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Ulster Rugby
2013–14 season
Head CoachMark Anscombe
Director of RugbyDavid Humphreys
CaptainJohann Muller
Pro12Semi-final
Heineken CupQuarter-final
Top try scorerAll: Tommy Bowe (6)
Luke Marshall (6)
Andrew Trimble (6)
Top points scorerAll: Paddy Jackson (239)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2013–14 season was Ulster's 20th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their second under head coach Mark Anscombe. They competed in the Heineken Cup and the Pro12.

They finished fourth in the Pro12, qualifying for the semi-finals and next season's Champions Cup. They lost the semi-final to Leinster. Ulster and Connacht jointly won the Fair Play Award, and wing Andrew Trimble and lock Johann Muller made the Pro12 Dream Team. They topped their pool in the Champions Cup, qualifying for the quarter-final, which they lost to Saracens, after Jared Payne saw an early red card. Out-half Paddy Jackson was leading scorer with 239 points. Andrew Trimble, wing Tommy Bowe and centre Luke Marshall were joint leading try scorers with six each. Andrew Trimble was Ulster's Player of the Year, and IRUPA Players' Player of the Year.[1]

Johann Muller, flanker Stephen Ferris and utility back Paddy Wallace retired at the end of the season. Props John Afoa moved to Gloucester, and Tom Court to London Irish. David Humphreys left as director of rugby to take up the same post at Gloucester.[2] A few weeks later, head coach Mark Anscombe resigned. Les Kiss took over as director of rugby,[3] and Neil Doak as head coach.[4]

Staff

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Position Name Nationality
Director of Rugby David Humphreys Ireland
Head Coach Mark Anscombe New Zealand
Team Manager David Millar Ireland
Backs Coach Neil Doak Ireland
Defence Coach Jonny Bell Ireland
Head of Strength & Conditioning Jonny Davis Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Kevin Geary Ireland
Head of Physiotherapy Gareth Robinson Ireland
Physiotherapist Alan McAldin Ireland

Squad

[edit]

Senior squad

[edit]
Ulster Rugby squad[12]

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.
Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.[13][14]

Academy squad

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Position[19] Name Nationality
Elite Performance Development Manager Allen Clarke Ireland
Representative Team Performance Manager Michael Black Ireland
Academy Schools Coach Brian McLaughlin Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach David Drake Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Amy Davis Ireland
Sub-Academy Fitness Coach Matthew Maguire Ireland
Physiotherapist David Minion Ireland
Ulster Rugby Academy squad[20]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

  • none

Centres

Wings

  • none

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players, 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.

Season record

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CompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLost PFPAPD TFTA
2013-14 Heineken Cup 7 6 0 1 194 79 115 17 6
2013-14 Pro12 23 15 0 8 479 332 147 45 27
Total 30 21 0 9 673 411 262 62 33

Heineken Cup

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Pool 5

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Team P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Ireland Ulster (1) 660017962+1171742026
England Leicester Tigers (7) 6402159112+471693221
France Montpellier 6204121124−314112111
Italy Benetton Treviso 600641202−161225000
Source : www.ercrugby.com
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
11 October 2013 Ulster Ireland 22–16 England Leicester Tigers (1 BP) Ravenhill, Belfast  
20:00 Try: Bowe 15' c
Con: Jackson (1/1)
Pen: Jackson (5/6) 31', 39', 58', 65', 71'
 Report[21]
Match centre		 Try: Mulipola 6' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Pen: Flood (2/3) 19', 43'
Williams (1/1) 76'
Cards: Crane Yellow card 58'		 Attendance: 14,026
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Roger Wilson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black, 18. Ricky Lutton (for Fitzpatrick 76'),
19. Iain Henderson (for Williams 55'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Muller 65'),
21. Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 46'), 22. Stuart Olding (for L Marshall 51'), 23. Michael Allen (for Bowe 72').

19 October 2013 Montpellier France 8–25 Ireland Ulster Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier  
16:40 Try: Audrin 50' m
Pen: Pélissié (1/1) 4'
 Report[22]
Match centre		 Try: Trimble 10' c
Con: Jackson (1/1)
Pen: Pienaar (5/7) 44', 53', 59', 70', 73'
Jackson (1/2) 80'
 Attendance: 11,712
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Best 74'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 70'), 18. John Afoa (for Fitzpatrick 48'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Muller 75'), 20. Iain Henderson (for Diack 53'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 74'), 22. Stuart Olding (for L. Marshall 50'), 23. Michael Allen (for Trimble 74').

