Jared Payne in line to return for Ulster against Saracens

Ireland centre set to play first game since injury sustained against Romania in World Cup

Foley gets feisty after woeful weekend for Munster

Ulster comeback the only consolation after earliest cup exits for Leinster and Munster

Ulster complete stunning comeback win against Oyonnax

European hopes still alive as second-half replacements turn game around

Craig Gilroy returns as Ulster rest their halfbacks

Irish province start Ian Humphreys and Paul Marshall for rescheduled trip to Oyonnax

Rory Best returns to lead wounded Ulster against Toulouse

Les Kiss picks Alan O’Connor at lock in the absence of Henderson and Tuohy

Injury toll a concern as Ulster’s fate hangs in the balance

Defeat by Toulouse in Champions Cup would all but see province out of knock-out stages

Leinster and Ulster ring the changes for inter-provincial clash

Leo Cullen starts Ian Madigan in midfield with Isa Nacewa and Fergus McFadden rested

Ulster travel to Dragons seeking to improve lacklustre away record

New head coach makes four changes and three positional switches for Rodney Parade game

Conor Murray and Keith Earls return to Munster XV

Rory Best and Ruan Pienaar return to the Ulster squad to face Newport Gwent Dragons

Ruan Pienaar ready for clash that always stirs imagination

South Africa scrumhalf says luck deserted Northern Hemisphere sides at tournament

No Victor Matfield but JP Pietersen returns to face Wales

Bryan Habana looks to surpass Jonah Lomu’s RWC try tally for South Africa

Samoa in the firing line as Springboks plan powerful response

South Africa to rely on traditional game to banish memories of defeat to Japan

Heyneke Meyer says he has full backing of South Africa squad

Springboks coach criticised by country’s biggest trade union for ‘racist choices’

Ruan Pienaar purges pain of Glasgow loss by joining happy Barbarians

Ulster scrumhalf says Pro12 defeat hurt more than any other during his time at province

Home final the big prize for focused Ulster as they return to Glasgow

Rory Best expecting a massive effort from the visitors to Scotstoun Stadium

Ulster keep their powder dry with eye on semi-finals

Neil Doak rests some key players ahead of play-off push

Neil Doak makes 12 changes for Ulster clash at Glasgow

Sam Arnold makes first start with Iain Henderson among start-studded bench

Confidence flowing for Jackson on back of rich vein of form

Ulster outhalf currently appears to be best international back-up to Jonny Sexton

Ulster grab draw but Munster leave Ravenhill the happier

Anthony Foley’s men let lead slip as 14-man hosts hold onto unbeaten home record

Ulster v Munster preview: Ravenhill roar can inspire home side to victory

Home semi-final the likely reward for winners of pivotal Pro12 clash

Murray relishing rare chance to even the score with Pienaar

Game could amount to a play-off for a home semi-final

Dominant Ulster lay waste to Leinster’s top four hopes

Matt O’Connor’s side fail to build on lightning start as hosts fight back at a soggy Ravenhill

Ireland trio return for Ulster for Connacht clash

Best, Bowe and Payne back for Neil Doak’s side while Bundee Aki partners Henshaw

Pro12: Ulster made to work hard for victory as Scarlets earn losing bonus

Ruan Pienaar scores 15 points in province’s fourth consecutive win

Darren Cave grabs hat-trick as Ulster finish campaign with a smile

Leicester’s hopes of a quarter-final spot extinguished in Belfast

Seven changes for Ulster for tricky Toulon trip

Neil Doak gives Darren Cave his 150th Ulster start while Jared Payne starts at fullback

Jared Payne returns to Ulster squad for Italy trip

Centre Stuart McCloskey signs first senior contract with province

Stakes high as Leinster and Ulster frontliners return

Leinster are defending a run of 19 games undefeated at their Ballsbridge home

Connacht hopeful in their trip to face Ulster

Visitors have not been able to earn a win against Ulster at Ravenhill since 1960

Rory Best calls for big response from Ulster after Ospreys defeat

Late tries fail to cover cracks in a poor performance from Neil Doak’s side

Ruan Pienaar warns against writing off Ulster

Ulster scrumhalf made big impact on return and is optimistic province can advance

Champions Cup: Ulster look to get campaign back on track

Ruan Pienaar’s return a massive boost for clash with Scarlets

Tommy Bowe eyes difficult route through coming European Champions Cup tests

Despite a winless start, the Irish winger thinks Ulster have what it takes to proceed ahead of back-to-back meetings with Scarlets

England look to rise above tired old debates against Springboks

Pressure will mount on Stuart Lancaster’s team if they fall to fifth defeat in row

Springboks bring in Vermaak as Pienaar out of entire tour

Ulster and South Africa scrumhalf still suffering from a knee ligament injury

Ruan Pienaar facing a two-month injury layoff

Ulster scrumhalf suffered medial ligament injury playing for South Africa yesterday

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

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

Quinn Roux starts in Leinster secondrow for semi-final clash with Ulster

Ulster boosted by return from injury of Rory Best and Ruan Pienaar

Ulster could have Best and Pienaar back to face Leinster

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