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The half-backs are Kieran Marmion and captain Jack Carty, with Tom Daly and Tom Farrell in the centre and Alex Wootton and John Porch on the wings. Ultan ...

The back row, meanwhile, is made up of Masterson, his brother Eoghan and Cian Prendergast. The half-backs are Kieran Marmion and captain Jack Carty, with Tom Daly and Tom Farrell in the centre and Alex Wootton and John Porch on the wings. Ultan Dillane, Abraham Papali’i and Sammy Arnold are all named on the bench ahead of their departures this summer and may be called upon for one final appearance. There is a first start for Dylan Tierney-Martin at hooker, and Sean Masterson and Oran McNulty get the nod at openside flanker and fullback respectively. Denis Buckley and Finlay Bealham line out alongside Tierney-Martin in the front row, and it’s Gavin Thornbury and Niall Murray in the second row. Out of the running for a play-of place, the province host Italian opposition in their final fixture of the season at the Sportsground tomorrow (5pm kick-off).

Peter O'Mahony has been ruled out of Munster's trip to Dublin's Aviva Stadium tomorrow where they seek the victory required to guarantee a home ...

Masterson is accompanied in the back row by his brother Eoghan and Cian Prendergast at number eight. Kieran Marmion and captain Jack Carty continue in the half-backs while centres Tom Daly and Tom Farrell are also retained The side is completed by wingers Alex Wootton and John Porch. In the pack, Ed Byrne will captain the side and is joined in the front row by Seán Cronin and Thomas Clarkson. All of the established European fit front-liners are rested as the returning Larmour slots in at full-back with Rob Russell on his right and Rory O'Loughlin on his left. The now-familiar pairing of Ciarán Frawley and Jamie Osborne are together in midfield again while there's a first home start for Cormac Foley at scrum-half where he has Harry Byrne outside him. Josh Wycherley, Niall Scannell and Ryan pack down in the front row with Jean Kleyn and Ahern in the engine room.

The head coach has handed Dylan Tierney-Martin his first start for the province, while there is also places for Oran McNulty and Seán Masterson in the starting ...

Commenting on the team selection, Head Coach Andy Friend said: "Even though we missed out on the playoffs we have plenty to play for tomorrow. O McNulty, J Porch, T Farrell, T Daly, A Wootton, J Carty, K Marmion, D Buckley, D Tierney-Martin, F Bealham, G Thornbury, N Murray, E Masterson, S Masterson, C PrendergastO McNulty, J Porch, T Farrell, T Daly, A Wootton, J Carty, K Marmion, D Buckley, D Tierney-Martin, F Bealham, G Thornbury, N Murray, E Masterson, S Masterson, C Prendergast The head coach has handed Dylan Tierney-Martin his first start for the province, while there is also places for Oran McNulty and Seán Masterson in the starting XV.

THE Dragons have suffered two more injury blows for their United Rugby Championship finale against the Lions at Rodney Parade.

The last time that a triumph was greeted by cheers from the stands and terraces was against the Cheetahs on Saturday, February 29, 2020. The Dragons need to win to avoid a winless season on home soil after enduring seven defeats and a draw against Benetton in the URC to go along with losses to Lyon and Gloucester in the European Challenge Cup. THE Dragons are without influential duo Harri Keddie and Jack Dixon for their bid to avoid a winless season at Rodney Parade.

Munster Rugby have named their team for Saturday night's URC round 18 clash against Leinster at the Aviva Stadium (7.15pm, live on TG4). UCC's Jack O&rsqu.

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Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Dan Goggin, Keith Earls; Joey Carbery, Conor Murray; Josh Wycherley, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, ...

Josh Murphy (60), 6. Harry Byrne (34), 9. David Hawkshaw (11), 23. Rob Russell (4), 13. Ben Murphy (0), 22. Alex Soroka (4), 21. Devin Toner (279), 20. Cian Healy (245), 19. Peter Dooley (103), 18. John McKee (2), 17. Ed Byrne (84), 2. Harry Byrne (34), 9.

Munster travel back to the Aviva Stadium for the first time since their heartbreaking Heineken Champions Cup quarterfinal defeat to Toulouse.

