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2022–23 Ulster Rugby season

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The 2022–23 season was Ulster Rugby's 29th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union. They competed in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. It was Dan McFarland's fifth season as head coach.

Head CoachDan McFarland
Operations DirectorBryn Cunningham
CaptainIain Henderson
United Rugby Championship2nd in table
Quarter-finals
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Ulster Rugby
2022–23 season
Head CoachDan McFarland
Operations DirectorBryn Cunningham
CaptainIain Henderson
United Rugby Championship2nd in table
Quarter-finals
European Rugby Champions CupRound of 16
Top try scorerLeague: Tom Stewart (16)
All: Tom Stewart (17)
Top points scorerLeague: John Cooney (134)
All: John Cooney (154)
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Ulster made a strong start to the URC season, going into the autumn international break second in the table, having beaten the Lions and Munster away and only lost to Leinster at home. Their away match against the Sharks was postponed after an outbreak of E.coli and norovirus. After comfortable win against Zebre, Ulster opened up a halftime lead away to Leinster, before the 14-man Leinster came back to win. There followed an abject 36–0 away defeat to Sale Sharks in the Champions Cup, after bad weather disrupted travel. The following week's home tie against La Rochelle was subject to a last-minute relocation to Dublin's Aviva Stadium, behind closed doors, because of a frozen pitch at Ravenhill. La Rochelle built up a 29–0 halftime lead, but Ulster recovered enough for a losing bonus point. After an away win against Connacht, Ulster lost to Munster and Benetton, lost to La Rochelle, and finally beat Sale and an under-strength Stormers at home, going into the Six Nations break third in the URC and in the round of 16 in the Champions Cup. After defeating the Sharks in the rearranged fixture, Ulster became the first European team in the URC to win all four fixtures against South African opposition by beating the Bulls at home. They lost their Champion's Cup knockout match against Leinster, but secured second spot in the URC table with five straight wins. That would have guaranteed a home semi-final had they won the quarter-final, but they lost it to Connacht.

Ulster's top scorer was scrum-half John Cooney with 154 points. Hooker Tom Stewart was top try scorer with 17 in all competitions, including a record 16 in the URC. He was named Ulster's player of the year, supporters club player of the season, and the URC Next-Gen Player of the Season. Stuart McCloskey was rugby writers' player of the season, and Stewart Moore was young player of the season. Lock Harry Sheridan and centre Jude Postlethwaite made their debuts this season. Hooker Rob Herring became the most-capped Ulster player, reaching 229 appearances for the province.

Ulster women finished last in the IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series. Centre Kelly McCormill was Ulster women's player of the year, and prop Sadhbh McGrath was young women's player of the year.

In the All-Ireland League, City of Armagh were promoted after topping Division 1B, Queen's University were promoted after topping Division 2A, and Instonians were promoted after topping Division 2C. Banbridge and Malone were both relegated from Division 1B. Ulster junior champions Clogher Valley were promoted to senior level after winning the provincial playoffs.

Men's season

Personnel changes

Ulster appointed a new defence coach, Jonny Bell, returning to his home province from a spell at Worcester Warriors, in place of the departing Jared Payne.[1]

New signings include Irish-qualified flanker Sean Reffell, from Saracens,[2] lock Frank Bradshaw Ryan from French club Nevers,[3] out-half Jake Flannery from Munster,[4] former All-Black tighthead prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen from Wasps,[5] and fullback Shea O'Brien from City of Armagh RFC, on a development contract.[6] Hooker Declan Moore, who was signed as temporary injury cover from Munster last season, made his move to Ulster permanent.[7] Academy centre Jude Postlethwaite signed a development contract, to be upgraded to a full senior contract after a year.[8]

After the collapse of Worcester Warriors, Scotland and Lions international loosehead prop Rory Sutherland joined until the end of the season.[9]

Hooker Bradley Roberts, now a Wales international, left for the Dragons,[10] prop Ross Kane and lock David O'Connor left for Ealing Trailfinders, and lock Mick Kearney, prop Jack McGrath and flanker Sean Reidy were released.[11]

Five new players joined the academy: last season's Ulster Schools Player of the Year, Campbell College lock Joe Hopes; QUB flanker Lorcan McLaughlin; Cambridge House Grammar flanker James McNabney; Coleraine Grammar fullback Rory Telfer; and Wallace High School prop Scott Wilson.

Summer internationals

Seven Ulster players were selected for Ireland's tour to New Zealand: hooker Rob Herring, prop Tom O'Toole, locks Iain Henderson and Kieran Treadwell, flanker Nick Timoney, centres Stuart McCloskey and James Hume, and fullback Michael Lowry. Treadwell, Herring and O'Toole made test appearances. Hume, Timoney, Lowry and McCloskey appeared in non-test matches against the Māori All Blacks. Henderson injured his knee before the opening match, and Hume injured his groin in the opening match against the Māori All Blacks.

James McCormick, Adam McNamee, Reuben Crothers, Josh Hanlon, Charlie Irvine, Lorcan McLoughlin, James McNabney, Reece Malone, Scott Wilson and Joseph Mawhinney all appeared for Ireland U20s in the summer.

