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ULSTER<br />
Offical <strong>Match</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>Programme</strong><br />
v <strong>Edinburgh</strong><br />
Fri 21 Apr 2023, 7.35pm<br />
Kingspan Stadium
In this Issue<br />
Welcome back to Kingspan Stadium, the home of <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong>,<br />
where this evening, the <strong>Ulster</strong> men are facing <strong>Edinburgh</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong><br />
in the final regular season round of the United <strong>Rugby</strong> Championship.<br />
Last week’s match against Dragons RFC was an exciting and hard-fought encounter and<br />
we’re expecting no different from this hugely talented <strong>Edinburgh</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> side tonight.<br />
The <strong>Ulster</strong> men have performed exceptionally well in recent weeks, but they will have to<br />
put on another stellar performance to come out on top in this contest.<br />
In other exciting news, the Kingspan Try-Cycle Challenge is also back tonight.<br />
This interactive computer game, located at the Fan Zone, enables participants<br />
to go head-to-head to be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes.<br />
The aim of the game is simple – take on a friend and pedal stationary bikes to travel as<br />
many metres as possible across a rugby pitch in 30 seconds. The winners will be those<br />
who reach the top of the leaderboard and could win some amazing prizes including a<br />
bike from Giant Bicycles or an away trip with the <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> team including travel and<br />
accommodation at the end of the season. Good luck to all those taking part.<br />
Let’s cheer the <strong>Ulster</strong> men on to another victory this evening!<br />
Enjoy the game!<br />
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10<br />
16<br />
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22<br />
26<br />
Our Official<br />
Mascots<br />
Player Interview:<br />
Kieran Treadwell<br />
Spot The<br />
Difference<br />
2022/23 Men’s<br />
Senior Squad<br />
Last Time Out:<br />
Dragons<br />
<strong>Match</strong> <strong>Day</strong><br />
Teams<br />
30 <strong>Edinburgh</strong><br />
Ones to Watch<br />
33 Half-Time<br />
Exhibition Games<br />
36<br />
40<br />
44<br />
49<br />
52<br />
57<br />
Nevin Spence<br />
Memorial Stand<br />
Referees’ Society<br />
Update<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Player Q&A:<br />
Stuart McCloskey<br />
Guest Article<br />
Guess Who<br />
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22 36<br />
44<br />
57<br />
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President’s<br />
Welcome<br />
<strong>URC</strong> <strong>URC</strong>OFFICIAL <strong>URC</strong>OFFICIAL <strong>URC</strong><br />
Hello everyone and welcome to Kingspan<br />
Stadium for our Round 18 <strong>BKT</strong> United<br />
<strong>Rugby</strong> Championship fixture against<br />
<strong>Edinburgh</strong>. It’s the final regular match of<br />
the season before we face a quarter-final<br />
in the play-off stage and how good would<br />
it be to continue our winning momentum<br />
going into it.<br />
So much is on the line tonight, as a win would<br />
see us secure second place in the table and<br />
a potential semi-final at Kingspan Stadium<br />
if we progressed through the quarter final.<br />
We need the full voice of a packed stadium<br />
to drive our boys on, against a tough<br />
opponent, that we have had plenty of close<br />
encounters within recent seasons.<br />
Last week we saw off a spirited display<br />
from Dragons RFC with the help of a hat<br />
trick from Tom Stewart, to send us into<br />
second position. Our interprovincial rivals<br />
Munster gave us a helping hand by beating<br />
DHL Stormers which means we have the<br />
advantage heading into our match tonight.<br />
I want to congratulate Tom on his<br />
outstanding achievement in breaking the<br />
<strong>BKT</strong> <strong>URC</strong> record for try-scoring after he<br />
reached 16 tries this season. A wonderful<br />
accomplishment from a young man with<br />
such a bright future.<br />
On the international scene, I want to wish<br />
the Ireland women’s team all the best as<br />
they take on England this weekend in the<br />
TikTok Six Nations Championship. It’s been<br />
great to see our <strong>Ulster</strong> women involved in<br />
the campaign.<br />
I want to wish those taking part in the <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Carpets Youth Finals all the very best as<br />
they get to compete at Kingspan Stadium<br />
tomorrow. It’s always a memorable day for<br />
youth rugby across the province and what<br />
an experience it is for young players to play<br />
on the same pitch as the senior level players.<br />
Off the pitch everybody at <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong><br />
