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ULSTER<br />
Official Match Day <strong>Programme</strong><br />
v BENETTON<br />
Fri 8 Oct 2021, 7.35pm<br />
Kingspan Stadium<br />
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In this Issue<br />
Welcome back to Kingspan Stadium, the home<br />
of Ulster Rugby, where tonight the Ulster squad<br />
welcomes <strong>Benetton</strong> Rugby for the third round of the<br />
United Rugby Championship.<br />
Ulster will look to maintain their winning ways, after getting the season off to a<br />
strong start with wins over the Glasgow Warriors and Zebre. This evening, our<br />
Ulstermen clash with Rainbow Cup champions and Italian giants <strong>Benetton</strong> Rugby, who<br />
like Ulster have made a very strong start to the season with two wins from two.<br />
This promises to be an exciting encounter.<br />
On behalf of the entire Ulster Rugby and Kingspan community, we would like to extend<br />
the warmest of welcomes to our visitors and we have no doubt the loyal crowd in<br />
Kingspan Stadium will be stirring support for the Ulster team.<br />
Finally, on behalf of Kingspan, I would like to wish the Ulster Rugby squad and<br />
management team the very best of luck. To Ulster’s committed fans, enjoy the game,<br />
lead the way and help ensure that this is an evening to remember<br />
at Kingspan Stadium.<br />
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16<br />
30<br />
5 President’s<br />
Welcome<br />
Our Virtual<br />
Mascot<br />
7<br />
10<br />
Player Interview:<br />
Rob Herring<br />
16 Squad<br />
Profiles<br />
22 Team<br />
Line-ups<br />
24<br />
Girls’ Rugby<br />
Super Series<br />
26 <strong>Benetton</strong><br />
Ones To Watch<br />
29 Half-time<br />
Exhibition Games<br />
30<br />
34<br />
38<br />
42<br />
Last Time<br />
Out<br />
Player Interview:<br />
Nathan Doak<br />
Ulster’s Showing<br />
Its Quality<br />
Ulster Rugby<br />
Academy Profiles<br />
46 Referees’<br />
News<br />
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President’s<br />
Welcome<br />
Welcome to Round 3 of the United Rugby<br />
Championship, and our second home fixture<br />
of the 2021/22 season for the Ulster Senior<br />
Men’s team. I would also like to extend a<br />
warm welcome to our opponents and guests<br />
this evening – <strong>Benetton</strong> Rugby. They come<br />
into this game full of confidence having<br />
won both of their games in the opening two<br />
Rounds. As 2021’s Rainbow Cup champions,<br />
they will prove to be tricky customers<br />
tonight, no doubt, but I know Dan McFarland<br />
and his coaching team will have the squad<br />
well-prepared for this game.<br />
It’s a momentous evening tonight as<br />
we celebrate Rob Herring reaching the<br />
200-appearance milestone. Since joining the<br />
province in the summer of 2012 from London<br />
Irish, Rob has been a constant in match-day<br />
teams and has become an integral leader<br />
within the squad. I hope you will all give him<br />
the rousing reception he deserves as he takes<br />
to the field this evening.<br />
We are delighted to partner once again with<br />
BBC Sport Northern Ireland to broadcast six<br />
of our home games – including this evening’s<br />
fixture – live on BBC NI.<br />
In addition to televising live the home fixtures<br />
against <strong>Benetton</strong>, Emirates Lions, Connacht,<br />
Cardiff, Munster and the Cell C Sharks, every<br />
Ulster <strong>UR</strong>C fixture will be available on BBC<br />
iPlayer 24 hours after each round.<br />
Last week, it was confirmed that the launch of<br />
the United Rugby Championship attracted a<br />
record number of viewers for a single league<br />
round. Round 1 of the <strong>UR</strong>C represented<br />
the first airing for the league’s new hybrid<br />
model of Free-to-Air (FTA), Pay TV and OTT<br />
which is geared towards making the sport as<br />
accessible as possible in its core territories<br />
and in international markets.<br />
FTA is a fundamental component of the<br />
<strong>UR</strong>C’s new broadcast strategy and rooted<br />
in fan feedback projects which identified<br />
increased FTA coverage in domestic markets<br />
as a priority for the new league.<br />
It is fantastic to see the return of the All-Ireland<br />
League for both the men’s and women’s teams,<br />
as well as the Ulster leagues. After a long and<br />
difficult period, it’s been so encouraging to<br />
have clubs return to a hive of activity.<br />
The Ulster Schools’ Committee last week<br />
launched a new cup competition, sponsored<br />
by Danske Bank. This season will see the<br />
Ulster Schools’ U16 Cup feature 25 boys’<br />
teams competing in a new format, divided<br />
into two tiers of eight, and a third tier of nine.<br />
This competition aims to provide a good level<br />
of competitive rugby for the group of players<br />
who missed out on last year’s Medallion<br />
Shield. This also aims to help players transition<br />
into senior rugby.<br />
I hope you enjoy this evening’s game, and<br />
thank you for your support.<br />
SUFTUM<br />
Gary Leslie<br />
President, IRFU Ulster Branch<br />
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Virtual<br />
Mascot<br />
Name: Róise Cunningham<br />
Age: 4<br />
From: Belfast<br />
Róise’s favourite player is<br />
John Andrew and she loves watching<br />
matches at Kingspan Stadium!<br />
Especially when it involves singing<br />
and shouting with the crowd, as well<br />
as pre-match chips!<br />
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WEAR IT<br />
TOGETHER<br />
CEO<br />
Welcome<br />
Welcome to Round 1 of the new United<br />
Rugby Championship, and the first<br />
competitive game of the 21/22 season.<br />
I also extend a warm welcome to tonight’s<br />
opponents, Glasgow Warriors. They clinched<br />
an impressive win away to Worcester<br />
Warriors a fortnight ago, so I am sure Dan<br />
McFarland and the squad know how tough a<br />
challenge this opening Round will be.<br />
The <strong>UR</strong>C brings an exciting new level of<br />
competition, combining the top South<br />
African clubs – Emirates Lions, DHL Stormers,<br />
Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks - with the<br />
Guinness PRO14 to create a world-class 16-<br />