Pre-season friendlies

Ulster's pre-season campaign opened on 2 September with a home friendly against Exeter Chiefs,[12] which they won 31–12. Jacob Stockdale scored a try on his return from injury, and new scrum-half Michael McDonald was named man of the match.[13]

A second friendly, away to Glasgow Warriors, arranged for 9 September, was cancelled following the death of Queen Elizabeth II the day before.[14]

Emerging Ireland tour

Ten Ulster players were selected for the Emerging Ireland tour to South Africa for the Toyota Challenge at the end of September: wings Robert Baloucoune and Ethan McIlroy; centre Stewart Moore; out-half Jake Flannery; scrum-halves Nathan Doak and Michael McDonald; loosehead prop Callum Reid; hooker Tom Stewart; lock Cormac Izuchukwu;[15] and flanker David McCann.[16]

Domestic season: first block

The team opened the season with a 36–10 home victory over Connacht in the URC. Hooker Tom Stewart made his first senior start, scored a try and was named Player of the Match.[17] After a high-scoring away win against Scarlets, in which John Cooney scored 30 points,[18] Ulster lost at home to Leinster in heavy rain.[19] There followed a 47–17 win over Ospreys, in which Luke Marshall and Sam Carter scored two tries each.[20] Ulster then became the first northern hemisphere team to win in South Africa this season, beating the Lions in Johannesburg.[21] Their next match, against the Sharks in Durban, was postponed after an outbreak of E. coli and norovirus meant they were unable to field a team.[22] Ulster narrowly beat Munster away, with Rory Sutherland making his debut[23] and John Andrew making his 100th appearance for the province, both off the bench,[24] and went into the international break second in the URC table.

Autumn international break

Eight Ulster players were called up to the Ireland squad for the 2022 end-of-year internationals: Robert Baloucoune, Rob Herring, Michael Lowry, Stuart McCloskey, Tom O'Toole, Jacob Stockdale, Nick Timoney and Kieran Treadwell. Two more, James Hume and Marty Moore, were selected for the panel for Ireland 'A' to play a New Zealand XV.[25]

Domestic second block

After the international break, Ulster had a comfortable home win over Zebre Parma, with Tom Stewart scoring two tries.[26] They then travelled to Leinster, and led the league leaders at half time, before Leinster fought back to win the game 38–29.[27] This began a three-game losing streak, as Ulster lost their opening two games in the Champions Cup. After poor weather caused travel disruption, they capitulated 39–0 away to Sale Sharks.[28] A frozen pitch at Ravenhill meant Ulster's home game against reigning champions La Rochelle had to be relocated to Dublin's Aviva Stadium at the last minute, with the match played behind closed doors. La Rochelle built a 29-0 half-time lead, but Ulster improved enough in the second half to earn two bonus points in a 29–36 defeat.[29] Returning to the URC, Ulster halted their losing streak with a close away win against Connacht, featuring another two-try display from Tom Stewart.[30] After last-minute defeats to Munster (during which flanker Sean Reffell made a URC record 42 tackles,[31] and tighthead prop Marty Moore's season was ended by an anterior cruciate ligament injury)[32] and Benetton in the URC and La Rochelle in the Champions Cup, Ulster secured qualification for the last 16 of the Champions Cup with a home win over Sale. They reached the Six Nations break with a bonus point home win against the Stormers, sitting at third in the URC table and second in the Irish shield.[33]

Academy lock Harry Sheridan made his senior debut in the away defeat to La Rochelle.[34]

Six Nations international break

Five Ulster players were called up to the initial Ireland squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship: Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Tom O'Toole, Stuart McCloskey and Jacob Stockdale. Tom Stewart was later added to the squad as cover for the injured Ronan Kelleher,[35] Nick Timoney was added to the squad ahead of the fourth match against Scotland,[36] and Kieran Treadwell was called up for the fifth match against England.[37]

James McNabney, Rory Telfer and Joe Hopes all featured for Ireland in the U20 Six Nations.[38][39]

During the Six Nations, Ulster played three away games, losing to Glasgow Warriors, before travelling to Durban to defeat the Sharks in a fixture rearranged from October, and then defeating Cardiff. This left Ulster in third.[40]

Centre Jude Postlethwaite made his senior debut in the away win against Cardiff.[41]

Domestic season: third block

Ulster finished the URC regular season with three home games. In the first of these three, they defeated the Bulls, with Tom Stewart scoring a hat-trick. This result made them the first European team in the URC to beat all four South African sides in the same season.[42] The following week they went out of the Champions Cup in the round of 16, losing 30–15 to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium. Back in the URC, they moved into second with a bonus point win against the Dragons 40–21, with Tom Stewart scoring another hat-trick. The following week they secured second place with a home win over Edinburgh, earning a home quarter-final against Connacht, which they lost 10–15. Wing Jacob Stockdale made his 100th appearance for the province, and hooker Rob Herring equalled the all-time appearance record with 229, alongside Andrew Trimble and Darren Cave.[43]

Women's season

Ulster finished bottom of the IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series, losing all their matches.

