Paddy Wallace has paid for his troublesome stint at full back last Saturday by being replaced by regular incumbent Bryn Cunningham in the only change made to the Ulster side for the clash with Connacht at Ravenhill on Friday night.

Leinster 30 Ulster 23

LEADING English clubs are poised for a legal battle with the Rugby Football Union after Twickenham decided to withhold £120,000 (€178,000) in Lions compensation cash.

ULSTER have David Humphreys, Tyrone Howe back for Saturday’s Celtic Cup quarter-final against the Ospreys at St Helen’s.

Ulster have made six changes to their side for this Sunday's Heineken Cup tie against Cardiff Blues.

Leinster 9 Ulster 8

FRONT row brothers, Simon and Rory Best have been called into the Ulster panel for Friday’s Celtic League match against Edinburgh at Ravenhill.

Scrum-half Kieran Campbell and wing Andrew Maxwell have been included as the only two changes to Ulster's side for the away game at The Borders this Friday evening.

ULSTER may have slipped down the Celtic League table after losing the last three games, but they’ll still go all-out to protect an enviable home record against Munster at Ravenhill this afternoon (5.15pm).

Adam Larkin and Jonny Bell have been the main Ulster beneficiaries from Ireland’s refusal to release the likes of Kevin Maggs and David Humphreys from their 22-man squad for the forthcoming Autumn Test series.

Gloucester 55 Ulster 13

Neil Doak, Roger Wilson and Rod Moore have all been recalled to the Ulster first 15 for the treacherous trip to Gloucester, who will be smarting from a 39-31 reverse to Stade Francais, in Pool 6 of the Heineken Cup.

Ulster coach Mark McCall has gone for Kieran Campbell instead of Neil Doak to provide the link between his forwards and David Humphreys in the Heineken Cup Pool 6 opener at home to Cardiff Blues tomorrow night.

ROB HENDERSON, Jim Williams and Paul O’Connell return from injury to face Cardiff Blues at Thomond Park on Saturday (5.15) in a Munster side that shows five changes from the side that started against Glasgow last week.

Coach Mark McCall will hope that front rowers Nigel Brady and Ronan McCormack and number eight Gary Brown will provide fresh impetus to Ulster for their away date at Glasgow on Saturday.

Former Ireland international Gary Longwell has been selected in an Ulster side that shows five changes from last week for the home tie with The Dragons on Friday evening.

INTERNATIONAL wing Tyrone Howe returns to the Ulster squad for Saturday’s clash with Celtic League table-toppers Neath-Swansea Ospreys at Ravenhill.

Coach Mark McCall has left Tyrone Howe on the bench in favour of wings Tommy Bowe and Andrew Maxwell for Ulster's crucial clash with The Neath-Swansea Ospreys at Ravenhill on Saturday.

Ulster will go with the same side that destroyed Leinster for their last day trip to leaders Llanelli on Friday.

Ulster will be odds-on favourites to dismantle what will probably be an under-strength Leinster in the penultimate round of the Celtic League at Ravenhill on Friday.

Alan Solomons has selected a strong side as leaders Ulster come face-to-face with The Borders this Friday night at Netherdale.

Ireland wing Tyrone Howe, out-half Adam Larkin, scrum-half Kieran Campbell and second row Rowan Frost have been inserted for Ulster's Celtic League clash with Edinburgh at Ravenhill on Friday.

GARY LONGWELL has been called into the Irish squad for the Six Nations game against England at Twickenham tomorrow week.

Ireland skipper Brian O’Driscoll is on course to appear in the 2004 RBS 6 Nations opener against France after being named in a reduced 22-man squad today.

Ulster coach Alan Solomons has ushered in scrum-half Kieran Campbell, centre Shane Stewart, second row Rowan Frost and out-half Adam Larkin as his four changes for the game against leaders Llanelli in the Celtic League at Ravenhill on Friday.

Ulster 22 Gwent Dragons 0

Hooker Paul Shields and openside Neil Best are the two changes in Alan Solomons' Ulster side to face Gwent Dragons at Ravenhill on Friday.

Ulster's Gary Longwell has been included in Alan Solomon's side for the first time since early December in the Heineken Cup for the away date with Stade Francais at the weekend.

Centre Shane Stewart has been passed fit to leave Ulster coach Alan Solomons with little option but to select the same side that whitewashed Leicester Tigers for the Heineken Cup return encounter at Welford Road.

Shane Stewart has recovered from the illness which deemed him unfit to take his starting place in last Friday's 32-30 Celtic League defeat to Leinster in Donnybrook, for the only change in Ulster coach Alan Solomons' line-up to face Leicester on Sunday afternoon.

Ulster will field the same side that annexed the inaugural Celtic Cup in their crucial Celtic League meeting with Leinster at Donnybrook on Friday.

IRELAND lock Gary Longwell has been dropped by Ulster for Saturday’s Celtic Cup final against Edinburgh at Murrayfield.

Coach Alan Solomons has sensationally left Ireland second row Gary Longwell out of his Ulster side, and indeed the 22-man squad, for the Celtic Cup final against Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Saturday (2.30pm).

Coach Alan Solomons has made just one change for Ulster's crucial Heineken Cup home tie with Stade Francais on Friday evening.

Gwent Dragons 24 Ulster 15

David Humphreys, a late withdrawal last week, has been named at out-half for Ulster in their Heineken Cup opener against Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade on Sunday.

Ulster 46 Borders 5

Ulster have David Humphreys and fit-again Gary Longwell for the Celtic League visit of The Borders to Ravenhill on Friday evening.

Glasgow 13, Ulster 20

Glasgow 13 Ulster 20

ERIC ELWOOD is back to lead the Connacht challenge for a place in the Celtic Cup final at the Sportsground, Galway, tomorrow (2.p.m.), but there is no place for captain Tim Allnutt.