team league. We are very excited about the<br />
season ahead in this new Championship.<br />
Last week, we were delighted to announce<br />
the signing of South African World Cup<br />
winner, Duane Vermeulen, who will join Ulster<br />
following the Autumn Tests. I think it’s safe to<br />
say how excited we all are to have a player<br />
of Duane’s calibre and experience added to<br />
our back row and squad. We can’t wait to<br />
welcome him into the fold in November.<br />
Congratulations to the eleven Ulster players<br />
who took part in Sunday’s Irish Rugby camp<br />
in preparation for the upcoming Autumn<br />
Nations Series. Well done to Will Addison,<br />
Robert Baloucoune, SHOP ONLINE Billy Burns, James<br />
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McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale,<br />
Iain Henderson, Click and Rob collect Herring, available Eric O’Sullivan,<br />
Tom O’Toole and Nick Timoney.<br />
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competing for a place in next year’s Rugby<br />
World Cup – after a narrow defeat to Spain<br />
and superb victory over Italy, it all comes<br />
down to the final Qualifier versus Scotland<br />
tomorrow (5pm UK / Irish time, Stadio<br />
Lanfranchi Stadium). Best of luck to our<br />
three players and the rest of the women in<br />
green!<br />
The Deloitte Ulster Senior Women’s team<br />
concluded their Vodafone Interprovincial<br />
campaign two weeks ago, with a hardearned<br />
draw against a tough Connacht side.<br />
Well done to all the coaches and players who<br />
were involved in the match-day teams and<br />
the wider training squad.<br />
It has been great to have Ulster feature<br />
strongly in the current Development Inter-<br />
Pro fixtures at the IRFU High Performance<br />
Centre. Our young talent have missed out on<br />
so much club and representative rugby over<br />
the last 18 months, so it’s fantastic they’re<br />
getting the chance to shine for their province.<br />
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On the domestic front, it’s wonderful to see<br />
club and schools’ rugby make a return to<br />
competitive action over the last couple of<br />
weeks – it’s set to be a bumper season ahead<br />
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Hooker<br />
27/04/1990<br />
185cm<br />
105kg<br />
199<br />
22<br />
Rob Herring will become the seventh<br />
Ulster man to reach the 200-appearance<br />
milestone when he takes the field at<br />
Kingspan Stadium on Friday evening.<br />
First of all Rob, congratulations on<br />
reaching the 200-appearance milestone!<br />
You will be joining quite an exclusive club<br />
– can you sum up how that feels?<br />
It’s a great feeling. It’s something I will be<br />
pretty proud of. I’ve played with all the<br />
guys who made 200 appearances during<br />
my time here. They’re legends of Ulster<br />
and to get anywhere near them isn’t<br />
something I thought I would achieve when<br />
I first signed for the province. It’s been an<br />
incredible journey and I’m enjoying it so far.<br />
I’m massively proud to get that milestone.<br />
A lot of people around me have made<br />
sacrifices for me to be in this position and I<br />
want to do them justice.<br />
Cast your mind back to your first season<br />
at Ulster in 2012; how have your ambitions<br />
changed – if at all – as a player since<br />
joining the province?<br />
When I first arrived, I came over on a twoyear<br />
contract, but I had things going on<br />
back in South Africa – I had just started<br />
studying – so we came to an agreement<br />
that it would be a seven-month trial to see<br />
if I enjoyed it and Ulster wanted to keep me.<br />
I came over with no expectations, really - I<br />
didn’t know much about Belfast or Ulster. In<br />
my first season, things started to progress,<br />
and I was playing decent rugby.<br />
Of course, my goals changed over time.<br />
It was to get my first Ulster cap, then I<br />
thought maybe I could get 10, then 50.<br />
I then thought about international selection<br />
and that shifted again. I started believing I<br />
could play at that level and that’s what I’ve<br />
been chasing since then. I want to play as<br />
much as I can for Ulster and keep<br />
playing international rugby. Hopefully I’ll<br />
win something with Ulster over the next<br />
few years. That has become a major goal<br />
for the team and for me. That’s something<br />
that really drives me on with Ulster.<br />
What have been the most notable changes<br />
you’ve experienced as part of the Ulster<br />
squad in that time?<br />
When I first came to Ulster, we trained at<br />
Newforge – it was a bit different back then.<br />
On the cold days, it felt like minus degrees!<br />
Ravenhill was class when I first arrived; I<br />
never experienced anywhere like that before<br />
but since they’ve redeveloped it to Kingspan<br />
Stadium, it’s gone to another level.<br />
There’s been a big change in the squad<br />
over the last three or four years. When I<br />
came in, the squad was pretty settled and<br />
there were a lot of senior players who were<br />
consistent international players. Those<br />
guys have all moved on and now the squad<br />
is really young. There are a few older guys<br />
like myself but at the moment it’s really<br />
young. They are a great bunch of blokes,<br />
all working hard. The goal has always been<br />
there for the club to win silverware, but<br />
we’ve come up short more than a few times,<br />
which has been massively disappointing for<br />
everyone involved. It’s a renewed ambition<br />
now and I think we’re in a place where<br />
we play consistent rugby and should be<br />
competing at the top-end and hopefully<br />
winning things.<br />
I really do feel at home here now. My wife<br />
and I were dating when we moved over and<br />
we got married since and last year, we had<br />
our daughter, Milly. We’ve certainly seen a<br />
fair amount of changes personally during<br />
my time here. My wife has come over and<br />
has been my biggest supporter and now<br />
we’ve extended our family, it’s great to be<br />
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able to have those milestones in our lives. I<br />
have a different perspective on things now<br />
and the support from my wife and family<br />
