Ulster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams in Ireland.The team represents rugby union throughout the geographical Irish province of Ulster. The club were found 142 years ago in 1968. They have one Pro14 title to it’s name.
Ulster became the first Irish province to win the Heineken Cup 1998-1998 beating French side US Colomiers 21–6
Ulster play in Ravenhill Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the Kingspan Stadium since 2014, has been the home of Ulster Rugby since 1923. It has hosted two Rugby World Cup matches.
“Stadiums don’t win you matches” – McFarland
Ulster coach Dan McFarland is expecting another "brutal, physical challenge" as his side booked a home quarter final after overcoming the Sharks 24-21 in the United Rugby Championship.
(more…)Ulster secure home quarter-final
Ulster guaranteed themselves a home quarter-final as they edged the Sharks 24-21 at Kingspan Stadium in the United Rugby Championship.
(more…)Preview: Ulster vs Cell C Sharks
Dan McFarland has made three changes to his Ulster side as they prepare to take on the Sharks at Kingspan Stadium in the final round of the United Rugby Championship regular season tonight (7:35pm).
(more…)Aviva Stadium set to host two 2023 European finals
European Professional Club Rugby announced this morning that Dublin's Aviva Stadium will host the 2023 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup Finals.
(more…)Time for disappointed Ulster to refocus, says McFarland
Ulster head coach Dan McFarland has expressed his disappointment with watching the Champions Cup from home, but has stated that it has given his squad time to refresh ahead of their crucial URC match with Cell C Sharks this weekend.
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European Champions Cup Pool A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Racing 92 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 24 | 102 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Ulster | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 96 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 |  La Rochelle | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 64 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 |  Leinster | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 62 | 136 | 30 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 |  Sale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 48 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 |  Exeter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 82 | 45 | 19 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 |  Montpellier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 157 | -79 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 |  Clermont Auvergne | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 82 | -3 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 |  Glasgow Warriors | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 117 | -35 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 |  Northampton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 124 | -68 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Bath | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 148 | -100 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Ospreys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 123 | -90 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
United Rugby Championship
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leinster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 546 | 276 | 270 | 73 | 14 | 66 |
| 2 |  DHL Stormers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 464 | 311 | 153 | 60 | 9 | 61 |
| 3 | Ulster | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 297 | 115 | 51 | 11 | 59 |
| 4 |  Vodacom Bulls | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 521 | 388 | 133 | 67 | 13 | 57 |
| 5 |  Munster | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 524 | 343 | 181 | 65 | 12 | 56 |
| 6 |  Cell C Sharks | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 510 | 365 | 145 | 60 | 10 | 56 |
| 7 |  Edinburgh | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 423 | 318 | 105 | 55 | 12 | 54 |
| 8 | Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 409 | 376 | 33 | 53 | 10 | 50 |
| 9 |  Scarlets | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 494 | 534 | -40 | 64 | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | Ospreys | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 422 | 474 | -52 | 46 | 4 | 44 |
| 11 |  Emirates Lions | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 408 | 450 | -42 | 48 | 9 | 41 |
| 12 |  Connacht | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 399 | 502 | -103 | 51 | 4 | 40 |
| 13 |  Benetton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 425 | 501 | -76 | 53 | 9 | 35 |
| 14 |  Cardiff Blues | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 577 | -208 | 40 | 4 | 32 |
| 15 |  Dragons | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 305 | 547 | -242 | 36 | 9 | 19 |
| 16 |  Zebre | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 261 | 633 | -372 | 31 | 4 | 8 |
Results
|
(Round 18)
24 - 21United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Cell C Sharks |
|
(Round 17)
10 - 16United Rugby Championship
Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh v Ulster |
|
(Round 16)
17 - 24United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Munster |
(Round of 16 - 2nd Leg)
23 - 30European Champions Cup
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Toulouse |
|
(Round of 16 - 1st Leg)
20 - 26European Champions Cup
Le Stadium Toulouse v Ulster |
|
(Round 15)
34 - 16United Rugby Championship
Loftus Versfeld Vodacom Bulls v Ulster |
|
(Round 14)
23 - 20United Rugby Championship
Cape Town Stadium DHL Stormers v Ulster |
|
(Round 9)
18 - 13United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Leinster |
|
(Round 13)
48 - 12United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Cardiff Blues |
|
(Round 12)
0 - 12United Rugby Championship
Rodney Parade Dragons v Ulster |
|
(Round 8)
32 - 12United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Connacht |
|
(Round 11)
27 - 15United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Scarlets |
|
(Round 4)