Keith Earls and Andrew Conway partner Mike Haley in the back three. Cormac Foley partners Harry Byrne at half back with Ciaran Frawley and Jamie Osborne in midfield. Here's all the information you need to know ahead of the clash, including how to watch Leinster v Munster.

Leinster and Munster have named their teams for their final round meeting in the United Rugby Championship. The old rivals will meet at the Aviva Stadium ...

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Follow the live action as Ulster host the Sharks in a crunch Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Belfast.

The Sharks nearly mounted a late comeback, but eventually ran out of time during their United Rugby Championship game against Ulster on Friday.

It was abysmal defending and at 17-0, the Sharks were in trouble. An African idiom says that means there is a monkey’s wedding and a Lion’s funeral but in Belfast, it was the Sharks that were ultimately buried 24-21 by Ulster. The conversion made it 10-0 and that would be the score at the break.

Ulster might have killed the Sharks' home United Rugby Championship hopes after beating the men in black in Belfast.

Eventually, 62 minutes in, Ntuthuko Mchunu tapped and went to the try line from 5m out - a predictable route one ploy if there ever was one but it worked. But the joy didn’t last long. Head coach Sean Everitt’s side seemed to have lost the creativity that took them into the top four. But three late tries saved their blushes, adding some respectability to the result. It was an occupational hazard. They would use this card repeatedly.

It's a massive game for Ulster and the Cell C Sharks tonight as they clash in the final United Rugby Championship regular season game with a lot to play ...

Ulster have, however, faced other South African sides at Ravenhill over the last few years and have won all five of their meetings with southern hemisphere opponents in Belfast thus far. Six South African international start in the visitors’ line-up, including lightning winger Makazole Mapimpi and captain Siya Kolisi. Notably, captain Iain Henderson and centre Stuart McCloskey have been passed fit after injury scares earlier in the week.

Ulster will enjoy home advantage in their United Rugby Championship quarter-final after securing a top-four finish by beating the Sharks.

Time was on the hosts side, and one midfield turnover ended the contest and alleviated fears of a late collapse. However the Sharks, themselves chasing a home quarter-final, did not go quietly as Williams slalomed through the Ulster defence and found Marius Louw to finish on 76 minutes. The flanker poached a pair of first half penalties to snuff out the Sharks' two most dangerous attacks and carried effectively throughout in a varied attacking display from the hosts. The first half performance was a vast improvement on their last home outing against Munster, as they remained composed in attack and proved more than a match for the Sharks up front. However recent back-to-back defeats at Kingspan Stadium dealt something of a hammer blow to the narrative of a home fortress, as Ulster ran out on Friday seeking their first win in Belfast in over two months. A season that was in danger of unravelling after three-straight URC defeats and a European exit at the hands of Toulouse remains alive as they seek a first trophy since 2006.

Tries from Michael Lowry, Stuart McCloskey and James Hume, all converted by John Cooney got Ulster over the line against a Sharks side who only came to life in ...

But Ulster did enough to come away with the win. Ten minutes later, Ulster had the first try of the game, the score coming off a penalty which was put to the corner. Robert Baloucoune linked up with Cooney to create a run-in for Hume.

Adam McKendry reports from Kingspan Stadium. IT NEARLY ALL went pear-shaped in the dying few minutes of the game but Ulster did enough and no more to secure ...

Ulster will be back here in two weeks’ time. Even when Marius Louw was sent over the line from a fantastic Williams break off the back of a lineout it seemed like it was nothing more than consolation for the South Africans, and when Burns pinned them back at their five-metre line with just over a minute to play it seemed dead and buried. It looked like that was game over, and even more so when Ulster bravely held out on their own line for a solid seven-minute stretch before Kieran Treadwell forced a knock-on from Hendrikse at the base of a ruck to keep the visitors scoreless as the clock ticked over to the hour mark. But it was McCloskey doing all the damage for Ulster and it was he who won the penalty that put them ahead for the first time, the centre catching Hendrikse being too slow at the base of a ruck and when the ball squirted loose it was a Shark who played it from an offside position and Cooney slotted the penalty. And having threatened a few times with attempted cross-field kicks, it was through the boot that Billy Burns finally set up Lowry for the opening try as the fly-half found Ethan McIlroy with the angled kick and the winger danced inside and off-loaded for the full-back to crash over. It had been the visitors who started the brighter, with returning centre Lukhanyo Am looking threatening early on as he set up a chance for Aphelele Fassi and Werner Kok down the wing that was quelled by a Nick Timoney turnover, one of several in a man of the match performance, while Robert Baloucoune had a nervy moment as he spilled a Jaden Hendrikse box kick but survived as the visitors knocked on, too.