7 December 2013 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 48–0 Italy Benetton Treviso Ravenhill, Belfast  
18:00 Try: Jackson 4' m
L. Marshall (2) 15' c, 74' c
Afoa 29' c
Tuohy 58' c
Doyle 65' c
Trimble 70' m
Con: Jackson (5/7)
Pen: Jackson (1/1) 40'
Cards: L. Marshall Yellow card 51'		 Report[23]
Match centre		 Attendance: 12,977
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring 69'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 60'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa 66'),
19. Neil McComb (for Muller 63'), 20. Mike McComish (for Wilson 67'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 70'), 22. Michael Allen (for Payne 63'), 23. David McIlwaine (for Trimble 71').

14 December 2013 Benetton Treviso Italy 3–35 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
14:35 Pen: Di Bernardo (1/1) 29'
Cards: Williams Yellow card 57'
McLean Yellow card 66'		 Report[24]
Match centre		 Try: L. Marshall 37' m
Gilroy 62' c
Diack 67' c
Payne 77' c
Con: Jackson (3/4)
Pen: Jackson (3/5) 10', 40', 46'
 Attendance: 3,880
Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring 70'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 63'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa 70'),
19. Neil McComb (for Muller 70'), 20. Mike McComish (for Diack 70'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 68'), 22. Michael Allen, 23. David McIlwaine.

10 January 2014 Ulster Ireland 27–16 France Montpellier Ravenhill, Belfast  
20:00 Try: Diack 23' c
Pienaar 26' c
Afoa 56' c
Con: Pienaar (3/3)
Pen: Pienaar (2/3) 35', 42'
 Report[25]
Match centre		 Try: Tchale-Watchou 30' c
Con: Escande (1/1)
Pen: Escande (3/5) 6', 40', 49'
 Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Callum Black (for Court), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa),
19. Iain Henderson (for Muller), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams),
21. Sean Doyle (for Henry), 22. Paul Marshall, 23. Michael Allen (for Gilroy).

18 January 2014 (1 BP) Leicester Tigers England 19–22 Ireland Ulster Welford Road, Leicester  
18:00 Try: Morris 49' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Pen: Flood (4/5) 4', 11', 23', 46'
 Report[26]
Match centre		 Try: Pienaar 58' c
Con: Pienaar (1/1)
Pen: Pienaar (5/5) 16', 27', 30', 56', 69'
 Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Roger Wilson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring, 17. Tom Court (for Black 56'), 18. Ricky Lutton,
19. Iain Henderson (for Tuohy 64'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Williams 55'),
21. David McIlwaine, 22. Paul Marshall, 23. Michael Allen.

Quarter-final

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5 April 2014 Ulster Ireland 15–17 England Saracens Ravenhill, Belfast  
18:30 Pen: Pienaar (3/5) 15', 29', 39'
Jackson (2/3) 69, 72'
Cards: Payne Red card		 Report[27]
Match centre
Video		 Try: Ashton (2) 22' m, 67' c
Botha 48' m
Con: Farrell (1/3)
 Attendance: 16,853
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Roger Wilson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Best 13'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Ricky Lutton,
19. Iain Henderson (for Tuohy 60'), 20. Stephen Ferris (for Williams 55'), 21. Robbie Diack (for Muller 69'),
22. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 50'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Trimble 65').

Pro12

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Pro12 Table watch · edit · discuss
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Ireland Leinster (CH) 221714554352+20257308482
2Scotland Glasgow Warriors (RU) 221804484309+17553224379
3Ireland Munster (SF) 221606538339+19956277374
4Ireland Ulster (SF) 221507470319+15145266470
5Wales Ospreys 221318571388+18359326666
6Wales Scarlets 2211110435438−343453655
7Wales Cardiff Blues 228113425538−11332551641
8Scotland Edinburgh 227015397526−12938572838
9Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 227114392492−10034460535
10Ireland Connacht 226016371509−13842544735
11Italy Benetton Treviso 225116376591−21531721730
12Italy Zebre 225215347559−21235590529

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[28]

  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 (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.

European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup qualification: The top team from each country, plus the three highest-placed teams apart from those, will qualify for the European Rugby Champions Cup. The remaining teams qualify for the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Updated 19 May 2014. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

6 September 2013 Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 15–8 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Rodney Parade, Newport  
19:15 Pen: Tovey (4/6) 14', 48', 60', 70'
Drop: Tovey (1/1) 7'
 Report[29] Try: Wilson 16' m
Pen: Jackson (1/3) 11'
 Attendance: 5,165
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. David McIlwaine, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett, 17. Tom Court (for Black 56'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Lutton 56'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 66'), 20. Sean Doyle (for Henry 70'),
21. Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 70'), 22. James McKinney (for Jackson 70'), 23. Darren Cave (for Farrell 56').

