New-look Ulster can expect a warm welcome in the valleys

Llanelli hoping to bring pre-season form into tomorrow’s Pro12 clash at Parc Y Scarlets

Gilroy relishing the new Les Kiss influence in Ulster

Following a place on the tour to Romania and a good pre-season, fit-again winger is looking forward to the season opener against Llanelli

Ulster name side to face Exeter

Les Kiss planning to mix and match against English side tomorrow night

Ulster’s Roger Wilson still hungry for success

Loss of key personnel not an excuse for province with appetite for glory

Allen Clarke to coach Ulster forwards for coming season

Former Ireland hooker will also continue role with academy

Les Kiss appointed interim coach as Ulster sack Mark Anscombe

Province say they are looking to recruit ‘a significant international quality figure’ for the full-time post

Mark Anscombe parts company with Ulster

Les Kiss to take over on interim basis as Anscombe leaves with immediate effect

Ulster and Munster handed tough pools in new European Champions Cup

Leinster to meet Castres for second year running; Connacht draw two French sides

Stuart Hogg excluded from Warriors squad for Pro12 final

Scottish fullback set to leave Glasgow with Ulster a likely destination

Super sub Ian Madigan helps Leinster squeeze past Ulster

Matt O’Connor’s side come through bruising clash to set up RDS final against Glasgow

Johann Muller seeks to lay Leinster bogey

Ulster’s departing Springbok believes discipline holds key to ending losing streak

Ulster take advantage of error-strewn Munster

Rob Penney’s side travel to Glasgow for tough semi-final clash

Pressure off Ulster as they go to Munster’s fortress

Both sides make widespread changes but Rob Penney's side still expected to run up big score

Leinster’s strong bench may just tip the balance against Ulster

Zebre’s win over the Ospreys means the northern province require just a point to nail down semi-final berth

Ospreys defeat good news for Ulster

Zebre pull off a shock to leave the Ospreys fifth in the table

Jared Payne to take centre stage for Ulster

Luke Fitzgerald could also feature for Leinster off the bench tomorrow night

Ulster’s Stephen Ferris ruled out of Glasgow game with ankle injury

Mark Anscombe makes three changes to side that beat Connacht ahead of Warriors clash

Munster confirm O’Mahony needs reconstructive surgery

Cork born prop Dave Ryan to join Ulster from Italian side Zebre on a two-year contract

Munster stand alone as Leinster and Ulster fall

Munster keep the Irish flag flying but Leinster are easily outgunned by Toulon to follow Ulster out of the Heineken Cup

Johann Muller and Ulster left frustrated by red card decision

‘ I think he penalised the injury instead of the actual action’

Mark Anscombe and Ulster left feeling hard done by

Jared Payne's early red card left homeside near impossible task against Sarries

Ulster can make home advantage count against Saracens

Return of Ruan Pienaar a huge fillip for the province as they try to gain revenge for last year

Ruan Pienaar passed fit for Ulster

Scrumhalf had been nursing a shoulder injury but will face Saracens tomorrow evening

Ulster coach hopeful of having Ruan Pienaar fit

Mark Anscombe excited by the challenge of taking on Saracens for a place in last four

Ruan Pienaar expected to be fit for Ulster

Coach Mark Anscombe optimistic that the Springbok international will be fit to face Saracens on Saturday

Mark Anscombe admits Ulster have their work cut out ahead of Saracens game

Ulster’s head coach saw his side suffer an untimely loss of form against one of the struggling teams of this season’s Rabo Direct Pro12

Nick Williams faces Ulster investigation

Award-winning Kiwi believed not to have received permission for trip home last week

Munster boosted by return of Ireland trio for Ospreys game

Donnacha Ryan and Tommy O’Donnell both start in the pack, as fullback Felix Jones returns

Tommy Bowe won’t play for Ulster on Friday

Groin injury has taken longer than anticipated to heal

Mark Anscombe signs up for another year with Ulster

New deal means coach will remain with the province until at least the summer of 2015

Mark Anscombe knows Ulster still have a way to travel yet

Despite home advantage, his side are taking nothing for granted

Mouth-watering: Leinster and Munster may meet in semi-finals

Ulster are given the carrot of a ‘home’ semi-final at the Aviva Stadium

Ulster to enjoy home comforts against Saracens

Ruan Pienaar inspired victory over Leicester sets up Ravenhill quarter-final against Saracens

Tommy Bowe likely to miss Leicester match

The Irish and Lions winger is struggling to regain fitness for the final pool game

Return of Muller and Best gives Ulster much-needed impetus

Victory over weakened Montpeller vital as group winners showdown with Leicester Tigers looms

Ulster have to learn to win the big matches

Mark Anscombe’s side have shown they are good enough to beat any team but now need some silverware

Leinster win marred by Sean O’Brien injury

Ireland international facing lengthy spell on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder

Sean O’Brien’s return likely to help Leinster past Ulster

Visitors look too depleted to engineer a victory at the RDS

Zebre tie more about getting more game time for returning Wallace and Macklin

Five-point victory almost guaranteed against group whipping boys but plenty to examine in Ulster line-up

Paddy Wallace to make Ulster comeback

Ireland international to make first appearance in nine months against Zebre tomorrow night

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