The inaugural Celtic Challenge was held in January and February 2023. Ireland entered a Combined Provinces XV, which finished top of the table. Ulster players selected were Sophie Barrett, India Daley, Ella Durkan, Brittany Hogan, Maeve Nuala Liston, Kelly McCormill, Sadhbh McGrath, Rachel McIlroy, Stacey Sloan and Fiona Tuite.[44]

Awards

Ulster Rugby Awards

The 2023 Ulster Rugby Awards were announced online on 1 June. Winners were:[45]

Men's and boys' awards

Women's and girls' awards

Club & community awards

  • Club player of the year: George Pringle, Ballynahinch RFC
  • Referee of the year: Peter Martin

URC awards

Tom Stewart was the URC's Top Try Scorer with 16, a record for the competition - beating the 14 scored by Edinburgh's Tim Visser in 2010-11 and the Cheetahs' Rabz Maxwane in 2018-19,[46] and the Next-Gen Player of the Season award for players under 23 who have fewer than five international caps.[47]

Men's personnel

Staff

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name Nationality
Chief executive officer Jonny Petrie Scotland
Operations director Bryn Cunningham Ireland
Head coach Dan McFarland England
Assistant coach Dan Soper New Zealand
Defence coach Jonny Bell Ireland
Forwards coach Roddy Grant Scotland
Skills coach Craig Newby New Zealand
Academy manager Gavin Hogg Ireland
Elite performance development officer Willie Faloon Ireland
Elite performance development officer Neil Doak Ireland
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Senior squad

More information Ulster Rugby squad ...
Ulster Rugby squad[a][60]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. Italics denotes academy players who appeared in the senior team.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
ST denotes a short-term signing.
  1. [a]
    Taking into account signings and departures head of 2021–22 season as listed on List of 2022–23 United Rugby Championship transfers.
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Academy squad

More information Ulster Rugby academy squad ...
Ulster Rugby academy squad[64]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

  • None currently named

Fullbacks

Number in brackets indicates players stage in the three-year academy cycle.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.[65]
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Men's competitions and results

Season record

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CompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLost PFPAPD TFTA
2022-23 Champions Cup 5 1 0 4 69 123 -54 9 14
2022-23 URC 19 13 0 6 564 393 174 80 45
Total 24 14 0 10 633 516 117 89 59
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Home attendance

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Domestic League European Cup Total
League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance
2022–23 United Rugby Championship 10 13,413 16,741 10,858 2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup 1 18,196 18,196 18,196 152,330 13,848
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2022–23 United Rugby Championship

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More information Team, P ...
2022–23 United Rugby Championship watch · edit · discuss
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1Ireland Leinster181611580363+217824213079
2Ireland Ulster181305554378+176794512468
3South Africa Stormers (RU)181224531391+140694813368
4Scotland Glasgow Warriors181305498403+95725311063
5Ireland Munster (CH)181017470357+11361439455
6South Africa Bulls181008613448+165785211253
7Ireland Connacht181008456426+3064587350
8South Africa Sharks18918486480+663618248
9South Africa Lions18909454538–8455757245
10Wales Cardiff18909425470–4552646244
11Italy Benetton188010440533–9356748141
12Scotland Edinburgh186012466467–170628638
13Wales Ospreys185211400514–11452706535
14Wales Scarlets186111435506–7155655334
15Wales Dragons184014391534–14346705324
16Italy Zebre Parma180018343734–391501056511
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[66]
  1. number of matches won;
  2. the difference between points for and points against;
  3. the number of tries scored;
  4. the most points scored;
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  6. the fewest red cards received;
  7. the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background indicates teams that are playoff places that top their regional pools and earn a place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup

Blue background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool but are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup
Pink background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool but are in play-off places, and earn a place in the 2023–24 European Challenge Cup
Yellow background indicates teams that top their regional pool and thus currently in a qualification place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2023–24 European Challenge Cup.
Q: qualified for play-offs. H: home field advantage secured for quarter-and semi-final. h; home field advantage secured for quarter-final X: cannot reach play-offs. E: qualified for Champions Cup.

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1. 17 September 2022 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 36-10 Ireland Connacht Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:35 Try: Marshall 27'
Stewart 37'
N. Doak 50'
S. Moore 63'
Reid 75'
Con: N. Doak (4) 28' 38' 52' 76'
Pen: N. Doak 44'
 Report[17]
Match Centre
Highlights
Player of the Match:
Tom Stewart		 Try: Blade 70'
Con: Hawkshaw 71'
Pen: Fitzgerald 41'
Cards: Boyle Yellow card 63'		 Attendance: 10,858[67]
Referee: Eoghan Cross
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Sam Carter,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. David McCann,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Stewart Moore.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 60'), 17. Callum Reid (for O'Sullivan 58'), 18. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen (for M. Moore 5'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Carter 58'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for McCann 58'),
21. David Shanahan (for Burns 65'), 22. Angus Curtis (for McCloskey 53'), 23. Aaron Sexton (for Baloucoune 77').

URC Fantasy Team of the Week: Tom Stewart, Luke Marshall, Stewart Moore.[68]
RTÉ Team of the Week: Tom Stewart, Marty Moore, Nathan Doak, Stewart Moore.[69]

2. 24 September 2022 Scarlets Wales 39-55 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
13:00 Try: J. Davies 16'
Conbeer 20'
Fifita 41'
D. Hughes (2) 54' 62'
Con: Costelow (3) 19' 42' 54'
Patchell 63'
Pen: Costelow 24'
Patchell 67'
Cards: Costlow Yellow card 33'
Vaea Fifita Yellow card 74'		 Report[18]
Match centre
Highlights
Player of the Match:
John Cooney		 Try: O'Connor 5'
M. Moore 14'
Cooney (2) 33' 57'
Marcus Rea 41'
Burns 48'
O'Toole 77'
Con: Cooney (7) 6' 15' 34' 42' 49' 58' 78'
Pen: Cooney (2) 43' 74'
 Attendance: 6,171[70]
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Aaron Sexton,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Declan Moore (for Reffell, 68'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick, 46'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for M. Moore, 22'),
19. Sam Carter (for Treadwell, 54'), 20. Sean Reffell (for Marcus Rea, 58'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney, 79'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Marshall, 58'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Sexton, 32').