are thinking of the Spence family as we<br />
approach what would have been Nevin’s<br />
33rd birthday.<br />
On Wednesday 26 April we will officially<br />
unveil The Nevin Spence Memorial Stand<br />
to ensure his legacy will be forever<br />
remembered at Kingspan Stadium.<br />
As always thank you to the <strong>Ulster</strong> faithful<br />
for all your support during this season as we<br />
reach a defining period. Let’s make tonight<br />
an atmosphere to remember!<br />
#SUFTUM<br />
Philip Gregg<br />
President, IRFU <strong>Ulster</strong> Branch<br />
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Mascots<br />
Name: Conor Grimes<br />
Age: 10<br />
From: Collon<br />
Favourite Player: John Cooney<br />
I love rugby and playing scrum-half is<br />
my favourite.<br />
I can’t wait to meet all of the players<br />
and run out onto the pitch with them.<br />
When I grow up I want to be a farmer.<br />
Name: George Rankin<br />
Age: 11<br />
From: Ballyclare<br />
Favourite Player: John Cooney /<br />
Rob Baloucoune<br />
I get very excited when it’s match<br />
day and I get to watch <strong>Ulster</strong> play.<br />
Joining them to run onto the pitch<br />
will be extra special.<br />
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Kieran Treadwell<br />
Ahead of the final round in this<br />
season’s regular <strong>BKT</strong>-<strong>URC</strong> fixtures, we<br />
caught up with lock, Kieran Treadwell.<br />
How are you feeling going into the game<br />
against <strong>Edinburgh</strong>?<br />
I feel good and confident but it’s going to be<br />
dangerous. They will play a loose game and<br />
we got a lifeline with Munster beating DHL<br />
Stormers, so we are in a good position and<br />
need to take it with both hands and finish<br />
second. That’s where we want to be.<br />
What is your experience with this<br />
<strong>Edinburgh</strong> side?<br />
They are a good side, they had a bad run of<br />
form during the season but recently they<br />
have strung together some good results<br />
in Europe and beat the Ospreys well at the<br />
weekend. We must stop their key men, focus<br />
on our game and reach our best standards.<br />
What did you take from the game against<br />
Dragons?<br />
There were a few places where we have<br />
made massive learnings after a couple of<br />
days in training. One of our defensive sets<br />
we knew it wasn’t up to standard, we know<br />
what our standards are and it wasn’t up to it.<br />
In attack we weren’t ruthless, few dropped<br />
balls, passes and against good teams you<br />
won’t get opportunities and you need to<br />
make it stick.<br />
We could secure second, how are the<br />
squad feeling about that challenge?<br />
Its always in the back of your mind, you can<br />
only play the games in front of you, we need<br />
to get the five points and then we will put<br />
ourselves in the right place for these playoff<br />
games coming up. We want to be better<br />
than last week.<br />
When you review the<br />
season how do you<br />
reflect on it?<br />
Sport is full of highs<br />
and lows, the beauty<br />
of rugby is having<br />
a chance to rectify<br />
things. We had a run<br />
where we thought<br />
we should have won<br />
or didn’t perform<br />
to the best of our<br />
ability.<br />
Season Stats<br />
Games Played<br />
10<br />
Tries<br />
1<br />
When we focus on ourselves and what our<br />
best rugby looks like- that is our mark. It’s<br />
not about comparing ourselves to others,<br />
we need to be as good as we can possibly<br />
be.<br />
Are the squad aiming for silverware?<br />
Definitely, we have the team to do<br />
it, the support staff and the time for<br />
talking is done. It’s about performing<br />
and being ruthless.<br />
How much of a difference does the<br />
home support make?<br />
It’s massive. We have had a few away<br />
games recently so it’s fantastic to<br />
play at home and you feel it when<br />
the crowd is buzzing.<br />
You can really feel it when we are<br />
in the trenches on the 5m line<br />
or about to score, you can feel it<br />
driving the team on.<br />
Carries<br />
67<br />
Tackle Success<br />
94%<br />
Turnovers<br />
3<br />
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Spot the Difference<br />
Can you spot the 5 differences?<br />
MEN’S SENIOR SQUAD<br />
Dan<br />
McFarland<br />
Iain<br />
Henderson<br />
Head Coach<br />
Joined <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
in 2018 and is<br />
contracted to<br />
remain with at<br />
the province<br />
until at<br />
least 2025.<br />
Captain<br />
Lock<br />
21/02/1992<br />
199cm<br />
116kg<br />
139<br />
72<br />
Dan<br />
Soper<br />
Roddy<br />
Grant<br />
Jonny<br />
Bell<br />
Craig<br />
Newby<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
Forwards Coach<br />
Defence Coach<br />
Skills Coach<br />
LIVE STATS<br />
Visit ulster.rugby<br />
ulster.rugby<br />
Answers on back page<br />
