WHAT didn’t kill Johnny Sexton’s resolve has clearly strengthened it.

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FRUSTRATED Ulster skipper Chris Henry is determined to lift his side following a flat performance last week when they lost to the Cardiff Blues.

ISAAC BOSS returns to a 29-man Ulster squad for Saturday’s Magners League return clash with Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill.

Stephen Ferris and Rory Best return to the Ulster side for the Magners League fixture against Cardiff Blues in Wales tomorrow night.

DOWNHEARTED Ireland duo Rory Best and Stephen Ferris along with ebullient Scottish winger Simon Danielli look set to start for Ulster when they visit the Blues at the Cardiff City Stadium for Friday night’s Magners League tie.

LEINSTER-BOUND Isaac Boss wants to end his season with Ulster on a high by helping them to the inaugural knock-out stages of the Magners League.

Ireland’s Paddy Wallace and Andrew Trimble wil get game time for Ulster against The Scarlets in the Magner’s League at Parc y Scarlets on Friday evening.

IRELAND prop Tom Court and Scottish winger Simon Danielli have confirmed that they will extend their stay at Ulster until June 2012 following new two-year deals.

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IRELAND prop Tom Court and Scottland winger Simon Danielli have agreed new two-year deals with Ulster.

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IRELAND U-20 face a first real test of their Grand Slam credentials when they travel to face their French counterparts at Stade de la Chevaliere in Mazame tonight (RTÉ Two, 7.30pm).

ULSTER head to Bath on Saturday bidding for their first win on English soil to keep their Heineken Cup dream alive. Brian McLaughlin’s side need to collect a bonus-point victory at The Recreation ground, to have any chance of overhauling Stade Francais who only need a point from their travels to Edinburgh to top Pool Four.

ULSTER came out of cold storage to strangle the life out of Edinburgh and take their outside chances of reaching the knockout stages a step further.

ULSTER have recalled their four Ireland squad members for Saturday’s Magners League derby against Munster at Ravenhill.

LEINSTER signed off on their magnificent 2009 with a positive result on St Stephens’ Day, but judging by their muted reaction this win over an understrength Ulster won’t last too long on the showreel.

IT may be Christmas Eve but, with a derby against Ulster on the cards for St Stephen’s Day, Leinster’s players and staff will be clocking in for training today just as they would any other Thursday morning.

STADE FRANCAIS seized the initiative in Heineken Cup Pool Four with victory over Ulster at Stade Jean Bouin.

ULSTER skipper Paddy Wallace has given his side a boost ahead of Saturday’s Heineken Cup re-run against joint-leaders Stade Francais in Brussels.

MUNSTER’S Doug Howlett, Jean de Villiers and Paul Warwick will add a local flavour to the Barbarians squad which returns to Ireland on June 4 for the first time in nine years.

AN injury picked up by BJ Botha in his surprise appearance for South Africa against Ireland last week has forced Ulster to make a change in the front row for tonight’s Magners League clash with Glasgow Warriors at Ravenhill (8 pm).

LEINSTER coach Michael Cheika has ordered Isa Nacewa to wrap himself up in cotton wool to ensure his availability for Heineken Cup action against Llanelli Scarlets on Saturday week.

AS DRESS rehearsals go, this was up there with the best. Ireland’s display against the inexperienced but gritty Fijians left coach Declan Kidney smiling despite the selection headaches he faces ahead of Saturday’s date with world champions South Africa.

Gloucester supply two back rows to Fiji’s side for Saturday’s clash with Ireland at the RDS.

MUNSTER A stretched their unbeaten run to three games and provided themselves with a perfect boost ahead of their British and Irish Cup clash against Coventry on November 21.

BRAGGING rights will be at stake as Munster A take on Ulster Ravens at Musgrave Park this afternoon (2pm), but both sides will also be treating the clash as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming British and Irish Cup, which starts the weekend after next.

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan, his management team and players, enter the international break with their confidence levels boosted by Saturday’s bonus point Magners League win over Ulster at Thomond Park.

ULSTER will be at full-strength for Saturday’s Magners League game against Munster at Thomond Park in stark comparison to their injury-hit hosts.

PADDY WALLACE will sit out Saturday’s Magners League derby against Leinster at Ravenhill.

LATE scores by Tim Visser and Phil Godman ensured Edinburgh claimed their first win of this season’s Heineken Cup campaign as they came from behind to deny Ulster.

ULSTER coach Brian McLaughlin is likely to name an unchanged line-up for the first time this season for Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash with Edinburgh.

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

AS Leinster bring back some heavy hitters for Friday’s Magners League clash with the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium, it’s fair to assume defence coach Kurt McQuilkin has put the players through the wringer this week.

SHANE HORGAN is adamant that winning the Heineken Cup has not diluted his, or Leinster’s, appetite for success and that everyone in the provincial setup is desperate to replicate their Murrayfield milestone.

MUNSTER are hopeful Paul Warwick will be available to take his place at out-half when they begin their defence of the Magners League against Glasgow at Firhill on Friday night, (8pm Setanta Sport).

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A SIX-TRY salvo helped the Scarlets leapfrog Ulster to finish fifth in the Magners League with a convincing bonus-point victory at Parc y Scarlets.

Hooker Nigel Brady will lead Ulster into their final Magner's League match of the season against The Scarlets on Saturday.

ROB KEARNEY makes a timely comeback from illness for Saturday’s Magners League clash against Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade (5.30pm), but will be under pressure to produce a top-class display to win his place in the Leinster Heineken Cup final team.

Ulster coach Matt Williams is giving many of the Ulster Academy graduates, such as Ian Whitten and Chris Henry, a chance to show their worth in the Magners League against Connacht at The Sportsground on Friday evening.

PAUL O’CONNELL will captain Munster’s final away game of the season against the Cardiff Blues, in the Arms Park this Sunday at 4.35pm.

ANDREW TRIMBLE will miss Ulster’s Magners League clash with Connacht at the Sportsground (7pm) on Friday as Paddy Wallace fights for fitness.

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