Tries from Michael Lowry, Stuart McCloskey and James Hume edge province to crucial result.

It was a sensational score. It could be against another South African side and it will be another brutal, physical test, but we’ll relish that challenge." Hume blew a kiss to the crowd in celebration before Cooney stepped up to add a further two points to edge the scoreline up to 24-7. Ulster were 10 points to the good at the break thanks to a penalty from John Cooney and a well-worked try from Lowry. Two late tries from Marius Louw and the electrifying Grant Williams teed up a grandstand finish but Ulster held on for a vital win in the final game of the regular league season. Ulster secured a home quarter-final in the United Rugby Championship thanks to a bruising and breathless 24-21 win over the Sharks at the Kingspan Stadium.

The hosts doubled their advantage three minutes later, with Albornoz taking the pass from Ignacio Brex before exploiting a gap in the Cardiff defence and ...

The hosts doubled their advantage three minutes later, with Albornoz taking the pass from Ignacio Brex before exploiting a gap in the Cardiff defence and sprinting for home, opening the door for Smith to split the posts again. Benetton applied the early pressure and made the first breakthrough in the 13th minute when Cannone went over following a line-out drive, with Smith adding the extras. Cardiff had to make do with two tries from Rhys Carre and one for Max Llewellyn, along with six points from the boot of Rhys Priestland, as they slipped to 14th in the final table.

Tries from Michael Lowry, Stuart McCloskey and James Hume enabled Ulster to claim a home URC quarter-final after they defeated the Sharks 24-21 at the ...

However, the Sharks came back with five minutes left through a Marius Louw try and Boeta Chamberlain conversion which closed it to 24-14, and Chamberlain converted again after Grant Williams surged through with two minutes remaining. Ten minutes later and with Ulster beginning to get some momentum in the contest - in tandem with the Sharks beginning to make too many errors - the Irish province began to win a series of penalties and put one into the corner. Ulster led 24-7 with just over 10 minutes to go before two converted tries from the South Africans, who also needed to win the game to guarantee a home quarter-final, brought the Sharks a losing bonus point.

Hat-trick hero Cornal Hendricks was on fire as the Bulls beat the Ospreys 38-31 in Wales while Ulster survived the Sharks' last-minute onslaught to win ...

The Bulls played the Welsh team, who were no longer in the running for the playoffs while the SA teams had to win to better their chances of securing a home quarterfinal. Hat-trick hero Cornal Hendricks was on fire as the Bulls beat the Ospreys 38-31 in Wales while Ulster survived the Sharks’ last-minute onslaught to win 24-21 in United Rugby Championship (URC) matches on Friday night. Cornal Hendricks stars for Bulls in Wales as Sharks goes down to Ulster in URC action

The Sharks went down fighting against a determined Ulster outfit in their final URC league match at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.

Cooney added the extra two to stretch their lead to 10-0. The Sharks went down fighting against a determined Ulster outfit in their final URC league match at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Photo: SA Rugby website The Sharks went down fighting against a determined Ulster outfit in their final URC league match at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Photo: SA Rugby website

Hat-trick hero Cornal Hendricks was on fire as the Bulls beat the Ospreys 38-31 in Wales while Ulster survived the Sharks' last-minute onslaught to win ...

The Bulls played the Welsh team, who were no longer in the running for the playoffs while the SA teams had to win to better their chances of securing a home quarterfinal. Hat-trick hero Cornal Hendricks was on fire as the Bulls beat the Ospreys 38-31 in Wales while Ulster survived the Sharks’ last-minute onslaught to win 24-21 in United Rugby Championship (URC) matches on Friday night. Cornal Hendricks stars for Bulls in Wales as Sharks goes down to Ulster in URC action

An incredible comeback from the Sharks with two tries in the final five minutes of the match brought them within three of the hosts.

