Glasgow 13, Ulster 20

Ulster left wing Scott Young has been promoted to a starting place in the Ulster line-up for their crucial meeting with Connacht in the Celtic League at The Sportsground on Saturday (K/O 2.30pm).

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney expects to finalise his side for the Celtic Cup game against Glasgow in Hughenden after training in Limerick tomorrow.

Ulster 37, Dragons 18

Ulster 33 Glasgow 6

ULSTER will be understrength for the Celtic League visit of Glasgow to Ravenhill this evening (7.35) which will be shown live on TG4.

Tony McWhirter has come through a fitness test on the dislocated finger he suffered in training on Tuesday evening.

THE IRFU yesterday launched a ‘Player Registration Card’ in a bid to develop the game in Ireland.

NEW Leinster coach Gary Ella told his first press conference that the world cup offered an opportunity for young players to force their way into his team.

Dungannon 45 Terenure College 12

Ulster 16 Northampton 13

Centre Ryan Constable has been declared medically fit to play rugby after sustaining a neck injury in the match against the Celtic Warriors on the 27 December and will be involved in the crucial Heineken Cup clash with Cardiff.

Ulster will travel to Thomond Park on Friday night looking to go one better than last year when their arch rivals from Munster knocked them out of the Celtic League at the semi-final stage.

Alan Solomons named his side to face Biarritz this Saturday in the return Heineken Cup fixture with only one change from last week's line-up.

IRELAND lock Gary Longwell is back in business following a tough fitness test yesterday and will line-out for Ulster for their Heineken Cup shoot-out against Biarritz at Ravenhill on Friday night.

Alan Solomons' starting line-up for the 3rd round Heineken Cup tie against Biarritz features three changes from the side that defeated Glasgow in the Celtic League quarter-final last weekend.

There were no surprises on the Ulster side to travel to Glasgow for Saturday's Celtic League quarter-final at Hughendon.

Despite question marks over the fitness of David Humphreys, Jeremy Davidson and Johnny Bell, Alan Solomons has named the same side as that originally selected to play against Northampton for the Heineken Cup second round match against Cardiff at Ravenhill on Friday night (kick off 7.00pm).

Ulster lead Caerphilly by 27-8 at half-time in their Celtic League clash at Virginia Park.

Adam Larkin who wore the number 10 jersey for Ulster's two pre-season friendlies will assume the position again, in the absence of David Humphreys and Paddy Wallace against Neath this Friday.

The Ulster second row is coach Alan Solomon's main area of concern before the visit of Edinburgh to Ravenhill on Friday night.

Paddy Wallace, Tyrone Howe, David Humphreys, Gary Longwell and Simon Best will return en bloc to the Ulster side to meet Ebbw Vale on Friday night.

The Irish A team to play France A at Stade Henri, Desgranges la Roches sur Yon, on Friday has been announced.

Dungannon's Division One survival is virtually assured, thanks to a rousing second half performance to which Galwegians could find no effective response.

Leinster No 8 Victor Costello has been forced to withdraw from the Ireland A team to play New Zealand at Ravenhill, Belfast, on Tuesday, due to a rib injury.

Benetton Treviso 28 Ulster 33

Llanelli fly-half Stephen Jones held his nerve to convert an injury-time try by Wayne Proctor and seal victory for the Scarlets in a pulsating match at Ravenhill Park.

Dungannon are the AIB League champions for 2001 following a 46-12 victory over last year's champions Cork Con at Lansdowne Road.

Ireland’s senior squad session next week, which was originally arranged for Belfast, has been switched to the University of Limerick because of the foot-and-mouth scare and will be held from Monday to Wednesday next week.

Eric Miller yesterday received a double bonus when he was selected on the Ireland A squad to meet Wales A next week, a couple of hours before being named on the preliminary Lions squad of 67 players to tour Australia this summer.

Ireland A 23 France A 55

Munster winger Anthony Horgan was the star of the show as Ireland A thrashed their Italian counterparts 68-16 in Viterbo this afternoon.