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O'Mahony: Players can't take their foot off the gas despite injury concerns

Peter O'Mahony says no player can afford to give less than 100% in Ireland's World Cup warm-up games – despite Joey Carbery's injury scare against Italy.

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Reidy set to join Ulster’s century club

Players aren’t bits of furniture or pieces of meat

Should Leinster be pressured into diluting their resources because another province is struggling?

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So with Gibbes gone, where to now for Ulster Rugby?

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Les Kiss under pressure to escape Ulster’s ‘cul-de-sac of doom’

Mark Anscombe: Rookies will keep top players ‘honest’

Eight debutants is a lot of inexperience to field in a Test match, not to mention the seven other players in the Ireland 23 with fewer than 10 caps each to their name. Yet having come through their baptisms with an eight try to three victory over Canada, head coach Joe Schmidt was satisfied he had laid down some more foundations for the rest of his three-year term and beyond the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

Ireland v Canada - Autumn International - Aviva Stadium

Joe Schmidt spoilt for choice ahead of All Blacks revenge mission

Ireland 52 Canada 21: Job done for Ireland’s wannabes against a feisty Canada side and plenty of positives for Joe Schmidt to bank for future campaigns, but the head coach is already bracing for a very different challenge in next Saturday’s rematch with the All Blacks.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

Ireland rack up eight tries against Canada ahead of All Blacks rematch

Ireland's second-string saw off Canada 52-21 but most likely failed to sway boss Joe Schmidt's selection for the New Zealand rematch next weekend.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2016

A proud day for Munster hero Pat Parfrey

Ireland’s clash with Canada this evening may not be as momentous as last week’s historic win over the All Blacks, but one man will treasure the fixture.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2016

Nothing but perfection will do for Joe Schmidt

New week. New team. This evening’s Guinness Series opener against Canada at Aviva Stadium may have all the hallmarks of the calm following a storm given the history that was made in Chicago seven days ago, but then again this is an Ireland squad coached by Joe Schmidt.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2016

Canada ‘searching for credibility’ in Dublin

Former Ulster boss Mark Anscombe says Canada are searching for credibility from tomorrow’s autumn Test against Ireland in Dublin.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2016

Donal Lenihan: what message is the IRFU sending out?

Former Ireland and Lions manager Donal Lenihan believes home-grown coaches like Anthony Foley and Leo Cullen should be exposed to international best practice early in their coaching careers.

Thu, 31 Dec, 2015

Munster recruit flanker Sean Doyle and full-back Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino

New Munster signing Sean Doyle is no stranger to Thomond Park after joining the province on a three-month contract as replacement for injured skipper Peter O’Mahony.

Fri, 30 Oct, 2015

Robbie Deans favourite as Matt O’Connor exit points to new hire and fire culture

Official notice of Matt O’Connor’s exit from Leinster landed shortly after 10am yesterday, but the writing had been on the wall for the Australian head coach for a month.

Fri, 22 May, 2015

Stars aligned for Ulster but Jonny Bell wary of party-poopers Munster

For a while there, during the seven years when Irish sides claimed the Heineken Cup five times, there was a tendency to dismiss a Celtic League title as a trifling thing.

Sat, 09 May, 2015

Ulster craving success, says Tommy Bowe

Ulster must end a nine-year wait for silverware if they are to be truly taken seriously as a force in Europe, according to Tommy Bowe.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015

Ulster break the bank to land free-scoring All Black Charles Piutau

Ulster have broken into their bank vault to sign All Blacks scoring machine Charles Piutau with a reputed £1million-plus two-year deal.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2015

Best: Kiss uses board game to keep us guessing

Ireland’s lateral-thinking coaches will grab any Test-match edge, but Rory Best never expected Les Kiss to dust off a classic 80s board game for an analysis session.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Bowe commits to Ulster

“I am delighted to have signed a new contract with the IRFU and Ulster,” said Bowe, who has won 55 caps.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2014

Kiss: Ireland will give Best as long as possible to prove fitness

Defence coach Les Kiss has insisted his four-month Ulster sabbatical will have no impact on his preparations for Ireland’s autumn Test series.

Tue, 04 Nov, 2014

Ulster ship very much on course

Ulster are familiar foes for the patrons at Leicester’s Welford Road.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2014

Kiss to take Ulster role after World Cup

Les Kiss will leave the Ireland set-up after Rugby World Cup 2015 to become Ulster’s full-time director of rugby.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2014

Kiss to join Doak at Ulster after World Cup

Les Kiss will leave the Ireland set-up after Rugby World Cup 2015 to become Ulster’s full-time director of rugby.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2014

O’Mahony: O’Brien will return stronger

Peter O’Mahony has backed Ireland team-mate Sean O’Brien to bounce back from his injury nightmare.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2014

Bowe and Jackson return for Ulster

Ireland duo Tommy Bowe and Paddy Jackson return for Ulster’s trip to Blues at the Arms Park tonight.

