at St Helen’s.

JASON HOLLAND plays his 100th game for Munster in tomorrow night’s Celtic League tie with Edinburgh at Thomond Park (7.30pm).

LIONS skipper Brian O’Driscoll will partner Gordon D’Arcy at centre in the Leinster team to face Glasgow at Hughenden on Saturday (7.30pm).

GARY LONGWELL, who reached the landmark 50th Heineken Cup cap earlier this season, will win his 150th Ulster cap in Friday night’s Celtic League clash with Cardiff.

Ulster have made six changes to their side for this Sunday's Heineken Cup tie against Cardiff Blues.

Leinster 9 Ulster 8

FRONT row brothers, Simon and Rory Best have been called into the Ulster panel for Friday’s Celtic League match against Edinburgh at Ravenhill.

Stade Francais 30 Ulster 10

Scrum-half Kieran Campbell and wing Andrew Maxwell have been included as the only two changes to Ulster's side for the away game at The Borders this Friday evening.

ULSTER may have slipped down the Celtic League table after losing the last three games, but they’ll still go all-out to protect an enviable home record against Munster at Ravenhill this afternoon (5.15pm).

Adam Larkin and Jonny Bell have been the main Ulster beneficiaries from Ireland’s refusal to release the likes of Kevin Maggs and David Humphreys from their 22-man squad for the forthcoming Autumn Test series.

Gloucester 55 Ulster 13

Neil Doak, Roger Wilson and Rod Moore have all been recalled to the Ulster first 15 for the treacherous trip to Gloucester, who will be smarting from a 39-31 reverse to Stade Francais, in Pool 6 of the Heineken Cup.

Ulster coach Mark McCall has gone for Kieran Campbell instead of Neil Doak to provide the link between his forwards and David Humphreys in the Heineken Cup Pool 6 opener at home to Cardiff Blues tomorrow night.

ROB HENDERSON, Jim Williams and Paul O’Connell return from injury to face Cardiff Blues at Thomond Park on Saturday (5.15) in a Munster side that shows five changes from the side that started against Glasgow last week.

Coach Mark McCall will hope that front rowers Nigel Brady and Ronan McCormack and number eight Gary Brown will provide fresh impetus to Ulster for their away date at Glasgow on Saturday.

Former Ireland international Gary Longwell has been selected in an Ulster side that shows five changes from last week for the home tie with The Dragons on Friday evening.

INTERNATIONAL wing Tyrone Howe returns to the Ulster squad for Saturday’s clash with Celtic League table-toppers Neath-Swansea Ospreys at Ravenhill.

Coach Mark McCall has left Tyrone Howe on the bench in favour of wings Tommy Bowe and Andrew Maxwell for Ulster's crucial clash with The Neath-Swansea Ospreys at Ravenhill on Saturday.

CONNACHT will welcome back hooker Bernard Jackman for Saturday’s Celtic League clash with Ulster at the Galway Sportsground at 2.30pm.

David Humphreys will reach the milestone 100th cap for Ulster when coach Mark McCall takes the side to Connacht on Sunday in the Celtic League.

Simon Best, more comfortable at tight head, has been released by Eddie O’Sullivan to fill in on the loose head side of a strong front row, also including Rod Moore and Paul Shields, for Ulster’s home tie with Leinster at Ravenhill on Saturday (5.15pm).

DECLAN KIDNEY has selected a solid-looking side for his first competitive match in charge of Leinster.

Former Irish international Mark McCall has made two changes to the Ulster side defeated 30-7 by the Dragons last weekend, for their opening Celtic League fixture against Edinburgh.

Ulster’s Neil McMillan will not be available for Saturday’s pre-season friendly with The Dragons due to a slight knee injury.

LEINSTER coach Declan Kidney has chosen an experimental 37-man squad for pre-season friendlies in England.

Mark McCall has selected a strong Ulster side for their friendly against Harlequins at Ravenhill.

Ulster 46 Borders 5

Borders 21 Leinster 26

Pontypridd 12 Neath 13