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9:00
Magners League coaches back plans to adopt end-of-season play-offs in the Celtic league.
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15:35
The Magners League will adopt a Championship-deciding play-off system for the 2009/10 season.
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14:57
Munster snap up former South African under-21 international Justin Melck on a three-month contract.
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14:29
Leo Cullen is appointed as the new captain of Leinster after Brian O'Driscoll decides to step down from the role.
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15:08
Worcester prove too strong for an experimental Ulster side in a pre-season game in Belfast.
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10:27
Can Ulster turn it around this season?
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9:46
Ulster could face Worcester's new star signing Chris Latham in Wednesday's friendly at Ravenhill.
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17:24
Ulster centre Paul Steinmetz has been named as a player/coach for the forthcoming season.
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22:42
Ulster beat a young Queensland Reds side 24-0 in a pre-season friendly at Ravenhill.
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14:34
Ulster winger Simon Danielli will be sidelined for three months because of a knee injury.
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22:31
Ulster lose 15-7 to Bath in their opening pre-season friendly game at Ravenhill.
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21:12
Russia and Jamaica are among a record 10 unions to express an interest to host the Rugby World Cup in either 2015 or 2019.
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21:12
Ulster have added to the backroom staff with four new appointments.
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13:04
South African tight-head BJ Botha signs a three-year deal with Ulster.
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12:42
Ulster include five new signings in the starting line-up for Friday's pre-season friendly against Bath.
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11:57
New signing Ed O'Donoghue cannot wait to pull on an Ulster jersey in Friday's friendly against Bath.
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17:55
Ulster have appointed former stars Jonny Bell and Niall Malone as Elite Player Development Officers in the club's academy.
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20:46
Ulster include five new signings in the squad for Friday's pre-season friendly against Bath.
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17:00
Ulster will play the majority of their Magners League game at Ravenhill on Friday night.
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13:30
Should Brian O'Driscoll continue as Ireland skipper?
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12:32
New Ireland coach Declan Kidney hints that Brian O'Driscoll may be relieved of the national team's captaincy.
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15:24
Former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan agrees a short-term deal to work as a consultant with a number of colleges in the US.
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7:46
Sports Minister Gregory Campbell says he will make a decision about the proposed Maze stadium within the next few weeks.
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20:26
Flanker John Muldoon has been named as the Connacht captain for the new season.
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14:05
Ireland coach Declan Kidney adds Alan Gaffney and Mark Tainton to the Ireland coaching staff.
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15:31
Declan Kidney's first squad selection since his appointment as Ireland rugby coach contains no surprises.
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11:44
Fijian winger Timoci Nagusa has agreed a two-year deal with Ulster.
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13:49
Steve Richards joins the Dragons from Ulster as the Welsh region's strength and conditioning coach.
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16:57
Ulster captain Rory Best is confident that the Ravenhill fans will be happy with the quality of rugby on offer in the upcoming season.
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17:25
Ulster sides Ballymena and Dungannon will begin their All-Ireland League Division One campaigns with home matches.
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9:44
Ireland's former conditioning coach Mick McGurn joins the Ospreys on a three-year deal.
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20:22
Ulster will begin their Heineken Cup Pool Four campaign with a home game against Stade Francais.
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18:03
Robbie Diack says he is excited by the challenge of playing for Ulster next season.
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15:32
Full fixture details and reports for the 2008/9 Heineken Cup
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15:36
Magners League champions Leinster begin the defence of their title with a trip to Cardiff Blues.
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16:05
Connacht sign Samoan centre Niva Ta'auso for the forthcoming season from Super 14 side the Highlanders.
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13:13
Ireland are guaranteed a place in next year's World Sevens after reaching the European Championship semi-finals in Hanover.
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19:04
Ulster's Darren Cave, Chris Henry and Seamus Mallon are named in Ireland's Sevens squad for this weekend's European Championships
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17:26
Ulster are expected to sign 21-year-old Fijian international winger Timoci Nagusa.
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19:59
Munster appoint Laurie Fisher as their new forwards coach, replacing fellow Australian Jim Williams.
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14:29
Ulster will take on Super 14 outfit the Queensland Reds in a friendly at Ravenhill on 22 August.
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17:27
Ulster will host English Premiership sides Bath and the Worcester Warriors in pre-season friendlies.
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19:02
Former Australia rugby league player Les Kiss is named as Ireland's defence coach.
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15:29
Mike Prendergast will be back at Munster next season as scrum-half cover for Duncan Williams.
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13:18
Ireland and South Africa have agreed in principle to play a Test match in the United Arab Emirates in November.
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8:45
Australia flanker Rocky Elsom will join Irish province Leinster in September on a one-year deal.
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16:44
Connacht will face London Irish, Italian side Rovigo and either Dax or Albi in next season's European Challenge Cup.
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14:13
Stephen Ferris signs a new three-year contract with Ulster which will keep him at Ravenhill until 2011.
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9:46
Ireland A beat Argentina Pumas 33-8 in the Churchill Cup Plate final in Chicago.
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18:15
Are summer tours too much for players after a World Cup?