Fri, 19 Sep, 2014

Doak plays it cool on Ulster coaching role

Neil Doak may have ambitions to become a head coach but that does not necessarily mean he would be comfortable succeeding Mark Anscombe at Ulster in the near future.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2014

Kiss picks Best to lead revamped Ulster

Ireland’s most-capped hooker, Rory Best, has been handed the captaincy of Ulster for a second time.

Sat, 02 Aug, 2014

Kiss arrival puts Ulster players on high despite high-profile departures

If a sense of trauma permeates the Ulster rugby squad following the shock departures in the summer of David Humphreys and coach Mark Anscombe someone has forgotten to tell Tommy Bowe and Darren Cave.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2014

Easterby new Ireland forwards coach

Two of Joe Schmidt’s Ireland assistants will now spend their pre-season and more overseeing the affairs of clubs after confirmation yesterday Simon Easterby is to take over the role of forwards coach with the national side.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2014

Kiss steps in as interim director of rugby after Ulster sack coach Anscombe

Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has been sacked with Ireland assistant Les Kiss stepping in as interim director of rugby at Ravenhill.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2014

Les Kiss appointed to Ulster director role

Ireland assistant coach Les Kiss has been appointed as Ulster’s interim director of rugby.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Tough draws for Munster and Ulster as Leinster avoid big guns

Leinster fans will be smiling today with the news of their pool draw for next season’s European Rugby Champions Cup.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2014

Dream come true as Diack makes debut for Ireland

Robbie Diack says it will be a dream come true when he makes his international debut today six years after leaving his native South Africa to pursue a rugby career in Ireland.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2014

Work to do after longest goodbye

On Saturday, Leinster not only bring the curtain down on the domestic rugby season but also on the longest goodbye the game in this country has ever seen when Brian O’Driscoll lines out as a professional rugby player for the last time.

Wed, 28 May, 2014

Anscombe bemoans ‘one that got away’

Leinster 13 Ulster 9

Mon, 19 May, 2014

Leinster book final berth with hard-fought win

Leinster 13 Ulster 9

Sat, 17 May, 2014

Ex ‘Baby Blacks’ skipper Bleyendaal joins Munster

Munster put some gloss on a losing weekend yesterday when the province announced the capture of former New Zealand Junior World Cup-winning captain Tyler Bleyendaal on a three-year contract.

Mon, 12 May, 2014

Is there one last push left in Munster?

Munster 17 Ulster 19

Mon, 12 May, 2014

Disappointment for Penney on Thomond swansong

Munster 17 Ulster 19

Sat, 10 May, 2014

Momentum is vital for Reds, says Penney

There may be bigger battles ahead in the culmination of this RaboDirect Pro12 campaign but Munster will close their regular season at home to Ulster this evening intent on maintaining momentum with the play-offs just a week away.

Sat, 10 May, 2014

Muller plans to go out on Ulster high

It’s the last stand for Ulster and their South African captain Johann Muller as they attempt to reach the Rabo-Direct Pro12 play-offs when Leinster travel up the road to help officially open the new Ravenhill facilities.

Fri, 02 May, 2014

Kearney has mixed views on Payne red

Tomorrow night’s clash between Leinster and Ulster in the recently redeveloped Ravenhill has been given an extra dimension with the return from suspension of full-back Jared Payne to Mark Anscombe’s squad.

Thu, 01 May, 2014

Meet Joe Schmidt’s and the provincial coaches’ new boss

David Nucifora cracked two jokes on his introduction to the Irish media yesterday.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2014

Ulster sign former Munster prop from Zebre

Ulster have signed prop, Dave Ryan, from Zebre on a two-year contract.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2014

Anscombe: We were pretty hard done by

Controversy is still raging over the red card administered to Ulster’s Jared Payne by French referee Jerome Garces four minutes into a rip-roaring Heineken Cup quarter-final tie at Ravenhill on Saturday.

Mon, 07 Apr, 2014

Grounds for excitement at Ravenhill

Shane Logan and David Humphreys are overseeing a radical overhaul of Ulster rugby and its future ambitions — the physical manifestation of which is a €40m refit of Ravenhill, writes Rod Nawn.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2014

Anscombe plans a ‘nice surprise’ for Saracens

Ulster coach Mark Anscombe is convinced the full house at the refurbished Ravenhill will have a key role to play in Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Saracens.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2014

McCall: This will be Ravenhill’s biggest night

Ulster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Saracens on Saturday will be the biggest home match in the club’s history, according to Sarries’ Director of Rugby, Mark McCall.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2014