Anscombe salutes Ulster spirit
Ulster boss Mark Anscombe praised the spirit of his team after they secured a scrappy 9-8 victory over Castres at Stade Pierre-Antoine in the Heineken Cup.
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Ulster record first away win in France
Ulster remain in line for a home tie in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup after a scrappy 9-8 victory over Castres at Stade Pierre-Antoine.
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Marshall and Pienaar at half back for Ulster
Ulster have made four personnel and two positional switches for tomorrow's Heineken Cup match against Castres Olympique at Stade Pierre-Antoine.
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Pienaar on Castre clash
Ruan Pienaar looks forward to Ulster's Heineken Cup clash with Castres
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Ulster 44-17 Castres: Report
Michael Corcoran reports on Ulster's bonus-point win over Castres in the Heineken Cup
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Ulster 44-17 Castres: Tommy Bowe
Ulster's Tommy Bowe feels they have a lot to work on despite the convincing win over Castres
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Ulster claim bonus-point win over Castres
Last season's beaten finalists Ulster opened their Heineken Cup campaign with a 41-17 win and maximum points thanks to Ruan Pienaar's dramatic bonus try.
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Heineken Cup: Pool 4 preview
Ulster more than capable of leading the way in Pool 4, writes Brendan Cole
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Henderson to make Heineken bow for Ulster
Iain Henderson will make Heineken Cup debut for Ulster after replacing the injured Nick Williams for Friday's Pool 4 opener against Castres Olympique.
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Pienaar back in Ulster squad for Heineken Cup
South Africa international Ruan Pienaar has returned to the Ulster rugby squad ahead of their Heineken Cup opener against Castres Olympique at Ravenhill on Friday.
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Ronan to miss Northampton clash
Niall Ronan will miss Munster's final Heineken Cup pool game against Northampton having sustaining a knee injury.
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Munster 26-10 Castres
Munster were far from convincing as a two-try victory over Castres at Thomond Park confirmed them as the first qualifiers for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.
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Heineken Cup round five results
Munster were far from impressive in seeing off Castres, while Connacht went down to another defeat. Get all the Heineken Cup results here.
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Sunday's Heineken Cup results
Munster beat Scarlets in the early game in the Heineken Cup, while Northampton, Castres, Toulouse and Harlequins are in action in at 3pm.
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Ashton suspended for pulling hair
England wing Chris Ashton will miss Northampton's Heineken Cup matches against Castres after he was suspended for four weeks on Tuesday.
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O'Gara trusted technique for winner
Ronan O'Gara believed a helpful wind made hitting an incredible drop-goal against Castres an easier task than the one he scored against Northampton last weekend.
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Reaction: Castres 24-27 Munster
Hugo McNeill, Victor Costello and Emmet Byrne reflect on another late late show by Munster in the Heineken Cup.
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As it Happened: O'Gara Floors Castres
Listen to Michael Corcoran's commentary of Ronan O'Gara's drop goal against Castres which sealed a consecutive last gasp Heineken Cup pool win for Munster.
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Castres 24-27 Munster
It was a case of deja vu in the south of France as Ronan O'Gara struck a dramatic drop goal at the death to see Munster overcome the challenge of Castres in Heineken Cup Pool 1.
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Ulster reveal team to face Leicester
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin been forced into two changes to his starting line-up for the Heineken Cup Pool 4 clash against Leicester Tigers on Saturday.