Ulster need to hold the centre for Bordeaux

Piutau, Marshall, Olding and Trimble in mix as Ulster seek positive Champions Cup start

Ulster should maintain perfect start to season against Ospreys as Best returns

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Ireland captain Rory Best returns to Ulster starting XV

Tommy Bowe is on the bench and in line to make first appearance in almost five months

Charles Piutau among three Ulster debutants for Pro12 opener

Rodney Ah You is unavailable having suffered delayed onset concussive symptoms

Ulster get job done in style with bonus point thrashing of Ospreys

Paddy Jackson imperious as Les Kiss’s side secure Leinster semi-final with six try romp

Paddy Jackson orchestrates big Ulster win over Leinster

Les Kiss’s side put one foot in the Pro 12 play-offs with dominant win over rivals

Ulster have no room for slip-ups against Zebre

Tommy Bowe returns to Les Kiss’s side in the absence of Andrew Trimble

Tommy Bowe to return for Ulster against Zebre

Ireland winger to feature for the province for the first time since World Cup knee injury

Outhalf Sam Windsor to make first start for Ulster

Former Worcester player one of four changes for game against Glasgow

Louis Ludik signs contract extension with Ulster

29-year-old South African utility back will become Irish qualified next summer

Franco van der Merwe signs Ulster contract extension

New deal will keep the South African secondrow at Ravenhill until June 2017

Gerry Thornley: Cards must cut Ulster’s way in Champions Cup

Les Kiss’s side need bonus point against Oyonnax – and then favours elsewhere

Rory Best returns to lead wounded Ulster against Toulouse

Les Kiss picks Alan O’Connor at lock in the absence of Henderson and Tuohy

Saracens dominate Ulster to seal bonus point win in Belfast

English side dominate physically on the way to four-try triumph

Andrew Trimble set to become Ulster’s most-capped player

Paddy Wallace’s record to fall when province take on Treviso in Pro 12

Bowe and Trimble to line out for Ulster

World Cup hopefuls to get run out against Edinburgh in pre-season friendly this Friday evening

Glasgow and Ulster get to do it all again at Scotstoun in semi-finals

Devastating second-half spell ends with Richie Vernon bonus-point try

Neil Doak makes 12 changes for Ulster clash at Glasgow

Sam Arnold makes first start with Iain Henderson among start-studded bench

Leinster miss out as seven players from Irish provinces make Pro 12 Dream Team

Ulster lead the way with three picks with Munster and Connacht getting two each

Ulster grab draw but Munster leave Ravenhill the happier

Anthony Foley’s men let lead slip as 14-man hosts hold onto unbeaten home record

Dominant Ulster lay waste to Leinster’s top four hopes

Matt O’Connor’s side fail to build on lightning start as hosts fight back at a soggy Ravenhill

Peter Stringer set to play part against Leinster in Champions Cup

Former Ireland scrumhalf will be involved at Aviva, says Bath coach

13-man Ulster hold on for gutsy win over Edinburgh

Neil Doak’s side dig deep at the death to escape from Murrayfield with four points

Seven changes for Ulster for tricky Toulon trip

Neil Doak gives Darren Cave his 150th Ulster start while Jared Payne starts at fullback

Jared Payne returns to Ulster squad for Italy trip

Centre Stuart McCloskey signs first senior contract with province

Stakes high as Leinster and Ulster frontliners return

Leinster are defending a run of 19 games undefeated at their Ballsbridge home

Paddy Jackson returns from injury for Ulster clash with Connacht

Outhalf one of seven changes while Connacht swap six for Ravenhill encounter

Ulster’s European dream shattered by the Scarlets

Neil Doak’s men pipped in West Wales as Rhys Priestland orchestrates victory

Nick Williams to miss Ulster’s trip to the Scarlets

Ulster number eight and Wiehahn Herbst ruled out with hamstring injuries

Ulster keep heads above water but Neil Doak left to count cost of bruising encounter

Tommy Bowe and Darren Cave ensure Scarlets pay price for indiscipline

Ulster’s bonus-point win could come at a cost as injuries mount

Hopes remain alive of reviving European dream after victory over Scarlets in Belfast

Ruan Pienaar to make first start of the season

Ulster scrumhalf named in starting line-up for Scarlets match, Dan Tuohy also returns

Darren Cave scores two tries as Ulster end Ospreys' winning run

Welsh side's second-half comeback falls short in Belfast

Stuart Olding named at fullback for Ulster

Neil Doak makes seven personnel changes ahead of the meeting with Dragons on Saturday

Lewis Stevenson happy with more central role for Ulster

The Ulster secondrow accepts recent frustration and disappointment on the pitch

Ian Keatley now truly assuming his predecessor’s mantle

Gerry Thornley: Emulating Ronan O’Gara a huge positive for Munster’s No 10

Chris Henry says Ulster can bounce back against Toulon

Ireland backrow admits ‘silly mistakes’ cost Neil Doak’s side against Leicester at Welford Road

Ulster allow Leicester too much of a headstart

Neil Doak’s side blitzed by early tries and forced to settle for a losing bonus at Welford Road

Ulster show three changes for Warriors table top tussle

Ian Humphreys, Andrew Warwick and Nick Williams come into the starting team

Jared Payne returns from injury as Ulster make 10 changes

Connacht make eight changes for their Pro12 clash against Cardiff

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