Munster secured the top seed and home advantage for the URC knockouts while Leinster or Ulster will likely have to travel to South Africa
Ulster Rugby
Northern province now face a trip to Dublin to take on Leinster in the quarters at the Aviva Stadium
Munster know a victory would guarantee them top spot in the URC table and a home run in the knockouts, including a potential final
Leinster’s traditional festive trip to Thomond Park up in the air with dates for that clash as of yet unconfirmed
Ulster have announced current Western Force forwards coach Jimmy Duffy will be at the Kingspan Stadium for next season
New Zealand-born Aidan Morgan qualifies for Ireland through his grandfather and will join Ulster from the Hurricanes this summer
Current system sees each contract fully financed by the union and addresses complaint from other provinces that Leinster had advantage
ulster seal their place in the top eight and the playoffs as Leinster welcome back James Ryan and Hugh Keenan to competitive action ahead of Champions Cup final
Ryan last played off the bench in Ireland’s third round Six Nations win over Wales before damaging his bicep in training
Scrumhalf’s 79th-minute penalty was roared over by a capacity crowd in Belfast in final home game of the season
As he prepares to end his 10-year stint as IRFU high-performance director, the Australian reflects on guiding changes to Irish structure and mentality even when that caused tensions
Leinster and Munster battle for as high a seed as possible while Ulster and Connacht find themselves towards the bottom end of the top eight
Coach says his family’s ‘unique situation’ makes this week especially interesting
It is not up to the IRFU or Ulster executives to interfere unduly with the fledgling senior coach - they have elected to give Murphy the job so let him do it
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