United Rugby Championship round 11: All you need to know
The second down week of the Guinness Six Nations sees the Irish provinces back in BKT United Rugby Championship action.
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URC: Leinster, Ulster and Connacht name teams for Round 11
Ross and Harry Byrne will both start for Leinster in Saturday's BKT United Rugby Championship trip to Cardiff (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
Casey and Loughman in Munster squad for Zebre clash
Ireland internationals Craig Casey and Jeremy Loughman have been named in the Munster squad for their BKT URC clash with Zebre tomorrow evening (7.35pm).
Former Stormers lock Cobus Wiese to join Bulls from Sale
South African lock Cobus Wiese will return to home shores when he joins the Bulls from Sale Sharks at the end of the season, the Pretoria franchise confirmed on Thursday.
Leinster well warned after last Cardiff shock
Away games for the provinces against Welsh opposition during the Six Nations window can fly under the radar but Leinster minds won't wander for their URC trip to Cardiff (Saturday, 7.35pm, live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
Dan Soper: Ulster 'in this together' ahead of fresh start
Ulster's stand-in coach Dan Soper says the squad need to prove a point when they return to action in the BKT United Rugby Championship this week.
Munster boosted by international returns ahead of Zebre
Munster will have Craig Casey, Tom Ahern and Jeremy Loughman available to them for Friday's BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with Zebre in Cork.
Ulster Rugby chief executive Jonny Petrie 'confident' Richie Murphy will do a good job
Ulster Rugby chief executive Jonny Petrie says he's confident that incoming interim head coach Richie Murphy will do a "good job."