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Ulster Rugby
2019–20 season
Head CoachDan McFarland
Operations DirectorBryn Cunningham
CaptainIain Henderson
Pro14Final
European Rugby Champions CupQuarter-final
Top try scorerAll: John Cooney (10)
Top points scorerAll: John Cooney (180)
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Away colours
Third colours
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The 2019–20 season was Ulster's 26th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and Dan McFarland's second season as head coach. Lock Iain Henderson was named captain in place of retired hooker Rory Best. They competed in the Pro14 and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Both competitions were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he later stages being played in August, September and October 2020. In the Pro14, Ulster finished second in Conference A, making the playoffs and qualifying for next season's Champions Cup. They beat Edinburgh in the semi-final, but lost to Leinster in the final. They finished second in Pool 3 in the Champions Cup, qualifying for the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by Toulouse.

Academy players who made their debuts this season included centre Stewart Moore and wing Ethan McIlroy. Ulster led the league in defence. Scrum-half John Cooney and centre Stuart McCloskey made the Pro14 Dream Team. Cooney and number eight Marcell Coetzee were nominated for European Player of the Year. Cooney was leading scorer with 180 and leading try scorer with ten, and was named Ulster's Player of the Year.

Events

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Personnel changes

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New signings were Australian lock Sam Carter, from the Brumbies; Ireland and Lions prop Jack McGrath, from Leinster; New Zealand wing Matt Faddes, from the Highlanders; South African-born, Irish-qualified prop Gareth Milasinovich, from Worcester Warriors; former Ireland U20 out-half Bill Johnston, from Munster; and lock David O'Connor, from Lansdowne, joining his older brother Alan at Ulster on a development contract.

Players leaving included flanker Caleb Montgomery to Worcester Warriors, wing David Busby to the Seattle Seawolves, out-half Johnny McPhillips to Leicester Tigers, and lock Alex Thompson to Jersey Reds. Utility back Peter Nelson and wing Jack Owens were released. Centre Darren Cave retired, and so did hooker Rory Best after captaining Ireland at the 2019 World Cup. Iain Henderson was named Ulster's new captain in Best's place.[1]

Six new players joined the academy: wing Aaron Sexton, from Bangor Grammar School; wing Conor Rankin, from Campbell College; hooker Tom Stewart, last seasons' Ulster Schools Player of the Season, from Belfast Royal Academy; Irish-qualified centre Hayden Hyde, from Harlequins academy; prop Callum Reid, from Banbridge RFC;[2] and wing Ethan McIlroy, who joined in January 2020, from Methodist College Belfast.[3]

Scrum coach Aaron Dundon, strength and conditioning coach Kevin Geary and GPS analyst Chris Hagan left the province's support staff.[4]

Rugby World Cup

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Three Ulster players were named in the initial Ireland squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup: hooker Rory Best, captaining the team for his last tournament before retiring, lock Iain Henderson, and wing Jacob Stockdale. Flanker Jordi Murphy and hooker Rob Herring were later called up to replace the injured Jack Conan and Seán Cronin.

Season

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With Iain Henderson away with Ireland at the World Cup, Rob Herring was named stand-in captain.[5] When Herring was called up to the World Cup due to injury, the captaincy went to Billy Burns.[6]

The pool stage of the Champions Cup was completed in January 2020, with Ulster finishing second in Pool 3 and qualifying for the quarter-finals.

The 2020 Six Nations Championship began in February 2020. Seven Ulster players, Ian Henderson, Rob Herring, Tom O'Toole, Will Addison, Billy Burns, John Cooney and Jacob Stokdale, were called up for Ireland. Robert Baloucoune included in the training squad as a development player.[7] Stockdale, Henderson, Herring and Cooney appeared in the first three games, before the tournament was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ulster's away game against Benetton in the Pro14, scheduled for 29 February 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later recorded as a 0–0 draw. The rest of the season was suspended on 12 March.[8] The knockout stage of the Champions Cup was also postponed.

The Pro14 season resumed in August, the regular season reduced from 21 games to 15,[9] with matches played behind closed doors.[10]

Scrum-half Alby Mathewson[11] and out-half Ian Madigan[12] joined in the summer, and were able to play in these late-season matches, but Ulster were docked a point in the Pro14 table as Madigan played two games before he was properly registered with his new club.[13] Ulster finished second in Conference A and qualified for the playoffs. They beat Edinburgh in the semi-final, but lost to Leinster in the final. The knockout stages of the Champions Cup resumed in September, and Ulster went out in the quarter-finals to Toulouse.

