The preliminary Ulster squad has been named ahead of Saturday’s trip to Thomond Park to take Munster in the RaboDirect PRO12 (kick off 7.30pm). Chris Henry has been responding well to treatment but has failed to recover from an ankle sprain which also ruled him out of the Heineken Cup semi-final win over Edinburgh last […]
Brian McLaughlin has made 12 changes to the starting XV for the RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Connacht on Saturday (kick off 5.15pm). The Ulster coach has decided to rest a number of players so outhalf Ian Humphreys, fullback Stefan Terblanche and prop Tom Court are the only player retained from the side that defeated Munster […]
Brian McLaughlin has named Stephen Ferris in his starting XV for the massive Heineken Cup quarter final clash with Munster on Easter Sunday (kick off 1.45pm). The inclusion of Ferris, who missed last year’s quarter final defeat to Northampton, will come as a major boost to McLaughlin. The Ireland flanker picked up an ankle injury […]
Rhino, the world’s leading supplier of contact and training equipment for rugby, announced today that it has been appointed as an Official Supplier to The British & Irish Lions 2013 Australia Tour. As for the Lions 2009 Tour to South Africa, Rhino has moreover a dual role – the Somerset based company is to supply […]
HERTZ SEVENS, FOURTH ROUND OF THE HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES Ahead of the fourth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington, New Zealand, players from the England and Scotland national Sevens teams were able to stir up the rivalry between the two nations ahead of the eagerly anticipated Calcutta Cup clash this weekend, […]
Quins go joint top of the league after winning derby clash. B. Harlequins 19 Ballynahinch 13 Porter Kicks ‘Quins To Derby Win CLICK HERE FOR 12 Action shots Scrum half Ian Porter showed his value to Belfast Harlequins once again as he landed three clinching penalties in this confidence-boosting victory over Ballynahinch. It was always […]
The provisional Ulster squad to face Leicester Tigers in Friday’s crucial Heineken Cup match with Leicester at Ravenhill has been named. Pedrie Wannenburg (foot) and Ian Humphreys (hamstring) were forced off the field in the win over Edinburgh at the weekend but have both been named in the 33 man panel and are in contention […]