13 September 2013 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 12–13 Scotland Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Pen: Jackson (4/5) 8', 16', 22', 34'
 Report[30] Try: Eddie 80' c
Con: Hogg (1/1)
Pen: Hogg (2/3) 6', 28'
Cards: Low Yellow card		 Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Roger Wilson, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Ian Porter, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. David McIlwaine,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett, 17. Tom Court, 18. Ricky Lutton (for Fitzpatrick 56'),
19. Ian Henderson (for Muller 56'), 20. Chris Henry (for Doyle 59'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Porter 56'), 22. James McKinney, 23. Ricky Andrew.

21 September 2013 Connacht Ireland 7–18 Ireland Ulster The Sportsground, Galway  
18:45 Try: Parks 10' c
Con: Parks (1/1)
 Report[31]
Match centre		 Try: Allen 15' m
Jackson 57' c
Con: Jackson (1/2)
Pen: Jackson (2/4) 55', 64'
 Attendance: 5,485
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Roger Wilson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Ian Porter, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. David McIlwaine,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring 76'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Court 70'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Fitzpatrick 43'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Williams 56'), 20. Robbie Diack,
21. Paul Marshall, 22. James McKinney (for Allen 72'), 23. Craig Gilroy.

27 September 2013 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 32–13 Italy Benetton Treviso Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: L. Marshall 22' c
Allen (2) 29' m, 80' c
Bowe 52' m
Best 63' m
Con: Jackson (2/5)
Pen: Jackson (1/1) 11'
Cards: Stevenson Yellow card		 Report[32] Try: Barbieri 70' c
Con: Di Bernardo (1/1)
Pen: Berquist (1/1) 18'
Di Bernardo (1/1) 43'
 Attendance: 10,693
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Iain Henderson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Tommy Bowe,
15. Craig Gilroy.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Callum Black (for Court), 18. Bronson Ross (for Lutton),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Henderson), 20. Nick Williams (for Wilson),
21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall), 22. James McKinney (for Gilroy), 23. Darren Cave (for Payne).

4 October 2013 (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 12–18 Ireland Ulster Liberty Stadium, Swansea  
19:05 Pen: Biggar (4/4) 21', 40', 42', 45'
Cards: Jarvis Yellow card		 Report[33] Pen: Jackson (6/6) 49', 53', 57', 65', 73', 77'
 Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Craig Gilroy.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black (for Court 65'), 18. Bronson Ross,
19. Iain Henderson (for Diack 56'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams 62'),
21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall 62'), 22. Stuart Olding (for L. Marshall 46'), 23. David McIlwaine (for Gilroy 13').

25 October 2013 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 39–21 Wales Cardiff Blues Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Tuohy (2) 15' m, 80' c
Payne 23' m
L. Marshall 42' m
Trimble 67' m
Con: Pienaar (1/2)
Pen: Jackson (3/4) 8', 28', 46'
Pienaar (1/2) 55'
 Report[34] Try: Copeland 34' m
Smith 51' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/2)
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 11', 38', 57'
Cards: Copeland Yellow card		 Attendance: 12,948
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Stuart Olding.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Tom Court (for Black), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Afoa),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Muller), 20. Mike McComish (for Diack),
21. Paul Marshall, 22. Darren Cave (for L. Marshall), 23. Michael Allen.

2 November 2013 Scarlets Wales 17–9 Ireland Ulster Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
18:30 Try: Barclay 31' m
Pen: S. Shingler (1/1) 23'
A. Thomas (3/3) 40', 64', 77'
 Report[35] Pen: Pienaar (3/5) 9', 45', 69'
Cards: Wilson Yellow card
McIlwaine Yellow card		 Attendance: 6,506
Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Neil McComb,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Roger Wilson, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Michael Allen,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett, 17. Kyle McCall, 18. Ricky Lutton,
19. Mike McComish (for McComb), 20. Sean Doyle,
21. James McKinney (for P. Marshall), 22. Ricky Andrew, 23. David McIlwaine (for Allen).

