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Ulster are looking for a second consecutive win to continue their early challenge at the top of the league. After an impressive opening win against Glasgow at the weekend, the Ulster squad will be confident of registering a first away win of the campaign in Italy. The Ulster management team will perhaps be disappointed that […]
New signings Callum Black, Lewis Stevenson and Mike McComish could be in line to play their first competitive game. Prop Adam Macklin and utility back Peter Nelson could also earn their first cap for Ulster. Eighteen year old Nelson has featured in the pre season friendlies against Neath and Harlequins. Despite having nine players involved […]
Northern Bank Ulster U18 Schools Tour Squad 11 – 13 August 2011 CName SName School Ross Adair Sullivan Upper Ben Alexander* RBAI Paddy Anderson RBAI Mark Best* Campbell College Nathan Brown RBAI Neil Burns* Foyle & L’Derry Coll David Busby Portadown College Marc Campbell Methodist College Jack Cooke* Campbell College Jonny Craig Ballyclare HS Jonny […]
Part 2 of our tour covers the Donaghadee promotion winning season of 2010/11. Starting August 2010 with pre-season training the Dee were very proud of having entered their 125th season. They had a good squad who had been in the race for promotion for some time. While they had great seasons the illusive goal of […]
In advance of the Irish squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup being announced, two Perennial stalwarts have confirmed they are hanging up their boots. Ashley Armstrong and John Mercer’s bodily parts (hips and knees respectively) have finally given up and they were unable to lace their boots this season. Ashley a former Bangor and Ulster provincial player, […]
The Ireland squad converged in Kildare this evening for the first of the three planned preseason camps as part of preparations for the Rugby World Cup in September. Ireland Coach Declan Kidney recently announced a 43 man panel that would take part in this first camp which included four uncapped players in Conor Murray, Felix […]
The Ireland Under-20 team (Sponsored by PwC) to face Wales in their final game of the IRB Junior World Championship has been named. Cocah, Mike Ruddock has made a number of changes to team including the addition of Jonathan Murphy in the replacments who has been called into the squad to replace injured Niall Annett. […]