The Six Nations resumed in October. The Ireland squad included four Ulster players, Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Stuart McCloskey and Jacob Stockdale,[14] and Herring and Stockdale both played in the last two matches.

Academy players Stewart Moore, Azur Allison and Ethan McIlroy made their senior debuts this season.[15]

Ulster had the highest home attendance in the Pro14, averaging 15,295,[16] and led the league in defence.[17] They were fourth in attendance in the Champions Cup, averaging 17,024.[18]

Post-season

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Inside centre Stuart McCloskey and scrum-half John Cooney were named on the Pro14 Dream Team.[19] Cooney and number 8 Marcell Coetzee made the longlist for EPCR European Player of the Year.[20]

At the Ulster Rugby Awards, John Cooney was named Player of the Year. Marcell Coetzee won Personality of the Year, Supporters' Club Player of the Year, and Rugby Writers' Player of the Year. Tom O'Toole was Young Player of the Year.

Staff

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Position Name Nationality
Chief executive officer Jonny Petrie  Scotland
Operations Director Bryn Cunningham  Ireland
Head Coach Dan McFarland  England
Attack Coach Dwayne Peel  Wales
Defence Coach Jared Payne  Ireland
Forwards Coach Roddy Grant  Scotland
Skills Coach Dan Soper  New Zealand

Squad

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Senior squad

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Ulster Rugby squad[37][38]

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.[39][40]

Academy squad

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Players in

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Ulster Rugby Academy squad[a]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

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.[42]
  1. ^ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2019–20 season as listed on List of 2019–20 Pro14 transfers.

Ulster 'A'

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The following players, other than players from the senior squad and academy, appeared for Ulster 'A this season.

Players used by Ulster 'A'

Props

  • Ireland Peter Cooper
  • Ireland Paul Mullan
  • Ireland Jonny Blair

Hookers

  • Ireland Claytan Milligan

Locks

  • Ireland Conor McMenamin
  • Ireland JJ McKee

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

  • Ireland Greg Hutley
  • Ireland Sean Kearns

Centres

  • Ireland Ben Power

Wings

European Rugby Champions Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup

Pool 3

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Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Clermont (4) 6 5 0 1 207 114 93 24 15 3 1 24
Ireland Ulster (6) 6 5 0 1 129 107 22 16 10 1 0 21
England Harlequins 6 2 0 4 114 166 –52 13 20 0 2 10
England Bath 6 0 0 6 102 165 –63 12 20 1 4 5

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16 November 2019 (1 BP) Bath England 16–17 Ireland Ulster The Recreation Ground  
16:00 Try: Gabriel Hamer-Webb 60' c
Con: Freddie Burns (1/1) 61'
Pen: Freddie Burns (2/2) 25', 29'
Rhys Priestland (1/2) 66'
 Report[44]
Highights
Full game 		Try: John Cooney 13' c
Rob Lyttle 57' c
Con: John Cooney (2/2) 14', 58'
Pen: John Cooney (1/2) 70'
 Attendance: 13,289
Referee: Manuel Bottino (FIR)
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Iain Henderson, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Rob Lyttle,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney, 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 7'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 63'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Carter 24'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Matty Rea 51'),
21. David Shanahan, 22. Angus Curtis (for Burns 59'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Lyttle, 63').

22 November 2019 Ulster Ireland 18–13 France Clermont (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
19:45 Try: Jordi Murphy 17' c
John Cooney 62' m
Con: John Cooney (1/2) 18'
Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 2', 36'
 Report[45]
Highlights
Full game 		Try: Penalty try 71'
Pen: Greig Laidlaw (2/3) 32', 61'
 Attendance: 15,466
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Louis Ludik,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney, 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan, 66'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 66'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor, 57'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Reidy, 61'),
21. David Shanahan, 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns, 68'), 23. Craig Gilroy.

7 December 2019 Ulster Ireland 25–24 England Harlequins (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
15:15 Try: Sean Reidy 31' c
Stuart McCloskey 43' m
Adam McBurney 66' c
Con: John Cooney (2/3) 32', 66'
Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 7', 78'
 Report[46]
Highlights
Full game 		Try: Alex Dombrandt 24' c
Elia Elia (2) 56' c, 59' c
Con: Marcus Smith (3/3) 25', 58', 60'
Pen: Marcus Smith (1/2) 9'
 Attendance: 17,923
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Louis Ludik,
15. Jacob Stockdale.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney (for Herring, 60'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 73'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor, 58'), 20. Matty Rea (for Coetzee, 60'),
21. David Shanahan, 22. Bill Johnston, 23. Matt Faddes (for Gilroy, 73').

