EXCITING WING ROB Lyttle is set for his return from injury in tomorrow’s Guinness Pro14 clash with Leinster at the RDS [KO 5.15pm, eir Sport/Premier Sports]. Lyttle scores against Munster in January 2018. Source: Brian Little/INPHO The 21-year-old is part of a young Ulster team that will take on the defending champions in Dublin, with […]
TWO DAYS ON from being named in Ireland’s Six Nations squad, second row Iain Henderson has returned from injury to aid Ulster in tomorrow’s Heineken Champions Cup Pool 4 finale away to Leicester (kick-off 15.15, BT Sport). It had been feared that a thumb injury would keep the powerful lock out of action for both […]
Updated at 22.34 RACING 92 HAVE released a statement saying the club “strongly condemns the racist insults” against Simon Zebo during Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup clash with Ulster at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Ulster Rugby, meanwhile, are appealing for anyone who can assist in their investigation to contact them and underlined that the club will […]
THE FACT THAT Robert Baloucoune wasn’t even part of Ulster’s full academy at the start of last season makes the impact he has made in the current campaign all the more impressive. The 21-year-old wing scored two tries in his province’s wins over Racing 92 and Leicester in the past fortnight, helping them to earn a […]
THE END OF a big block of games is in sight for Leinster, but before they face into a three-week gap between Pro14 games there is yet another chance to showcase their wealth of talent. Young and old. Scott Penny goes through a training drill under the watchful eye of Rob Kearney. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO […]
THIS ONE HAS all the makings of a Six Nations opener for the ages, and Rory Best admits Ireland will need to produce their best performance of the Joe Schmidt era to topple England at the Aviva Stadium this evening. The Ulster hooker, who will win his 114th cap later, has captained Ireland 28 times […]
FORMER CONNACHT ACADEMY out-half Tadhg Leader made a try-scoring debut for the USA in their 71-8 win over Chile in the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. The 26-year-old Galway man was a second-half replacement for starting 10 AJ MacGinty – another Ireland native – in the Eagles’ rout of the Chileans and Leader had a straightforward […]
LOSING JOHNNY SEXTON to injury is never a good thing for Ireland, but his failed HIA in Edinburgh on Saturday did at least mean Joey Carbery got 57 minutes of exposure at out-half in a big Six Nations game. It is, by some distance, the longest stint the 18-times Carbery has had on the pitch […]
KIERAN MARMION IS set to make his return to action when Connacht host the Toyota Cheetahs in the Guinness Pro14 on Saturday evening [TG4/eir, kick-off 5.30pm]. The scrum-half has not played in almost three months since undergoing ankle surgery following Ireland’s famous win against New Zealand. But after making quick progress through his rehab, the […]
Roman Reigns was a guest on Good Morning America on ABC this morning live from New York in an eight-minute segment to discuss his battle with leukemia. Asked what was it like to be back by host Robin Roberts, Reigns said that it was amazing and it was something that he thought about over and […]