The former Australia international on his career-defining Test debut, his three seasons with Ulster, and why Aussie rugby is in rude health
Leinster have seventh Champions Cup meeting with La Rochelle on January 10th
The experienced Ulster centre is one of the big beasts on tour with Ireland in Georgia
Munster drawn in Pool Two with Castres, Bath, Toulon, Edinburgh and Gloucester
Follow live as Connacht get two Top 14 clubs in their pool in Challenge Cup
The IRFU high-performance director discusses closing the gap between Leinster and Connacht, Ulster and Munster
Munster to start away to Scarlets, while Ulster and Connacht host the Dragons and Benetton
The competition has been under the radar, unheralded in the media, but is worth it all the same
Waratahs frontrow will link up with Irish province after November Tests
Richie Murphy’s side have won just twice away from Belfast this season
Munster team news: Peter O’Mahony and Stephen Archer both start for final home game with province
Players can use weekend to impress ahead of selection for Ireland squad for two-match summer Test series
Provinces miss out on United Rugby Championship playoffs with both now consigned to next season’s Challenge Cup
Scotland’s Sam Grove-White, Ireland’s Eoghan Cross and Wales’s Adam Jones could all up their games in charge of the whistle
Ulster head coach Richie Murphy believes experience will stand to his side next season
Former captain Peter O’Mahony gave the home crowd in Limerick a try-scoring goodby
Ulster facing a season without Champions Cup for first time in 31 years
Both sides presently sit outside the top eight that will make URC quarter-finals and next season’s Champions Cup
The two sides could be missing from the Champions Cup next season for the first time in 31 years
Playoff hopes in the balance in advance of of URC clash at Thomond Park
The Counter Ruck Podcast: Ireland women’s defeat to Scotland wrapped up the Six Nations and an unusually glum 48 hours for Irish rugby
Northern province were leading 19-0 on the half-hour but did not score again
Ulster bench will have six forwards, and Werner Kok makes a welcome return against his former South African side
Ruben Moloney in line to make debut as Leo Cullen makes nine changes from Ulster win
We need more coaches with professional team experience and deep technical knowledge
Ulster team news: Michael Lowry is out, while Rob Herring and Stuart McCloskey are doubts
This season, as things stand, Munster, Ulster and Connacht have all lost more matches than they have won
Calf injury puts James Ryan’s availability in doubt
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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