13 December 2019 Harlequins England 10–34 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Twickenham Stoop  
19:45 Try: Stephan Lewies 61' c
Con: James Lang (1/1) 62'
Pen: James Lang (1/1) 34'
 Report[47]
Highlights
Full game 		Try: John Cooney (2) 38' c, 58' c
Marshall 46' c
Faddes 75' m
O'Toole 78' m
Con: John Cooney (3/4) 40', 47', 59'
Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 6'
 Attendance: 13,808
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Matt Faddes,
15. Jacob Stockdale.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney (for Herring, 66'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan, 71'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 34'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell, 49'), 20. Matty Rea (for Reidy, 49'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney, 76'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns, 62'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Ludik, 73').

11 January 2020 Clermont France 29–13 Ireland Ulster Stade Marcel-Michelin  
13:00 Try: Alivereti Raka 48' c
George Moala 76' c
Con: Morgan Parra (1/1) 49'
Greig Laidlaw (1/1) 77'
Pen: Morgan Parra (3/4) 18', 40'+1, 67'
Greig Laidlaw (1/1) 71'
Drop: Camille Lopez (1/1) 6'
 Report[48]
Highlights 		Try: John Cooney 7' c
Con: John Cooney (1/1) 8'
Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 2', 64'
 Attendance: 19,004
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney, 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath, 60'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 49'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor, 69'), 20. Matty Rea (for Murphy, 69'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney, 69'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns, 69'), 23. Matt Faddes (for Addison, 50').

18 January 2020 Ulster Ireland 22–15 England Bath (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
15:15 Try: Marcell Coetzee 5' c
Robert Baloucoune 41' c
Will Addison 47' m
Con: John Cooney (2/3) 6', 42'
Pen: Billy Burns (1/1) 73'
 Report[49]
Highlights
Full game 		Try: Ruaridh McConnochie 18' c
Ross Batty 65' m
Con: Freddie Burns (1/2) 19'
Pen: Freddie Burns (1/1) 46'
 Attendance: 17,682
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 3. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney, 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath, 55'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole, 26'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor, 60'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Murphy, 5'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney, 72'), 22. Bill Johnston, 23. Craig Gilroy (for Addison, 13', 52').

Quarter-final

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20 September 2020 Toulouse France (3) 36–8 (6) Ireland Ulster Stade Ernest-Wallon  
13:30 Try: Cheslin Kolbe (2) 2' m, 39' c
Antoine Dupont 50' c
Thomas Ramos 66' c
Pita Ahki 61' c
Con: Thomas Ramos (4/5) 40'+1, 52', 63', 69'
Pen: Thomas Ramos (1/2) 14'
 Report[50]
Highlights
Extended highlights 		Try: John Cooney 72' m
Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 26'
 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Rob Lyttle,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring, 62'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath, 46'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole, 62'),
19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor, 46'), 20. Kieran Treadwell (for Henderson, 55'),
21. Alby Mathewson (for McCloskey, 51'), 22. Matt Faddes (for Burns, 15'), 23. Matty Rea (for Timoney, 42').

Pro14

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Main article: 2019–20 Pro14
2019–20 Pro14 table view · watch · edit · discuss
Conference A
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1 Ireland Leinster (CH) 15 15 0 0 531 216 +315 74 28 9 0 69
2 Ireland Ulster (RU) 15 8 1 6 385 306 +79 50 40 7 3 44[a]
3 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 15 8 0 7 364 329 +35 53 42 5 1 38
4 South Africa Cheetahs 13 6 0 7 342 280 +62 48 32 5 2 32
5 Wales Dragons 15 5 1 9 283 415 –132 32 49 1 1 24
6 Italy Zebre 15 3 1 11 230 399 –169 29 56 4 3 21
7 Wales Ospreys 15 2 2 11 205 375 –170 21 45 1 4 17
Conference B
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1 Scotland Edinburgh (SF) 15 11 0 4 391 225 +166 47 27 5 2 51
2 Ireland Munster (SF) 15 10 0 5 426 255 +171 53 26 8 3 51
3 Wales Scarlets 15 10 0 5 354 274 +80 46 34 5 2 47
4 Ireland Connacht 15 8 0 7 302 360 –58 41 48 7 1 40
5 Italy Benetton 15 6 1 8 309 350 –41 35 42 5 5 36
6 Wales Cardiff Blues 15 7 0 8 283 327 –44 30 38 3 2 33
7 South Africa Southern Kings 13 1 0 12 204 498 –294 23 75 0 3 7
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -[52]
  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 compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup

Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup
Red background indicates teams ineligible for European cup tournaments
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (Q) Qualified for Pro14 play-off semi-finals. (e) Cannot reach play-offs.

