These guys continue to trail a blaze and cut new furrows in the turf and battlefields of Irish Rugby. Last weekend saw them confirm their right to stand as one of the top 2 sides in all 4 provinces of Irish Rugby. We in Ulster now move forward every week towards our true position in […]
Ulster Rugby: Neil Doak “Ulster ready to take final chance”
Attack Coach Neil Doak believes the Heineken Cup Final on 19th May will give Ulster the chance to join Leinster and Munster as a European heavyweight. Ulster travel to Twickenham to take on defending champions Leinster, and Doak said: “Leinster and Munster have probably been the forerunners with regards to European rugby and Irish rugby […]
RaboDirect PRO12 Round 22 Previews: Connacht, Munster, Ulster, Leinster, Glasgow Warriors, Newport Gwent Dragons, Benetton Treviso, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Ospreys, Aironi: Includes 12 Page Pullout Stats Supplement!!
The RaboDirect PRO12 champions, in line with all other professional rugby union tournaments throughout the world, will be decided by a Play-Off. The competition is one of the latest tournaments to adopt this method of choosing their champions – South Africa’s Currie Cup final was first contested in 1939, whilst the French can trace their […]
THE 2012 HEINEKEN CUP FINAL: Only A few 100 Tickets Left & Ulster Rugby Will Get 7,500 Tickets
The 17th Heineken Cup final, to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, 19 May (17.00) will be between Leinster Rugby and Ulster Rugby. * There are only a few hundred tickets remaining of the 55,000 tickets made available for public sale. Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk/heinekencupfinal or call UK 0044 844 847 1530 or International […]
Ulster Rugby: “The Province With No Identity”: Mens I XV Squad Named Here: & We Know WHO WE ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ulster remain hopeful that Chris Henry and Paul Marshall will be fit to play Edinburgh in Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi final (kick off 5.45pm). Both players are included in Brian McLaughlin’s 35 man preliminary squad for the Aviva Stadium clash. Henry sprained his ankle in the PRO12 game against Leinster on Friday night, but will […]
Cookstown RFC Notes: I XV Reach Ravenhill Cup Final
On Saturday 5 May, Cookstown RFC will play Ballyclare RFC in the final of the Ravenhill Cup. Cookstown booked their place in the final following an invincible season in their section of the minor league and by beating a much more experienced and bigger Ballymena side in what can only be described as a bruising […]
Ulster Rugby I XV Attack Coach Neil Doak feels success in Saturday’s Heineken cup semi-final against Edinbugh will come down to who handles the pressure best…
Ulster suffered a setback in their preparations with a defeat to Leinster at Ravenhill on Friday night – only their second home defeat in 21 games – but Doak believes there are positives to be taken from the match. “When you look at the previous week, Leinster played Edinbugh and put 50 points on them. […]
Dungannon RFC Notes: I XV 23 v UCD RFC I XV 36 & Michael Lawton Surpasses Club Scoring record 403 Points
Dungannon came to Dublin with high hopes but alas it was a very downcast Dungannon contingent that returned to Tyrone on Saturday night. UCD shocked Dungannon with a quick try after two minutes. Although Dungannon recovered to take a 6 – 5 lead two quick tries prior to half time left Gannon with a 22 […]