Peter Lockhart

Altrincham thriller followed by Blaze defeat leaves Adam Keefe’s side fourth as margins bite

Mixed weekend leaves Belfast eight points clear with Panthers double-header set to decide race

The former academy lock has returned from stints in England, France and Australia, embraced a switch to blindside and, with a new baby in his arms, is playing some of his best rugby in an Ulster shirt

Back-to-back crowns secured with five games to spare as Keefe's side underline dominance with weekend sweep of Panthers

Champions set for final home send-off before attention shifts fully to knockout run and pursuit of league and playoff double

League champions refocus for knockout hockey with Glasgow Clan first up as Belfast chase a historic double and outright claim as the EIHL's most successful side

Elite League champions stunned by eighth-placed Clan as missed chances and a shoot-out defeat bring season to abrupt halt

Ulster are back on a European final stage. At a sunlit Affidea Stadium, Richie Murphy’s side shook off a tense, jittery first-half and then ripped Exeter apart after the break to reach the Challenge Cup final in Bilbao.

Juarno Augustus has admitted that focus was key for Ulster during a difficult few weeks in the lead-up to their Challenge Cup Semi-Final victory over Exeter Chiefs at Ravenhill.

ADAM Keefe is heading into his 10th season as Belfast Giants head coach with a third league title in-a-row in his sights - and the treble very much on his mind.