EVERY point is a prisoner for Ulster as they head into their final three games of the regular season in the United Rugby Championship, beginning with Saturday's trip to Scarlets (3.05pm, live on Premier Sports).
EVEN with John Cooney's last-gasp penalty seeing Ulster claim a 19-17 win over Cardiff last week, they still slipped outside the URC playoff places, so getting back inside the top eight is the objective when they host Benetton on Friday (7.35pm, live on BBC).
WITH European rugby now over for another year, Ulster return to salvage their URC season when they host Cardiff at Kingspan Stadium on Friday (7.35pm, live on BBC).
A RETURN to French soil is the destination for Ulster on Saturday when they face Clermont in the Stade Marcel-Michelin for a place in the semi-finals of the EPCR Challenge Cup (12.30pm Irish time, live on Viaplay Sports).
THERE is no easing in for Ulster's interim head coach, Richie Murphy, as he and his side get set for the first of two games in South Africa overt the next fortnight, beginning with the Sharks on Saturday (1pm Irish time, live on Viaplay).
RETURNING to URC action is exactly what Ulster Rugby needs following the dismissal of Dan McFarland as head coach and they will do just that when hosting Dragons at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday evening (7.35pm, live on Viaplay).
WHEN Ulster run out at the Swansea.com Stadium on Sunday to face Ospreys (3pm, live on Viaplay) it will be one day short of seven weeks since their last fixture in the URC.
THE situation is quite clear for Ulster this Saturday: beat Harlequins at Twickenham Stoop (1pm, live on TNT Sport) and they are into the last 16 of the European Champions Cup.
THE full house signs are up at Kingspan Stadium as Ulster bid to secure their passage into the last 16 of the European Champions Cup as Toulouse come calling on Saturday (8pm, live on TNT Sports).
DEFEAT in Bath was not how Ulster wished to get their Champions Cup campaign underway, but there is no time to lick the wounds as a star-studded Racing 92 visit the Kingspan Stadium on Saturday evening (8pm, live on TNT Sports).
GLASGOW is the destination for Ulster this weekend as they travel to Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday (7.35pm, live on BBC) to face the Warriors in the United Rugby Championship.
THERE may have been disappointment for Ulster in Galway last weekend, but they will get back on the inter-pro horse on Friday night when they host Munster in the URC (7.35pm, live on BBC, Viaplay and RTE).
THE home opener for Ulster in the BKT United Rugby Championship takes place at Kingspan Stadium on Sunday (5pm, live on BBC2) when they host the Vodacom Bulls.