has been brilliant. All the players and staff<br />
throughout the time I’ve been at Ulster, I’m<br />
also really grateful for their support as well.<br />
You must have a lot of proud moments<br />
in the Ulster jersey – can you share what<br />
some of those are?<br />
There have been so many good memories.<br />
My first cap against Glasgow was obviously<br />
one. I remember Mark Anscombe calling<br />
my name out and I was a bit shocked to<br />
be picked. I think back to European games<br />
like Clermont at home, Toulon at home;<br />
those big European nights when the crowd<br />
is really buzzing. It’s just an atmosphere<br />
you don’t get anywhere else. The Inter-<br />
Pros over Christmas always stand out for<br />
me as well. At Christmas, I have my family<br />
come over and to have them in the stands<br />
for the game I’ve really enjoyed and been<br />
really proud to represent them.<br />
My Ireland debut was in Argentina, and it<br />
took three-and-a-half years between cap<br />
one and cap two and I thought I might be<br />
a one-cap wonder! My second cap was at<br />
Aviva Stadium against South Africa and my<br />
family flew over for the game. I managed<br />
to score a try so that was almost a fullcircle<br />
moment, leaving South Africa with<br />
not many rugby opportunities and coming<br />
over to Ireland to make it my home and<br />
that passion to play for Ulster and Ireland.<br />
That second cap was very memorable for<br />
me. There are obviously many more proud<br />
moments, but I could go on forever!<br />
Looking to the future, what are your<br />
ambitions as part of this Ulster squad?<br />
First and foremost, I want to contribute to<br />
a winning Ulster side and play my part in<br />
bringing some silverware to Ulster. Like I<br />
said, there have been so many times when<br />
we’ve come up short and that’s something<br />
which drives me massively; to go and win<br />
something with the group of boys we have<br />
at the moment. I want to keep playing<br />
international rugby and I’ve got to play a<br />
bigger part over the last couple of years.<br />
I’m really driven to keep playing at that<br />
level and pushing myself to be one of the<br />
best hookers in Ireland and hopefully go<br />
to the next World Cup. That’s a long time<br />
away and there are smaller things I need to<br />
put in place before then.<br />
How special will it be for you to run out at<br />
Kingspan Stadium – with supporters – for<br />
your 200th appearance?<br />
I’ve tried not to think about it too much!<br />
It’s going to be very special and to be able<br />
to do it at home in front of the support<br />
that has been there for the last nine years<br />
I’ve been at Ulster is like nothing else in<br />
the world. We really are privileged to have<br />
the support we do and to be able to get<br />
my 200th cap and represent this playing<br />
group is fantastic. I’ll have some family at<br />
the game – my mum and dad are coming<br />
over and my wife will be there too. I’ve a<br />
few friends coming over and it’ll create<br />
another memory for our little family. It’s<br />
going to be great.<br />
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Assistant Coach<br />
Jared Payne<br />
Defence Coach<br />
Craig<br />
Gilroy<br />
Iain<br />
Henderson<br />
Rob<br />
Herring<br />
James<br />
Hume<br />
Dan McFarland<br />
Head Coach<br />
Roddy Grant<br />
Forwards Coach<br />
Craig Newby<br />
Skills Coach<br />
Wing<br />
11/03/1991<br />
183cm<br />
91kg<br />
195<br />
10<br />
Lock<br />
21/02/1992<br />
198cm<br />
116kg<br />
121<br />
63<br />
Hooker<br />
27/04/1990<br />
185cm<br />
105kg<br />
199<br />
22<br />
Centre<br />
07/09/1998<br />
188cm<br />
95kg<br />
43<br />
1<br />
Will<br />
Addison<br />
Utility Back<br />
20/08/1992<br />
185cm<br />
95kg<br />
24<br />
5<br />
Sam<br />
Carter<br />
Lock<br />
10/09/1989<br />
201cm<br />
116kg<br />
25<br />
AUS 16<br />
John<br />
Andrew<br />
Hooker<br />
26/05/1993<br />
180cm<br />
100kg<br />
87<br />
John<br />
Cooney<br />
Scrum Half<br />
01/05/1990<br />
178cm<br />
85kg<br />
85<br />
11<br />
Robert<br />
Baloucoune<br />
Wing<br />
19/08/1997<br />
193cm<br />
92kg<br />
30<br />
1<br />
Angus<br />
Curtis<br />
Fly Half / Centre<br />
26/03/1998<br />
178cm<br />
88kg<br />
14<br />
Billy<br />
Burns<br />
Fly Half<br />
13/06/1994<br />
183cm<br />
87kg<br />
52<br />
7<br />
Nathan<br />
Doak<br />
Scrum Half<br />
17/12/2001<br />
185cm<br />
87kg<br />
4<br />
Cormac<br />
Izuchukwu<br />
Lock<br />
28/01/2000<br />
201cm<br />
117kg<br />
6<br />
Michael<br />
Lowry<br />
Full Back<br />
20/08/1998<br />
170cm<br />
76kg<br />
48<br />
Greg<br />
Jones<br />
Back Row<br />
13/01/1996<br />
196cm<br />
108kg<br />
27<br />
Rob<br />
Lyttle<br />
Wing<br />
28/01/1997<br />
175cm<br />
85kg<br />
47<br />
Ross<br />
Kane<br />
Prop<br />
14/10/1994<br />
180cm<br />
118kg<br />
52<br />
Ian<br />
Madigan<br />
Fly Half<br />
21/03/1989<br />
178cm<br />
89kg<br />
24<br />
30<br />
Mick<br />
Kearney<br />
Lock<br />
29/03/1991<br />
198cm<br />
116 kg<br />
2<br />
Luke<br />
Marshall<br />
Centre<br />
03/03/1991<br />
180cm<br />
99kg<br />
144<br />
11<br />
Senior Squad<br />
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Prop<br />
11/10/1989<br />
185cm<br />
118kg<br />
17<br />
56<br />
Jack<br />
McGrath<br />
Prop<br />
15/12/1992<br />
191cm<br />
134kg<br />
6<br />
Gareth<br />
Milasinovich<br />
Prop<br />
01/03/1991<br />
178cm<br />
123kg<br />
61<br />
10<br />
Marty<br />
Moore<br />
Centre<br />
08/08/1999<br />
183cm<br />
90kg<br />
16<br />
Stewart<br />
Moore<br />
Back Row<br />
22/04/1991<br />
188cm<br />
102kg<br />
48<br />
30<br />
Jordi<br />
Murphy<br />
Lock<br />
10/09/1992<br />
196cm<br />
110kg<br />
135<br />
Alan<br />
O’Connor<br />
Lock / Back Row<br />
19/05/1995<br />
193cm<br />
107kg<br />
15<br />
David<br />
O’Connor<br />
Prop<br />
30/11/1995<br />
185cm<br />
117kg<br />
68<br />
1<br />
Eric<br />
O’Sullivan<br />
Prop<br />
23/09/1998<br />
185cm<br />
123kg<br />
63<br />
1<br />
Tom<br />
O’Toole<br />
Full Back / Wing<br />
10/08/2000<br />
188cm<br />
86kg<br />
17<br />
Ethan<br />
McIlroy<br />
Back Row<br />
13/06/2000<br />
193cm<br />
108kg<br />
7<br />
David<br />
McCann<br />
Centre<br />
