Ulster Coach Matt Williams has welcomed Stephen Ferris back into a 25-man squad to travel to Swansea this weekend to take on The Ospreys in the Magner's League on Saturday.

Nigel Brady comes in for Stuart Philpott in the only change to Ulster's 25-man squad to play Gloucester in their opening game of the Heineken Cup campaign at Ravenhill on Friday.

KIERAN CAMPBELL and Stuart Philpott return to the Ulster squad for tomorrow’s Magners League clash with in-form Glasgow Warriors at Firhill.

Scrum-half Kieran Campbell and hooker Stuart Philpott return to the Ulster squad to travel to Glasgow for the Magners league clash at Firhill on Friday night.

Coach Mark McCall has included seven Irish players selected for the senior tour to Argentina and three for Ireland A's Churchill Cup in the Ulster squad to play Edinburgh at Ravenhill on Friday.

SHANNON’S hopes of a possible AIB League and Cup double were dashed at Deramore Park on Saturday as Belfast Harlequins edged them 32-28 in a seven-try thriller.

Shannon's dreams of a possible AIB League and Cup double were dashed at Deramore Park as Belfast Harlequins edged them in a seven-try thriller.

Mark McCall has left Neil Best out of his 22-man Ulster squad to take on the Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park on Saturday (kick-off 5.30pm).

SHANNON and UL Bohemians will mark the end of an era at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Ulster coach Mark McCall has named his squad to play Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League at Stradey Park on Saturday.

Mark McCall has recalled David Humphreys to out-half for Ulster's Magner's League tie against The Dragons at Ravenhill on Friday night.

Ulster's Mark McCall has included Ireland scrum-half Isaac Boss in his 23-man squad to take on The Dragons in the Magner's League on Friday night at Ravenhill.

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.

Bryan Young and Tommy Bowe, along with the fit-again Stephen Ferris, have been included, on the Ulster team to play The Ospreys in the Magners League on Saturday.

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.

Mark McCall has included Irish internationals Bryan Young and Tommy Bowe, who have not been selected for Ireland's opening Six Nation fixture against Wales, in a 23-man squad to take on the Ospreys this Saturday at the Liberty Stadium, Kick Off, 17.30.

Munster coach Declan Kidney will understand how Leinster's Michael Cheika feels ahead of the Magners League visit of Ulster to Musgrave Park on Friday.

Kieron Dawson will line out for his native Ulster in Mark McCall's side to play Earth Titans at Ravenhill tomorrow evening.

All Black Paul Steinmetz and Ireland Under-21 Stephen Ferris have been included in the Ulster squad to play Andre Bester's Earth Titans in the Grafton Challenge on Friday evening at Ravenhill.

Mark McCall has chosen an extended 29-man squad to play The Borders at St Andrew's Sports Ground in Scotland on Friday.

Ireland 8 England 32

Ireland 42 Argentina 20

Argentina U21 20 Ireland U21 42

Coach Mark McDermott has made three changes to the Ireland U21 team from the side played Argentina last week for the repeat encounter in the IRB U-21 World Championship tomorrow.

Ireland ran out convincing winners in their final game of the pool stages at the IRB Under-21 World Championship in Issoire this evening.

Ireland U21 22 Argentina U21 26

There are four changes to the Ireland U21 team for their next IRB U21 Rugby World Championship encounter with Argentina following their defeat by the hosts, France, on Friday.

France 26 Ireland 8

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.

The Ireland Under-21 team to play hosts France on the opening day of the 2006 IRB U-21 World Championship has been announced.

Coach Mark McDermott will lead his Ireland U21 squad into battle at the World Cup in France next month.

The nominees have been announced for the annual Guinness Ulster Rugby Awards Dinner which will be held on Thursday May 18, at the Ramada Hotel.

The Ireland U21 team to play Scotland U21 this Friday in Dubarry Park, Athlone shows three changes to the side that lost narrowly to Wales.

The Ireland Under 21 team to play Wales Under 21 this Friday in Dubarry Park shows three personnel changes and one positional switch to the starting team that lost to France U21 in Strasbourg.

Buccaneers 33 Belfast Harlequins 32

Cork Constitution 41 Belfast Harlequins 13

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.

Ireland Under-21s 34 Italy Under-21s 9

Ireland Under 21 coach Mark McDermott has named a squad of 24 players for the opening Six Nations match against Italy in Dubarry Park, Athlone on Friday, February 3 at 7.35pm.

Belfast Harlequins 31 UL Bohemians 27

The following 31 players have been selected for the next Ireland Under 21 squad session which will take place in Dublin on Sunday, January 15 – Tuesday, January 17 2006.

Ireland U21 34 Samoa U21 17

The Ireland U21 team and replacements to play Canada in the IRB U21 World Championship tomorrow has been named.