"It was some effort, some effort. The rest we can build on."

Nash has been named to start on the wing as Keith Earls misses out due to a minor knee injury in one of two changes to Johann van Graan's side.

On a night when personal rivalries were under scrutiny, Ulster won the individual and collective battles against Munster to stretch their unbeaten home record at Kingspan Stadium to 19 games.

Here's the story of 2019, as told through Examiner Sport front pages.

Munster have been counting the cost of their losses, with four Ireland internationals among those injured at Allianz Park.

The four Irish provinces have named their teams for this weekend's Champions Cup clashes.

Peter O'Mahony praised Munster’s effort in securing a bonus-point victory on the road in Wales but was annoyed by his side’s ill-discipline as the province secured a 32-13 win over Ospreys on Saturday.

It's not even the fact that Ireland have failed again to reach a semi-final.

Joe Schmidt's side get the job done but fail to impress rugby faithful.

The rain came and it was good. Gone was the suffocating humidity that had tortured every pore inside the enclosed Kobe Misaki Stadium for the first two World Cup games here.

A moment, please, to think of the poor old referee today.

James Ryan has no doubt but that Ireland's lineout can be a source of real strength for the team as their World Cup opener against Scotland approaches.

It's 10 years since Ciaran and Rhys Ruddock were part of a talented Ireland U20s side that travelled to Japan to compete in the Junior World Cup.

Peter O'Mahony cherishes memories of his first trip to Japan.

The IRFU named the group that will travel to Japan today, six days earlier than planned, after the shock demotion was leaked.

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.

Word was that Jean Kleyn kept his eyes open and his mouth mostly shut during his early days in Joe Schmidt’s World Cup warm-up camp.

In the scrum for funds that characterises an increasingly competitive charity sector, having an ambassador of the calibre of Peter O’Mahony is just what the doctor ordered.

Carty became Connacht's record point-scorer this season and also enjoyed a breakthrough year at international level.

Chris Farrell admits Munster's inability to progress beyond the semi-finals has become a concern that will influence their approach to Saturday's Champions Cup clash with Saracens.

Keith Earls has been ruled out of Munster's Heineken Champions Cup semi-final away to Saracens tomorrow.

Students who recorded a hit single for a school friend fighting cancer have raised a phenomenal €51,000 for charity.

Transition year students at St Colman's in Fermoy, Co Cork recorded a version of "Lean on Me" which they released last year.

Munster have named their starting team for the Pro14 clash with Cardiff in Musgrave Park.

Munster have been forced into a late change ahead of their Champions Cup quarter-final against Edinburgh.

Joe Schmidt has made seven changes to the Ireland team to face France in Sunday's Six Nations clash.

Joe Schmidt hopes Johnny Sexton will shake off a head injury in time for Ireland's Guinness Six Nations trip to Italy.

Here's how both teams rated as Ireland defeated Scotland 22-13.

A defiant Peter O'Mahony insists that another Six Nations title is not beyond Ireland.

"We're always talking about the great values of rugby, there were no great values there on Saturday I can tell you."

There will be many sore bodies after yesterday's win over the All Blacks.

Peter O'Mahony forgetting he's injured is a must-see!

Here's how Ireland's players rated in their 16-9 win over New Zealand.

"It was unreal. Boys showing up everywhere. Tackles that probably shouldn't have been made. Plays that shouldn't have been made. Guys were fighting for each other and fighting for the cause."

13 of those who start for Saturday's clash also started when Ireland claimed the Grand Slam against England last March.

Johann van Graan has a career in diplomacy if the coaching thing doesn't work out.

Munster overwhelmed an under-strength Ulster as they ran in nine tries in a record-breaking 64-7 Guinness PRO14 derby victory at Thomond Park.

Munster racked up seven tries as they dominated much-changed Ospreys in a comfortable 49-13 PRO14 win in Cork.

Captain Peter O'Mahony is one of a host of stars named in the Munster team to play the Ospreys in the Pro14 tomorrow.

Australia full-back Israel Folau has been banned for one match for contact in the air during last Saturday's third Test defeat by Ireland.

Ireland signed off from their Grand Slam season with one last high as they edged a tense decider 20-16 in Sydney to claim a first series win in Australia since 1979.

Ireland captain Peter O’Mahony has backed fly-half Joey Carbery to take the huge opportunity handed to the 22-year-old when he starts the first Test against Australia on Saturday morning.

Joe Schmidt called it their "most difficult selection process" yet.

Goosen played his last game in December 2016, when he controversially announced his retirement from playing, aged 24, to become a "commercial director".