Person: Mark Blair

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Falcons starlet Connon delighted to play his part in green

Brett Connon is used to the sound of Callum Chick’s voice. Clubmates at Newcastle Falcons, the pair are housemates as well.

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Ulster halt Borders' surge

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Borders pinch victory at Connacht

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Bates wields the axe for Connacht match

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Blues give European hopes a boost

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Munster fightback earns bonus-point win

Connacht look to return to winning ways

Connacht will look to get back to winning ways and stop a four match losing sequence at The Borders tonight.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2005

Borders secure rare win

Borders 19 Edinburgh 10

Fri, 31 Dec, 2004

Last-chance saloon for northern lights

TWO big dates coming up in Lansdowne Road in the next few weeks, with the European Cup final getting most of the headlines. Rightly so, but what of the AIL finals?

Sat, 10 May, 2003

Ireland second row Gary Longwell looks like recovering from a neck injury to take his place in the Ballymena second row, alongside Ulster team-mate Mark Blair, for the All Ireland league final against Clontarf on Saturday at Lansdowne.

Wed, 07 May, 2003

Provincial glory reliant on strong clubs

WITH the pain of the Heineken Cup semi-final defeats slowly evaporating, preparations will already be under way for another assault on European competition next season. The fact it is a World Cup year will serve to shift the focus from the provincial sides in the first half of next season, yet when that concludes in late November, the Heineken Cup will once again become the main priority for the Irish provincial sides.

Wed, 07 May, 2003

Two Blair tries give Ballymena final place

Lansdowne 3 Ballymena 10

Sat, 03 May, 2003

Clontarf wait on Mahony's fitness

League leaders Clontarf are waiting to see if centre Conor Mahony passes a fitness test for the visit of St Mary's College to Castle Avenue this weekend.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2003

Ballymena defeat Galwegians in try-fest

Ballymena 42 Galwegians 31

Sat, 01 Mar, 2003

Constable returns for Ulster

Centre Ryan Constable has been declared medically fit to play rugby after sustaining a neck injury in the match against the Celtic Warriors on the 27 December and will be involved in the crucial Heineken Cup clash with Cardiff.

Wed, 08 Jan, 2003

Ulster travel to Thomond Park Friday night

Ulster will travel to Thomond Park on Friday night looking to go one better than last year when their arch rivals from Munster knocked them out of the Celtic League at the semi-final stage.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2003

Larkin replaces Constable for Ulster

Alan Solomons named his side to face Biarritz this Saturday in the return Heineken Cup fixture with only one change from last week's line-up.

Wed, 11 Dec, 2002

Longwell back in business for Ulster

IRELAND lock Gary Longwell is back in business following a tough fitness test yesterday and will line-out for Ulster for their Heineken Cup shoot-out against Biarritz at Ravenhill on Friday night.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2002

Solomons makes three changes

Alan Solomons' starting line-up for the 3rd round Heineken Cup tie against Biarritz features three changes from the side that defeated Glasgow in the Celtic League quarter-final last weekend.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2002

Provinces hit Blackrock and Ballymena teams

Blackrock College will be without Shane Byrne, Leo Cullen, Paul Wallace, David Quinlan, Brian O'Driscoll and, possibly, Ben Willis for the visit of Ballymena to Stradbrook on Saturday.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2002

Skipper Ward ready to face Connacht

ANDY WARD is back and raring to go. Ulster’s inspirational skipper returns to action for the friendly fixture with Connacht tomorrow night at Dungannon (6pm kick-off) after being out of action for three months.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2002

Bell joins Ulster’s long injury list

JONNY BELL is the latest Ulster casualty prior to Friday’s Celtic League game against Llanelli at Ravenhill.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2002

Solomons names Ulster side for Cardiff

Despite question marks over the fitness of David Humphreys, Jeremy Davidson and Johnny Bell, Alan Solomons has named the same side as that originally selected to play against Northampton for the Heineken Cup second round match against Cardiff at Ravenhill on Friday night (kick off 7.00pm).

Tue, 15 Oct, 2002