06/08/1992<br />
193cm<br />
110kg<br />
141<br />
6<br />
Stuart<br />
McCloskey<br />
Senior Squad<br />
Back Row<br />
01/08/1995<br />
188cm<br />
114kg<br />
83<br />
1<br />
Nick<br />
Timoney<br />
Lock<br />
06/11/1995<br />
198cm<br />
115kg<br />
109<br />
3<br />
Kieran<br />
Treadwell<br />
Prop<br />
12/03/1991<br />
178cm<br />
116kg<br />
138<br />
Andrew<br />
Warwick<br />
Back Row<br />
08/09/1997<br />
188cm<br />
108kg<br />
5<br />
Marcus<br />
Rea<br />
Back Row<br />
21/09/1993<br />
193cm<br />
110kg<br />
66<br />
Matthew<br />
Rea<br />
Hooker<br />
04/01/1996<br />
175cm<br />
104Kg<br />
7<br />
Bradley<br />
Roberts<br />
Wing/Full Back<br />
03/04/1996<br />
191cm<br />
102kg<br />
83<br />
35<br />
Jacob<br />
Stockdale<br />
Scrum Half<br />
20/06/1993<br />
175cm<br />
77kg<br />
72<br />
David<br />
Shanahan<br />
Hooker<br />
11/01/2001<br />
183cm<br />
103kg<br />
-<br />
Tom<br />
Stewart<br />
Wing<br />
24/08/200<br />
188cm<br />
94kg<br />
1<br />
Aaron<br />
Sexton<br />
Prop<br />
06/01/1999<br />
183cm<br />
117kg<br />
6<br />
Callum<br />
Reid<br />
Back Row<br />
10/05/1989<br />
183cm<br />
102kg<br />
146<br />
2<br />
Sean<br />
Reidy<br />
19<br />
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4 Herbst<br />
5 Ruzza<br />
C<br />
6 Rea<br />
8 McCann 7 Timoney<br />
6 Pettinelli<br />
8 Steyn 7 Lamaro<br />
9 Doak<br />
9 Braley<br />
11 McIlroy<br />
10 Burns<br />
11 Sperandio<br />
10 Marin<br />
12 Moore<br />
12 Benvenuti<br />
REPLACEMENTS<br />
REPLACEMENTS<br />
16 B Roberts<br />
16 T Baravalle<br />
17 C Reid<br />
13 Hume<br />
17 C Traoré<br />
13 Zanon<br />
18 R Kane<br />
18 T Pasquali<br />
19 M Kearney<br />
19 M Lazzaroni<br />
20 S Reidy<br />
21 D Shanahan<br />
15 Addison<br />
14 Gilroy<br />
20 S Negri<br />
21 L Cannone<br />
15 Smith<br />
14 Tavuyara<br />
22 M Lowry<br />
23 B Moxham<br />
Referee: Adriaan Jacobs (SARU)<br />
Assistant Referees: Paul Haycock & Andrew Cole (IRFU)<br />
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)<br />
22 L Petrozzi<br />
23 L Morisi<br />
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SUPER SERIES<br />
IT’S ALL<br />
v<br />
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KICKING<br />
City of Derry RFC<br />
11am<br />
Enniskillen RFC<br />
11.30am<br />
Banbridge RFC<br />
1pm<br />
OFF<br />
This weekend will mark the beginning<br />
of the first-ever Super Series, a new<br />
programme designed to provide<br />
15-a-side playing opportunities for U16<br />
and U18 girls.<br />
Local clubs who don’t currently have the<br />
playing numbers have been grouped<br />
together on a regional basis, with Ulster<br />
Rugby staff facilitating joint training<br />
sessions and matches.<br />
The objective of the Super Series is to<br />
grow the profile of girls’ rugby through<br />
providing regular match opportunities,<br />
eventually increasing the playing numbers<br />
of the clubs involved.<br />
There will also be development<br />
opportunities for the club coaches, as they<br />
can observe the sessions led by Ulster<br />
Branch staff.<br />
Ulster Rugby Development Staff will also<br />
use these sessions to identify individuals<br />
with potential, and help them to progress<br />
along the player pathway.<br />
In total, six sides will take part in the Super<br />
Series this season, with games taking place<br />
every two weeks.<br />
Enniskillen and Virginia will compete as<br />
standalone teams, while 25 clubs will form<br />
the four regional sides:<br />
Eastern Panthers<br />
Ards, Ballynahinch, Bangor, Cooke,<br />
Donaghadee and Malone<br />
North East Lightning<br />
Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrick, Larne,<br />
Ophir, Rainey and Randalstown<br />
North West Eagles<br />
City of Derry, Finn Valley, Inishowen,<br />
Letterkenny and Limavady<br />
Southern Stars<br />
Banbridge, City of Armagh, Dungannon,<br />
Lurgan, Monaghan, Newry and Portadown<br />
The Series kicks off this Sunday 10 October.<br />
NW Eagles v NE Eagles<br />
City of Derry RFC, 11am<br />
Enniskillen v Virginia,<br />
Enniskillen RFC, 11.30am<br />
Southern Stars v Eastern Panthers<br />
Banbridge RFC, 1pm<br />
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Ones to Watch<br />
10 - Leonardo Marin<br />
7 - Michele Lamaro<br />
03/06/1998 188cm 103kg<br />
Tonight’s Captain, Lamaro, is not shy in the contact<br />
zone. The 23 year old from Rome has earned himself<br />
7 appearances for Italy.<br />
With a keen-eye on finding a weak-spot in the defensive<br />
line, Lamaro has already become one of <strong>Benetton</strong>’s top<br />
ball-carriers so far this season.<br />
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The 19 year old Fly Half from Venezia, broke Scottish<br />
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successfully kicking a penalty and a conversion, before<br />
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<strong>UR</strong>C competition.<br />
14 - Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara<br />
27/06/1990 186cm 100kg<br />
The flying-Fijian, who also possesses a New Zealand<br />
passport, can play both Wing and Centre. Known for his<br />
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Half-Time Exhibition Games<br />
U10 Girls<br />
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1 Amy Scullion<br />
1 Memphis Marsden<br />
2 Sarah Wilson<br />
2 Bethany Hanson<br />
3 Daisy McCallister<br />
3 Alice McKeen<br />
4 Kara Graham<br />
4 Eva Wilkinson<br />
Ballymena RFC<br />
5 Sophia Watson<br />
6 Cara Ross<br />
Larne RFC<br />
5 Lexie Benson<br />
6 Katie McAnally<br />
Coaches<br />
7 Emily McKendry<br />
Coaches<br />
7 Molly Clarke<br />
1 Áine Fraser<br />
8 Elyza Casey<br />
1 Judith Taylor<br />
8 Leah Nelson<br />
2 Sophie French<br />
9 Ariyah Graham<br />
2 Lucy Taylor<br />
9 Sophia Howie<br />
3 Ciara Fraser<br />
10 Amelia Hood<br />
3 Caitlin Reid<br />
10 Rachel Lyttle<br />
Club Colours:<br />
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11 Maggie-May Kennedy<br />
12 Eva Caldwell<br />
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1 Poppy Watson<br />
2 Emma Sloan<br />
2 Emily Gibson<br />
3 Erin McCool<br />
3 Katie Nevin<br />
4 Alice Broomfield<br />
4 Isabel Guida<br />
City of Armagh RFC<br />
5 Mirian McCool<br />
6 Ciara Daly<br />
