Kieron Dawson will assume the captaincy as one of four changes to the Ulster side to play Munster in the Magner's League at Thomond Park on Saturday evening.

RUA TIPOKI has recovered from a knee injury to make an earlier than anticipated return for Munster in Saturday night’s sell-out Magners League game against Ulster at Thomond Park (Setanta Ireland, 7.30pm).

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.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced.

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.

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney gets a chance to utilise some of his lesser known squad members when the A team take on Ulster A in Temple Hill today, seeking a second victory over their Northern rivals (2pm).

ULSTER caretaker boss Steve Williams has given a vote of confidence to the 22 that gained the team’s first home victory since September in defeating Bourgoin last Friday for the final Heineken Cup clash against Pool 2 favourites Gloucester at Kingsholm.

Ulster Caretaker Coach Steve Williams has added Mark Bartholomeusz and Paul Steinmetz in a 24-man squad for his side's final pool game against Gloucester in the Heineken Cup on Sunday.

Ulster caretaker coach Steve Williams has made no changes to his side for the Heineken Cup tie at home to Ravenhill on Friday night.

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.

Team news ahead of this weekend's All-Ireland League clashes.

All the latest team news for this weekend's AIB League games.

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.

All the team details for the opening weekend of the 2007/8 AIB League.

Team news is in for the full schedule of AIB All-Ireland League games this weekend.

All the team news for this weekend's clashes.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced.

ULSTER captain Justin Harrison wants his side to make history in Stradey Park this evening.

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.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League rugby fixtures have been announced.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League matches have been announced.

The teams for the upcoming AIB League fixtures have been announced.

NEW Munster rugby signing Tim McGann of Australian provincial side Eastern Suburbs turned down a Super 14 contract with the NSW Waratahs in favour of the Heineken Cup champions.

Ireland 42 Argentina 20

France 26 Ireland 8

THE Ireland U21 team to play hosts France on the opening day of the 2006 IRB U21 World Championship shows six changes to the side that lost 40-5 to England U21 in March in the final game of the U21 6 Nations tournament.

IRISH coach Mark McDermott yesterday announced his squad for next month’s IRB U21 World Cup in Auvergne, France.

Latest team news fahead this weekend's crunch AIB League action.

THEIR senior colleagues may have struggled in Lansdowne Road and Murrayfield last weekend but neither the Irish nor the French U21s had much difficulty in recording wins over Italy and Scotland respectively.

THE IRISH team to play Italy tomorrow night in the opening game of the U21 Six Nations Championship shows two personnel changes and two positional switches to the side that started and beat Leinster ‘A’ 40-12 last month.

Latest team news ahead of this weekend's AIB League action.

Teams for this weekend's AIB All-Ireland League games.

The following are teams for this weekends upcoming AIB League action.

Former Waikato scrum-half Isaac Boss has arrived at Ulster to give Kieran Campbell serious competition for his starting position.

Leinster U21 37 Ulster U21 6

ALL BLACKS hooker Anton Oliver is out of contention for the first test against the Lions. He has failed to recover from his calf injury and will not play in Christchurch next Saturday.