Ulster 48 Benetton Treviso 0

Ulster 41 Edinburgh 17

RABO DIRECT PRO12:

RABODIRECT PRO12

Ulster 26 Zebre 3

Ulster 12 Ospreys 16

Scarlets 12 Ulster 19

Zebre 25 Ulster 27

Dragons 19 Ulster 46

Glasgow Warriors 8 Ulster 19

Ulster 25 Connacht 0

Ulster 18 Glasgow 10

Ulster kept themselves in the race for the RaboDirect Pro12 play-offs by chalking up their fifth win from their last six league games against an under-strength Edinburgh outfit.

Dan Parks was the hero as Cardiff Blues continued their winning return to the Arms Park with a RaboDirect PRO12 victory over Ulster.

Brian McLaughlin has made four personnel and three positional changes for Ulster’s important RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Cardiff on Friday (7.05pm).

A FIRST-HALF double by centre Darren Cave sent Ulster top of the RaboDirect Pro12 League with a deserved win over previous leaders Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill last night.

CONNACHT received a much needed boost with this victory on Saturday night, their first Magners League win since mid-September.

NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS secured revenge over Connacht for an opening day Magners League thrashing in Galway this season by clinching a one-point victory at Rodney Parade.

CARDIFF BLUES knocked Munster off their perch at the top of the Magners League table with a comfortable victory over Connacht.

Connacht 15 Ulster 15

Mike McComish comes in for the injured Ezra Taylor at number eight for Connacht away to The Scarlets in the Magner’s League at Parc y Scarlets tomorrow afternoon (3pm).

CONNACHT’S growing determination to keep their Heineken Cup hopes alive was epitomised by a huge hunger against title hopefuls Leinster in the Galway Sportsground last evening.

Connacht 22 Edinburgh 21

MICHAEL CHEIKA hailed match-winner Jonathan Sexton but damned Leinster’s attitude as his side sneaked to a fortuitous Magners League win over Connacht at the RDS on Saturday.

MUNSTER’S youngsters once again demonstrated at Thomond Park last night that they have the capacity to step into the illustrious shoes of their predecessors, when defeating Connacht 28-11 in an entertaining and enlightening A Interprovincial game.

CARDIFF BLUES moved above the Scarlets in the Magners League table with a victory over bottom side Connacht which hinged on two tries in a six-minute spell by Tom James.

Connacht 16 Scarlets 10

Wing Liam Bibo and number eight Mike McComish make their return to the Connacht squad to play The Scarlets in Friday night's Magners League clash at The Sportsground (6.30pm).

Number eight Mike McComish returns to the Connacht 23-man squad from injury for the Amlin Challenge Cup game against Montpellier in France on Friday night (7pm Irish time).

THERE was little to suggest there will be any change in the traditional Irish pecking order as Ulster easily accounted for Connacht last night.

EDINBURGH produced their highest winning score since the Magners League started with a dominant performance over Connacht at Murrayfield last night.

Connacht 12 Ospreys 19

Connacht have raided English clubs Cornish Pirates and Otley for Brian Tuohy and Mike McComish, respectively, as part of the ongoing work to improve on their last place finish in the Magner's League last season.

County Carlow 9 Ballymena 32

Ballymena 32 Co Carlow 10

Ballymena 8 Blackrock 13

Reigning champions Ballymena top the AIB League Division One following their second bonus point win in the space of seven days, with this afternoon’s 32-6 rout of Galwegians at Crowley Park.

Ireland have named a 40-man Under-21 squad for back-to-back games against France this weekend.