While Munster, who will have one eye on the big Saracens test the following week, are likely to be without six of their front-line players, Ulster’s director of rugby Les Kiss is more or less able to stack his side for Saturday’s must-win PRO12 clash at Thomond Park.

Joe Schmidt will pore over the performances of Ireland’s provinces before finalising his squad to face Wales on Friday week, and Jared Payne’s comeback from injury will be of particular interest.

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The promoters of a film festival which celebrates Richard Harris in his native Limerick, has accused the city’s cultural establishment of snubbing the event after the city council gave it just €200.

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.

Joe Schmidt insists there are numerous options available to him to cover for the loss of injured centre Robbie Henshaw in this Saturday’s series-deciding final Test with South Africa.

Craig Gilroy took a while to win Joe Schmidt over to the view he was a viable wing option for Ireland. Now he has to prove it in today’s second Test against South Africa but is hopeful Ellis Park can provide the perfect conditions to do so.

South Africa v Ireland

Sean O’Brien insists Ireland coach Joe Schmidt would have taken a “huge risk” had he selected Leinster prodigy Garry Ringrose during the Six Nations.

Fly-half Paddy Jackson, centre Darren Cave and Chris Henry are the last men standing of Ulster’s Ireland World Cup contingent.

The Limerick pub where Russell Crowe flew thousands of miles to toast his late friend Richard Harris is to commemorate the great Limerick actor.

As deflating as it was to lose key players and leaders from their group, Rob Kearney believes Ireland’s reconfigured World Cup squad can still deliver over the tournament’s knockout stages.

Everyone’s been spending a disproportionate amount of time talking about the Ireland centres during this World Cup. I’m wondering why that is.

Rugby World Cup Pool D

Ireland’s fears over Rob Kearney’s fitness have eased but the full-back remains a doubt for Sunday’s World Cup Pool clash with Italy.

Ireland v Canada

Gordon D’Arcy insists he has no bitterness towards Joe Schmidt for ending his international career and has backed the Ireland head coach to make the difference in the country’s bid for a first Rugby World Cup.

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It doesn’t seem so long since Simon Zebo was struggling for a first audition under Joe Schmidt, but the Munster man’s worth to the national cause continues to expand with the head coach giving him the nod to start again at full-back against England tomorrow.

Nothing like a lazy bank holiday Sunday in front of the telly!

Their chances of a Guinness Pro12 home semi-final have receded since drawing with Munster last Saturday but Paddy Jackson insists Ulster will go to Glasgow Warriors this weekend with only victory in mind.

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All of Ireland will be praying that Jonathan Sexton makes it through club action this weekend uninjured, writes Ronan O’Gara.

Liam Broady and Kyle Edmund are both just one match away from qualifying for the Australian Open for the first time after impressive performances in Melbourne on Thursday.

The path has cleared for Robbie Henshaw to don the Ireland 13 jersey many believe he was born to wear, but the Ireland management want the pressure to stay off the Connacht youngster as long as possible.

Joe Schmidt last night backed ref JP Doyle’s handling of suspected foul play by a Georgian player on Ireland flanker Dominc Ryan.

It was one of the more unlikely of match day squad selections this week but Ulster’s Darren Cave is more than ready to take his opportunity and re-open his case for regular selection for his province and Ireland.

“We will have a six day turn-around to Australia and an eight day turn-around just doesn’t seem like enough after you have played South Africa.”

Looks can be deceiving, which is just as well given the picture Robbie Henshaw’s face painted as the Connacht youngster stood listening to the anthems before the biggest examination in his burgeoning career.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt will ring the changes for Sunday’s Autumn International with Georgia following his side’s bruising win over South Africa.

Jared Payne could miss Ireland’s autumn Test against Georgia next weekend after suffering a suspected foot sprain in the 29-15 victory over South Africa.

Paul O’Connell wants Ireland to take a leaf out of the South African rugby playbook and start growing some Test match beasts.

“It was going to be a new pairing no matter what happened and we decided to go with what we had the most time to prepare with.”