Newcastle opener for McLaughlin
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin takes charge for the time against Newcastle Falcons in a pre-season friendly at Ravenhill on 21 August.

South Africa 9-28 Lions
The British and Irish Lions roar back with a commanding consolation victory at Ellis Park to end the 2009 series 2-1 down in South Africa.

Bowe switches to centre for Lions
Ireland's Tommy Bowe switches from the wing to centre for Saturday's third Test between the Lions and South Africa in Johannesburg.

Burger 'gouge' angers Fitzgerald
British and Irish Lions winger Luke Fitzgerald believes South African flanker Schalk Burger should have been sent off for gouging his eyes.

O'Driscoll criticises De Villiers
Brian O'Driscoll adds his voice to the criticism of Springboks coach Peter de Villiers over his stance on Schalk Burger's gouging offence.

Lions lose O'Driscoll for finale
Brian O'Driscoll, who suffered concussion against South Africa on Saturday, is out of the Lions tour and will fly home with injured Wales prop Adam Jones

Boks edge Lions to clinch series
Morne Steyn lands a penalty with the last kick of the game to give South Africa victory in the second Test and wrap up the series against the Lions.

Humphreys accepts new Ulster role
David Humphreys is the new Ulster Operations supremo with Brian McLaughlin confirmed as Head coach.

Ireland A 49-22 England Saxons
Ireland A claim a convincing win over England Saxons in the Churchill Cup final in Denver.

South Africa 26-21 Lions
South Africa survive a rousing fightback from the Lions to win the first Test 26-21 at Kings Park in Durban.

Earls is new Wilkinson - O'Gara
Keith Earls has made the same impact in his debut season as Jonny Wilkinson did 11 years ago, according to Lions team-mate Ronan O'Gara.

Earls scores try as Lions draw
Willem de Waal converts Danwel Dimas's last-gasp try to give the Emerging Springboks a draw against the Lions in wet and windy Cape Town.

O'Gara angered by Kings tactics
Ronan O'Gara accuses the Southern Kings of trying "to take a scalp" after the Lions emerge from a bruising final warm-up game with a 20-8 victory.

Ferris 'gutted' after Lions exit
Ulster and Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris is disappointed to miss the rest of the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa because of injury.

Injured Ferris out of Lions tour
Ulster and Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris will miss the rest of the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa because of a knee injury.

Ulster handed tough Heineken draw
Ulster will play Stade Francais, Bath and Edinburgh in the pool stages in next season's Heineken Cup.

Lions call up Ireland back D'Arcy
Ireland centre Gordon D'Arcy is called up by the Lions because of injury concerns in their midfield.

Carney makes switch to Warrington
Former Wigan and Great Britain winger Brian Carney agrees a return to the Super League with Warrington Wolves.

Ulster face Anglo-Welsh cup test
Ulster will play English and Welsh opposition in the newly formed British and Irish Cup.

Unimpressive Ireland defeat USA
Ireland produce an unconvincing performance in beating USA Eagles 27-10.

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Glasgow Warriors 30-9 Connacht
Glasgow leave it late to turn on the style in a scrappy close to the season at Firhill.

Connacht 12-14 Ulster
Ulster hold on for a fortunate Magners League win in Galway after Connacht fly-half Ian Keatley misses three second-half penalties for the home side.

Elsom opts to return to Australia
Leinster's Heineken Cup final hero Rocky Elsom decides to return to Australia to resume his career with the Wallabies.

Leinster head Heineken seedings
Leinster, Leicester, Munster, Toulouse, Bath and Biarritz are unveiled as top seeds for the 2010 Heineken Cup.

Hook receives surprise Lions call
The Lions call up Wales fly-half James Hook to replace his injured international team-mate Leigh Halfpenny in South Africa.

Munster 36-10 Ospreys
Munster underline their Magners League title-winning credentials with a clinical second-half display to see off spirited Ospreys.

Ulster close to naming new coach
Ulster hope to have identified their next director of rugby by Friday.

Williams resigns as Ulster coach
Matt Williams steps down as coach of Ulster after 17 months in charge because of family reasons.

Six Nations fixtures unveiled
Wales will host its first Friday night Six Nations fixture against France at next year's Championship at the Millennium Stadium on 26 February.

O'Driscoll wins top player award
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll is voted the player of the 2009 RBS Six Nations Championship.

Heineken Cup
Fixtures, tables, results and archive from the Heineken Cup.

European Challenge Cup
Fixtures, tables, results and archive from the European Challenge Cup.

Munster seal Magners League title
Munster are crowned Magners League champions for 2008-09.

Magners Celtic League
Fixtures, tables, results and archive from the Celtic League.

Celtic rugby archive
Check out BBC Sport's archive of the results and match reports from the Celtic League and Celtic Cup.

Hinch promoted to Division One
Ballynahinch earn promotion to Division 1B of next season's new-format AIB League.

Ballynahinch win AIB Cup final
Division Two underdogs Ballynahinch stun Cork Constitution with a 17-6 win in the AIB Cup final.