  1. ^ Ulster deducted 1 point for administration error regarding Ian Madigan. [51]
27 September 2019 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 38–14 Wales Ospreys Kingspan Stadium  
19:35 Try: Craig Gilroy 13' c, 50' c
Greg Jones 30' c
Matt Faddes 39' c
Penalty Try 71'
Con: John Cooney (4/4) 14', 31' 40+1, 51'
Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 46'
 Report[53]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Dan Evans 7' m
Pen: Price (3/3) 4', 22', 37'
 Attendance: 12,408
Referee: Marius Mitrea
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Greg Jones,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. James Hume, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Matt Faddes.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 70'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 59'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 59'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Carter 60'), 20. Clive Ross (for Matty Rea 70'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 70'), 22. Michael Lowry (for Burns 52'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Marshall 72').

5 October 2019 (1 BP) Cheetahs South Africa 63–26 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Free State Stadium  
17:15 Try: Anthonie Volmink (3) 8' c 21' c 42' c
Rhyno Smith (2) 27' c 45' c
Joseph Dweba 36' c
Louis Fouche 49' c
Reinach Venter 68' c
Con: Ruan Pienaar (6) 9' 22' 29' 38' 43' 46'
Tian Schoeman 50' 69'
 Report[54]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Sam Carter 25' c
James Hume 58' c
David Shanahan 63'
Craig Gilroy 79' c
Con: John Cooney 26'
Bill Johnston (2) 58' 80'
 Attendance: 4,582
Referee: Ian Davies
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Greg Jones,
9. John Cooney, 10. Bill Johnston,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. James Hume, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Matt Faddes.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 52'), 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan 46', 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 46'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Carter 46'), 20. Clive Ross (for Reidy 50'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 46'), 22. Michael Lowry (for Faddes 46'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Hume 65').

12 October 2019 Southern Kings South Africa 17–42 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium  
15:00 Try: Tertius Kruger 37' c
Aston Fortuin 68' c
Con: Demetri Catrakilis 37'
JT Jackson 68'
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 7'
 Report[55]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: John Cooney (2) 1' c 31' c
Luke Marshall 13' c
Rob Herring 16' c
Matt Faddes 29' c
Sean Reidy 58' c
Con: John Cooney (6) 2' 14' 17' 30' 32' 59'
 Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Craig Evans
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Matt Faddes.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 54'), 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan 55'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 64'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for Carter 51'), 20. Greg Jones (for Coetzee 66'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 60'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Burns 70'), 23. James Hume (for McCloskey 45').

25 October 2019 Ulster Ireland 23–14 Wales Cardiff Blues Kingspan Stadium  
19:35 Try: Luke Marshall 2' c
Billy Burns 19'c
Con: John Cooney (2) 3' 20'
Pen: John Cooney (3) 8' 45' 62'
 Report[56]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Aled Summerhill 42' c
Will Boyde 56' c
Con: Jarrod Evans (2) 43' 57'
 Attendance: 12,250
Referee: Mike Adamson
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. John Andrew, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Louis Ludik, 12. James Hume, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney (for Andrew 58'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 49'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 65'),
19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 49'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Reidy 58'),
21. David Shanahan, 22. Bill Johnston, 23. Matt Faddes (for Hume 2').

1 November 2019 Ulster Ireland 22–7 Italy Zebre Kingspan Stadium  
19:35 Try: David Shanahan 20' c
Penalty try 51'
Rob Lyttle 70'
Con: Bill Johnston 21'
Pen: Bill Johnston 32'
 Report[57]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Mattia Bellini 1' c
Con: Carlo Canna 2'
 Attendance: 10,975
Referee: Sam Grove-White
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. David Shanahan, 10. Bill Johnston,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Matt Faddes, 14. Louis Ludik,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 71'), 17. Kyle McCall (for McGrath 71'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 71'),
19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 54'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Timoney 51'),
21. John Cooney (for Shanahan 71'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Ludik 51'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Addison 16').

