Bundee Aki to lead the Barbarians against England

Ireland centre will lead a side including Charles Piutau and Greig Laidlaw

No Rory Best or Iain Henderson in Ulster team

Five changes to team that drew with Munster for Champions Cup playoff against Ospreys

Ulster’s Best asset a doubt for Champions Cup play-off

Concerns over captain adds to challenges Jono Gibbes faces in final game with province

John Afoa aims for glorious Gloucester sign-off in Bilbao

Prop calls on team-mates to alter approach for Challenge Cup final against Cardiff Blues

Ulster rise above the rancour to stay in top three contention

Pro14: Province still in with a shot after confidence-boosting win over Glasgow Warriors

Ulster keep season and Champions Cup hopes alive

Bonus-point win over Glasgow guarantees Ulster a playoff against the Ospreys

Tough challenge for Ulster on a night of retirements

Iain Henderson has been handed captaincy, with Rory Best on the bench

Ulster make four changes for visit of Ospreys to Belfast

Darren Cave signed a contract extension to remain at Ulster until at least summer 2019

Rugby Stats: Tadhg Beirne is one of the Pro14's ironmen

Players who accumulate most Pro14 minutes tend not to be playing Test rugby

Stockdale and Henderson to start for Ulster against Cardiff Blues

Coach Gibbes makes six changes for struggling province’s first game in a month

Pat Lam aiming to turn Bristol into a Champions Cup team

Ex-Connacht coach is building a formidable side who are on way to returning to top flight

Ulster head coach Jono Gibbes to step down at end of the season

Gibbes indicates he is returning to New Zealand rather than to any assignment in Australia

Piutau back to boost Ulster’s faltering challenge

Visit of Glasgow Warriors in Pro14 a must-win game for the struggling province

Ulster’s injury woes persist as pivotal Edinburgh clash looms

Charles Piutau leads growing casualty list after nine-try defeat of Southern Kings

Champions Cup: Talking points from the weekend

John O’Sullivan looks at what we learned from the penultimate round of fixtures

Ulster turn the tide against La Rochelle at Kingspan Stadium

Ulster put poor form behind them to claim Champions Cup win in Belfast

Christian Lealiifano in Ulster XV for his last home match

Wiehahn Herbst is ruled out due to a slight calf issue as Iain Henderson named at lock

Larmour suddenly becomes a contender for Six Nations squad

Leinster player boasts excellent speed but also possesses rare trait: sharp rugby brain

Rugby statistics: Ireland opportunity yet to knock for Tom Farrell

Absence of an Ireland development squad has left a vacuum for emerging talent

Ulster’s stunning second-half show breathes life into season

Munster were 17-0 up at the break but the sending off of Sam Arnold proves key

Pressure is on Ulster to stage a New Year’s Day turnaround

Les Kiss feeling the heat for Munster clash after Thursday’s 44-16 defeat to Connacht

Rory Best could miss all of Ulster's festive schedule

Les Kiss to start third choice hooker John Andrew during visit to Connacht

John Cooney’s 27-point haul illuminates a cold Belfast night

Ulster’s six-try, bonus-point success was less facile than the final margin suggests

Ulster need an attitude adjustment to overcome Harlequins

Visitors will require more bristling aggression from pack to prosper at The Stoop

Munster line up O’Halloran to replace Zebo

Connacht fullback wanted to replace the Racing 92 bound Simon Zebo

Greg Jones and Schalk van der Merwe set for first Ulster starts

Irish international trio Rory Best, Stuart McCloskey and Sean Reidy return to squad

Ulster forced to dig deep before taking down Southern Kings

Les Kiss’s side turn around half-time deficit to claim bonus-point win in South Africa

IRFU strategy may backfire when Schmidt bids farewell

Coach has altered thinking of many players, but when he leaves will a mass exodus ensue?

Leinster dish out a dose of the blues to Ulster

Home side well beaten at the Kingspan Stadium by Leo Cullen’s impressive side

Are Ulster as ordinary as La Rochelle made them look?

Leinster will prove a different challenge as they know how to flick the switch

La Rochelle’s rise continues as they trample over Ulster

French side run riot in the second half to secure another bonus-point victory

Rory Best on the bench as Ulster name XV for La Rochelle

Winger Andrew Trimble is set to pass out Roger Wilson as Ulster’s most capped player

CJ Stander and Dave Kilcoyne pulling more than their weight

Munster pair stand out as making a huge number of metres despite their positions

Piutau and Stockdale help Ulster take the sting out of Wasps

Dominant second half display sees province open Champions Cup campaign with a win

Liam Toland: Tadhg Furlong vital for Leinster in unlocking space

Irish tighthead proved a force multiplier in the victory over Munster and can do so again

Ulster need to hit the ground running in Champions Cup

Big performances needed from Henderson, Deysel and McCloskey as side hosts Wasps

Iain Henderson to lead Ulster in European opener against Wasps

Les Kiss makes three changes for Friday's Champions Cup game in Belfast

Ulster can hope for a strong start against wounded Wasps

English Premiership side have a number of injuries ahead of Champions Cup opener

Chastened Ulster can get back on track against Connacht

Defeat to Zebre will have concentrated minds within Jono Gibbes’ Ulster squad

All change for Ulster as teams named for Connacht clash

Matt Healy back for Connacht, as hosts make nine changes for Kingspan Stadium clash

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