34 - 31European Champions Cup
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Clermont Auvergne |
|
(Round 3)
20 - 24European Champions Cup
Franklin's Gardens Northampton v Ulster |
|
(Round 10)
18 - 13United Rugby Championship
Thomond Park Munster v Ulster |
|
(Round 2)
27 - 22European Champions Cup
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Northampton |
|
(Round 1)
23 - 29European Champions Cup
Stade Marcel-Michelin Clermont Auvergne v Ulster |
|
(Round 7)
19 - 13United Rugby Championship
Liberty Stadium Ospreys v Ulster |
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(Round 6)
10 - 20United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Ulster |
|
(Round 5)
36 - 11United Rugby Championship
The Sportsgrounds Connacht v Ulster |
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(Round 4)
26 - 10United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Emirates Lions |
|
(Round 3)
28 - 8United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Benetton |
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(Round 2)
3 - 36United Rugby Championship
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Zebre v Ulster |
|
(Round 1)
35 - 29United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Glasgow Warriors |
|
(Round 16)
49 - 3PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Zebre |
|
(Round 15)
22 - 26PRO14
Rodney Parade Dragons v Ulster |
|
(Round 14)
19 - 38PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Leinster |
|
(Round 13)
21 - 7PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Ospreys |
|
(Round 12)
13 - 19PRO14
Scotstoun Stadium Glasgow Warriors v Ulster |
|
(Round 11)
24 - 12PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Ulster |
|
(Round 10)
15 - 10PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Munster |
|
(Round 9)
19 - 32PRO14
The Sportsgrounds Connacht vs Ulster |
|
(Round 8)
14 - 43PRO14
Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh v Ulster |
|
(Round 7)
26 - 24PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Scarlets |
|
(Round 6)
14 - 57PRO14
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Zebre v Ulster |
|
(Round 5)
40 - 15PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Glasgow Warriors |
|
(Round 4)
7 - 11PRO14
Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff Blues v Ulster |
|
(Round 3)
40 - 17PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Dragons |
|
(Round 2)
12 - 24PRO14
Liberty Stadium Ospreys v Ulster |
|
(Round 1)
35 - 24PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Benetton |
Ulster Senior Team Statistics
| Player | Position | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Timoney | Flanker | 22 | 1551 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan O’Connor | Lock | 22 | 1477 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Hume | Centre | 19 | 1414 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan Mcilroy | Back | 20 | 1267 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lowry | Fly-Half | 21 | 1227 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Herring | Hooker | 17 | 1098 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 Duane Vermeulen | Loose Forwards | 15 | 1037 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart McCloskey | Centre | 16 | 997 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Doak | Back | 21 | 996 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Baloucoune | Winger | 15 | 938 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Stewart Moore | Centre | 15 | 900 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Moore | Prop | 16 | 892 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Rea | Flanker | 15 | 819 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cooney | Scrum-Half | 15 | 810 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieran Treadwell | Lock | 15 | 790 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Warwick | Prop | 18 | 783 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric O’Sullivan | Prop | 18 | 735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Gilroy | Winger | 12 | 721 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom O’Toole | Prop | 16 | 715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matty Rea | No. 8 | 13 | 600 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Carter | Lock | 16 | 588 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Iain Henderson | Lock | 9 | 526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Moxham | Back | 12 | 483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David McCann | Forward | 8 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Lyttle | Winger | 9 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | Flanker | 11 | 372 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roberts | Hooker | 13 | 338 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Angus Curtis | Fly-Half | 5 | 318 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordi Murphy | Flanker | 7 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Andrew | Hooker | 7 | 253 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Kearney | Lock | 9 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Reidy | Flanker | 7 | 233 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Addison | Centre | 4 | 225 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McGrath | Prop | 7 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth Milasinovich | Prop | 8 | 151 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Madigan | Fly-Half | 6 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Reid | Forward | 4 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Marshall | Centre | 3 | 137 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Kane | Prop | 8 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Stewart | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacob Stockdale | Winger | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Shanahan | Scrum-Half | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shanahan | Scrum-Half | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arron Sexton | Back | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cormac Izuchukwu | Lock | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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