URC Fantasy Team of the Week: John Cooney, Michael Lowry.[71]
RTÉ Team of the Week: John Cooney, Stuart McCloskey, Michael Lowry.[72]

3. 30 September 2022 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 13–20 Ireland Leinster Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:35 Try: Andrew 61'
Con: Cooney 63'
Pen: Cooney (2) 18' 72'
 Report[19]
Match centre		 Try: Baird 7'
Sheehan
Con: R. Byrne (2) 9' 22'
Pen: R. Byrne (2) 36' 45'
Cards: J. O'Brien Yellow card 62'		 Attendance: 14,477[73]
Referee: Andrew Brace
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Aaron Sexton,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring, 22'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick, 58'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole, 58'),
19. Sam Carter (for Treadwell, 63'), 20. Greg Jones (for Matty Rea, 58'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney, 72'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Marshall, 72'), 23. Ben Moxham (for Stockdale, 40').

4. 8 October 2022 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 47-17 Wales Ospreys Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:35 Try: Marshall (2) 1' 33'
Andrew 7'
Carter (2) 22' 64'
McCloskey 41'
Marcus Rea 75'
Con: Cooney (6) 2' 8' 23' 34' 66' 76'
 Report[20]
Match centre
Player of the Match:
Luke Marshall		 Try: J. Morgan 12'
Morris 82'
Con: Walsh (2) 13' 82'
Pen: Walsh 27'
 Attendance: 11,517[74]
Referee: Ben Blain
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. John Andrew, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Sam Carter,
6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. John Cooney, 10. Ian Madigan,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Declan Moore (for Andrew 77'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 52'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for M. Moore 11'),
19. Frank Bradshaw Ryan (for O'Connor 52'), 20. Marcus Rea (for Vermeulen 61'),
21. David Shanahan (for Burns 61'), 22. Billy Burns (for Madigan 40'), 23. Aaron Sexton (for McCloskey 44').

URC Fantasy Team of the Week: Sam Carter, Nick Timoney.[75]
RTÉ Team of the Week: Sam Carter, Nick Timoney, Luke Marshall, Michael Lowry[76]

5. 15 October 2022 (2 BP) Lions South Africa 37–39 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Try: F. Horn (2) 16' 76'
Tshituka 32'
Coetzee 61'
Q. Horn 65'
Con: Lombard 17'
Hendrikse (2) 66' 77'
Pen: Lombard (2) 7' 26'
Cards: Van Wyk Yellow card 39'		 Report[21]
Match centre
Highlights
Player of the Match:
Michael Lowry		 Try: Baloucoune 1'
Burns 39'
Lyttle 41'
McCloskey 46'
Herring 52'
Con: Cooney (3) 2' 42' 47'
N. Doak 53'
Pen: Cooney 9'
N. Doak 74'
 Attendance: 5,419
Referee: Ben Blain
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Gareth Milasinovich,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Sam Carter,
6. David McCann, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 57'), 17. Callum Reid (for O'Sullivan 57'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Milasinovich 24'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Carter 66'), 20. Nick Timoney (for McCann 50'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Cooney 50'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Marshall 75'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Baloucoune 57').

URC Fantasy Team of the Week: Stuart McCloskey.[77]
RTÉ Team of the Week: Rob Herring, Stuart McCloskey, Michael Lowry[78]

7. 29 October 2022 (1 BP) Munster Ireland 14-15 Ireland Ulster Thomond Park, Limerick  
17:15 Try: S. Daly 66'
Pen: Crowley (3) 9' 48' 53'
Cards: Fekitoa Yellow card 39'		 Report[79]
Match centre
Highlights
Player of the Match:
Marty Moore		 Try: Murphy 4'
Stewart 13'
Hume 41'
Cards: Izuchukwu Yellow card 63'		 Attendance: 15,260[80]
Referee: Frank Murphy
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Sam Carter,
6. David McCann, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Ethan McIlroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. James Hume, 14. Ben Moxham,
15. Stewart Moore.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 60'), 17. Rory Sutherland (for Warwick 41'), 18. Gareth Milasinovich,
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Carter 53'), 20. Matty Rea (for McCann 52'),
21. John Cooney (for Doak 43'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Marshall 41'), 23. Craig Gilroy.

URC Fantasy Team of the Week: Tom Stewart[81]
RTÉ Team of the Week: Tom Stewart, Marty Moore, Alan O'Connor, James Hume[82]

8. 25 November 2022 Ulster Ireland 36-15 Italy Zebre Parma Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:35 Try: Stewart (2) 4' 52'
Matty Rea 8'
Reid 35'
S. Moore
Andrew 65'
Con: N. Doak (3) 9' 36' 42'
Cards: Carter Yellow card 30'
N. Doak Yellow card 43'		 Report[83]
Match centre
Player of the Match:
Tom Stewart		 Try: Pani 30'
Cronjé 80'
Con: Prisciantelli 81'
Pen: Prisciantelli 13'
 Attendance: 16,741[84]
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Cormac Izuchukwu, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Duane Vermeulen (c),
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. James Hume, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Stewart Moore.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart, 61'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Reid, 61'), 18. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen (for M. Moore, 40'),
19. Iain Henderson (for Izuchukwu 52'), 20. David McCann (for Matty Rea 54'),
21. Michael McDonald (for Flannery, 61'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Marshall 64'), 23. Ben Moxham (For Stockdale 77').