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Utility Back<br />
20/08/1992<br />
185cm<br />
93kg<br />
26<br />
5<br />
Will<br />
Addison<br />
Hooker<br />
26/05/1993<br />
180cm<br />
103kg<br />
109<br />
John<br />
Andrew<br />
Wing<br />
19/08/1997<br />
193cm<br />
93kg<br />
52<br />
4<br />
Rob<br />
Baloucoune<br />
Lock<br />
27/07/1995<br />
205cm<br />
120kg<br />
1<br />
Frank<br />
Bradshaw-Ryan<br />
Fly Half<br />
13/06/1994<br />
183cm<br />
87kg<br />
92<br />
7<br />
Billy<br />
Burns<br />
Lock<br />
10/09/1989<br />
201cm<br />
116kg<br />
56<br />
AUS 16<br />
Sam<br />
Carter<br />
Scrum Half<br />
01/05/1990<br />
178cm<br />
86kg<br />
118<br />
11<br />
John<br />
Cooney<br />
Fly Half / Centre<br />
26/03/1998<br />
178cm<br />
92kg<br />
24<br />
Angus<br />
Curtis<br />
Scrum Half<br />
17/12/2001<br />
185cm<br />
85kg<br />
42<br />
Nathan<br />
Doak<br />
Fly Half<br />
07/06/1999<br />
183cm<br />
91kg<br />
4<br />
Jake<br />
Flannery<br />
Wing<br />
11/03/1991<br />
183cm<br />
90kg<br />
211<br />
10<br />
Craig<br />
Gilroy<br />
Hooker<br />
27/04/1990<br />
185cm<br />
105kg<br />
227<br />
33<br />
Rob<br />
Herring<br />
Centre<br />
07/09/1998<br />
188cm<br />
98kg<br />
75<br />
3<br />
James<br />
Hume<br />
Lock<br />
28/01/2000<br />
201cm<br />
117kg<br />
13<br />
Cormac<br />
Izuchukwu<br />
Back Row<br />
13/01/1996<br />
196cm<br />
106kg<br />
42<br />
Greg<br />
Jones<br />
Full Back<br />
20/08/1998<br />
170cm<br />
76kg<br />
84<br />
1<br />
Mike<br />
Lowry<br />
Wing<br />
28/01/1997<br />
175cm<br />
85kg<br />
64<br />
Rob<br />
Lyttle<br />
Fly Half<br />
21/03/1989<br />
179cm<br />
89kg<br />
36<br />
30<br />
Ian<br />
Madigan<br />
Centre<br />
03/03/1991<br />
180cm<br />
95kg<br />
159<br />
11<br />
Luke<br />
Marshall<br />
Back Row<br />
13/06/2000<br />
193cm<br />
108kg<br />
26<br />
David<br />
McCann<br />
Centre<br />
06/08/1992<br />
193cm<br />
111kg<br />
172<br />
12<br />
Stuart<br />
McCloskey<br />
Scrum Half<br />
24/06/1999<br />
178cm<br />
95kg<br />
1<br />
Michael<br />
McDonald<br />
Full Back/Wing<br />
10/08/2000<br />
188cm<br />
89kg<br />
51<br />
Ethan<br />
McIlroy<br />
Prop<br />
15/12/1992<br />
191cm<br />
130kg<br />
22<br />
Gareth<br />
Milasinovich<br />
MEN’S SENIOR SQUAD<br />
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MEN’S SENIOR SQUAD<br />
Hooker<br />
15/09/1996<br />
183cm<br />
112kg<br />
3<br />
Declan<br />
Moore<br />
Prop<br />
01/03/1991<br />
178cm<br />
123kg<br />
86<br />
10<br />
Marty<br />
Moore<br />
Centre<br />
08/08/1999<br />
184cm<br />
90kg<br />
50<br />
Stewart<br />
Moore<br />
Wing/Centre<br />
09/09/1991<br />
191cm<br />
100kg<br />
28<br />
Ben<br />
Moxham<br />
Back Row<br />
22/04/1991<br />
188cm<br />
106kg<br />
63<br />
30<br />
Jordi<br />
Murphy<br />
Full Back<br />
15/07/1999<br />
181cm<br />
90kg<br />
Shea<br />
O’Brien<br />
Lock<br />
10/09/1992<br />
196cm<br />
110kg<br />
177<br />
Alan<br />
O’Connor<br />
Prop<br />
30/11/1995<br />
185cm<br />
117kg<br />
103<br />
1<br />
Eric<br />
O’Sullivan<br />
Prop<br />
23/09/1998<br />
184cm<br />
121kg<br />
88<br />
8<br />
Tom<br />
O’Toole<br />
Centre<br />
03/04/2002<br />
193cm<br />
93kg<br />
2<br />
Jude<br />
Postlethwaite<br />
Back Row<br />
08/09/1997<br />
188cm<br />
109kg<br />
38<br />
Marcus<br />
Rea<br />
Back Row<br />
21/09/1993<br />
193cm<br />
110kg<br />
83<br />
Matty<br />
Rea<br />
Back Row<br />
04/11/1998<br />
180cm<br />
99kg<br />
3<br />
Sean<br />
Reffell<br />
Prop<br />
06/01/1999<br />
183cm<br />
117kg<br />
15<br />
Callum<br />
Reid<br />
Wing<br />
24/08/2000<br />
188cm<br />
94kg<br />
8<br />
Aaron<br />
Sexton<br />
Scrum Half<br />
20/06/1993<br />
175cm<br />
78kg<br />
86<br />
Dave<br />
Shanahan<br />
Hooker<br />
11/01/2001<br />
183cm<br />
103kg<br />
22<br />
Tom<br />
Stewart<br />
Wing/Full Back<br />
03/04/1996<br />
191cm<br />
102kg<br />
98<br />
35<br />
Jacob<br />
Stockdale<br />
Back Row<br />
01/08/1995<br />
188cm<br />
113kg<br />
123<br />
3<br />
Nick<br />
Timoney<br />
Prop<br />
19/11/1990<br />
192cm<br />
128kg<br />
12<br />
NZ 1 SAM 3<br />
Jeffery<br />
Toomaga-Allen<br />
Lock<br />
06/11/1995<br />
198cm<br />
115kg<br />
141<br />
11<br />
Kieran<br />
Treadwell<br />
Back Row<br />
03/07/1986<br />
193cm<br />
118kg<br />
33<br />
SA 65<br />
Duane<br />
Vermeulen<br />
Prop<br />
12/03/1991<br />
178cm<br />
116kg<br />
172<br />
Andrew<br />
Warwick<br />
Prop<br />
15/03/1994<br />
183cm<br />
113kg<br />
11<br />
SCO 22<br />
Rory<br />
Sutherland<br />
21<br />
ulster.rugby
Last Time Out<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> secured a six try bonus point win at<br />
Kingspan Stadium to go second in the <strong>BKT</strong><br />
United <strong>Rugby</strong> Championship table.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> continued their impressive <strong>BKT</strong> <strong>URC</strong><br />
form as they saw off a competitive Dragons<br />