9 November 2019 Munster Ireland 22–16 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Thomond Park  
17:15 Try: CJ Stander 14' c
Rory Scannell 35'
Andrew Conway 64' c
Con: JJ Hanrahan 14'
Tyler Bleyendaal 66'
Pen: JJ Hanrahan 25'
 Report[58]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Rob Herring 49' c
Con: John Cooney 51'
Pen: John Cooney (3) 3' 19' 57'
 Attendance: 14,436
Referee: Frank Murphy
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Angus Curtis,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Rob Lyttle,
15. Matt Faddes.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 53'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 55'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 53'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor 55'), 20. Matty Rea (for Murphy 66'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 78'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Curtis 78'), 23. Robert Baloucoune (for Lyttle 70').

29 November 2019 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 29–5 Wales Scarlets Kingspan Stadium  
19:35 Try: Matt Faddes (2) 4' 78'
John Cooney 8' c
Matty Rea 16' c
Robert Baloucoune 27'
Con: John Cooney (2) 8' 17'
 Report[59]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Jac Morgan 74'
 Attendance: 12,319
Referee: Sam Grove-White
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Bill Johnston,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Matt Faddess, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Louis Ludik.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 50'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 65'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 58'),
19. David O'Connor (for Rea 71'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Coetzee 50'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 50'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Johnston 71'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Ludik 65').

20 December 2019 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 54–42 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) RDS Arena  
19:35 Try: Max Deegan (2) 2' c 62' c
Scott Penny (2) 15' c 22' c
Robbie Henshaw 27' c
Fergus McFadden 39'
Rob Kearney 44' c
Ronan Kelleher 48' c
Con: Harry Byrne (7) 3' 16' 23' 28' 45' 49' 62'
 Report[60]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Angus Kernohan 8' c
Matt Faddes 35' c
Craig Gilroy 57' c
Greg Jones (2) 64' v 72' c
Johnny Stewart 80+2'
Con: Bill Johnston (6) 10' 37' 58' 65' 73' 80+2'
 Attendance: 16,375
Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. David O'Connor, 5. Alan O'Connor,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Greg Jones,
9. David Shanahan, 10. Bill Johnston,
11. Angus Kernohan, 12. Angus Curtis, 13. Matt Faddes, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Rob Lyttle.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for McBurney 55'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Warwick 55'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 55'),
19. Jack Regan (for A. O'Connor 69'), 20. Azur Allison (for Curtis 51'),
21. Jonny Stewart (for Shanahan 71'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Faddes 49'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Lyttle 23').

27 December 2019 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 35–3 Ireland Connacht Kingspan Stadium  
19:35 Try: Alan O'Connor 17' c
Billy Burns 22' c
Robert Baloucoune 43' c
Rob Herring 49' c
Nick Timoney 76' c
Con: John Cooney (4) 18' 23' 44' 50'
Bill Johnston 77'
 Report[61]
Match centre
Highlights 		Pen: Conor Fitzgerald
 Attendance: 17,483
Referee: Sean Gallagher
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney (for Gilroy 39-46', for Herring 64'), 17. Kyle McCall (for McGrath 51'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 51'),
19. David O'Connor (for Treadwell 59'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Coetzee 23'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 69'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns 60'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Ludik 27').

3 January 2020 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 38–17 Ireland Munster Kingspan Stadium  
19:35 Try: John Cooney 17. c
Robert Baloucoune 34' c
Matty Rea 42' c
Stuart McCloskey 57' c
Jacob Stockdale 61' c
Con: John Cooney (5) 18' 35' 43' 58' 62'
Pen: John Cooney 14'
 Report[62]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Shane Daly 9' c
Niall Scannell 65' c
Con: Joey Carbery (2) 10' 65'
Pen: Joey Carbery 39'
 Attendance: 17,461
Referee: Daniel Jones
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 72'), 17. Kyle McCall (gor McGrath 62'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 58'),
19. David O'Connor (for A. O'Connor 66'), 20. Greg Jones (for Reidy 70'),
21. David Shanahan (for Burns 62'), 22. Angus Kernohan (for Cooney 73'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Marshall 62').

15 February 2020 Ospreys Wales 26–24 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Liberty Stadium  
17:15 Try: Owen Watkin 15' c
Scott Otten (2) 24' 47'
Con: Luke Price 16'
Pen: Luke Price (3) 4' 28' 75'
 Report[63]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Robert Baloucoune 9' c
Matt Faddes 59' c
Stuart McCloskey 67' c
Con: Billy Burns 10'
Bill Johnston (2) 60' 69'
Pen: Billy Burns 35'
 Attendance: 5,868
Referee: Marius Mitrea
Lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Matt Faddes.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for McBurney 50'), 17. Jack McGrath (for O'Sullivan 40'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 40'),
19. David O'Connor (for Treadwell 50'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for Rea 50'),
21. Jonny Stewart, 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns 57'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Faddes 60').

