Ulster ticked all the boxes tonight at Ravenhill in their 2010/ 2011 Heineken Cup opener, running over four tries to seal an indispensable bonus point in the 30 - 6 defeat of tournament debutants Aironi.

Ulster's new high-profile scrum-half Ruan Pienaar enjoyed a memorable unveiling at Ravenhill tonight, putting on an inspirational display to claim all the home points in the 19 -17 defeat of a spirited Glasgow Warriors side.

Ulster's first inter-provincial clash of the season was a bruising affair at the Galway Sportsground, ending as a 15 - 15 draw with Connacht in a match dominated by the boot on both sides.

Ulster's 100 percent start to the 2010-2011 campaign continued tonight at Ravenhill, with the 29 - 21 defeat of Edinburgh elevating Brian McLaughlin's men to the top of the Magners League after three games played.

Ulster's winning start to the Magners League campaign continued this evening in Viadana, with Niall O'Connor and Robbie Diack claiming the points in the 22-15 defeat of Italian newcomers Aironi.

The 2010-2011 Magner's League season got off to an explosive start tonight at Ravenhill, with Ulster ruffling the feathers of incumbent title holders Ospreys in a highly entertaining 27 - 26 victory.

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Rugby made a welcome return to Ravenhill tonight, with Ulster entertaining this season's Heineken Cup group stage rivals Bath in a friendly which the visitors carried off by 26 points to 14.

Ulster's final Magners League match of the 2009 - 2010 season ended in a comprehensive 41 - 10 demolition of Connacht, with the 7,755-strong Ravenhill crowd treated to an impressive tally of six home tries.

This afternoon at Murrayfield Ulster ran five tries past Edinburgh to emerge as victors by 37 points to 25, and barring the unfathomable in the final Magners League match against Connacht, Heineken Cup rugby is guaranteed at Ravenhill next season.

Inspired kicking from Dan Parks sealed Ulster's fate this evening at Firhill, but the margin of the 25 - 18 defeat to Glasgow Warriors brought the consolation of a losing bonus point which could prove crucial come the end of the Magners League season.

In an exhilarating contest tonight at Ravenhill, Ulster produced some much-improved, fluent attacking rugby, but narrowly failed to complete a Magners League double over Ospreys, going down by 27 points to 38 in the penultimate home fixture of the season.

Tonight at Ravenhill Ulster failed to overtake Cardiff Blues in the Magners League standings, with the visitors putting in a persistent performance to come away from Belfast as victors by 33 points to 24.

A tenacious defensive display tonight from Ulster at the Cardiff City Stadium was not enough to prevent a 9 - 19 defeat at the hands of Cardiff Blues in a game with an exceptionally high penalty count and some outstanding kicking from Ulster out-half Niall O'Connor.

The Ulster Ravens secured their British and Irish Cup semi-final place with a comprehensive 62-0 victory over Aberavon at Ravenhill, running in ten tries in the process.