URC Fantasy Team of the Week: Tom Stewart.[85]
RTÉ Team of the Week: Tom Stewart, Stewart Moore[86]

9. 3 December 2022 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 38-29 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) RDS Arena, Dublin  
19:35 Try: Kelleher 40'
Ringrose (2) 58' 63'
Porter 73'
Lowe 75'
Con: R. Byrne (5) 42' 59' 63' 73' 76'
Pen: R. Byrne 2'
 Report[87]
Match centre		 Try: Herring 21'
Treadwell 28'
McIlroy 34'
Carter 79'
Con: Cooney (2) 22' 29'
Nathan Doak 80'
Pen: Cooney 9'
Cards: Hume Yellow card 60'
Timoney Yellow card 63'		 Attendance: 15,990[88]
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Iain Henderson (c), 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Ethan McIlroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Stewart Moore,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Stewart 20'), 17. Callum Reid (for Warwick 73'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for M. Moore 52'),
19. Sam Carter (for Treadwell 52'), 20. Duane Vermeulen (for Henderson 56'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Cooney 44'), 22. Jacob Stockdale (for Hume 70'), 23. Matty Rea (for Timoney 73').

10. 23 December 2022 (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 20-22 Ireland Ulster The Sportsground, Galway  
17:35 Try: Blade 59'
Butler 78'
Byrne 84'
Con: Carty 78'
Pen: Carty 34'
 Report[89]
Match centre
Player of the Match:
Tom Stewart		 Try: Lyttle 29'
Stewart (2) 44', 53'
Con: Cooney (2) 45', 54'
Pen: Cooney 71'
Cards: Jones Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 6,041
Referee: Frank Murphy
Ulster lineup:

1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. David McCann, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Nathan Doak,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 80'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Sutherland 65'), 18. Gareth Milsinovich (for M. Moore 51'),
19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 52'), 20. Greg Jones (for McCann 57'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 81'), 22. Jake Flannery (for Marshall 81'), 23. Stewart Moore (for Lowry 40').

11. 1 January 2023 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 14-15 Ireland Munster Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
17:15 Try: Baloucoune 67'
Pen: Cooney (3) 15' 19' 24'
Cards: Stewart Yellow card 35'		 Report[90]
Match centre		 Try: Patterson 44'
Healy 79'
Con: Healy 80'
Pen: Healy 73'
 Attendance: 16,672
Ulster lineup:

1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Greg Jones, 7. Sean Reffell, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Stewart Moore.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for S. Moore 35-45', for Stewart 76'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Sutherland 65'), 18. Gareth Milsinovich (for M. Moore 29'),
19. Sam Carter (for Treadwell 62'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for Jones 65'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Cooney 62'), 22. Jake Flannery (for Burns 72'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Stockdale 76').

12. 7 January 2023 Benetton Italy 31-29 Ireland Ulster (2 BP) Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
Try: Albornoz 13'
Ratave 18'
Brex 63'
Con: Albornoz (2) 14' 19'
Pen: Albornoz 36'
Smith (2) 59' 77'
Drop: Albornoz 42'
Cards: Pettinelli Yellow card 75'		 Report[91]
Match centre		 Try: O'Sullivan 8'
Herring 54'
Lowry 67'
Penalty try 74'
Con: Cooney (2) 9' 68'
Pen: Cooney 40'
 Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Greg Jones, 7. Sean Reffell, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 56'), 17. Rory Sutherland (for O'Sullivan 56'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Reffell 68'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Henderson 49'), 20. Duane Vermeulen (for Jones 49'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Burns 74'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Hume 49'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Stockdale 74').

13. 27 January 2023 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 35-5 South Africa Stormers Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:35 Try: N. Doak 13'
Moxham 20'
Timoney 41'
Toomaga-Allen 45'
Lowry 56'
Con: N. Doak (4) 14' 21' 42' 46'
Cooney 57'
 Report[92]
Match centre
Player of the Match:
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen		 Try: Venter 76'
Cards: Dixon Yellow card 44'		 Attendance: 12,216[84]
Referee: Ian Adamson
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Sam Carter,
6. Harry Sheridan, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Ben Moxham, 12. Stewart Moore, 13. James Hume, 14. Rob Lyttle,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 52'), 17. Rory Sutherland (for O'Sullivan 54'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Toomaga-Allen 64'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for Carter 52'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for Sheridan 54'),
21. John Cooney (for Doak 52'), 22. Ian Madigan (for Burns 70'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Lyttle 57').

14. 17 February 2023 Glasgow Warriors Scotland 17-11 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
17:35 Try: Valianu 17'
Dempsey 63'
F. Brown 74'
Con: Weir 76'
 Report[93]
Match centre		 Try: Sheridan 28'
Pen: N. Doak 41'
Cooney 82'
 Attendance: 7,338
Referee: Craig Evans
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Harry Sheridan, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stewart Moore, 13. James Hume, 14. Ben Moxham,
15. Ethan McIlroy.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 61'), 17. Rory Sutherland (for O'Sullivan 45'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Toomaga-Allen 67'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for O'Connor 67'), 20. Greg Jones (for Timoney 61'),
21. John Cooney (for Doak 50'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Hume 76'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Moxham 57').

