With player acquisition at Connacht seeing a great synergy with Ulster born players gaining full professional contracts with the 2nd of two emerging Ireland Provinces the most recent acquisition the sublime Willie Faloon. Connacht for the first time are set to assert themselves in Ireland while Ulster are moving steadily towards their deserved position in […]
Daron Patterson Reports from Shaws bridge in a clash of the old firm RBAI v Methody – 2012 Northern Bank schools’ Rugby III XV FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [youtube x1Nr2xyEmvQ]
Coach Alasdair McKee and the team @ Academy recently ran a very well attended Blitz rugby session at the BRA grounds inviting schools from the local area. An excellent turnout ensured maximum rugby skills were on show for a fun rugby session! They managed to get 100+ action shots from all the teams – CLICK […]
Matt, who graduated with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Ulster Business School last year, was presented with the accolade at a ceremony in the Jordanstown campus last night. The Department of Management and Leadership’s Awards is a celebration of excellence paying tribute to the skills, hard work and dedication of high achieving […]
The 2012 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens has drawn to a close, with Fiji winning the tournament for the 13th time. They beat New Zealand 35-28, running in 5 tries to the Kiwis 4. Fans from all over the world flocked to the Hong Kong Stadium to witness the action on the field […]
Many Thanks to Greers Of Antrim Volvo Dealership For Sponsoring This Section Click Here The Ireland Under-18 Schools team to take part in the opening game of the FIRA/ AER Under-18 European championship has been named. Ireland will play Portugal in Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid on Friday. The winner will progress to a semi final where […]
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has once again made several changes to his starting XV for their RaboDirect PRO12 fixture against Aironi at Rravenhill (kick off 7.05pm). Ulster welcome back Ireland trio Rory Best, Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris following their exploits with Ireland. Lewis Stevenson’s fine form in recent weeks has been rewarded with a […]
Ulster welcomed back skipper Johann Muller for the first time since Round 6 of the Heineken Cup in last weekend’s hard earned victory over Benetton Treviso. Their final outing before heading south to Limerick next month will be another ‘Italian Job’ at Ravenhill on Friday night when they host Aironi Rugby. [youtube FPL9_iGBWgI] Four of […]
What a game – we will have special edition vid highlights to follow + post match interviews but the wonderful sunshine made for 333 ACTION SHOTS Of what was a close game full of skill – the album can be viewed by clicking HERE Thankyou for an excellent game!
Ireland trio Rory Best, Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris have been named in the Ulster squad ahead of Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 encounter against Aironi at Ravenhill (kick off 7.05pm). Pedrie Wannenburg has overcome illness and is also named in Brian McLaughlin’s 32 man panel. Ireland Wolfhounds prop Declan Fitzpatrick has been given the all […]