Enniskillen RFC<br />
5 Lea Sowden<br />
6 Ellie Chesters<br />
Coaches<br />
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1 Susan Mercer<br />
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9 Bella Magee<br />
3 Niall Crommie<br />
10 Bethhinn Strain<br />
3 Mark Philips<br />
10 Amelia Little<br />
Club Colours:<br />
Black / Red<br />
11 Eve Hurst<br />
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Club Colours:<br />
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12 Ellie Mitten<br />
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Last Time Out<br />
03 - 36<br />
Five minutes and another Zebre yellow<br />
card later, Ulster’s forwards carried hard<br />
and kept it tight. Nick Timoney was the<br />
man to show real strength to get over for<br />
their fifth try. Nathan Doak, who had been<br />
pulling the strings all evening, slotted over<br />
the conversion.<br />
Zebre tried to respond and had an<br />
opportunity, but good Ulster defensive<br />
pressure caused the hosts to knock-on a few<br />
metres out, and scuppering their only real<br />
chance in the second half.<br />
The Ulster men saw out the game with<br />
a flourish, with Sean Reidy sending Nick<br />
Timoney on a barnstorming run and a<br />
change of direction to run in untouched for<br />
his second try. Mike Lowry landed the two<br />
on the final whistle.<br />
Full-time score:<br />
Zebre 03 - 36 Ulster<br />
A strong second half from Ulster saw them<br />
claim a bonus-point victory over Zebre in<br />
Parma last Saturday evening.<br />
The opening exchanges proved to be a tight<br />
encounter with an aerial kicking battle to<br />
test the back field of both sides. Zebre had a<br />
spell of territory, but Ulster did well with their<br />
maul defence for Rob Herring to get out of<br />
immediate danger five metres out.<br />
Ulster’s first chance came in the 14th<br />
minute with Nathan Doak, making his first<br />
competitive start for Ulster, making his<br />
way agonisingly close to the Zebre try line.<br />
The hosts’ defensive efforts paid off with a<br />
penalty which Carlo Canna kicked to touch<br />
to relieve the pressure.<br />
Another opportunity came for the visitors as<br />
Tom O’Toole tried to muscle his way over but<br />
after a TMO check, he was just short. Ulster<br />
finally broke the deadlock on 20 minutes<br />
when they opted to go wide with Billy Burns<br />
firing the ball out to Ethan McIlroy to bundle<br />
over in the corner.<br />
Zebre narrowed the deficit to two shortly<br />
before the break – Antonio Rizzi who had<br />
come on to replace Carlo Canna landed the<br />
kick for the hosts.<br />
Ulster struck again just before the half-time<br />
whistle. They again opted to go through<br />
the hands and James Hume made a lovely<br />
step and delayed pass to McIlroy who ran<br />
through for his second try of the evening to<br />
put Ulster seven ahead at the break.<br />
It didn’t take long for another score to come<br />
from Ulster after the interval. They benefited<br />
from poor Zebre discipline and Craig Gilroy<br />
did really well to collect the loose ball to pop<br />
out to Will Addison for their third try. Billy<br />
Burns made no mistake with the extras.<br />
Zebre’s discipline again faltered, and prop<br />
Ion Neculai was sent to the sin-bin after<br />
repeated infringements. The floodgates<br />
started to open and once again, Craig<br />
Gilroy came to the fore to collect the ball<br />
off the floor and flick it out the back door<br />
to James Hume who ran through for the<br />
bonus-point try.<br />
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Nathan Doak<br />
Congratulations on your Player of the<br />
Match Award on what was your first<br />
competitive start for Ulster - what a way to<br />
introduce yourself to senior professional<br />
rugby! You must have been delighted?<br />
It was nice to get recognised for playing<br />
well, but I was just trying to think about<br />
playing my role in the team and helping the<br />
boys out. Obviously, I’m coming in pretty<br />
new to the team and didn’t want to let<br />
them down. I had a role to play in giving<br />
the team a win and I was just happy to be<br />
able to contribute.<br />
How did you find that game against<br />
Zebre and what did you take from it into<br />
this week?<br />
Zebre have got a lot better over the years.<br />
When we reviewed them, we knew they<br />
had threats – they have a good attack and<br />
kicking game, and they like to throw the<br />
ball around. We knew that if we turned up<br />
and we weren’t on it, they could cause us<br />
some damage.<br />
We know the Italian emotion is always<br />
going to be there when playing against<br />
Italian opposition – that will be the same<br />
this week – so we knew the first 20 minutes<br />
are about grinding them down and making<br />
sure we stayed in there. We knew in the<br />
second half from the work we did in preseason,<br />
our fitness would get us over the<br />
line, and I think that told. We came out in<br />
the second half and took it to them. They<br />
struggled to live with our tempo.<br />
You signed a Development contract for<br />
this season back in January when you<br />
had just turned 19. That must have been<br />
an exciting moment to be promoted from<br />
the Ulster Rugby Academy – can you tell<br />
us how you felt when you were told?<br />
Growing up, you want to play for Ulster<br />
when you start playing rugby. To be given<br />
a contract at such a young age, it has given<br />
me great confidence that the coaches<br />
have faith in me to be able to play a part<br />
in the future of this team. I’ve been able to<br />
get in not so long after signing that and<br />
being able to contribute. When I signed<br />
that contract, I was over the moon, but<br />
I knew I wanted more. I didn’t want that<br />
to be the end of things. I’m always trying<br />
to improve and it’s always about the next<br />
milestone for me.<br />
ScrumHalf<br />
17/12/2001<br />
185cm<br />
87kg<br />
4<br />
You featured prominently throughout the<br />
U20s Six Nations in the summer. How has<br />
that experience helped you coming back<br />
into the Ulster squad?<br />
It helped massively. Last year, with<br />
COVID-19 it was difficult to get games,<br />