Then from a ruck on their own 22m Williams chipped over the Ulster defence, with Louw catching the ball and putting Williams away to score, both tries converted by replacement flyhalf Boeta Chamberlain, but it was too little too late as Ulster held out. It took until the 18th minute for Ulster to get on the board, with a penalty directly in front of the posts allowing scrumhalf John Cooney to kick them in front. It was an incredible comeback from the visitors with two converted tries in the final five minutes of the match that brought them within three of the hosts with 30 seconds to play, but it was too little too late as Ulster eventually got the ball back and cleared to seal the win.

Centre Cornal Hendricks scored a hat-trick as the Bulls beat Ospreys in their United Rugby Championship clash in Swansea on Friday.

The South Africans made significant ground up the middle through the pack, and not even the loss of Cyle Brink after 15 minutes to what looked like a knee injury disrupted their momentum. But that is out of their hands. Cape Town — The Bulls did what they needed to do against the Ospreys on Friday night, and now they have to wait to see where they will end up on the United Rugby Championship log and who they will face in the quarter-finals.

Cornal Hendricks scored a second half hat-trick to help the Bulls to a superb victory in their final URC league match against the Ospreys.

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A hat-trick of second-half tries by Cornal Hendricks carried the Bulls to a 38-31 win over the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship.

But Ospreys kept fighting in admirable fashion and were rewarded by two late tries which earned them two bonus points. But Hendricks then stamped his mark on proceedings in the second half, obliterating the Ospreys backline, which included the highly-rated George North as his opposite number, with several knifing runs. A hat-trick of second-half tries by Cornal Hendricks carried the Bulls to a brilliant 38-31 win over the Ospreys in their United Rugby Championship match in Swansea on Friday night, with the determined Welsh side overwhelmed by the physicality and clinical finishing of the visitors.

Callum Braley, Tomas Albornoz and Rhyno Smith all touched down twice for the home side, while Lorenzo Cannone, Michele Lamaro, Federico Ruzza and Giovanni ...

Prop Carre added a second shortly after the resumption, converted by Priestland, but Benetton were soon back in the groove with an excellent team try finished off by Albornoz. The hosts doubled their advantage three minutes later, with Albornoz taking the pass from Ignacio Brex before exploiting a gap in the Cardiff defence and sprinting for home, opening the door for Smith to split the posts again. Cardiff had to make do with two tries from Rhys Carre and one for Max Llewellyn, along with six points from the boot of Rhys Priestland, as they slipped to 14th in the final table.

Benetton v Cardiff Rugby. Stadio Monigo, Treviso – KO 18.00 IRE & UK / 19.00 ITA & SA; Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, league debut); AR 1: Andrew Cole (IRFU) ...

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There were victories for Ulster, Benetton and the Bulls over the Sharks, Cardiff and the Ospreys in Friday's United Rugby Championship action.

Smith also contributed eight points from the kicking tee. 10 minutes later and with Ulster beginning to get some momentum in the contest – in tandem with the Sharks beginning to make too many errors – the Irish province began to win a series of penalties and put one into the corner. Ulster put in an impressive showing to defeat the Sharks 24-21 in a result that seals a home quarter-final in the United Rugby Championship.

The Sharks had left themselves with too much to do and coach Sean Everitt was left ruing the defensive errors that gifted Ulster two easy first-half tries.

It is a pity that we let them get that lead through some defensive errors — they were able to get over the line twice for tries they did not have to work for.” “It was a different story after halftime,” the coach said. - Precision on attack as good as any URC team - Bulls coach Jake White

The Bulls scored six tries and produced some scintillating passages with ball-in-hand after their forwards dominated the highly experienced Ospreys pack.

Things have changed so quickly – all of a sudden, the Sharks lose to Ulster. Munster playing Leinster, and everyone thought Leinster would be the favourites to win. I thought at times we played really well," the Bulls boss said. "I thought we played really well tonight. "We just want to play a home game. I am very happy for Cornal, I thought Cornal played well, and I didn’t choose the Man of the Match. But I wouldn’t have been surprised if Gerhard Steenekamp was Man of the Match as well. "He was outstanding.