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  • Ulster Rugby confirm the signing of Sam Carter

    Jan 31, 19 • 1099 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Rugby confirm the signing of Sam Carter

    Ulster Rugby is delighted to announce that Australia international Sam Carter will be joining the Province from ACT Brumbies this summer. Carter will offer Head Coach Dan McFarland additional quality and experience in the second row next season, with the...

  • Ulster Coaching team for 2019/20 season confirmed

    Jan 29, 19 • 1063 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Coaching team for 2019/20 season confirmed

    Ulster Rugby can today confirm that Roddy Grant will join the coaching ticket as Forwards Coach from this summer. Grant was born in Botswana to Scottish parents, but grew up in South Africa and moved to Scotland to embark on a professional playing career that...

  • Ulster team named for crunch Benetton Rugby tie

    Jan 24, 19 • 988 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for crunch Benetton Rugby tie

    The Ulster match day squad has been named for Friday’s decisive Guinness PRO14 fixture against Benetton Rugby at Kingspan Stadium (7.35pm). Just two points separate the four teams positioned 2nd-5th in Conference B, with Edinburgh, Benetton, Scarlets and...

  • Ulster Rugby Squad Update

    Jan 22, 19 • 1163 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Rugby Squad Update

    The Ulster Rugby medical team have issued a squad update following Saturday’s Champions Cup fixture against Leicester Tigers. Iain Henderson suffered a finger injury that is likely to keep him sidelined for several weeks. This fresh injury is unrelated to...

  • Ulster team named for Leinster challenge

    Jan 5, 19 • 953 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for Leinster challenge

    The Ulster coaching team have named a much-changed match day squad for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 clash against Leinster (RDS Arena, 5.15pm). The starting XV includes four Abbey Insurance Academy players in the form of Matthew Dalton, Angus Kernohan, James...

  • Ulster team named for trip to Galway

    Dec 28, 18 • 858 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for trip to Galway

    The Ulster team has been named for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 12 clash versus Connacht in Galway (Sportsground, 7.35pm). Head Coach Dan McFarland has made just four changes to the starting XV that defeated Munster in the first of three successive...

  • Ulster team named for trip to Scarlets

    Nov 22, 18 • 1184 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for trip to Scarlets

    Ulster’s match-day 23 has been named for the Guinness PRO14 Round 9 clash against Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets on Friday (7.35pm). Louis Ludik will make his first appearance of the season, having recovered from a hamstring injury sustained in May, as he is...

  • Ulster Team named for Benetton battle

    Nov 3, 18 • 1004 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Team named for Benetton battle

    The Ulster coaching team have named their match day squad for Saturday’s trip to face Benetton Rugby (Stadio Monigo, Treviso, 3pm GMT). Abbey Insurance Academy player James Hume will make his first senior start, following on from his replacement appearances...

  • Baloucoune set for Ulster Rugby debut

    Oct 25, 18 • 1036 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Baloucoune set for Ulster Rugby debut

    Abbey Insurance Academy player Robert Baloucoune will make his senior Ulster debut on Friday night after being named on the wing for the Guinness PRO14 Round 7 game against Dragons (Kingspan Stadium, 7.55pm). The Ireland 7s speedster, who developed his game...

  • Jean Deysel to retire

    Oct 25, 18 • 1111 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Jean Deysel to retire

    Ulster Rugby can today advise that Jean Deysel will retire from professional rugby, with immediate effect. The South African enjoyed an excellent career that saw him win four caps for the Springboks. In addition to representing Ulster, the 33-year-old had...

  • Pete Browne to retire

    Oct 17, 18 • 1236 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Pete Browne to retire

    Ulster Rugby second row Pete Browne has announced his decision to retire from the game, with immediate effect. Commenting on his decision, Pete said: “Over the past couple of seasons, along with other injuries, I have suffered a number of concussions. In...

  • Ulster Rugby team named for Connacht clash

    Oct 4, 18 • 1059 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Rugby team named for Connacht clash

    Rory Best and Jacob Stockdale will make their first appearances of the season in Friday’s Guinness PRO14 tie against Connacht Rugby (7.35pm, Kingspan Stadium). The pair have recovered from their respective injuries to take their places in the starting XV...

  • Ulster Academy duo set for first starts

    Sep 20, 18 • 1094 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Academy duo set for first starts

    There are six changes to Ulster’s starting XV for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 clash against Toyota Cheetahs (Toyota Stadium, 7.15pm SA time / 6.15pm BST). Abbey Insurance Academy players Eric O’Sullivan and Angus Kernohan are set to make their first starts...