so getting the opportunity at U20s to<br />
train and play in competitive games was<br />
brilliant. Personally, I feel that’s the only<br />
way a young guy can really learn; you<br />
can do all the training in the world but<br />
if you don’t get out and play, you aren’t<br />
going to get to test yourself against<br />
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other teams.<br />
That U20s set-up had 12 players who have<br />
made pro appearances, so it was good to<br />
get involved with other people who were<br />
aiming to become pro rugby players. It gave<br />
me a massive amount of confidence coming<br />
back into Ulster. It gave me a bit of a headstart<br />
coming into pre-season as I was still<br />
playing over the summer. I really enjoyed my<br />
time in the U20s, it was great fun.<br />
How much are you relishing the game<br />
time you’ve been getting at this stage of<br />
the season with Ulster?<br />
It’s great. I never would have thought it<br />
would have come about like this with John<br />
[Cooney’s] injury. You never want to see<br />
one of your team-mates get injured but at<br />
the same time, it’s an opportunity for me<br />
and it’s been fantastic to get some minutes<br />
at this level under my belt. I’m just really<br />
enjoying it at the moment while I have<br />
this opportunity, I don’t want to let it pass<br />
by. I’m trying to take every moment as it<br />
comes and to learn and improve because I<br />
want to stay here as long as possible.<br />
Speaking of John Cooney, how have you<br />
found working with him?<br />
John has been a massive help to me.<br />
Because we are in the same team, we<br />
don’t go against each other but when we<br />
do, it’s always great fun. We have kicking<br />
competitions together and even though<br />
he’s injured, he comes in and chats to me<br />
about the game. He looks at teams coming<br />
up the next week and seeing where I can<br />
get purchase and he can help me out.<br />
I can’t speak highly enough of how he’s<br />
helped me, not only in the last few weeks<br />
but last year as well when I wasn’t playing<br />
as much. He has a bit of craic with me,<br />
and we enjoy each other’s company. I feel<br />
we both get on really well and hopefully<br />
we’ll see him back soon and we’re both<br />
competing again soon.<br />
Up next we have <strong>Benetton</strong> at home –<br />
what will Ulster need to do on Friday to<br />
get the win?<br />
<strong>Benetton</strong> have won their last 8 out of<br />
9 games and they’ve won silverware so<br />
they’re a team with great confidence.<br />
Every time they’ve been to Belfast, they’ve<br />
caused issues for us, and they’ve been tight<br />
games, so we know it’s not going to be<br />
much different this Friday.<br />
It will probably be our biggest challenge so<br />
far this season. Our mindset is that we have<br />
to match them physically and have to be<br />
aggressive. We don’t want to let them get<br />
into the game and build their confidence.<br />
We want to knock that confidence early<br />
and play our own game. We know our<br />
game is going to work when we get into a<br />
good shape and do our job well, so we’re<br />
focusing on ourselves but in the back of<br />
our minds, we know the threats we bring.<br />
If we can shut them out and play our game,<br />
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Ulster’s Showing its Quality<br />
– and More to Come!<br />
Two games, two emphatic wins and<br />
a maximum points return in the new<br />
competition format has certainly<br />
raised hopes, again, of a season with a<br />
silverware lining!<br />
The United Rugby Championship may be in<br />
its exceedingly early stage but the meeting<br />
of this evening’s sides at Kingspan Stadium<br />
is already quite intriguing: Ulster, with its<br />
ambitions clear and with an authentically<br />
polished squad, sit second in the league<br />
table, Munster ahead by virtue of a small<br />
points-scored quotient.<br />
This evening’s visitors are right on the heels<br />
of the early pacesetters, the <strong>Benetton</strong> team<br />
boasting successive wins over formidable<br />
South African newcomers the Stormers and<br />
backing that up with a thrilling defeat at<br />
home of Edinburgh.<br />
And, of course, Head Coach Marco<br />
Guest article:<br />
Rod Nawn<br />
Bortolami’s team comes to Belfast on a<br />
winning run of eight competitive matches<br />
and proudly carrying the title of Rainbow<br />
Cup winners. A tournament too far for so<br />
many more storied clubs last season, but it<br />
was an opportunity grasped with real style<br />
by the Treviso outfit.<br />
Any idea that <strong>Benetton</strong> would revert in<br />
the <strong>UR</strong>C to whipping boys was dispelled<br />
with a world-wide trawl for top talent, and<br />
two outstanding recruits have been fullback<br />
Andries Coetzee and the reliable and<br />
imaginative out-half Tomas Albornoz. With<br />
Monty Ioane and Marco Zanon staples of the<br />
three-quarter line, the backs have become<br />
a potent scoring force and a physically<br />
impressive defensive unit.<br />
Dewaldt Duvenage has skippered the side<br />
to its two big <strong>UR</strong>C wins, and the scrumhalf<br />
is often tactically replaced around<br />
the 50-minute mark by the shrewd and<br />
experienced English pivot Callum Braley.<br />
Ulster will, though, be confident that it has<br />
players behind the scrum with a skillset<br />
to counter the much-improved <strong>Benetton</strong><br />
backline, with James Hume, Nathan Doak<br />
and Ethan McIlroy stepping up to the plate so<br />
impressively and with a maturity which will<br />
serve them and Head Coach Dan McFarland<br />
well in their careers. Jacob Stockdale, Rob<br />
Lyttle and Robert Baloucoune have still to<br />
take their bows, but a resurgent Craig Gilroy<br />
and Will Addison, clearly in a rush to make<br />
an impactful contribution, have pleased the<br />
fans and the demanding McFarland.<br />
While <strong>Benetton</strong> has strengthened, it is a fact<br />
that Ulster has deepened an already gifted<br />
squad, and it might be up front where that<br />
will be demonstrated.<br />
With Rob Herring making his 200th Ulster<br />
appearance tonight, the return of Ireland’s<br />
most undervalued hooker will illustrate that<br />