side at Kingspan Stadium. <strong>Ulster</strong> knew the<br />
stakes were high heading into the match,<br />
knowing a win would see them leapfrog the<br />
DHL Stormers who played Munster the same<br />
weekend. With the prospect of a top two<br />
finish ensuring a home semi-final in the playoffs<br />
should they progress, Dan McFarland<br />
named a strong side to take on the 15th<br />
placed Welsh side.<br />
In a cagey opening affair, <strong>Ulster</strong> received an<br />
early injury blow with Grand Slam winning<br />
prop Tom O’Toole having to come off<br />
injured. It was the home side who made<br />
the first breakthrough of the match, with<br />
academy product Dave McCann finishing<br />
off a slick move on the left wing with Stuart<br />
McCloskey to open the scoring. The Belfast<br />
man now had a try to celebrate his new 2<br />
year contract with the province.<br />
John Cooney, who also signed fresh terms<br />
Fri 14 Apr<br />
40 - 19<br />
last week, nailed his conversion to send the<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong>men into an early 7 point lead.<br />
The Dragons breathed fire into their side very<br />
quickly however, replying a couple of minutes<br />
later through their number 10 Angus O’Brien<br />
after a great run from Taine Basham. The fly<br />
half then converted his own try to level the<br />
scoring.<br />
The returning Craig Gilroy thought he had<br />
put the finish to a wonderful <strong>Ulster</strong> attacking<br />
move on the 20 minute mark however the<br />
Kingspan Stadium crowd were left to fume<br />
over the TMO check on a Duane Vermeulen<br />
tackle in the build up which meant the try was<br />
chalked off.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> didn’t let that setback get in their way<br />
as they scored their second try of the match<br />
through the on fire hooker Tom Stewart.<br />
The try came through <strong>Ulster</strong>’s dangerous<br />
lineout maul, which is proving to be an almost<br />
unstoppable force for most sides. John<br />
Cooney was unable to convert the tricky kick.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> tasted blood and looked to hit the<br />
Welshmen again with lineout pressure. The<br />
Dragons were down to 14 men after a yellow<br />
card was shown to Elliot Dee for breaking<br />
down a maul illegally.<br />
Stewart soon after grabbed his second try<br />
of the match from yet another lineout maul...<br />
breaking the <strong>URC</strong> try scoring record in a<br />
season as a result. Cooney added the extras<br />
to send <strong>Ulster</strong> into a 12 point lead at the break.<br />
Half-Time: 19-7<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> began the second half on the front<br />
foot as they looked to extend their lead<br />
further. <strong>Ulster</strong> received a blow when pacy<br />
full back Mike Lowry had to come off after<br />
a meaty collision.<br />
Moments later Tom Stewart finished off a<br />
wonderful attacking move involving Ethan<br />
McIlroy and Jacob Stockdale to secure<br />
his second hat trick in successive <strong>URC</strong><br />
matches. An incredible achievement for the<br />
hooker who had now scored his 17th try of<br />
the season. Cooney slotted it past the posts<br />
to send <strong>Ulster</strong> into a 26-7 lead.<br />
The spirited Dragons then hit back quickly<br />
with two tries shortly after another, with<br />
hooker Elliott Dee scoring from a Dragons<br />
maul and Rhodri Williams showing great<br />
pace to burst through <strong>Ulster</strong>’s line for his<br />
first try of the match. The score at the hour<br />
mark was now 26-19.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong>’s healthy lead had been cut down to 7<br />
points in the space of 4 minutes. <strong>Ulster</strong> Head<br />
Coach Dan McFarland then rang the changes,<br />
with Stewart Moore coming on to make his<br />
50th appearance in an <strong>Ulster</strong> jersey.<br />
In the 67th minute <strong>Ulster</strong> regained more of<br />
their lead through Nick Timoney who had<br />
came on from the bench. The reliable flanker<br />
showing good pace to power over for<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong>’s fifth try. Cooney converted to make<br />
the score 33-19 to the home side.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> fought through a potentially pivotal<br />
moment as they thwarted a Dragons<br />
attack near their own tryline by winning an<br />
important penalty. From there, the home<br />
side kicked on to pile on the pressure and<br />
were rewarded for their efforts with a<br />
penalty try close to the 80 minute mark.<br />
The referee gave the penalty try and showed<br />
a yellow card to Dragons winger Ashton<br />
Hewitt for illegally blocking a pass to Nathan<br />
Doak in the Dragons 22.<br />
That brought an end to proceedings for <strong>Ulster</strong>,<br />
who did what they had to do. A bonus point<br />
