Former Ulster captain Justin Harrison has been suspended for eight months for a drugs-related incident at Bath Rugby's post-season celebrations in May.

England flanker Michael Lipman and three of his former Bath team-mates must face an RFU disciplinary panel charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game.

Michael Lipman, Alex Crockett and Andrew Higgins have resigned from Bath with immediate effect.

ANDREW TRIMBLE will miss Ulster’s Magners League clash with Connacht at the Sportsground (7pm) on Friday as Paddy Wallace fights for fitness.

Wallaby lock JUSTIN HARRISON throws the spotlight on the Australian influence in tomorrow’s Heineken Cup semi-final – and reveals Michael Cheika’s pugilistic prowess.

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VETERAN second row forward Malcolm O’Kelly has been excluded from the Irish squad for next week’s autumn international against Canada, prompting speculation that his illustrious international career could be over.

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Ulster will begin their short pre-season of friendlies against English premiership side Bath on Friday August 15 at Ravenhill.

Munster's Frederico Pucciarello, Leinster's Ollie Le Roux and Ulster's Justin Harrison have been named in a 30-man Barbarians squad for games against Belgium, Ireland and England.

FORMER Irish international centre Paul McNaughton has been named as new Ireland team manager.

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David Humphreys will start the last game of his professional career when Ulster play Cardiff in the Magners League at Ravenhill on Friday night.

Coach Matt Williams has paved the way for David Humphreys to make a glorious exit from rugby by naming him in the Ulster squad to play Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill on Friday.

Ulster coach Matt Williams has today named his starting line up to take on Glasgow tomorrow at Ravenhill, kick-off at 3pm.

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Ulster coach Matt Williams has named a very experienced 25-strong squad for Friday's Magners League encounter with Connacht at Ravenhill.

Matt Williams has today named his starting line up to take on Munster in Cork on Saturday evening. Williams has made eight changes to the starting fifteen that defeated the Scarlets at Ravenhill in February.

Ulster Rugby head coach Matt Williams has been able to include Ireland internationals Rory Best, Tommy Bowe, Paddy Wallace and Andrew Trimble in his 22-man squad to play Munster at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

EVEN GUEST speaker Alex Ferguson couldn’t help but smile when James Sandford stood alongside him in the Mansion House yesterday, remarking with a smile that the 6ft 5 inch UUJ student “might do a job” for him in the centre of the Manchester United defence!

Ulster's former Australian international Justin Harrison is looking forward to his one-year contract with Bath, which will start in the summer.

BATH have further bolstered their second-row options for next season by signing former Australia lock Justin Harrison on a one-year contract from Ulster.

SKIPPER Rory Best is a shock inclusion in the Ulster team for tomorrow’s Pool Two clash away to Gloucester.

ALAN QUINLAN could make dramatic return for Munster in the province’s penultimate Heineken Cup pool game against Clermont Auvergne on Sunday week.

ULSTER’S Andrew Trimble links up again with Kiwi Paul Steinmetz for tonight’s Heineken Cup trip to the Liberty Stadium as caretaker coach Steve Williams makes two changes and a positional switch to face the big-spending Ospreys.

Ulster caretaker coach Steve Williams has brought in four players, Bryn Cunningham, Mark McCrea, Matt Miles and Justin Harrison, to a 25-man squad for the Heineken Cup tie against the Ospreys at The Liberty Stadium on Friday night.

David Humphreys will have to come through a fitness test on a damaged ankle beofre Mark McCall can insert him at out-half for Friday's Heineken Cup opener against Gloucester at Ravenhill.

Nigel Brady comes in for Stuart Philpott in the only change to Ulster's 25-man squad to play Gloucester in their opening game of the Heineken Cup campaign at Ravenhill on Friday.

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VETERAN fly-half David Humphreys makes his first Ulster start of the season with Ireland’s under-used World Cup stand-in Paddy Wallace reverting to the bench for the Magners League trip to Glasgow tonight (Firhill Arena, 7.30pm).

KIERAN CAMPBELL and Stuart Philpott return to the Ulster squad for tomorrow’s Magners League clash with in-form Glasgow Warriors at Firhill.

Scrum-half Kieran Campbell and hooker Stuart Philpott return to the Ulster squad to travel to Glasgow for the Magners league clash at Firhill on Friday night.

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Coach Mark McCall has decided to go with Ryan Caldwell and Stephen Ferris ahead of Justin Harrison and Roger Wilson, respectively, in Ulster's Magners League joust with Leinster at Ravenhill this evening.

Ulster Coach Mark McCall has been able to call on Scotland's Rob Dewey and all his Ireland World Cup members, except for Simon Best, for Friday's Magenr's League tie against Leinster at Ravenhill (7.30pm).

LEINSTER and Ulster will endeavour to put the Ireland’s World Cup nightmare in the rear-view mirror on Friday night in Ravenhill — but the presence of Felipe Contepomi in the visitor’s dug-out will make that difficult.

Mark McCall has included five internationals in the Ulster squad to take on the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magner's League at Stradey Park this Friday night.

Mark McCall has today named a 23 man squad to travel to Stradey Park and take on the Scarlets this Friday night.

Ulster Coach Mark McCall has included Italian World Cup lock forward Carlo del Fava and summer signing Kieran Hallett in a 24-man squad to play The Dragons this Saturday at Rodney Parade.

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney has named a 27-strong squad ahead of Friday night’s Magners League game against Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade, (6.10pm).

Mark McCall has made three changes to his Ulster side to play Scottish club Edinburgh this Friday night at Murrayfield.

Ulster squad Mark McCall has included Justin Harrison and Kieron Dawson in his squad to take on English club giants Gloucester in the pre season friendly this Saturday at Ravenhill.

Mark McCall has selected Paddy Wallace at out-half for Ulster's final Magner's League tie at home to Edinburgh on Friday night.