Richie Murphy admits that Ulster weren't at the races as they fell to a surprising 15-14 loss to Italian minnows Zebre Parma.

Veteran Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong was Sunday ruled out of his team's Six Nations opener against England next weekend because of a calf injury, the IRFU announced.

Ballinderry of Derry and Crossmolina Deel Rovers of Mayo will do battle at 1:30pm at Croke Park to determine the winner of ...