First win on Irish soil for the Lions as Connacht are swept aside in URC
The Lions brushed off prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye's early red card to win in Ireland for the first time as they overcame Connacht at Dexcom Stadium.
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Ulster succumb to Sharks as BKT URC play-off hopes take a hit
Ulster's United Rugby Championship play-off bid took a dent as they lost 22-12 to the struggling Sharks in Durban.
Munster dig deep in bonus-point win away to Ospreys
Munster gave their hopes of a home quarter-final in the BKT United Rugby Championship a major shot in the arm, after picking up a resilient 27-17 bonus-point win away to the Ospreys.
Sean O’Brien at the double as Munster win at Ospreys
Munster wing Sean O’Brien scored two tries to put a huge dent in Ospreys’ hopes of an end-of-season play-off spot with a 27-17 win.
United Rugby Championship Round 12: All you need to know
After Ireland claimed a second successive Six Nations title, attention turns to the United Rugby Championship and we enter the final third of the regular season.
URC teams: Frawley's Leinster return, Connacht make five changes
Ciarán Frawley returns to the Leinster lineup for the first time since featuring for Ireland in the Guinness Six Nations while Ed Byrne will make his 100th appearance against Zebre Parma in their BKT URC clash in Italy on Saturday night (live on RTÉ2).
Niall Scannell: 'I wasn't sure if I was going to play again'
Munster hooker Niall Scannell has admitted he feared for his career during his lengthy injury layoff earlier this season, but is feeling back to his best as the province enter the business end of the season.
John Hodnett returns, but Alex Nankivell misses out for Munster
Munster will be without Alex Nankivell for Friday's BKT United Rugby Championship trip to the Ospreys, but John Hodnett and Jack O'Donoghue will make timely returns from injury.