22 February 2020 Ulster Ireland 20–10 South Africa Cheetahs Kingspan Stadium  
19:35 Try: Tom O'Toole 7' c
Robert Baloucoune 45' c
Con: Bill Johnston (2) 8' 47'
Pen: Bill Johnston (2) 35' 59'
 Report[64]
Match centre
Highlights
Full game 		Try: Clayton Blommetjies 65' c
Con: Ruan Pienaar 67'
Pen: Ruan Pienaar 38'
 Attendance: 13,829
Referee: Mike Adamson
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. David Shanahan, 10. Bill Johnston,
11. Louis Ludik, 12. James Hume, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for McBurney 65'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Tom O'Toole (For M. Moore 5'),
19. David O'Connor (for Treadwell 58'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Murphy 58'),
21. Jonny Stewart (for Shanahan 61'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Hume 67'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Lowry 61').

29 February 2020 Benetton Italy 0-0 Ireland Ulster Stadio Comunale di Monigo  
15:00 Postponed due to coronavirus fears. Awarded as a 0–0 draw.
23 August 2020 (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 26–20 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Aviva Stadium  
16:30 Try: John Porch 11' c
Kieran Marmion 22' c
Bundee Aki 54' c
Jack Aungier 78'
Con: Jack Carty (3) 11' 23' 55'
 Report[65]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Jacob Stockdale 48' c
Nick Timoney 61' c
Con: Billy Burns 49'
Ian Madigan 62'
Pen: John Cooney (2) 5' 20'
 Referee: Frank Murphy
Ulster lineup:

1. Jack McGrath, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Jacob Stockdale.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for McBurney 56'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 40'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 40'),
19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 31'), 20. Matty Rea (for Coetzee 46'),
21. Alby Mathewson (for Cooney 40'), 22. Ian Madigan (for Burns 52'), 23. Michael Lowry (for Hume 72').

29 August 2020 Ulster Ireland 10–28 Ireland Leinster Aviva Stadium  
19:35 Try: Rob Herring 53' c
Con: John Cooney 54'
Pen: John Cooney 67'
 Report[66]
Match report
Highlights 		Try: Ed Byrne 2' c
Scott Penny 72'
Harry Byrne 77'
Con: Ross Byrne 4'
Harry Byrne 79'
Pen: Ross Byrne (3) 14' 20' 44'
 Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Sam Carter, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Ian Madigan,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Matt Faddes,
15. Jacob Stockdale.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 62'), 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan 70'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 54'),
19. David O'Connor (for Treadwell 54'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Murphy 62'),
21. David Shanahan (for McCloskey 73'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Madigan 62'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Stockdale 54').

Semi-final

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5 September 2020 Edinburgh Scotland 19–22 Ireland Ulster Murrayfield Stadium  
19:35 Try: Stuart McInally 14'
Darcy Graham 46'
Chris Dean 57'
Con: Jaco van der Walt (2/3) 47', 59'
 Report[67]
Match centre
Highlights
Extended highlights 		Try: Rob Lyttle 54'
Rob Herring 62'
John Andrew 75'
Con: Billy Burns (1/2) 55'
Ian Madigan (1/1) 76'
Pen: Ian Madigan (1/1) 80'
 Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Sam Carter,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Louis Ludik,
15. Jacob Stockdale.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 69'), 17. Jack McGrath (for O'Sullivan 51'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 51'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for Carter 48'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Murphy 40'),
21. Alby Mathewson (for Cooney 40'), 22. Ian Madigan (for Burns 69'), 23. Michael Lowry (for Ludik 40').

Final

[edit]
Main article: 2020 Pro14 Grand Final
12 September 2020 Leinster Ireland 27–5 Ireland Ulster Aviva Stadium  
19:35 Try: James Lowe 12' c
Robbie Henshaw 45' c
Caelan Doris 71' c
Con: Ross Byrne (2/2) 14', 47'
Johnny Sexton (1/1) 72'
Pen: Ross Byrne (2/2) 26', 44'
 Report[68]
Report
Highlights
Extended highlights 		Try: James Hume 3' m
 Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee,
9. Alby Mathewson, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Rob Lyttle,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 20-34', 72'), 17. Jack McGrath (for O'Sullivan 47'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 55'),
19. Sam Carter (for Henderson 47'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for Rea 55'),
21. John Cooney (for Mathewson 47'), 22. Ian Madigan (for Burns 54'), 23. Nick Timoney (for Coetzee 47').