6. 25 February 2023 (2 BP) Sharks South Africa 24-31 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
12:00 Try: Williams 1'
Abrahams 29'
N. Mchunu 51'
Chamberlain 67'
Con: Bosch (2) 30' 51'
 Postponed from 22 October 2022 due to illness[94]
Report[95]
Match centre
Player of the Match: John Cooney		 Try: Stewart (2) 24' 32'
S. Moore 43'
Sheridan 56'
Con: Cooney (4) 25' 33' 44' 58'
Pen: Cooney 18'
 Attendance: 13,212
Referee: Sam Grove-White
Ulster lineup:

1. Rory Sutherland, 2. John Andrew, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Harry Sherridan,
6. Jordi Murphy, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen (c),
9. John Cooney, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Aaron Sexton, 12. Stewart Moore, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Andrew 3'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Sutherland 65'), 18. Gareth Milasinovich (for Toomaga-Allen 65'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for O'Connor 76-78', for Vermeulen 78'), 20. David McCann (for Murphy 59'),
21. David Shanahan, 22. Ian Madigan (for Flannery 59'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Gilroy 37').

15. 4 March 2023 Cardiff Wales 20-42 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park  
Try: Lane (2) 6' 62'
Summerhill 66'
Con: Evans 67'
Pen: Evans 16'
 Report[96]
Match centre
Player of the Match: Nathan Doak		 Try: S. Moore 1'
Stockdale 18'
N. Doak 24'
Burns 51'
Stewart (2) 60' 72'
Con: N. Doak (6) 2' 19' 25' 52' 61' 73'
 Attendance: 6,728
Referee: Hollie Davidson
Ulster lineup:

1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Sam Carter,
6. David McCann, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stewart Moore, 13. James Hume, 14. Ben Moxham,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 58'), 17. Callum Reid (for Sutherland 58'), 18. Gareth Milasinovich (for Toomaga-Allen 68'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Carter 49'), 20. Harry Sheridan (for Treadwell 72'),
21. John Cooney, 22. Jude Postlethwaite (for Hume 59'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Stockdale 62').

16. 25 March 2023 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 32-23 South Africa Bulls Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
Try: Baloucoune 2'
Stewart (3) 25' 42' 54'
Con: N. Doak (3) 26' 43' 54'
Pen: N. Doak 72'
Cooney 79'
 Report[97]
Match centre
Player of the Match:
Tom Stewart		 Try: Arendse 19'
Burger 32'
Con: C. Smith (2) 19' 33'
Pen: C. Smith (3) 13' 40' 63'
Cards: Louw Yellow card 42'
Du Plessis Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 12,196
Referee: Craig Evans
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Sam Carter,
6. David McCann, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stewart Moore, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 77'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 50'), 18. Gareth Milasinovich (for Toomaga-Allen 61'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell 61'), 20. Harry Sheridan (for Carter 50'),
21. John Cooney (for Cooney 77'), 22. Jude Postlethwaite (for S. Moore 50'), 23. Marcus Rea (for McCann 61').

17. 14 April 2022 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 40-19 Wales Dragons Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
Try: McCann 7'
Stewart (3) 29' 37' 48'
Timoney 67'
Penalty try 79'
Con: Cooney (4) 9' 38' 50' 68'
 Report[98]
Match centre
Highlights
Player of the Match:
Tom Stewart		 Try: O'Brien 11'
Dee 54'
R. Williams 56'
Con: O'Brien 12'
Reed 55'
Cards: Dee Yellow card 37'
Hewitt Yellow card 80'		 Attendance: 11,972
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Sam Carter,
6. David McCann, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 66'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 22'), 18. Jeff Toomaga-Allen (for O'Toole 5'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for Carter 58'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Vermeulen 53'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Burns 76'), 22. Stewart Moore (for McCloskey 64'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Lowry 44'-55', for Gilroy 76').

18. 21 April 2023 Ulster Ireland 28-14 Scotland Edinburgh Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
Try: Stockdale 25'
Cooney 41'
Timoney 64'
Con: Cooney (2) 42' 65'
Pen: Cooney (3) 37' 43' 78'
 Report[99]
Highlights
Match centre
Player of the Match:
John Cooney		 Try: Graham 7'
Nel 75'
Con: Boffelli (2) 8' 76'
Cards: Young Yellow card 64'		 Attendance: 14,641
Referee: Andrea Piardi
Ulster lineup:

1. Andy Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. David McCann, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart Moore, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 27'), 17. Callum Reid (for Warwick 71'), 18. Gareth Milasinovich (for Toomaga-Allen 62'),
19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 56'), 20. Harry Sheridan (for Marshall 69'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Baloucoune 40'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Lowry 12'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Hume 13').

Quarter-final

5 May 2023 Ulster Ireland 10-15 Ireland Connacht Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:35 Try: O'Connor 63'
Con: Cooney 65'
Pen: Cooney 20'
 Report[100]
Match Centre		 Pen: Carty (5) 24' 33' 40' 44' 75'
 Attendance: 12,844
Referee: Andrew Brace
Ulster lineup:

1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. David McCann, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 58'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for O'Sullivan 78'), 18. Gareth Milasinovich (for Toomaga-Allen 40'),
19. Sam Carter (for Treadwell 58'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for Timoney 58'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Cooney 73'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Lowry 23'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Hume 65').