depth in the squad. Eric O’Sullivan and Tom<br />
O’Toole have caught the eye of international<br />
coach Andy Farrell, and they are getting<br />
game time knowing that Marty Moore, Jack<br />
McGrath and Andrew Warwick are amongst<br />
those with credit in the bank, and will know<br />
form is the key to regular outings.<br />
Tonight’s visitors have concentrated a<br />
lot on making the contest between the<br />
packs a more consistently competitive<br />
area of their game: with Bortolami in<br />
charge the technical quality of the front<br />
five will be soothing to respect, but it is<br />
not to be feared. The O’Connor brothers,<br />
Mick Kearney and Sam Carter are proven<br />
performers, and the promise of captain Iain<br />
Henderson’s availability in view, there is a<br />
steel in the powerhouse of the scrum.<br />
The set piece, as it so often does, could<br />
determine the result, and although the<br />
Italians will be obstinate and physical, and<br />
often the visitors will play ‘on the edge,’<br />
knowing the longer the match remains<br />
in doubt they might frustrate a more<br />
innovative Ulster.<br />
The visitors would certainly hope that<br />
Springbok Braam Steyn can influence<br />
affairs at the breakdown, and his experience<br />
and back row intelligence will again<br />
examine the Ulster breakaways, Matty<br />
Read, Nick Timoney, David McCann and the<br />
indomitable Sean Reidy.<br />
There will be mutual respect when the<br />
teams line out at Kingspan Stadium, and<br />
there should be a rowdy, hefty support<br />
as Ulster bids to retain its one hundred<br />
per cent.<br />
This time of the season is often regarded<br />
as akin to ‘shadow boxing’, but that just is<br />
not true now: there are the same five points<br />
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awarded for a bonus win in early October,<br />
and neither McFarland nor Bortolami will<br />
make selection calls which risk a loss and,<br />
more important, a fall-off in performance<br />
levels.<br />
What Ulster supporters have endured in<br />
backing the side over the last two seasons,<br />
often literally virtually, has been superb.<br />
The players do feed of that famous energy<br />
a capacity Kingspan Stadium can provide,<br />
and is to their great credit that as a team<br />
and as a club a determination to prepare<br />
properly, take the hurdles of a pandemic<br />
in their stride, and still contend at what is<br />
– when the four new South African clubs<br />
settle in – a higher level, week in, week out.<br />
This inaugural <strong>UR</strong>C campaign, and the<br />
upcoming Heineken Champions Cup dates<br />
with Clermont and Northampton, will prove<br />
the most serious, professional examination<br />
yet of where Ulster sits – it believes it should<br />
be the top table and that means extending<br />
the challenges on both fronts.<br />
<strong>Benetton</strong> will be welcome visitors to<br />
Kingspan Stadium this evening but there is<br />
something about the discipline and flair in<br />
the Ulster camp that suggests it is likely the<br />
unbeaten run goes on into the fourth round;<br />
next week’s opponents in Belfast, the Lions<br />
from the southern hemisphere.<br />
Rugby is extending its range and investing<br />
hugely in collecting talent, improving<br />
facilities, raising the horizons of ambition.<br />
At this point it is usual to talk vaguely about<br />
winning silverware, and Dan McFarland<br />
knows what that would mean to the club’s<br />
fans and standing. But would he rather have<br />
the Rainbow Cup so proudly held aloft by<br />
Bortolami in the Spring, or a well-oiled,<br />
well-prepared playing group with focus on<br />
long-term success, and built on developing<br />
a real Ulster identity?<br />
Dan, we know the answer.<br />
ULSTER v<br />
EMIRATES LIONS<br />
FRI 15 OCT, 7.35PM | KINGSPAN STADIUM<br />
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Ulster Rugby Academy<br />
Azur<br />
Allison<br />
Back Row<br />
19/04/1999<br />
191cm<br />
106kg<br />
1<br />
Ben<br />
Carson<br />
Centre<br />
24/02/2002<br />
183cm<br />
100kg<br />
-<br />
Reuben<br />
Crothers<br />
Flanker<br />
29/01/2001<br />
185cm<br />
96kg<br />
-<br />
Lewis<br />
Finlay<br />
Scrum Half<br />
19/01/2000<br />
168cm<br />
74kg<br />
0<br />
James<br />
Humphreys<br />
Fly Half<br />
11/04/2001<br />
185cm<br />
80kg<br />
-<br />
James<br />
McCormick<br />
Hooker<br />
08/01/2002<br />
180cm<br />
103kg<br />
-<br />
Conor<br />
McKee<br />
Scrum Half<br />
20/03/2001<br />
183cm<br />
87kg<br />
-<br />
CADEMY ACADEMY ACADEMY<br />
CADEMY ACADEMY ACADEMY<br />
CADEMY ACADEMY ACADEMY<br />
CADEMY Jude ACADEMY Conor ACADEMY<br />
George<br />
Postlethwaite Rankin Saunderson<br />
CADEMY Centre<br />
ACADEMY Full Back ACADEMY<br />
Prop<br />
03/04/2002 27/05/2001<br />
11/01/2001<br />
CADEMY 193cm ACADEMY 185cm<br />
ACADEMY<br />
191cm<br />
101kg<br />
89kg<br />
118kg<br />
CADEMY - ACADEMY - ACADEMY<br />
-<br />
CADEMY ACADEMY ACADEMY<br />
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CADEMY ACADEMY ACADEMY<br />
Ben<br />
Moxham<br />
Wing<br />
06/09/2001<br />
191cm<br />
97kg<br />
5<br />
Harry<br />
Sheridan<br />
Lock/Back Row<br />
21/09/2001<br />
196cm<br />
111kg<br />
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Ulster Society of Rugby<br />
Football Referees’ News<br />
We welcome Adriaan Jacobs (South<br />
Africa) and his team of officials to the<br />
Kingspan Stadium tonight for this round 3<br />
game in the <strong>UR</strong>C.<br />
All spectators are reminded to respect the<br />
match officials at all times.<br />
Affiliate Referee course<br />
Any person who wishes to undertake<br />
the affiliate referee course can now<br />
do so online at the following link:<br />
www.irishrugby.ie/playing-the-game/<br />
refereeing/club-school-affiliated-referees/<br />
This is open to any new referee (aged 18<br />
or over) and all those who need to update<br />
their qualification.<br />
The affiliate referee scheme is specifically<br />
aimed towards club and school coaches<br />
who only wish to referee games involving<br />
their own teams.<br />
If you wish to take your refereeing a step<br />
further and join the USRFR please contact<br />
Richard Kerr<br />
