ULSTER could not breach Leicester’s tryline at Welford Road on Saturday as the home side dug out an important win over a determined Ulster at Welford Road.

Ulster 22 Connacht 3

Scotland 34 Romania 24

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.

Northampton 23 Ulster 13

Ulster 20 Scarlets 18

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.

Scotland 21 Italy 8

Scotland were today aiming to avoid the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon in their clash with Italy at Murrayfield.

IF ENGLAND wanted to dampen expectations that they will claim their first Grand Slam in eight years in Dublin next weekend then they did rather a good job of it at Twickenham yesterday.

ULSTER struggled to put away Italian visitors Aironi at Ravenhill last night despite racing into a 15-point lead in as many minutes.

Ronan O’Gara will line up opposite Ruaridh Jackson as Ireland take on Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations at Murrayfield today.

THE Ospreys held on to win a nip-and-tuck Magners League contest with outside-half Dan Biggar converting five penalty goals at the Liberty Stadium.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin hailed his team’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup as a “fantastic achievement” after this afternoon’s 43-6 victory at Aironi.

Aironi 6 Ulster 43

ULSTER got the massive fillip they wanted ahead of next week’s crucial home Euro date against Biarritz with a comfortable Magners League victory over Treviso, despite failing to register a point in the second half.

ULSTER head coach Brian McLaughlin has warned his side must not lose focus ahead of their Pool Four showdown with Biarritz next month after their epic 26-22 Heineken Cup weekend victory at Bath.

BIARRITZ maintained their unbeaten start in Pool Four of the Heineken Cup with an emphatic bonus-point home victory over Ulster.

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

Ulster 30 Aironi 6

Ulster 41 Connacht 10

Ulster 41 Connacht 10

ULSTER got their first Magners League win of the season over a Scottish side and in the process took five points to make sure that they will stay ahead of Connacht and earn a Heineken Cup place next season.

Glasgow 25 Ulster 18

Ulster 27 Ospreys 38

Cardiff Blues 19 Ulster 9

XAVIER RUSH is keen to show his new employers that it will be money well spent when the Kiwi packs down for his 100th competitive game for the Blues when they take on Ulster in the Magners League at the Cardiff City Stadium tonight.

Scarlets 25 Ulster 8

IRELAND prop Tom Court and Scottish winger Simon Danielli have confirmed that they will extend their stay at Ulster until June 2012 following new two-year deals.

Ulster have confirmed that Tom Court and Simon Danielli will stay at the province to the end of the season 2011-2012.

IRELAND prop Tom Court and Scottland winger Simon Danielli have agreed new two-year deals with Ulster.

SCOTLAND A coach Sean Lineen has a bit of unfinished business to settle with the Irish Wolfhounds in tonight’s A international at Ravenhill (7.30pm).

Bath 10 Ulster 28

SATURDAY’S Magners League game at Ravenhill was effectively decided by the two first-half tries touched down by Ulster’s Scottish international wing Simon Danielli.

ULSTER’S Magners League victory over Munster at Ravenhill on Saturday said more about the state of the game in the northern province than what the immediate future might hold for Munster.

Ulster 15 Munster 10

Leinster 15 Ulster 3

STADE FRANCAIS could face the wrath of the citing commissioner following a controversial finish to Saturday’s Heineken Cup Pool Four classic against Ulster at Ravenhill.

Ulster 23 Stade Francais 13

GLASGOW earned a valuable away win to move to the top of the Magners League at a windswept Ravenhill.

ALEX GROVE insists Scotland can now “beat anyone in the world” after helping them end their 27-year losing streak to Australia in just his second Test. Worcester centre Grove, who does not turn 22 until a week today, has enjoyed a dream start to international rugby, with two wins from two matches.

THE Andy Robinson era got off to a solid but unspectacular start as Scotland eased to victory in their opening autumn international against Fiji.

ANDREW TRIMBLE has won the race for the left-wing berth in the Ulster team for tonight’s Heineken Cup opener against Bath at Ravenhill.

THERE was little to suggest there will be any change in the traditional Irish pecking order as Ulster easily accounted for Connacht last night.