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Glenavon and Institute served up a six-goal thriller - with a free-scoring start, free-flowing middle and frantic finale in the 3-3 draw.

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Rob Herring will start for Ulster on Saturday against Cardiff Blues, making his 150th appearance for the Irish Province.

No side can stand superior to Glenavon’s goal return in the Danske Bank Premiership - but manager Gary Hamilton is demanding even more from his free-scoring squad.

Darren Murray’s future remains unresolved but the striker sits on the Portadown books as a player in name only.

Ards boss Colin Nixon is searching for a short-term end product to end his side’s dismal run - and long-term solution across the January transfer market.