The battle for qualification for the knockout stages of the 2011/12 Heineken Cup will resume on Friday, 13 January 2012 when Round 5 of Europe’s elite club rugby tournament gets under way with the clash of Ulster Rugby and Leicester Tigers.

HEINEKEN CUP FIXTURES – Rounds 5 and 6 The Pool 4 meeting of the two former champions will guarantee a sell-out at Ravenhill, while on the same night the qualification picture in Pools 2 and 5 is also likely to become clearer when Racing Metro 92 take on leaders, Edinburgh Rugby, at Stade Yves du […]

Ulster Rugby coach Brian McLaughlin been forced into two changes to his starting team for the Heineken Cup Pool 4 clash with Leicester Tigers on Saturday.

Paddy Wallace will miss the trip to Welford Road after he had an operation to repair tendon damage in his thumb. The injury was picked up last weekend against Clermont Auvergne and is likely to keep the centre on the sidelines for 6-8 weeks. Nevin Spence is promoted to the starting XV in his place […]