Connacht Head Coach Stuart Lancaster has named his side to take on Ulster in Saturday's interpro with Denis Buckley set to make his 270th appearance for the province. This milestone will put Buckley second on Connacht's all-time appearance list with just John Muldoon ahead of him. CONNACHT: S Gilbert, D Ryan, C Forde, B Aki, F Treacy, J Carty, B Murphy; D Buckley, D Heffernan, F Bealham, J Joyce, D O'Connor, J Murphy, C Prendergast (C), S Jansen. ULSTER: J Stockdale, W Kok, J Hume, S McCloskey, Z Ward, J Murphy, C McKee; S Crean, T Stewart, S Wilson, H Sheridan, C Izuchukwu, D McCann, N Timoney (C), J Augustus. Replacements: J Andrew, A Bell, T O'Toole, J Hopes, B Ward, N Doak, J Flannery, J Postlethwaite.

Source: Irish Examiner December 24, 2025 15:21 UTC