2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup

Main article: 2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup

Group stage

More information Pool B, P ...
2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool B
Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France La Rochelle 440012057+631572018
France Toulouse 440011053+571271017
South Africa Stormers 430110668+381373015
England Leicester Tigers 430111689+2711101114
Wales Ospreys 430110088+1212101114
Ireland Munster 42027367+6850210
France Montpellier 411292104–121313219
Ireland Ulster 41035493–39711127
France Clermont 410385111–26812116
England Sale Sharks 41037494–201112105
England London Irish 401376115–391015013
England Northampton Saints 400454121–67516011
Green background (rows 1 to 8) indicates qualification places for the Champions Cup round of 16.
Blue background (rows 9 to 10) indicates qualification places for the Challenge Cup round of 16.
Starting table — source: European Professional Club Rugby
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11 December 2022 (1 BP) Sale Sharks England 39–0 Ireland Ulster Salford City Stadium, Barton-upon-Irwell  
13:00 Try: T. Curry 16' m
D. du Preez 22' c
R. du Preez 49' m
Curtis 64' c
McGuigan 71' c
Reed 77' m
Con: R. du Preez (3/6) 22', 65', 72'
Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 28'
 Report[101]
Highlights		 Cards: Vermeulen Yellow card 30' Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen Yellow card 30',
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 50'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 50'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 7', 50'),
19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 74'), 20. Marcus Rea (for Matty Rea 45'),
21. David Shanahan (for Doak 59'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Hume 31'), 23. Ben Moxham (for Stockdale 59').

2. 17 December 2022 (2 BP) Ulster Ireland 29–36 France La Rochelle Aviva Stadium, Dublin[a]  
17:30 Try: Henderson 44' c
Cooney 60' c
Vermeulen 63' m
Stewart 74' c
Con: Cooney (3/4) 45', 61', 75'
Pen: Cooney (1/1) 80+1'
Cards: Henderson Yellow card 24'		 Report[103]
Highlights		 Try: Dulin 28' c
Hastoy 40' c
Bougarit 53' c
Con: Hastoy (3/3) 30', 40+1', 54'
Pen: Hastoy (5/6) 4', 15', 19', 25', 39'
Cards: Danty Yellow card 60'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Ulster lineup:

1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Iain Henderson (c) Yellow card 24', 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Stewart 52'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Sutherland 60'), 18. Gareth Milasinovich (for M. Moore 60'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for Carter 53'), 20. David McCann (for Timoney 65'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Burns 21'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Marshall 73'), 23. Ben Moxham.

3. 14 January 2023 La Rochelle France 7 – 3 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle  
18:30 Try: Sclavi 80+1' c
Con: Hastoy (1/1) 80+3'
Cards: Boudehent Yellow card 32'		 Report[104]
Highights		 Pen: N. Doak (1/2) 65'
 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Ulster lineup:

1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Iain Henderson (c), 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Ian Madigan,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Rob Lyttle,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 65'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Sutherland 61'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Toomaga-Allen 70'),
19. Harry Sheridan (for Treadwell 57'), 20. David McCann (for Henderson 61'),
21. Michael McDonald, 22. Ben Moxham (for Marshall 26'), 23. Ethan McIlroy.

4. 21 January 2023 Ulster Ireland 22–11 England Sale Sharks Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
20:00 Try: Lyttle 19' m
Herring 64' c
Vermeulen 76' c
Con: Cooney (2/2) 65', 78'
Pen: N. Doak (1/1) 38'
Cards: N. Doak Yellow card 45'		 Report[105]
Highlights
Star of the Match:
Nick Timoney		 Try: B. Curry 47' m
Pen: R. Du Preez (2/2) 3', 25'
Cards: Rodd Yellow card 17'
Ross Yellow card 75'		 Attendance: 18,196
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Sam Carter,
6. Harry Sheridan, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. Nathan Doak Yellow card 45', 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Rob Lyttle,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Stewart 53'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 53'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Toomaga-Allen 53'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for Carter 62'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for Doak 56'),
21. John Cooney (for Sheridan 50'), 22. Ian Madigan, 23. Ben Moxham.

Round of 16

1 April 2023 Leinster Ireland 30-15 Ireland Ulster Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:30 Try: Baird 19'
Gibson-Park 53'
Porter 62'
Con: R. Byrne (3) 20' 54' 63'
Pen: R. Byrne (3) 11' 25' 37'
 Report[106] Try: Hume 26'
Herring 57'
Con: Cooney 58'
Pen: Doak 10'
Cards: Hume Yellow card 52'
Sheridan Yellow card 68'		 Attendance: 51,700[107]
Referee: Luke Pearce
Ulster lineup:

1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. David McCann, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume Yellow card 52', 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements: 16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 58-62'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Sutherland 62'), 18. Jeff Toomaga-Allen (for O'Toole 41'),
19. Harry Sheridan (for McCann 46' Yellow card 68'), 20. Marcus Rea (for Treadwell 66'),
21. John Cooney (for Doak 50'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Burns 54'), 23. Ben Moxham (for Baloucoune 78').

