Friendlies

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Friendly: Ulster 24 Newcastle 20

Friendly: Ulster 24 Newcastle 20

Ulster got off to a great start with two early tries from a “cuddly” Nick Williams but they still needed two further scores in the second half, from Michael Allen and Jared Payne, to see off the visitors who sniffed victory in the last ten minutes when Ulster were reduced to 13 men [more]

Friendly: Ulster team announced for Newcastle rumble!

Friendly: Ulster team announced for Newcastle rumble!

The team for tomorrow night’s friendly against Newcastle Falcons has been released: Ulster take on Newcastle Falcons in their 2nd preseason friendly before the RaboPro12  league starts on the 31st August. After impressive performances [more]

Friendly: Ulster 14 Leicester 14

Friendly: Ulster 14 Leicester 14

Ulster’s youngsters stormed back to snatch a 14 – 14 draw in this entertaining friendly against Leicester at Ravenhill, Chris Cochrane sliding in under the posts to score the equalising try late in the second half.[more]

Friendly: Team announced for Leicester game.

Friendly: Team announced for Leicester game.

Ulster have announced a 29 man panel for Saturday’s friendly against Leicester Tigers with plenty of youngsters given a chance to stick their hand up for further inclusion throughout the regular season. [more]

Friendly: Bayonne 15 Ulster 20

Friendly: Bayonne 15 Ulster 20

Ulster produced their first victory on French soil with a surprise 20 – 15 victory against Bayonne in the Belfast sides first pre-season fixture. I must admit I didn’t see this one coming, especially as Ulster started with such a young side [more]

Friendly: Ulster named for Bayonne clash!

Friendly: Ulster named for Bayonne clash!

The Ulster side for this evening’s match against Bayonne has just been released by Ulster Rugby. As is the norm at this time of year it’s a fairly experimental side, bereft of many [more]

Pre Season Friendlies Confirmed

Pre Season Friendlies Confirmed

Ulster Rugby today confirmed that they will play August pre-season friendlies against Bayonne, Leicester and Newcastle… Ulster will begin their preparations against French Top 14 side Bayonne on Thursday 9th [more]

Pre Season: Team for Harlequins.

Pre Season: Team for Harlequins.

Ulster round off their pre-season friendly programme with a home game against Harlequins at Ravenhill this Friday evening, kick off 7.30pm. With it now confirmed that nine Ulster players will represent four [more]

Pre Season: Neath 15 Ulster 34.

Pre Season: Neath 15 Ulster 34.

A good work out for Ulster’s youngsters at the Gnoll on Friday night as they come away with a 34 – 15 win against Neath. John Burns opened the scoring [more]

Ulster named for Neath.

Ulster named for Neath.

Ulster have named a full strength Ravens side for this Friday’s friendly at The Gnoll (KO19.15). As with last year coach Brian McLaughlin is giving youth a chance and the [more]

Pre Season. Bayonne 40 Ulster 3

Pre Season. Bayonne 40 Ulster 3

Ulster’s youngsters were giving a bit of a pre-season drubbing by Bayonne last night. We’d hopped to bring live text coverage but due to illness and language problems we had [more]

Team for Bayonne.

Team for Bayonne.

Brian McLaughlin has called on a mix of youth and experience for his side’s first pre-season friendly against Bayonne on Wednesday evening. Development outhalf James McKinney and Phoenix Academy winger [more]

Neath added to pre-season?

Neath added to pre-season?

It never ceases to amuse me that the Six Nations can be scheduled for years in advance yet in the Celtic League we still don’t know the match dates for next month [more]

Ulster's Pre-Season Schedule.

Ulster’s Pre-Season Schedule.

Ulster Rugby confirmed its pre-season friendly schedule for 2011-12 earlier today. It’s a fairly gentle build up to the new season for Ulster who have prudently scheduled only one game [more]

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