Munster got some revenge for their European exit at the hands of Ulster, but it comes at a price, with Paul O'Connell out for the rest of the season. Munster were already through, but a win would guarantee a tie v Ospreys, while Ulster needed a 5 point win on top of Scarlet and Warrior losses.

Cardiff Blues and Ulster are two quite evenly-matched teams. They took on each other on Friday, and the 9,000+ crowd might have had something to do with the win for the home side....

Leinster hosted Ulster for Christmas, but were they hospitable to their visitors from the North?

Ulster seemed to have the sign over Edinburgh this season with a pair of bonus point wins over the Scottish side. Here are the highlights from the first game between them this season.

Played at Rodney Parade, the Dragons faced Ulster with the visitors looking to avoid 2 losses on Welsh soil in a week

Ulster maintained their 100% winning start to the RaboDirect PRO12 where they also gave a debut to Jared Payne