22 November 2013 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 41–17 Scotland Edinburgh Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Gilroy (2) 28' c, 64' c
P. Marshall 33' c
Diack 61' c
McKinney 66' c
Con: McKinney (5/5)
Pen: McKinney (2/2) 20', 40'
 Report[36] Try: du Preez 15' m
Fife 72' m
Hart 75' c
Con: Leonard (1/3)
Cards: Van der Westhuizen Yellow card		 Attendance: 12,955
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. James McKinney,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Craig Gilroy.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring 62'), 17. Tom Court (for Black 59'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Afoa 66'),
19. Dan Tuohy (for Henderson 18'), 20. Mike McComish (for Stevenson 49'),
21. David Shanahan (for P. Marshall 69'), 22. Peter Nelson (for L. Marshall 69'), 23. Ricky Andrew (for Allen 22').

30 November 2013 Zebre Italy 11–19 Ireland Ulster Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma  
15:00 Try: Palazzani 54' m
Pen: Garcia (2/2) 9', 16'
 Report[37] Try: Cave 27' c
Con: Jackson (1/1)
Pen: Jackson (4/5) 11', 23', 48', 51'
 Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Neil McComb, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Ricky Andrew.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring 49'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 62'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa 67'),
19. Conor Joyce, 20. Sean Doyle (for McComish 46'),
21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall 78'), 22. James McKinney, 23. Michael Allen (for Trimble 69').

20 December 2013 Ulster Ireland 13–6 Italy Zebre (1 BP) Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Payne 30' c
Con: Pienaar (1/1)
Pen: Pienaar (2/2) 49', 72'
 Report[38] Pen: Orquera (1/2) 4'
Iannone (1/1) 15'
 Attendance: 13,937
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Niall Annett, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
6. Mike McComish, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. James McKinney,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Ricky Andrew.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Annett 57'), 17. Tom Court (for Black 57'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Lutton 76'),
19. Neil McComb (for Stevenson 76'), 20. Conor Joyce (for Diack 76'),
21. Michael Heaney (for McKinney 68'), 22. Peter Nelson (for Gilroy 78'), 23. David McIlwaine (for Wallace 65').

28 December 2013 Leinster Ireland 19–6 Ireland Ulster RDS Arena, Dublin  
18:45 Try: Murphy 37' c
Con: Gopperth (1/1)
Pen: Gopperth (4/6) 4', 50', 57', 62'
 Report[39] Pen: Jackson (2/2) 2', 33'
Cards: Doyle Yellow card		 Attendance: 18,500
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Ricky Andrew.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett, 17. Tom Court (for Black), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Fitzpatrick),
19. Neil McComb (for Stevenson), 20. Mike McComish (for Doyle),
21. Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall), 22. Jared Payne (for L. Marshall), 23. Michael Allen (for R. Andrew).

3 January 2014 Ulster Ireland 29–19 Ireland Munster Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Payne 6' c
Cave 37' c
Con: Pienaar (2/2)
Pen: Pienaar (5/6) 4', 18', 62', 71', 80'
 Report[40] Try: Dineen 40' m
Kilcoyne 48' c
Coughlan 66' c
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Cards: O'Connell Yellow card		 Attendance: 13,945
Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Iain Henderson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring), 17. Callum Black (for Court), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Henderson), 20. Nick Williams (for Wilson), 21. Sean Doyle (for Henry),
22. Paul Marshall, 23. Michael Allen

7 February 2014 Ulster Ireland 10–7 Wales Ospreys (1 BP) Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:35 Try: Cave 44' c
Con: Pienaar (1/1)
Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 24'
 Report[41] Try: Lewis 10' c
Con: Davies (1/1)
 Attendance: 12,986
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. James McKinney,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Ricky Andrew.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett, 17. Callum Black (for Court), 18. Ricky Lutton,
19. Iain Henderson (for Stevenson), 20. Nick Williams (for Doyle),
21. Paul Marshall (for McKinney), 22. Luke Marshall (for Payne), 23. Rory Scholes (for Allen).

23 February 2014 (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 12–14 Ireland Ulster Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
15:00 Pen: Berquist (4/5) 6', 49', 57', 71'
 Report[42] Try: Cave 11' c
Diack 51' c
Con: Pienaar (2/2)
 Attendance: 2,720
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett, 17. Callum Black (for Court), 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Neil McComb (for Stevenson), 20. Mike McComish (for Doyle),
21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall), 22. Ricky Andrew, 23. Rory Scholes (for Allen).

