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  • Ulster land McFarland as Head Coach

    May 1, 18 • 1259 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster land McFarland as Head Coach

    Ulster Rugby can confirm that Dan McFarland will take the reins as Head Coach next season on a three-year contract. The highly-rated Englishman is currently working with the Scottish national team as Assistant Coach to Gregor Townsend. He made a seamless...

  • Ulster Squad named for Glasgow challenge

    Apr 20, 18 • 1200 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Squad named for Glasgow challenge

    The Ulster squad to play Glasgow in Saturday’s final regular season home game has been named (kick-off 6.05pm at Kingspan Stadium). The rearranged Guinness PRO14 Round 17 tie, originally due to be played last month but cancelled due to adverse weather,...

  • Paul Marshall to retire

    Apr 20, 18 • 1211 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Paul Marshall to retire

    Paul Marshall has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the current season. The 32-year-old graduated from the Academy to a senior Ulster contract in 2006, making his debut for the team against Newport Gwent Dragons in September...

  • Ulster Rugby team to face Ospreys

    Apr 12, 18 • 1143 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Rugby team to face Ospreys

    Head Coach Jono Gibbes has confirmed the Ulster team to host Ospreys at Kingspan Stadium in Round 20 of the Guinness PRO14 Championship on Friday evening (kick-off 7.35pm). Tickets are still available from ulsterrugby.com/buytickets The starting XV features...

  • Cave signs contract extension

    Apr 12, 18 • 1101 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cave signs contract extension

    Ulster centre Darren Cave has put pen to paper on a contract extension that will see him remain at Kingspan Stadium until at least the summer of 2019. Cave is a graduate of the Abbey Insurance Ulster Academy and he made his senior provincial debut as a...

  • Ulster team named for trip to Edinburgh

    Apr 6, 18 • 1005 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for trip to Edinburgh

    Rory Best returns to captain Ulster in Friday’s crucial Guinness PRO14 Round 19 trip to Edinburgh (kick-off 7.35pm, BT Murrayfield, live on BBC2 NI). Abbey Insurance Ulster Academy prop Tom O’Toole will make his senior debut alongside Best in the front...

  • Henderson signs three year contract extension

    Mar 21, 18 • 1138 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Henderson signs three year contract extension

    Iain Henderson has signed a contract extension with the IRFU, which will see him continue to play his rugby for Ulster and Ireland until at least June 2021. Henderson played in four of Ireland’s games during this season’s 6 Nations Championship Grand Slam...

  • Ulster & Ireland captain Rory Best signs extension to IRFU contract

    Mar 20, 18 • 1130 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster & Ireland captain Rory Best signs extension to IRFU contract

    Ulster Rugby is delighted to announce that Ulster and Ireland captain Rory Best has signed an IRFU contract extension, to run until the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Best, who took over the Ireland captaincy in 2016 ahead of the 6 Nations...

  • Ulster team named for Edinburgh test

    Feb 15, 18 • 1250 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for Edinburgh test

    Head Coach Jono Gibbes has named his match day squad for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 15 clash versus Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm). The starting XV shows just four changes from the side that defeated Southern Kings 59-10 last...

  • O’Connor to lead Ulster

    Feb 8, 18 • 1049 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on O’Connor to lead Ulster

    The Ulster team has been announced for the historic visit of Southern Kings to Kingspan Stadium on Friday night (7.35pm kick-off). The Guinness PRO14 tie is the first-ever meeting between the two sides in Belfast, following the South Africans’ move into...

  • Tommy Bowe to retire at the end of the season

    Jan 16, 18 • 1596 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Tommy Bowe to retire at the end of the season

    Tommy Bowe has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season, 14 years after making a try-scoring debut for Ulster, against Connacht. In an open letter, Tommy has thanked those who have supported him throughout his...

  • Best back to lead Ulster

    Jan 5, 18 • 1628 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Best back to lead Ulster

    Rory Best will return to captain Ulster in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 game versus Leinster (RDS Arena, 5.35pm). Best, who has recovered from an ankle skin infection, has not featured since the game against Dragons at the start of December. Abbey Insurance...

  • Team Named for Munster Battle

    Dec 30, 17 • 1858 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Team Named for Munster Battle

    The Ulster team has been announced for the sold-out New Year’s Day clash against Munster at Kingspan Stadium (5.35pm). Rob Herring has recovered from concussion and will captain the side for the Guinness PRO14 tie. Rodney Ah You (wrist) and Kyle McCall...

  • Cave set to join Ulster 200 club

    Dec 23, 17 • 1829 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cave set to join Ulster 200 club

    Darren Cave will become the sixth Ulster player to reach a double century of caps, when the team lines out against Connacht at The Sportsground on Saturday night (kick-off 7.35pm). Cave, who made his first appearance for the Province against the Border...

  • Ulster Rugby confirm signing of Jordi Murphy

    Dec 6, 17 • 1888 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Rugby confirm signing of Jordi Murphy

    Ulster Rugby is pleased to announce that Ireland back row Jordi Murphy will join the Province next summer on a two-year deal. There was significant competition to secure the services of Murphy, but the 26-year-old has agreed to move to Kingspan Stadium ahead...

  • Jones and van der Merwe set for first starts

    Nov 30, 17 • 1968 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Jones and van der Merwe set for first starts

    Abbey Insurance Academy back row Greg Jones and South African prop Schalk van der Merwe will start for Ulster for the first time after being selected to face the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Friday night (7.35pm, BBC2 NI). The pair made their debuts as...

  • International trio extend Ulster stays

    Nov 30, 17 • 1814 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on International trio extend Ulster stays

    Ireland internationals Luke Marshall, Rob Herring and Kieran Treadwell have signed three-year contract extensions with Ulster Rugby, which will keep them at Kingspan Stadium until the summer of 2021. Marshall attended Ballymena Academy, before joining...

  • 200 Club in sight for Paul Marshall

    Nov 23, 17 • 1950 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on 200 Club in sight for Paul Marshall

    Paul Marshall could become just the fifth Ulster player to reach the 200 cap milestone, as he is named among the replacements for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 9 clash with Benetton Rugby at Kingspan Stadium (7.05pm). A limited number of tickets are...

  • Moore to boost front row options next season

    Nov 23, 17 • 1795 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Moore to boost front row options next season

    Ulster Rugby is pleased to announce that tighthead prop Marty Moore will join the Province next summer on a two-year deal. The move will see Moore reunited with Ulster’s Director of Rugby Les Kiss and Head Coach Jono Gibbes, having been coached by both...

  • Gilroy to reach milestone in historic fixture versus Kings

    Nov 3, 17 • 1816 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Gilroy to reach milestone in historic fixture versus Kings

    Craig Gilroy is set to make his 150th provincial appearance after being named in Ulster’s starting XV to play Southern Kings on Saturday (1.00pm GMT). The Guinness PRO14 Round 8 tie, Ulster’s first ever competitive fixture on South African soil,...

  • Best to win 200th Ulster cap against old rivals Leinster

    Oct 27, 17 • 1702 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Best to win 200th Ulster cap against old rivals Leinster

    Rory Best will become just the fourth Ulster player to reach 200 caps, as he is named in the starting XV for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 7 clash with Leinster at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 6.30pm). The game will be Best’s first start of the...