  • Big tests for SA teams at home in Guinness PRO14

    Sep 19, 18 • 1294 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Big tests for SA teams at home in Guinness PRO14

    The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will face a tough test in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend as they line up against the only unbeaten teams in the competition in the fourth round of the competition. The Free Staters will kick off the weekend’s...

  • SA sides falter at home in Guinness PRO14

    Sep 16, 18 • 1602 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on SA sides falter at home in Guinness PRO14

    The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs faltered in their attempts to make a strong statement at home in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend, with both sides succumbing to their third defeats this season. The Isuzu Southern Kings tried hard to make their...

  • SA teams target fresh start at home in Guinness PRO14

    Sep 12, 18 • 1248 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on SA teams target fresh start at home in Guinness PRO14

    The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will target fresh starts at home in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend as they look to recover from slow starts to the tournament in Europe. Both sides will go in search of their first victories against teams who come...

  • Cooney agrees new long-term contract at Ulster Rugby

    Sep 7, 18 • 1131 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cooney agrees new long-term contract at Ulster Rugby

    Ulster Rugby is delighted to announce that Ireland scrumhalf John Cooney has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Kingspan Stadium until the summer of 2022. Cooney joined the Province from Connacht last summer and enjoyed an...

  • Murphy set for Ulster debut

    Sep 6, 18 • 1110 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Murphy set for Ulster debut

    Jordi Murphy will make his first appearance in an Ulster jersey on Friday night after being named to start in the back row against Edinburgh (Kingspan Stadium, 7.35pm). Tickets for the game are available at ulsterrugby.com/buytickets. There is also a short...

  • Ulster team named for Guinness PRO14 opener

    Aug 31, 18 • 1100 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for Guinness PRO14 opener

    The match day 23 has been named for Ulster’s Guinness PRO14 Round 1 clash against Scarlets at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday (5.15pm). New signings Will Addison, Billy Burns and Henry Speight will all make their PRO14 debuts after being named in the starting...

  • McCloskey signs new deal with Ulster

    Aug 23, 18 • 1074 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on McCloskey signs new deal with Ulster

    Ulster Rugby is pleased to announce that Stuart McCloskey has committed his future to the Province, putting pen to paper on a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Kingspan Stadium until 2022. McCloskey, who developed his game at Bangor GS and...

  • Cardiff Blues v Leinster goes free to air on eir sport, the NEW home of rugby in Ireland

    Aug 15, 18 • 1669 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cardiff Blues v Leinster goes free to air on eir sport, the NEW home of rugby in Ireland

    eir sport have announced that its first broadcast from the Guinness PRO14 season will be made Free To Air to celebrate the channel becoming the NEW home of rugby in Ireland.  Fans can watch Leinster’s visit to the Cardiff Blues in high definition on eir...

  • Speight signs Ulster deal

    Aug 6, 18 • 1518 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Speight signs Ulster deal

    Ulster Rugby is delighted to confirm that Australia international Henry Speight has agreed to join the Province on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old back three star will move to Kingspan Stadium later this month in a similar deal to that which saw fellow...

  • Soper joins Ulster coaching ticket

    Jun 4, 18 • 1549 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Soper joins Ulster coaching ticket

    Ulster Rugby has confirmed that Daniel Soper will join the coaching team next season in the position of Skills Coach. Following on from the announcement of new Head Coach Dan McFarland and the news that former player Jared Payne will assume the role of...

  • Ulster Rugby to host Ospreys in Guinness PRO14 Play-Off for 7th Champions Cup place

    May 6, 18 • 1575 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Rugby to host Ospreys in Guinness PRO14 Play-Off for 7th Champions Cup place

    After this weekend’s results in the Premiership and Top 14, the Guinness PRO14 will not be in a position to receive an eighth place in the Champions Cup should Leinster Rugby triumph against Racing 92 in next weekend’s European decider. As a result, PRO14...

  • Robbie Diack to return to South Africa

    May 4, 18 • 1785 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Robbie Diack to return to South Africa

    Ulster Rugby back-row forward Robbie Diack has announced his intention to return to South Africa at the end of the current season. After leaving his homeland in 2008, at the age of 22, Robbie made his Ulster debut in September that year against Scarlets. In...