28 February 2014 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 38–8 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Pienaar 15' c
Bowe (2) 24' c, 27' c
penalty try 34' c
Doyle 46' c
Con: Jackson (5/5)
Pen: Pienaar (1/1) 3'
 Report[43] Try: Wardle 62' m
Pen: R. Jones (1/2) 40'
Cards: Evans Yellow card		 Attendance: 12,960
Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Rory Scholes, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring 72'), 17. Tom Court (for Black 68'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Lutton 67'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Pienaar 71), 20. Mike McComish (for Jackson 63'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Scholes 26'), 22. Stuart McCloskey (for L. Marshall 21), 23. David McIlwaine (for Bowe 40').

14 March 2014 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 26–13 Wales Scarlets Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05[44] Try: Jackson (2) 16' c, 34' c
Bowe 18' c
Court 80' m
Con: Pienaar (3/3)
 Report[45]
Match centre		 Try: G. Davies 36' c
Con: Barkley (1/1)
Pen: Barkley (2/3) 33', 62'
 Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Robbie Diack,
6. Roger Wilson, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Rory Scholes, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring 48'), 17. Tom Court, 18. Ricky Lutton (for Afoa 70'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Diack 74'), 20. Stephen Ferris (for Williams 63')
21. Michael Heaney (for Pienaar 77'), 22. Craig Gilroy (for Bowe 63'), 23. Ricky Andrew (for Scholes 74).

21 March 2014 (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 3–9 Ireland Ulster Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh  
19:45 Pen: Bezuidenhout (1/2) 14'
 Report[46] Pen: Jackson (3/4) 24', 36', 46'
Cards: Henderson Yellow card		 Attendance: 6,333
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Michael Heaney, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett, 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Ricky Lutton (for Afoa 77'),
19. Dan Tuohy (for Doyle 62'), 20. Nick Williams (for Wilson 59'),
21. Robbie Diack (for Ferris 42'), 22. Paul Marshall (for Heaney 62'), 23. Stuart McCloskey.

29 March 2014 Cardiff Blues Wales 28–23 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park  
18:30 Try: Copeland 36' c
Con: G. Davies (1/1)
Pen: G. Davies (7/7) 13', 26', 30', 33', 39', 65', 79'
 Report[47]
Match centre		 Try: Cave 3' m
Pen: Jackson (6/6) 43', 47', 57', 67', 72', 75'
Cards: Ferris Yellow card		 Attendance: 7,084
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Stephen Ferris,
7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Michael Heaney, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring 69'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Court 67'), 18. Ricky Lutton,
19. Iain Henderson (for Muller 57'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Ferris 41'), 21. Sean Doyle,
22. Paul Marshall (for Heaney 57), 23. Craig Gilroy.

11 April 2014 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 58–12 Ireland Connacht Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: P. Marshall (2) 5' m, 25' c
Trimble (3) 16' m, 42' c, 59' c
Bowe 23' c
L. Marshall 48' c
Gilroy 68' c
Con: Jackson (5/7)
McKinney (1/1)
Pen: Jackson (2/2) 12', 40'
 Report[48]
Match centre		 Try: McSharry 8' m
Leader 62' c
Con: Nikora (1/1)
Cards: Swift Yellow card		 Attendance: 13,948
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Tommy Bowe, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Ricky Andrew.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring), 17. Tom Court (for Warwick), 18. Adam Macklin (for Lutton),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Henry 59'), 20. Sean Doyle (for Diack 9'),
21. Michael Heaney, 22. James McKinney (for Jackson 61'), 23. Stuart McCloskey (for L. Marshall 53').

18 April 2014 Glasgow Warriors Scotland 27–9 Ireland Ulster Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
19:35 Try: Maitland 40' c
Seymour 48' c
Bennett 67' c
Con: Russell (3/3)
Pen: Russell (2/2) 9', 43'
Cards: Wilson Yellow card		 Report[49] Pen: Jackson (3/5) 21', 25', 28'
Cards: Doyle Yellow card		 Attendance: 7,417
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe,
15. Ricky Andrew.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Herring), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Court), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Lutton),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Muller), 20. Mike McComish (for Doyle),
21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall), 22. James McKinney, 23. Craig Gilroy (for L. Marshall 53').

2 May 2014 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 20–22 Ireland Leinster Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:30 Try: Jackson 24' m
Pen: Jackson (5/5) 34', 58', 68', 73', 78'
 Report[50]
Match centre		 Try: Jennings 59' c
Con: Madigan (1/1)
Pen: Madigan (4/7) 6', 12', 36', 53'
Gopperth (1/1) 70'
Cards: Kearney Yellow card
Ruddock Yellow card		 Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Andrew Warwick,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Roger Wilson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Ricky Andrew.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett, 17. Callum Black (for Williams 19'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Warwick 70),
19. Dan Tuohy (for Muller 63), 20. Sean Doyle,
21. Michael Heaney, 22. James McKinney, 23. Darren Cave (for L. Marshall 57').