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
2019–20 Pro14 7‡ 13,818 17,483 10,975 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup 3 17,024 17,923 15,466 147,796 14,780
 ‡Match figures include fixtures in which COVID-19 restrictions limited attendance, but exclude fixtures in which no spectators were allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ulster A

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Celtic Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 Celtic Cup
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Ireland Leinster A (CH) 7 7 0 0 351 140 211 55 22 7 0 35
2 Ireland Ulster A (RU) 7 5 0 2 198 170 28 28 23 5 0 25
3 Ireland Connacht Eagles 7 5 0 2 191 169 22 24 24 3 0 23
4 Wales Scarlets A 7 4 0 3 217 194 23 29 28 4 2 22
5 Wales Dragons A 7 2 0 5 205 236 -31 30 34 5 2 15
6 Ireland Munster A 7 2 1 4 165 206 -41 22 31 3 0 13
7 Wales Ospreys Development 7 1 1 5 133 229 -96 19 32 2 0 8
8 Wales Cardiff Blues A 7 1 0 6 109 225 -116 17 30 2 1 7
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -
  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 advance to the final
(Q) Qualified for the final (CH) Champions (RU) Runners-up
Updated: 5 October 2019
Source: Munster Rugby
24 August 2019 (2 BP) Scarlets A Wales 32–35 Ireland Ulster A (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields  
14:30 Try: E. Jones (3)
R. Jones
Con: Hughes (2)
Pen: Hughes
Wilson
 Report[69] Try: Allison
Reid
McCann
Cooper
Con: Houston (3)
Pen: Houston (3)
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. Zack McCall (c), 3. Peter Cooper,
4. JJ McKee, 5. Jack Regan,
6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann, 8. Azur Allison,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston,
11. Graham Curtis, 12. Ben Power, 13. Hayden Hyde, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Conor Rankin.
Replacements:
16. Claytan Milligan, 17. Paul Mullen, 18. Jonny Blair,
19. Conor McMenamin, 20. Matthew Agnew,
21. Aaron Hall, 22. Lewis Finlay, 23. Michael Stronge.

31 August 2019 (1 BP) Ulster A Ireland 32–5 Wales Cardiff A Gibson Park  
19:30 Try: Adair
Allison
Rankin
Hyde
Con: Houston (3)
Pen: Houston (2)
 Report[70] Try: Stuckey
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Peter Cooper,
4. Matthew Dalton, 5. Jack Regan,
6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann (c), 8. Azur Allison,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston,
11. Graham Curtis, 12. Hayden Hyde, 13. Ross Adair, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Conor Rankin.
Replacements:
16. Claytan Milligan, 17. Paul Mullen, 18. Jonny Blair,
19. JJ McKee, 20. Matthew Agnew,
21. Aaron Hall, 22. Lewis Finlay, 23. Greg Hutley.

6 September 2019 (1 BP) Ulster A Ireland 33–13 Ireland Connacht Eagles Eaton Park  
16:00 Try: McCann
Rankin
Adair
Cooper (2)
Con: Houston (4)
 Report[71] Try: Maksymiw
Con: Dean
Pen: Dean (2)
 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Peter Cooper,
4. Matthew Dalton, 5. Jack Regan,
6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann (c), 8. Azur Allison,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston,
11. Luke Pollock, 12. Ben Power, 13. Hayden Hyde, 14. Ross Adair,
15. Conor Rankin.
Replacements:
16. Claytan Milligan, 17. Paul Mullen, 18. Jonny Blair,
19. JJ McKee, 20. Matthew Agnew,
21. Aaron Hall, 22. Lewis Finlay, 23. Michael Stronge.

14 September 2019 (1 BP) Leinster A Ireland 55–24 Ireland Ulster A (1 BP) Energia Park  
15:00 Try: Mullin (3)
Russell
Osborne
Sheehan (2)
Clarkson
Patterson
Con: H. Byrne (5)
 Report[72] Try: Marcus Rea
McCann (2)
O'Hagan
Con: Houston (2)
 Referee: Robert O'Sullivan (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Peter Cooper,
4. Jack Regan, 5. David O'Connor,
6. Azur Allison, 7. Marcus Rea (c), 8. David McCann,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston,
11. Graham Curtis, 12. Hayden Hyde, 13. Ross Adair, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Conor Rankin.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for McBurney 78'), 17. Tommy O'Hagan (for Cooper 55'), 18. Paul Mullen (for Warwick 78'),
19. Matthew Dalton (for Regan 40'), 20. Aaron Hall (for Allison 40'),
21. Johnny Stewart (for Doak 40'), 22. Ben Power (for Rankin 78'), 23. Luke Pollock (for Curtis 19').

