On Wednesday 21st March an Ulster Rugby Road Show in conjunction with the Belfast Telegraph and the Bank of Ireland visited Rainey ES. Rainey had the honour of being visited by three of Ulster Rugby’s highest profile players – Ruan Pienaar, Ian Humphries and Jared Payne and they spent some time out of their busy […]
In a chilly CIYMS rugby club in Belfast Ulster turned in an unbeaten display to earn the 2012 Interprovincial Championships. With the first game taking place between Leinster and Ulster it was the home side who got off to a flying start with star performances from Captain Eoin Corr, Andrew Winder and Paddy James leading […]
Additions to European Club Squads for Heineken Cup / Amlin Challenge Cup Knock-out Stages As anticipation grows in advance of ERC’s quarter-finals weekend, a Rugby World Cup winner and a two-time Heineken Cup winner are among a number of high-profile players who have been nominated for registration for the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup […]
Playing in Ulster is something that a player does not forget and the impact a player like Pedrie has had will not be forgotten. Ulster Rugby today confirmed that back-row forward Pedrie Wannenburg will leave the club at the end of this season. Pedrie, who has represented the Springboks on 20 occasions, joined Ulster ahead […]
Pictures To Follow: In a chilly CIYMS rugby club in Belfast Ulster turned in an unbeaten display to earn the 2012 Interprovincial Championships. With the first game taking place between Leinster and Ulster it was the home side who got off to a flying start with star performances from Captain Eoin Corr, Andrew Winder and […]
Queen’s against Ballymena are always tight games whether home or away, and this was no exception. The visitors pressed hard in the Queens 22 for the opening 10 mins and only resolute defence from Queen’s and a few handling errors by the visitors prevented Queen’s from going behind. The resolute defence set the pattern for […]
As the two outstanding fixtures, Aironi v Munster, and Newport Gwent Dragons v Cardiff Blues, have been played since the last full round of the RaoDirect PRO12, fixtures, all teams have now completed 17 games. However the results did not have any impact on the positions of teams in the table, and both losing sides, […]
Brian McLaughlin has named a 32 man squad as Ulster return to action on Saturday against Treviso in the RaboDirect PRO12 (Stadio Monigo, kick off 3.15pm GMT). After a two week break, McLaughlin is able to recall Darren Cave and captain Johann Muller to the squad after theymissed a series of games through injury. Cave […]