win that will be remembered for more try<br />
scoring brilliance from Tom Stewart but one<br />
that also saw them leapfrog DHL Stormers<br />
and put pressure on the South African side<br />
ahead of their game against Munster.<br />
Full-Time: 40-19<br />
WATCH<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
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BALLYGOWAN – OFFICIAL HYDRATION<br />
PARTNER OF ULSTER RUGBY<br />
NOW<br />
MADE FROM<br />
1 %<br />
RECYCLED<br />
PLASTIC<br />
*<br />
1 %<br />
IRISH<br />
1 %<br />
RECYCLABLE<br />
25
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
Andrew Warwick<br />
6<br />
Alan O’Connor<br />
8<br />
5<br />
Rob Herring<br />
C<br />
Kieran Treadwell<br />
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen<br />
7<br />
OFFICIALS<br />
Referee: Andrea Piardi<br />
AR 1: Eoghan Cross<br />
AR 2: Sam Holt<br />
TMO: Matteo Liperini<br />
Pierre Schoeman<br />
6<br />
4<br />
Glen Young<br />
C<br />
8<br />
5<br />
Dave Cherry<br />
Luan De Bruin<br />
7<br />
Sam Skinner<br />
11<br />
Jacob Stockdale<br />
David McCann<br />
Duane Vermeulen<br />
John Cooney<br />
Nick Timoney<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
Duhan van der Merwe<br />
Jamie Ritchie<br />
Viliame Mata<br />
Henry Pyrgos<br />
Hamish Watson<br />
9<br />
10<br />
Replacements<br />
16 Tom Stewart<br />
Billy Burns<br />
12<br />
Replacements<br />
16 Stuart McInally<br />
Blair Kinghorn<br />
12<br />
17 Callum Reid<br />
18 Gareth Milasinovich<br />
19 Sam Carter<br />
20 Harry Sheridan<br />
Stewart Moore<br />
13<br />
17 Boan Venter<br />
18 WP Nel<br />
19 Pierce Phillips<br />
20 Connor Boyle<br />
Cammy Hutchison<br />
13<br />
21 Nathan Doak<br />
22 Luke Marshall<br />
23 Craig Gilroy<br />
15<br />
James Hume<br />
14<br />
21 Ben Vellacott<br />
22 Mark Bennett<br />
23 Nathan Sweeney<br />
15<br />
James Lang<br />
14<br />
Rob Baloucoune<br />
Darcy Graham<br />
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Emiliano Boffelli<br />
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Viliame Mata No. 8<br />
Ones to Watch<br />
The Olympic Gold-winning Fiji 7s back-row joined<br />
<strong>Edinburgh</strong> in September 2016 and has been a fanfavourite<br />
ever since.<br />
Now a centurian for the club, Mata continues to<br />
deliver, with a very impressive 597 metres made<br />
in this season’s <strong>URC</strong> and a couple of tries to his<br />
name too.<br />
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Dave Cherry Hooker<br />
Former Scotland U20 star, Cherry joined <strong>Edinburgh</strong> in<br />
the summer of 2018 and proved his worth immediately<br />
with a series of impressive performances.<br />
Cherry ran a great support line last week to add<br />
another try to his tally this season.<br />
An impressive ball carrier off the back of a maul,<br />
Cherry is well know for breaking off and making<br />
ground, but with 95% tackle success this season, will it<br />
be his defensive skills that <strong>Ulster</strong> need to be wary of?<br />
Darcy Graham Wing<br />
Last week’s <strong>BKT</strong>-<strong>URC</strong> Player of the <strong>Match</strong>, Graham,<br />
scored a brace of tries in a fantastic returned from injury<br />
comeback.<br />
The 25-year-old, my be small in stature, but packs a<br />
punch. Graham has scored 11 tries in this season’s <strong>BKT</strong>-<br />
<strong>URC</strong>, despite only playing 8 games dues to injury.<br />
Capped more than 30 times for Scotland, Graham will<br />
be looking to make an impact, as the 2023 <strong>Rugby</strong> World<br />
Cup approaches.<br />
NAME POSITION AGE HEIGHT WEIGHT<br />
Angus WILLIAMS Prop 29 1.80 m 117 kg<br />
Boan VENTER Prop 26 1.87 m 124 kg<br />
Elliot MILLAR-MILLS Prop 30 1.78 m 121 kg<br />
Harrison COURTNEY Prop 26 1.84 m 110 kg<br />
Jamie JACK Prop 26 1.78 m 115 kg<br />
Lee-Roy ATALIFO Prop 35 1.80 m 134 kg<br />
Luan DE BRUIN Prop 30 1.83 m 128 kg<br />
Murray MCCALLUM Prop 27 1.88 m 118 kg<br />
Nick AUTERAC Prop 30 1.83 m 120 kg<br />
Pierre SCHOEMAN Prop 28 1.84 m 118 kg<br />
Wp NEL Prop 36 1.82 m 120 kg<br />
Adam MCBURNEY Hooker 26 1.83 m 103 kg<br />
Dave CHERRY Hooker 32 1.83 m 107 kg<br />
Stuart MCINALLY Hooker 32 1.90 m 110 kg<br />
Glen YOUNG Lock 28 2.01 m 118 kg<br />
Grant GILCHRIST Lock 32 2.02 m 120 kg<br />
Jamie HODGSON Lock 25 1.97 m 116 kg<br />
Marshall SYKES Lock 23 2.00 m 112 kg<br />
Pierce PHILLIPS Lock 30 2.03 m 119 kg<br />
Ben MUNCASTER Back row 21 1.90 m 110 kg<br />
Connor BOYLE Back row 23 1.83 m 91 kg<br />
Hamish WATSON Back row 31 1.85 m 102 kg<br />
Jamie RITCHIE Back row 26 1.93 m 109 kg<br />
Luke CROSBIE Back row 26 1.98 m 110 kg<br />
Nick HAINING Back row 32 1.93 m 115 kg<br />
Sam SKINNER Back row 28 1.96 m 116 kg<br />
Viliame MATA Back row 31 1.96 m 116 kg<br />
Ben VELLACOTT Scrum-half 28 1.67 m 78 kg<br />
Charlie SHIEL Scrum-half 25 1.78 m 83 kg<br />
Henry PYRGOS Scrum-half 33 1.78 m 83 kg<br />
Charlie SAVALA Fly-half 23 1.93 m 96 kg<br />