Referee Development Manager<br />
richard.kerr@irfu.ie | 07493 868 388<br />
Recent appointments<br />
USRFR members have been involved<br />
in several high profile matches recently.<br />
Chris Busby was in Langford, British<br />
Columbia last weekend to referee the<br />
Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifier between<br />
Canada and Chile.<br />
Peter Martin spent a week in Glendale,<br />
Colorado where he was assistant referee<br />
for fellow IRFU official Frank Murphy in the<br />
USA v Uruguay RWC 2023 qualifier.<br />
Both Busby and Martin are flying the flag<br />
for the USRFR and we wish them well for<br />
upcoming appointments.<br />
Oisin Quinn and Dan Carson were assistant<br />
referees for the Munster v Stormers match<br />
at Thomond Park last Saturday whilst<br />
many USRFR officials were involved in<br />
the first round of the Men’s Energia All<br />
Ireland League and the second round of the<br />
Women’s Energia All Ireland League along<br />
with a full programme of domestic fixtures.<br />
Quick-fire Law quiz:<br />
1. How long does a head Injury<br />
Assessment last in professional<br />
rugby?<br />
2. White kick the ball into greens<br />
in goal area where it is touched<br />
down by green 15. Decision?<br />
3. A blue team kick off or restart kick<br />
goes directly into touch. Decision?<br />
4. How long does a kicker have to<br />
take a penalty kick at goal?<br />
5. Blue kick a penalty to the corner.<br />
Red 11 is standing 1 metre off<br />
the field of play but jumps and<br />
catches the ball before landing in<br />
the field of play. Decision?<br />
Answers:<br />
1. 12 minutes (and they must take the full 12 minutes)<br />
2. Goal line drop out – can be taken anywhere along the<br />
goal line<br />
3. Three choices – ask blue to take the kick again, a scrum<br />
in the middle of the pitch or a lineout on half way (but<br />
watch out for a quick throw in!)<br />
4. 60 seconds from when they indicate their intention to<br />
kick at goal<br />
5. Play on!<br />
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Important:<br />
To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all supporters,<br />
Ulster Rugby would ask all supporters to follow the latest public health<br />
guidance in relation to COVID-19 restrictions.<br />
Please DO NOT attend Kingspan Stadium if you are<br />
experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19.<br />
RAVENHILL PARK GARDENS<br />
SPIRIT OF ‘99<br />
THE 1924<br />
PROMENADE 1<br />
PROMENADE 2<br />
ONSLOW PARADE<br />
T<strong>UR</strong>NSTILES<br />
Clean Hands Keep Distance Wear Face Covering<br />
ABBEY AUTOLINE FAMILY STAND<br />
FOOD<br />
VILLAGE<br />
ADMIN’<br />
BUILDING<br />
When travelling around the Stadium, please wear a face covering,<br />
make use of hand sanitisation stations, and be distance-aware and<br />
respectful of other supporters.<br />
EAST TERRACE<br />
A&L GOODBODY LOUNGE / VIP BOXES<br />
ISOLATION<br />
ROOM<br />
C-19 MEDIC<br />
Respect Policy<br />
Stadium Facilities<br />
T<strong>UR</strong>NSTILES<br />
We are passionate<br />
in our support<br />
We are silent during kicks<br />
at goal<br />
We respect the match<br />
officials’ decisions<br />
We drink<br />
responsibly<br />
Catering<br />
The Food Village will be in operation,<br />
serving a variety of cuisines, while the<br />
Cool FM Crew provide the soundtrack to<br />
the evening.<br />
All five public bars will be in operation, with<br />
one-way queueing and no mingling indoors.<br />
Audio descriptive match commentary to<br />
enhance the match experience for people<br />
affected by sight or hearing loss will be<br />
available. Earpieces can be collected from<br />
the admin building reception prior to the<br />
game, or you can book your equipment by<br />
calling Jen on (028) 9049 3222.<br />
We do not tolerate<br />
abusive or discriminatory<br />
language<br />
We respect opposition<br />
players, management<br />
& supporters<br />
We are mindful<br />
of our language<br />
INCIDENT HOTLINE<br />
07790<br />
200 200<br />
Kukri Store<br />
The Kukri Store will be open from 6.05pm<br />
until 30 minutes post-match.<br />
O<strong>UR</strong> Club<br />
The activity centre for our Junior Season<br />
Ticket holders will not be in operation for<br />
this fixture.<br />
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Thank You!<br />
FIXT<strong>UR</strong>ES<br />
Ulster Rugby wish to thank all of our sponsors<br />
and partners for their continued support.<br />
Main Sponsor<br />
Kit Sponsor<br />
Official Sponsors<br />
Domestic Sponsors<br />
Official Partners<br />
Official On-kit Sponsors<br />
H Glasgow Fri 24 Sep W 35-29 <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Zebre Sat 2 Oct W 03-36 <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
H <strong>Benetton</strong> Fri 8 Oct 7.35pm <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
H Emirates Lions Fri 15 Oct 7.35pm <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Connacht Fri 22 Oct 7.35pm <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Leinster Sat 27 Nov 8.00pm <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Ospreys Sat 4 Dec 3.00pm <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Clermont Sat 11 Dec 6.30pm HCC<br />
H Northampton Saints Fri 17 Dec 8.00pm HCC<br />
H Connacht Sun 26 Dec 5.15pm <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
H Leinster Sat 1 Jan 7.35pm <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Munster Sat 8 Jan 7.35pm <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Northampton Saints Sun 16 Jan 3.15pm HCC<br />
H Clermont Sat 22 Jan 5.30pm HCC<br />
H Scarlets w/o 28-30 Jan <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Dragons w/o 18-20 Feb <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
H Cardiff w/o 4-6 Mar <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A DHL Stormers w/o 25-27 Mar <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Vodacom Bulls w/o 1-3 Apr <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
H Munster w/o 22-24 Apr <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
A Edinburgh w/o 29 Apr-1 May <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
H Cell C Sharks w/o 20-22 May <strong>UR</strong>C<br />
BACK<br />
TOGETHER<br />
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