PETER STRINGER’S Saracens are on the brink of a place in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals, after England new boy Owen Farrell kept his nerve to kick them to a 20-16 victory over Biarritz in Pool 5.

Montpellier 24 Bath 22

New Zealand 60 Fiji 14

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has brought in Ian Humphreys and Chris Henry to his team for Friday's Magners League match against Connacht at Ravenhill.

Front rowers Nigel Brady and Declan Fitpatrick return to an extended 29-man Ulster squad ahead of their final Magners League game against Connacht at Ravenhill on Friday.

Leinster-bound scrum-half Isaac Boss returns to scrum-half for Ulster in tomorrow's Magners League match against Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill.

Stephen Ferris is back in the Ulster squad for their Magner’s League tie away to Cardiff Blues on Friday night.

Ireland internationals Andrew Trimble and Paddy Wallace return to prepare with an extended Ulster squad for the Magner’s League clash with The Scarlets at Parc Y Scarlets on Frdiay evening.

Ulster Ravens 21 London Welsh 17

Ulster Ravens coach Neil Doak has named a 27-man squad for the province's British & Irish Cup Pool C clash with London Welsh at Ravenhill on Friday (kick-off 7.30pm).

Rory Best will play for Ulster for the first time this season in tomorrow's Magners League fixture against The Dragons, at Ravenhill.

Coach Brian McLaughlin has left Stephen Ferris out of an extended 28-man squad for Ulster's Magners League fixture against Newport Gwent Dragons at Ravenhill on Friday.

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).

South African Robbie Diack returns from a long lay-off to take his place in the Ulster Ravens 28-man squad for the British and Irish Cup clash against the Welsh side Llanelli, at Parc y Scarlets on Friday night.

Niall O’Connor will start at out-half for Ulster against Bath in the crucial Round 6 Heineken Cup game against Bath at The Recreation Grounds tomorrow.

Centre Darren Cave and openside David Pollock are the two changes to the Ulster side to play Edinburgh in the Heineken Cup at Ravenhill on Friday.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has named an extended 27-man squad ahead of their Heineken Cup game against Edinburgh on Friday night, at Ravenhill.

ULSTER coach Brian McLaughlin is harbouring a back-row injury crisis with three players Stephen Ferris, Willie Faloon and David Pollock all receiving treatment for injuries while there is also a major doubt over Ireland centre Paddy Wallace for Friday’s date with Magners League high flyers the Ospreys.

Injury doubts Paddy Wallace and Willie Faloon have been included in Ulster's 28-man squad to play The Ospreys in the Magner’s League at Ravenhill on Friday night.

Stephen Ferris is back for Ulster as they contemplate tomorrow’s Magners League tie against Munster at Ravenhill.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has selected Jamie Smith at full-back for the Magner’s League game against Leinster at The RDS on Saturday.

Ulster coach Brain McLaughlin has named a 24-man squad for Ulster's St Stephen’s Day date with Leinster in the Magner's League at The RDS (kick off: 5.30pm).

ULSTER hooker Nigel Brady is hoping Ireland coach Declan Kidney will be watching the province’s Heineken Cup clash with Stade Francais at the King Baudoin Stadium in Brussels this afternoon.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has brought back Timoci Nagusa, BJ Botha and Willie Faloon into the side to play Stade Francais for Round 4 of the Heineken Cup Pool at the King Baudouin Stadium, in Brussels on Saturday.

Coach Brian McLaughlin has been able to recall Timoci Nagusa, Paddy Wallace and BJ Botha to his 28-man squad for Saturday's Heineken Cup Pool 4 clash with Stade Francais at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

STEPHEN FERRIS may have a chronic right ankle problem, but he has deemed himself fit and well to lead the charge against Stade Francais at Ravenhill this afternoon.

Ulster Head Coach Brian McLaughlin has been able to bring Stephen Ferris back from injury for Saturday's Heineken Cup clash with Stade Francais Paris at Ravenhil

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).

Internationals Tom Court, Timoci Nagusa and Simon Danielli all return to play for Ulster against Glasgow for Friday's Magners League match against Glasgow Warriors, at Ravenhill.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has asked Chris Henry to lead a 26-man squad to prepare for Glasgow Warriors in the Magner's League on Friday night at Ravenhill (Kick-off 8pm).

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.

CONNACHT’S most capped player Eric Elwood has emerged as favourite to succeed Michael Bradley as head coach at the Sportsground.

Munster 24 Ulster 10

Ireland centre Paddy Wallace and blindside Stephen Ferris return to lead Ulster into battle with Munster in the Magner's League at Thomond Park tomorrow (5pm).

Coach Brian McLaughlin has gone with a 26-man Ulster Squad to prepare for their Magner's clash with reigning league champions Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday (kick-off 5pm).

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has promoted hooker Nigel Brady, lock Dan Tuohy, blindside Tamaiti Houra and number eight Chris Henry for Ulster's Magner's League clash with Leinster at Ravenhill tomorrow evening (6pm).

Paddy Wallace has been left out of the Ulster squad to face Leinster in the Magners League at Ravenhill this weekend.

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.

Edinburgh 17 Ulster 13

It will be the same again for Ulster as coach Brian McLaughlin has gone for an unchanged team to play Edinburgh in the Heineken Cup at Murrayfield on Saturday.

There are no surprises in Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin's 25-man squad to tackle Edinburgh in the second Heineken Cup match in Pool 4 on Saturday in Murrayfield (kick-off 3.45pm).