Jaco VAN DER WALT Fly-half 29 1.82 m 92 kg<br />
James LANG Fly-half 28 1.83 m 95 kg<br />
Cammy HUTCHISON Centre 24 1.83 m 99 kg<br />
Chris DEAN Centre 29 1.88 m 103 kg<br />
Mark BENNETT Centre 30 1.83 m 91 kg<br />
Matt CURRIE Centre 22 1.91 m 95 kg<br />
Wes GOOSEN Centre 27 1.80 m 92 kg<br />
Damien HOYLAND Winger 29 1.78 m 91 kg<br />
Darcy GRAHAM Winger 25 1.76 m 84 kg<br />
Duhan VAN DER MERWE Winger 27 1.94 m 106 kg<br />
Emiliano BOFFELLI Winger 28 1.91 m 91 kg<br />
Jack BLAIN Winger 23 1.91 m 102 kg<br />
Blair KINGHORN Fullback 26 1.94 m 100 kg<br />
Henry IMMELMAN Fullback 27 1.89 m 98 kg<br />
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Nevin Spence Memorial Stand Unveiled<br />
To mark the 10-year anniversary since the<br />
tragic passing of Nevin Spence, <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong><br />
confirmed its plans to dedicate the Memorial<br />
Stand in his honour earlier this season – with<br />
the official renaming now having taken place<br />
ahead of what would have been Nevin’s 33rd<br />
birthday on 26 April.<br />
New branding, which features the former<br />
player’s signature, for the Nevin Spence<br />
Memorial Stand will be on display for the<br />
first time for supporters attending this<br />
weekend’s game.<br />
Emma Spence, who sadly lost her father,<br />
Noel, and brothers, Nevin and Graham, in an<br />
accident on 15 September 2012, said of the<br />
club’s tribute:<br />
“When we lost Nevin, <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> said he<br />
would never be forgotten, and the club has<br />
been very true to their word. From teammates<br />
he played with, coaches, physios, and staff<br />
to supporters from near and far, the warmhearted<br />
and unconditional support has been<br />
a real lifeline to our family.<br />
“There are very few words that can express<br />
the genuine gratitude we feel at Nevin being<br />
given the honour of having the Nevin Spence<br />
Memorial Stand named after him. Nevin lives<br />
on when his name is spoken, and now through<br />
the stand that will happen.<br />
“The stadium was like a second home to Nevin<br />
when he played for <strong>Ulster</strong>. Now his signature<br />
is on the stand, and that is significant.<br />
Handwriting is very personal, and a signature<br />
is unique, and unique is a word that sums up<br />
Nevin. There will never be another Nevin.”<br />
Friend and teammate, Luke Marshall, hopes<br />
the stand will be a lasting legacy for Nevin:<br />
“The Nevin Spence Memorial Stand will keep<br />
Nevin’s memory alive in the years to come.<br />
Fans will come to Kingspan Stadium and know<br />
who he was because of the stand, and will<br />
share memories together of his playing days.”<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> CEO, Jonny Petrie, added that<br />
Nevin had a significant impact on the game<br />
during his career, which is important for the<br />
club to recognise:<br />
“We want to keep the memory alive of Nevin,<br />
Noel and Graham at <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong>, as Nevin<br />
left a big impression on both the domestic<br />
and professional game in the province.<br />
“It is important for us as a club to be able to<br />
do something physical here in the stadium<br />
for players, coaches, staff, and supporters, as<br />
well as the Spence family. It is the right thing<br />
that the stand will now be known as the Nevin<br />
Spence Memorial Stand.”<br />
The renaming of the stand is part of plans to<br />
progress how Nevin is remembered by the<br />
club at Kingspan Stadium.<br />
“The Nevin Spence Centre has had thousands<br />
of visitors since it first opened in 2015, and<br />
now we want to elevate Nevin’s name through<br />
the Nevin Spence Memorial Stand, and take<br />
the next step in how we remember him,”<br />
continued Petrie.<br />
“We have exciting plans to refresh the<br />
education and heritage offering at Kingspan<br />
Stadium, with the newly dedicated stand at<br />
the heart of these redevelopments.”<br />
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The <strong>Ulster</strong> Society of<br />
<strong>Rugby</strong> Football Referees<br />
We welcome Andrea Piardi (FIR) and his<br />
team of officials to the Kingspan Stadium<br />
for this evenings <strong>BKT</strong> <strong>URC</strong> Round 18<br />
fixture against <strong>Edinburgh</strong>.<br />
As always, <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> would like to<br />
remind all spectators to respect the<br />
decisions of the match officials at all<br />
times.<br />
As the domestic rugby season comes<br />
to an end, the <strong>Ulster</strong> Society of <strong>Rugby</strong><br />
Football Referees would like to encourage<br />
anyone who may be thinking about<br />
stepping away from playing, to consider<br />
taking up refereeing.<br />
There are so many ways to give back to the<br />
game when you finish playing. Refereeing<br />
