Fast-tracked Crowley on course for World Cup shot
Few have come further faster than Jack Crowley.
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Deputy out-half picture no clearer for Andy Farrell as Ross Byrne and Jack Crowley vie for position
Andy Farrell may have hoped to get more clarity on who is his back-up out-half, but Ross Byrne's outing against England is unlikely to have swayed the head coach one way or the other.
O'Connor leads Ulster for Edinburgh clash
Alan O'Connor will lead Ulster for their final BKT United Rugby Championship regular season game against Edinburgh (Friday, 7.35pm).
Ulster without Rob Herring and Rob Baloucoune for Dragons visit
Ulster will be without both Rob Herring and Robert Baloucoune for Friday's BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with the Dragons at Kingspan Stadium.
Bismarck backs safer rugby rules but takes umbrage with 'soccer style simulation' after sin-bin
Bulls hooker Bismarck du Plessis took a dim view of the "simulation" that appeared to get him yellow-carded for a perfectly legal, arms wrapped clean-out on Ulster No 10 Billy Burns.
Cardiff v Ulster Live: Kick-off time, TV channel and score updates
Cardiff host Ulster at the Arms Park this evening in what is a crucial clash in the context of the United Rugby Championship play-off race (7.35pm).
Ross Byrne firmly back in Ireland fold thanks to hard work and attitude
Ross Byrne's attitude has been key since returning to the Ireland frame, according to Stuart Lancaster.
'It would cross anyone's mind that the chance was gone' - Ross Byrne
It's hard to think of any stock in Irish rugby that's risen higher than Ross Byrne's in the last six months.