Alan Solomons has named his team for Ulster crucial away game in the Celtic League against Cardiff on Saturday. Ulster will be looking for a win to keep their position a top the Celtic League.

With just over one week to go until Munster’s Heineken Cup quarter final on Saturday week, Alan Gaffney has named a side that contains a number of Ireland’s triple crown winning players.

Munster aren’t the only Irish team looking for European glory this year, Connacht are also looking for a good win this weekend for confidence ahead of their Parker Pen Challenge Cup semi-final against Harlequins on Sunday week.

It has been confirmed that Ireland’s Under 19 team will be returning home early from the World Cup following the tragic death of flanker John McCall during their match during New Zealand. The pathologist investigating the death has confimed that the cause of death was cardiac failure.

While the magin of victory against Scotland today wasn’t large enough to give Ireland a chance in the Six Nations overall, the 37 points to 16 victory was enough to give Ireland their 7th Triple crown in their 117 year history.

Leinster, Munster and Connacht all put an end to their recent bad form with Leinster and Munster winning and Connacht managing to get a draw against the second team in the league, Llanelli. Ulster remain on top and thanks to the result of the Connacht game, now go 4 points clear.

Roger Wilson has been forced to withdraw from the Ulster side to face Edinburgh this Friday because of an ankle injury he picked up at the Irish training session in Dublin earlier this week. Neil Best has been called up to fill his place on the team.

Christian Cullen will not travel to Scotland for Munster’s Celtic League tie with Glasgow on Friday night. Cullen is suffering from a minor back injury, so Shaun Payne will start at full-back in his place.

Ulster have named Ireland wing Tyrone Howe as one of four changes that have been made for Ulster’s Celtic League clash with Edinburgh at Ravenhill on Friday night.

The Connacht team to play Llanelli at Stradey Park on Friday night in the Celtic League (live on BBC Wales) shows four changes from that which defeated Leinster two weeks ago. Wayne Munn, Adrian Clarke and Paul Neville all return to the side.