MUNSTER’S preparations for the historic 30th anniversary clash with New Zealand have been upset following the cancellation of a warm-up game in London last night.

MUNSTER’S desire to win the Magners League will only be partially compromised by the decision to rest captain Paul O’Connell, John Hayes and Doug Howlett for the clash with Ulster at Ravenhill on Saturday.

Coach Matt Williams has made eight changes to his Ulster side to play Edinburgh in the Magners League at Ravenhill tomorrow night.

LEINSTER look set to revert back to their early-season rotation policy for Sunday’s Magners League game with Connacht at the Sportsground having started with what was arguably their first 15 against Munster last weekend.

There are two changes in Matt Williams' Ulster side set to travel to Cardiff tomorrow.

RUGBY legend David Humphreys is battling to be fit for his final game with Ulster at Ravenhill tomorrow night.

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

Ulster coach Matt Williams has made six changes to his side for tomorrow night's Magners League showdown with Munster at Ravenhill.

Matt Williams has stuck to his policy of blooding younger players away from home and has made six personnel changes for Ulster's trip to Cardiff this tomorrow.

ULSTER’S Ian Humphreys has signed for his home province on a two-year deal. The former Ballymena Academy pupil has been playing for English side Leicester Tigers since the summer of 2005 when he left club side Belfast Harlequins.

MARCO TARDELLI will get his first taste of the domestic game when the assistant to incoming Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni visits Richmond Park tonight to watch the Setanta Cup clash between St Patrick’s Athletic and Linfield.

Coach Matt Williams has brought Matt McCullough, Isaac Boss, Kieron Dawson and Bryan Young back into the Ulster starting line-up to play the Ospreys in Swansea tomorrow night.

Rory Best returns to captain Ulster this weekend in Matt Williams 23-man squad against Llanelli Scarlets in the Magner's League on Friday night at Ravenhill.

Stephen Ferris will make his return to the Ulster side in Matt Williams first game in charge of the province against The Dragons in the Magner's League at Ravnehill on Friday.

PAUL O’CONNELL is hoping for game time in Munster’s crucial Magners League game away to Edinburgh (Murrayfield, 7.30pm).

EXORCISING their Murrayfield ghosts may be Leinster’s primary goal for the visit of Magners League basement boys, Ulster, to the RDS on St Stephen’s Day, but under pressure Blues coach Michael Cheika may also have a point to prove to his detractors.

Ulster caretaker coach Steve Williams has made three changes to his side for the Magner's League tie with Leinster at The RDS on St Stephen's Day.

Ulster caretaker Coach Steve Williams has named David Humphreys and newcomer Grant Webb in an extended squad to preare for Leinster in the Magner's League at The RDS on St Stephen's Day.

Ulster 8-16 Ospreys

CARETAKER coach Steve Williams has made six changes and one positional switch as Ulster attempt to gain some respectability from a wretched season in tonight’s Heineken Cup clash against the Ospreys at Ravenhill (8pm).

Steve Williams will look to make a few changes for Ulster's tussle with The Ospreys at Ravenhill on Friday night in the return leg of the Heineken Cup.

ANOTHER long, hard night at the office for Ulster and another defeat.

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.

Ulster caretaker coach Steve Williams has named Rob Dewey to play against his former club Edinburgh in the Magner's League at Ravenhill on Friday night.

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ULSTER have been hit with a double whammy ahead of tonight’s opening Heineken Cup clash with Gloucester at Ravenhill. Flanker Stephen Ferris has been told he will be sidelined for up to six weeks while veteran fly-half David Humphreys is a major concern due to an ankle injury.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

THE Leinster squad to face Edinburgh in the opening game of the Magners League season in the RDS on Saturday (5.30pm) has been named.

MUNSTER Rugby has agreed a three year sponsorship deal with adidas, believed to be worth approximately €650,000-a-year.

ULSTER managed to hang on to a 14-7 interval lead and keep their Magners League hopes very much alive with a curate’s egg performance against the Newport Gwent Dragons at Ravenhill last night.

FORMER Ireland prop Justin Fitzpatrick believes today’s Magners League game against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium could be the turning point in Ulster’s season.

EUROPEAN Rugby Cup have cleared Ulster lock Matt McCullough of two misconduct charges in relation to allegations of racist language towards London Irish winger Delon Armitage last month.

SKIPPER Simon Best wants Ulster to break the French hoodoo during Sunday’s trip to Toulouse to end a dismal Heineken Cup campaign on a high.

IRELAND’S Andrew Trimble is poised to wear the number 13 jersey when Ulster travel to face Glasgow on Saturday hoping to maintain their three-point advantage at the top of the Magners League.

ULSTER cannot be overtaken as Magners League leaders, even if arch-rivals Leinster pull off a victory in the last match at the old Lansdowne Road stadium on Sunday.

BALLYMENA flanker Chris Henry and Belfast Harlequins wing Paul McKenzie have been included in a 24-man Ulster squad ahead of the Magners League derby against Connacht at Ravenhill on St Stephen’s Day.

IT’S OLD for the new as Ulster coach Mark McCall recalls experienced former international prop Justin Fitzpatrick for the recently-capped Ireland loose-head Bryan Young in the only change for the Heineken Cup clash with London Irish tonight at Ravenhill.

ULSTER’S Roger Wilson admits the criticisms endured after Saturday’s Heineken Cup disaster at the Madejski Stadium were justified.