Sharks leave it late, but let slip home URC playoff hopes after Ulster slamming
Ulster might have killed the Sharks’ home United Rugby Championship (URC) hopes after beating the men in black 24-21 in Belfast on Friday night.
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Ulster duo Henderson and McCloskey fit to face Sharks
Iain Henderson and Stuart McCloskey have been named in the Ulster side to face Cell C Sharks in the final round of the URC regular season tomorrow evening.
United Rugby Championship: Ulster name Mike Lowry at fly-half for Munster showdown
Round 16 of the United Rugby Championship begins on Friday with three games taking place, starting with the Stormers hosting Glasgow Warriors.
Munster make seven changes for Interpro as Lowry starts at 10 for Ulster
Munster will be without both Peter O'Mahony and the in-form Simon Zebo for tomorrow night's crucial URC derby match with Ulster at Kingspan Stadium (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
Loose Pass: Champions Cup head shots, cards, fan behaviour and a moment’s reflection
In a week where one of the game’s more prominent headlines was the estimate of 400 premature deaths of former players (in both codes), it was perhaps inevitable that observers, officials and many others would be looking at head contact incidents, and their consequences, this weekend.
Henderson frustrated by Ulster's mental lapses
Ulster captain Iain Henderson admitted his side paid the price for a few lapses in concentration as they were dramatically knocked out of the Heineken Champions Cup by Toulouse on the narrowest of margins.
Ulster come undone to late Toulouse surge
Toulouse turned the tables on Ulster and dramatically booked their place in the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals by beating the 14-man Irish province 30-23 at the Kingspan Stadium to seal a 50-49 aggregate win.
Toulouse snatch dramatic late win to knock Ulster out of Champions Cup
Toulouse turned the tables on Ulster and dramatically booked their place in the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals by beating their 14-man opponents 30-23 at the Kingspan Stadium to seal a 50-49 aggregate win.