New Zealand exerted the 'Aviva squeeze' on an Irish team which looks to have lost its innovative lustre.
The former Ireland backrow hopes to use his experience to help guide the next generation and learn from his mistakes
Neither nation can accommodate all its versatile back players, nor even decide which position suits them best.
The Belfast-based province have endured a rollercoaster season and shoud reach the play-offs if they can topple mighty Leinster
The Irish had to wait 111 years for a first Test victory over the All Blacks.
Ireland international forward Jordi Murphy has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of this season. Capped 30 times by his country, Murphy played more than 100 games for Leinster before moving to Ulster in 2018.
A second-half comeback from Munster was not enough as provincial rivals Ulster edged them 15-14 in the URC to win at Thomond Park for the first time since May 2014.
Will Ireland prove the spanner in the EPCR works for England and France?
World Rugby's new eligibility laws mean that a number of high-profile players could have the opportunity to play for a different country from which they were first capped.
Ulster have signed former Leinster veteran, Michael Kearney, who joins the province from United Rugby Championship rivals Zebre.