is one of them and <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> needs<br />
more referees.<br />
The following link features two individuals<br />
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In Memoriam<br />
At this evening's game - the final home game of the regular season - we will<br />
remember all those connected with <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> who have passed away over the<br />
course of the season.<br />
Here is a list of names submitted by supporters. We remember all those named and<br />
indeed all our loved ones who have passed away in the last year.<br />
Marion Sadlier<br />
Jack Chapman<br />
Paul Bond<br />
Ivan Coffey<br />
Maura McArdle<br />
Carl Monteith<br />
Andrew Macpherson<br />
Lisa McCullough<br />
Cyril Woods<br />
Eleanor Henry<br />
Darren O’Neill<br />
Chris Quigg<br />
Alfie Redpath<br />
Stephen Brown<br />
James Robinson<br />
Leslie Irwin<br />
Stew McDowell<br />
Ross Aiken<br />
Albert Elliott<br />
John Gowdy<br />
Jim Curran<br />
Paul Doran<br />
Alexander Jenkins<br />
Keith James<br />
Denis Adair<br />
Ian Rolston<br />
Sam Stewart<br />
Siobhan McCartney<br />
Peter McKibbin<br />
Peter Gardner<br />
Rosemary McGrattan<br />
Agnes Johnston<br />
Thelma Andrews<br />
Bill Penney<br />
Sydney John<br />
David Hugh Neill<br />
Bill Lamont<br />
Gary Kirkpatrick<br />
Colin Prime<br />
Johnson Everest<br />
Pat Kelly<br />
Jack Holt<br />
John A Wall<br />
Phil Richardson<br />
Robert Hagan<br />
Geoffrey Parr<br />
Thomas Cherry<br />
Liz Brown<br />
David John Lynch<br />
John McCart<br />
Sam Alexander<br />
Paul Teggart<br />
Ivan Stockdale<br />
Charles Stewart<br />
Dr James Kincade<br />
Bradley McCracken<br />
Trevor Davis<br />
William Kells<br />
Beth Woods<br />
Simon Langton<br />
Everard Russell<br />
Leona Harper<br />
Frankie O’Donnell<br />
Billy Lavery<br />
Russell Coey<br />
Richard Singleton<br />
Herbert McCracken<br />
Jim Carlisle<br />
Bertie Styles<br />
Ronnie Lamont<br />
William Patterson<br />
Vincent Kane<br />
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Written by:<br />
Rod Nawn<br />
Are the stars at last aligning?<br />
Home advantage in the <strong>BKT</strong> <strong>URC</strong> quarterfinals<br />
was already secured by <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
before some uplifting news from South<br />
Africa last weekend.<br />
The bonus incentive, of a semi-final at<br />
Kingspan Stadium if all went well in the<br />
‘quarters’, came in the defeat of reigning<br />
champions the Stormers by a determined<br />
Munster in Cape Town.<br />
With just this week’s final round of games in<br />
the regular season to navigate, the gateway<br />
to two more big days in Belfast opened and<br />
psychologically that will have done no harm<br />
to the mood in Dan McFarland’s squad – nor<br />
in the ticket sales department!<br />
While for supporters there is the possibility<br />
– and it is, of course, just that – of cheering<br />
the side through two more matches in an<br />
exacting campaign to a Final. Closer still to<br />
the lure of silverware for the first time in<br />
17 years.<br />
Tonight, after <strong>Ulster</strong> takes on <strong>Edinburgh</strong><br />
here at home, and the Stormers meet<br />
Benetton on the Cape, the hopes of all in<br />
Belfast will be realised, or not! An <strong>Ulster</strong> win<br />
and all is academic, the path is cleared. A<br />
defeat, however unpalatable a thought, and<br />
a Stormers victory would cede that coveted<br />
runner-up spot to the current champions<br />
who start this evening a point adrift of<br />
McFarland’s charges.<br />
But all the above is pure speculation,<br />
scenarios which spark debate, fuel goodnatured<br />
arguments: in short it is the daily<br />
currency of sport. What would any match<br />
be if it wasn’t embellished by anticipation,<br />
expectation and sometimes rueful<br />
apprehension?<br />
But all that will be swept aside in Belfast this<br />
evening and a partisan home crowd will be<br />
urging its favourites to continue the recent<br />
run of good results and significant trybonus<br />
wins. Not all the performances have<br />
been perfect, and McFarland knows that<br />
there will be a need to be more consistent<br />
in certain areas of the pitch as the decisive<br />
play-offs beckon.<br />
Not that there haven’t been moments<br />
to relish: hooker Tom Stewart’s almost<br />
unimaginable try-scoring haul in this<br />
calendar year was special for him, naturally,<br />
but a credit to the work of the forwards and<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong>’s polished maul.<br />
The defensive work of the team as a whole<br />
has shown a marked improvement in recent<br />
months as Jonny Bell’s influence has been<br />
cemented, and a wonderfully exhausting<br />
but disciplined period of defiance on its<br />
own line against the Bulls last month will<br />
live long in the memory – and delighted the<br />