Notes

  1. [a]
    Match was originally due to take place at the Kingspan Stadium, but had to be relocated because of a frozen pitch.[102]

Friendlies

2 September 2022 Ulster Ireland 31-12 England Exeter Chiefs Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
Try: Madigan
Lyttle
Andrew
Marshall
Stockdale
Con: Flannery (2)
N. Doak
 Report[108] Try: Schickerling
Norey
Con: Skinner
 Referee: Andrew Brace
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. Declan Moore, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen,
4. Frank Bradshaw Ryan, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Harry Sheridan, 7. Sean Reffell, 8. Jordi Murphy (c),
9. Michael McDonald, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Ian Madigan, 13. Angus Curtis, 14. Aaron Sexton,
15. Shea O'Brien.
Replacements:
Eric O'Sullivan, Tom Stewart, Marty Moore, John Andrew, Gareth Milsinovich,
Alan O'Connor, Cormac Izuchukwu,
Matty Rea, Marcus Rea, Greg Jones,
Nathan Doak, Billy Burns, Conor McKee,
Jacob Stockdale, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy, Stewart Moore, Rory Telfer.

Women's personnel

Squad

More information Ulster Senior Women's Squad ...
Ulster Senior Women's Squad[109]

Props

Hookers

  • Ireland Beth Cregan
  • Ireland Megan Simpson

Locks

  • Ireland Brenda Barr
  • Ireland Hannah Beattie
  • Ireland Keelin Brady
  • Ireland Helen McGhee
  • Ireland Nicole Watterson

Back row

  • Ireland Sophie Barrett
  • Ireland India Daley
  • Ireland Megan Simpson
  • Ireland Stacey Sloan
  • Ireland Fiona Tuite

Scrum-halves

  • Ireland Hannah Downey
  • Ireland Rachael McIlroy
  • Ireland Amber Redmond

Out-halves

  • Ireland Ella Durkan

Centres

  • Ireland Mya Alcorn
  • Ireland Emma Jordan
  • Ireland Kelly McCormill
  • Ireland Amanda Morton

Back three

  • Ireland Maeve Liston
  • Ireland Niamh Marley
  • Ireland Lucy Thompson
  • Ireland Fern Wilson
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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Women's competitions and results

2022-23 Women's Interprovincial Series

Main article: IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series
More information Team, P ...
Team P W D L PF PA LP Pts
1 3 3 0 0 110 41 0 12
2 3 2 0 1 98 36 0 8
3 3 1 0 2 59 10 0 4
4 3 0 0 3 19 102 1 1
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7 January 2023 (1 BP) Munster Munster 34-0 Ulster Ulster Musgrave Park, Cork  
Try: Deirbhile Nic a Bháird (2)
Stephanie Nunan
Aoife Doyle
Claire Bennett (2)
Con: Nicole Cronin
Kate Flannery
 Report[110]
Ulster lineup:

1. Sadhbh McGrath, 2. Beth Cregan(c), 3. Ilse van Staden,
4. Keelin Brady, 5. Helen McGhee,
6. Brenda Barr, 7. Fiona Tuite, 8. Stacey Sloan,
9. Rachael McIlroy, 10. Ella Durkin,
11. Niamh Marley, 12. Mya Acorn, 13. Kelly McCormill, 14. Fern Wilson,
15. Maeve Liston.
Replacements:
Sophie Barrett (for Sloan 40'), Ava Fannin (for Van Staden 57'), Megan Simpson (for Tuite 57'), Lucy Thompson (for McCormill 57'), Gemma McCamley (for McGrath 63'), Amber Redmond (for McIlroy 63'), Nicole Watterson (for McGhee), Amanda Morton (for Alcorn 69')

14 January 2023 (1 BP) Ulster Ulster 19-25 Connacht Connacht (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
Try: Beth Cregan (2)
Niamh Marley
Con: Ella Durkan (2)
 Report[111] Try: Clara Barrett (2)
Ava Ryder
Emma Fabby
Con: Nicole Fowley
Pen: Nicole Fowley
Ulster lineup:

1. Sadhbh McGrath, 2. Megan Simpson, 3. Ilse van Staden,
4. Keelin Brady, 5. Brenda Barr,
6. India Daley, 7. Beth Cregan (c), 8. Sophie Barrett,
9. Rachael McIlroy, 10. Ella Durkan,
11. Niamh Marley, 12. Mya Alcorn, 13. Kelly McCormill, 14. Fern Wilson,
15. Maeve Liston.
Replacements:
Gemma McCamley (for McGrath 30-53'), Ava Fannin (for van Staden 30-53'), Emma Jordan (for Alcorn 40'), Helen McGhee (for Barr 60'), Fiona Tuite (for Daley 60'), Amber Redmond (for McIlroy 65'), Stacey Sloan (for Simpson 71'), Amanda Morton.

21 January 2023 Ulster Ulster 0-43 Leinster Leinster (1 BP) Upper Malone, Belfast  
Try: Emma Hooban
Hannah O’Connor (3)
Molly Scuffil-McCabe
Ella Roberts
Niamh Byrne
Con: Dannah O’Brien (4)
 Report[112]
Ulster lineup:

1. Sadhbh McGrath, 2. Megan Simpson, 3. Ilse van Staden (Cooke RFC),
4. Keelin Brady, 5. Brenda Barr,
6. India Daley, 7. Beth Cregan (c), Sophie Barrett,
9. Rachael McIlroy, 10. Ella Durkan,
11. Niamh Marley, 12. Kelly McCormill, 13. Emma Jordan, 14. Lucy Thompson,
15. Maeve Liston.
Replacements:
Aishling O'Connell (for Van Staden 27'), Gemma McCamley (for McGrath 27'), Helen McGhee (for Barr 40') Fiona Tuite (for Barrett 40'), Fern Wilson (for Thompson 40'), Stacey Sloan (for Daley 51'), Hannah Beattie (for Brady 63'), Hannah Downey (for McIlroy 68').

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