Cameron Hill

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Ulster are also in Challenge Cup action this weekend with a semi-final at home to Exeter Chiefs on Saturday evening.

Head coach Richie Murphy has been boosted by the return to fitness of Tom O'Toole, Nick Timoney and Jude Possilthwaite.

The province have also confirmed that Angus Bell, James Hume and Bryn Ward are back training this week, but there's still doubts for the game in Belfast, while Ben Carson and Callum Reid are ruled out after picking up knocks in their heavy defeat to Munster at Thoman Park on Saturday in the URC.

We now know where outgoing Connacht attack coach Rod Seib is heading this summer.

It was confirmed last month that the Aussie is leaving Dexcom Stadium after just a season in Stuart Lancaster's backroom team, but he's now heading across the Irish Sea to link up with Geoff Parling's Leicester Tigers, taking up the attacking brief there.

Craig Childs is also moving to Welford Road as defensive coach.

He's joining from the Stormers.

The pair are being drafted in to replace Brett Deacon, who's Gloucester-bound next year, and Peter Hewitt.

Now Ireland are into their follow week ahead of the final two rounds of their Women's Six Nations campaign.

Scott Beeman's side next travel to Belfast to face winless Wales before a historic first game against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium to round out this year's campaign.

They're still chewing over that 26-7 defeat to France at Stade Marcel Michelin on Saturday.

It means Ireland's wait for a first-ever away win on French soil goes on, while Les Bleus have extended their winning run in the fixture to nine games now.

That result also means that now Ireland can realistically hope for, at best, a third-placed finish.

Former Ireland winger Alison Miller joined Owen Shahan on Monday Night Rugby.

She believes that the squad may need to take training to the next level to finally get that elusive 80-minute performance.

French rugby's governing body and league organisers have reiterated their strong opposition to the permanent introduction of the 20-minute red card.

So the controversial sanction which was initially trialled in Super Rugby is currently being implemented across the elite game, including both the men's and women's Six Nations.

the URC, and last year's Women's Rugby World Cup.

According to World Rugby, the global trial is the final step before the measure becomes a full law of the game, a move that is subject to approval by the World Rugby Council later this year.