coaching box.<br />
John Cooney and Nathan Doak have had an<br />
intriguing contest for the scrum-half spot<br />
without either letting their standards drop,<br />
and each has contributed massively from<br />
the kicking tee. That both have extended<br />
their stays in Belfast might have surprised<br />
some but is testament to their shared<br />
belief that their ambitions for the team and<br />
themselves can be realised at <strong>Ulster</strong>.<br />
Jacob Stockdale and Robert Baloucoune<br />
have returned to the white jersey in recent<br />
weeks, and in positive style, while Craig<br />
Gilroy’s inclusion last week for the defeat of<br />
the Dragons demonstrated that he has lost<br />
none of his impish, fleetfooted spirit as he<br />
approaches the end of his time at <strong>Ulster</strong>.<br />
Rob Lyttle, another winger who has made<br />
a major contribution to the <strong>Ulster</strong> cause in<br />
recent seasons, also leaves this summer and<br />
he would be a great acquisition, should he<br />
intend to ply his trade elsewhere.<br />
Luke Marshall’s impressive comeback from<br />
serious injuries has cheered everyone, his<br />
vibrant, all-action style undiluted by his<br />
many setbacks. With Stuart McCloskey now<br />
very much an international with a World<br />
Cup in view, James Hume and Stewart<br />
Moore finding good form at the right time,<br />
the midfield cupboard seems well-stocked<br />
for this and many seasons to come.<br />
Skipper Iain Henderson might just be<br />
available for the latter stages of the playoffs,<br />
and what a boost that would be, and in an<br />
otherwise well-balanced forward pack<br />
only last weekend’s injuries to props Eric<br />
O’Sullivan and Tom O’Toole will be causing<br />
some concern to McFarland.<br />
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So, a glance at those names demonstrates<br />
that the Kingspan crowd could see a<br />
more competitive match than form would<br />
suggest, and there just might be room<br />
in the visiting matchday panel for<br />
hooker Adam McBurney, very recently of<br />
this parish.<br />
So, it’s the final game of the <strong>URC</strong> league<br />
– but not the last for <strong>Ulster</strong>, with a place<br />
in the playoffs secured. The mood inside<br />
Kingspan Stadium can be justifiably<br />
cheerful, another season where the<br />
side proved itself more than merely<br />
competitive but good to watch.<br />
Under McFarland and his assistant Dan<br />
Soper, forwards coach Roddy Grant, skills<br />
guru Craig Newby and Bell, only one<br />
tangible proof of the improvement and<br />
innovation they have brought is missing:<br />
silverware.<br />
Will it be this season? Can <strong>Ulster</strong> negotiate<br />
the quarter-finals safely, and then the<br />
stiffer challenge still in the potential<br />
semi? Supporters should and do believe<br />
that this could be a special year for an<br />
exceptional group of players and staff.<br />
Leinster? McFarland would really love<br />
another crack at the side he admires so<br />
much and whose demise he has overseen<br />
more than once.<br />
That’s a story for another day.<br />
It’s possible that the ebullient Jeffery<br />
Toomaga-Allen could step into the front row<br />
this evening and his displays to date have<br />
been technically and physically impressive,<br />
and his joyous demeanour in the heat of<br />
battle has made him a crowd favourite at<br />
Kingspan Stadium.<br />
The staple talents of the admirable Rob<br />
Herring, Andy Warwick, Kieran Treadwell,<br />
Alan O’Connor, Nick Timoney and Duane<br />
Vermeulen will want to play in every match<br />
which remains of this roller-coaster season.<br />
John Andrew, Sam Carter, David McCann<br />
and several others with senior experience<br />
have parts to play.<br />
This evening’s visitors from <strong>Edinburgh</strong><br />
have had a tumultuous year, and the club is<br />
refashioning its coaching ticket after Mike<br />
Blair called time on his Head Coach tenure<br />
last month. He may still stay in the set-up<br />
when a permanent successor is appointed.<br />
The respected Steve Diamond, so successful<br />
at Sale, would appear to be in interim<br />
charge, and in any case the side, hoping to<br />
end the season on something like a high,<br />
arrives in Belfast after thrashing the Ospreys<br />
last weekend. It was a first <strong>URC</strong> win in nine<br />
outings, and something like a true reflection<br />
of the potential in the squad.<br />
Duhan van der Merwe, Blair Kinghorn, Pierre<br />
Schoeman, WP Nel, Stuart McInally in his<br />
last game for the club, Hamish Watson,<br />
Henry Pyrgos and others are proven<br />
Scottish internationals, a contingent which<br />
includes the national skipper Jamie Ritchie.<br />
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A Benetton Sat 7 Jan L 20-22 <strong>URC</strong><br />
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