10 May 2014 (1 BP) Munster Ireland 17–19 Ireland Ulster Thomond Park, Limerick  
18:30 Try: Williams 14' c
Dougall 49' c
Con: Keatley (2/2)
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 11'
 Report[51]
Video		 Try: Heaney 17' c
Con: McKinney (1/1)
Pen: McKinney (4/4) 36', 47', 53', 65'
 Attendance: 16,436
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Andrew Warwick,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Mike McComish, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Michael Heaney, 10. James McKinney,
11. Rory Scholes, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Michael Allen, 14. David McIlwaine,
15. Craig Gilroy.
Replacements:
16. Kyle McCall (for Herring), 17. Bronson Ross, 18. Adam Macklin (for Warwick),
19. Neil McComb (for Tuohy), 20. Conor Joyce (for Williams),
21. David Shanahan (for Heaney), 22. Ricky Andrew, 23. Peter Nelson (for Scholes).

Semi-final

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17 May 2014 Leinster Ireland 13–9 Ireland Ulster RDS Arena, Dublin  
19:00 Try: Madigan 72' c
Con: Gopperth (1/1)
Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 58', 64'
Cards: D'Arcy Yellow card		 Report[52]
Video		 Pen: Jackson (3/3) 7', 40', 53'
 Attendance: 18,246
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Tommy Bowe,
15. Craig Gilroy.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Dan Tuohy (for Muller), 20. Sean Doyle (for Henry),
21. Paul Marshall, 22. James McKinney (for Jackson), 23. Luke Marshall (for Cave).

End-of-season awards

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Ulster and Connacht jointly won the Fair Play award. Wing Andrew Trimble and lock Johann Muller were named in the Pro12 Dream Team.[53]

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
2013–14 Pro12 11 13,348 16,950 10,693 2013–14 Heineken Cup 4 14,464 16,853 12,977 204,678 13,645

Friendlies

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23 August 2013 Ulster Ireland 21-19 Ireland Leinster Ravenhill, Belfast  
Try: Payne
Williams
Porter
Con: McKinney (3)
 Report[54] Try: Ryan
Con: Gopperth
Pen: Gopperth (4)
Ulster lineup:

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Niall Annett, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Neil McComb,
6. Mike McComish, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Nick Williams,
9. Michael Heaney, 10. James McKinney,
11. Michael Allen, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Jared Payne (c), 14. Rory Scholes,
15. Peter Nelson.
Replacements:
16. Callum Black, 17. Jonny Murphy, 18. Bronson Ross,
19. Alan O'Connor, 20. Dan Tuohy, 21. Robbie Diack, 22. Robbie Diack,
23. Ian Porter, 24. Chris Cochrane, 25. Luke Marshall, 26. David McIlwaine, 27. Ricky Andrew.

31 August 2013 Leicester Tigers England 30-10 Ireland Ulster Welford Road Stadium, Leicester  
Try: Morris
Mélé
Allen
De Chaves
Con: Lamb (2)
Pen: Lamb (2)
 Report[55] Try: Henry
Con: Jackson
Pen: McKinney
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ricky Lutton,
4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. James McKinney,
11. David McIlwaine, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
Callum Black, Niall Annett, Declan Fitzpatrick, Alan O'Connor, Conor Joyce, Lewis Stevenson, Mike McComish, Sean Doyle, Ian Porter, Paddy Jackson, Michael Allen, Ricky Andrew.

Ulster Women

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2013-14 Women's Interprovincial Series

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Team P W D L PF PA BP Pts
1 3 3 0 0 98 13 0 12
2 3 2 0 1 58 45 1 9
3 3 0 1 2 14 56 2 4
4 3 0 1 2 17 73 2 4
30 November 2013 Ulster Ulster 7-41 Leinster Leinster Ravenhill, Belfast  
8 December 2013 Munster Munster 15-7 Ulster Ulster Ard Gaoithe, Clonmel  
15 December 2013 Ulster Ulster 0-0 Connacht Connacht Upper Malone, Belfast  

Ulster Rugby Awards

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The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Europa Hotel, Belfast, on 5 May 2014. Winners were:[56]

References

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