21 September 2019 (1 BP) Dragons A Wales 31–43 Ireland Ulster A (1 BP) CCB Centre  
15:00 Try: Buckland
Penalty try
Owen
Talbot-Davies
Con: Robson (2)
Botica
Pen: Robson
 Report[73] Try: Adair (3)
Hall
Curtis
Pollock
Con: Houston (5)
Pen: Houston
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Peter Cooper,
4. Jack Regan, 5. David O'Connor,
6. Azur Allison, 7. Marcus Rea (c), 8. David McCann,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston,
11. Graham Curtis, 12. Hayden Hyde, 13. Ross Adair, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Conor Rankin.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for McBurney 78'), 17. Tommy O'Hagan (for Cooper 55'), 18. Paul Mullen (for Warwick 78'),
19. Matthew Dalton (for Regan 40'), 20. Aaron Hall (for Allison 40'),
21. Johnny Stewart (for Doak 40'), 22. Ben Power (for Rankin 78'), 23. Luke Pollock (for Curtis 19').

27 September 2019 Ulster A Ireland 19–3 Wales Ospreys Development Gibson Park  
17:00 Try: Cooper
McBurney
Marcus Rea
Con: Houston (2)
 Report[74] Pen: Thomas
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Peter Cooper,
4. David O'Connor, 5. Jack Regan,
6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann (c), 8. Azur Allison,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston,
11. Graham Curtis, 12. Angus Curtis, 13. Hayden Hyde, 14. Ross Adair,
15. Ethan McIlroy.
Replacements:
16. Zack McCall, 17. Tommy O'Hagan, 18. Paul Mullen,
19. Matthew Dalton, 20. Marcus Rea,
21. Lewis Finlay, 22. Luke Pollock, 23. Conor Rankin.

4 October 2019 Ulster A Ireland 12–31 Ireland Munster A (1 BP) Shaw's Bridge  
17:00 Try: McCann
Graham Curtis
Con: Houston
 Report[75] Try: Oliver
Hurley
McHenry
French
Con: Healy (2)
Crowley (2)
Pen: Healy
 Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Tommy O'Hagan, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Andrew Warwick,
4. David O'Connor, 5. Jack Regan,
6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann, 8. Marcus Rea,
9. Johnny Stewart, 10. Bruce Houston,
11. Graham Curtis, 12. Ben Power, 13. Hayden Hyde, 14. Angus Kernohan,
15. Ethan McIlroy.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart, 17. Callum Reid, 18. Peter Cooper,
19. Matthew Dalton, 20. Matthew Agnew,
21. Nathan Doak, 22. Luke Pollock, 23. Conor Rankin.

Final

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13 October 2019 Leinster A Ireland 31–10 Ireland Ulster A Energia Park  
15:00 Try: Dowling
Sheehan
Russell
Patterson
Con: Russell (2)
H. Byrne (2)
Pen: Russell
 Report[76] Try: Curtis
Con: Houston
Pen: Houston
 Referee: Robert O'Sullivan (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Andrew Warwick,
4. David O'Connor, 5. Jack Regan,
6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann, 8. Marcus Rea,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston,
11. Graham Curtis, 12. Hayden Hyde, 13. Ross Adair, 14. Angus Kernohan,
15. Ethan McIlroy.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart, 17. Peter Cooper, 18. Tommy O'Hagan,
19. Matthew Dalton, 20. Matthew Agnew,
21. Johnny Stewart, 22. Luke Pollock, 23. Sean Kearns.

Ulster Women

[edit]

2019-20 Women's Interprovincial Series

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Main article: IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series
Team P W D L PF PA BP Pts
1 5 5 0 0 162 39 0 20
2 5 3 0 2 134 70 2 14
3 5 2 0 3 64 122 0 8
4 5 0 0 5 51 180 1 1


17 August 2019 Munster Munster 38-12 Ulster Ulster Musgrave Park, Cork  
24 August 2019 Ulster Ulster 5-24 Leinster Leinster Palace Grounds  
31 August 2019 Ulster Ulster 19-20 Connacht Connacht Upper Malone  
14 September 2019 Leinster Leinster 59-3 Ulster Ulster Templeville Road  
21 September 2019 Munster Munster 39-12 Ulster Ulster Donnybrook Stadium  

Ulster Rugby Awards

[edit]

The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 29 September 2020. Winners were:[77][78][79]

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