Larne Men Strong against Shire by Larne RFC welcomed back their Scottish friends from Wigtownshire RFC in the annual pre-season match on Saturday afternoon at the Glynn. In what has been a lengthy relationship between the two clubs, the match always proves to be both a feisty and friendly affair. A pre-match function, kindly sponsored […]
Dan Tuohy to captain Ulster against Munster Dan Tuohy will captain Ulster tomorrow night in the Province’s final regular season game, against Munster, at Thomond Park (kick off 18:30). The Ireland international second-row has captained Ulster for brief periods in matches before, but this interprovincial clash will be the first time that he has lead […]
Ireland U18 Team announced for FIRA Final Showdown against England The PwC Ireland U18 Schools side to face England U18 in the final of the Elite Division of the FIRA European Championships has been announced by head coach Noel McNamara. McNamara has named an unchanged pack from the eight that lined out against France but […]
Ruan Pienaar will start at outhalf for Ulster against Benetton Treviso on Sunday, (Stadio Monigo, kick off 14:00 UK and Ireland), as Mark Anscombe’s players aim to make it five wins out of five in 2014. Pienaar is partnered in the halfbacks by Paul Marshall, who makes his first Ulster start since December. Darren Cave, […]
Brian O’Driscoll and Rob Kearney will both reach significant career milestones when they line out against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday afternoon. O’Driscoll will earn his 129th cap on Sunday and in doing so becomes Ireland’s most capped player of all time while Kearney will claim his 50th cap for Ireland. Paul O’Connell […]
Ulster team to face Montpellier Pienaar starts against Montpellier Ulster scrumhalf, Ruan Pienaar, will make his first start of the season for Ulster in tomorrow’s Heineken Cup Pool 5 game against Montpellier at Stade Yves du Manoir (kick off 15:40 GMT). Pienaar’s inclusion is one of two personnel changes to the side that beat Leicester […]
Ulster suffered a setback in their preparations with a defeat to Leinster at Ravenhill on Friday night – only their second home defeat in 21 games – but Doak believes there are positives to be taken from the match. “When you look at the previous week, Leinster played Edinbugh and put 50 points on them. […]