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2009–10 Ulster Rugby season

The 2009–10 Ulster Rugby season was Ulster's 16th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their first under director of rugby David Humphreys and head coach Brian McLaughlin.

2009–10 Ulster Rugby season
Rory Best vs Ospreys, Ravenhill, 13 April 2020
Ground(s)Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Coach(es)David Humphreys (Director of Rugby)
Brian McLaughlin (Head Coach)
Captain(s)Rory Best
Top scorerIan Humphreys (177)
Most triesSimon Danielli (9)
League(s)Heineken Cup (2nd in pool)
Celtic League (8th)
1st kit
2nd kit
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Following the departure of previous head coach Matt Williams, Ulster put a new management structure in place. David Humphreys was director of rugby, with overall responsibility for the senior team, the Ulster 'A' team (renamed the Ulster Ravens), the Ulster under-20s and the academy; and Brian McLaughlin was head coach, assisted by forwards coaches Jeremy Davidson and Peter Sharp, and backs coach Neil Doak.[1] However, Ulster couldn't afford to retain Sharp, and he left in September 2009.[2]

Chief Executive Michael Reid announced he was stepping down in September 2009 after twelve years in the job.[3] Shane Logan was appointed as his replacement in early 2010.[4]

They finished second in their Heineken Cup pool, failing to qualify for the knockout stage, and 8th in the Celtic League. Chris Henry was Ulster's Player of the Year. Andrew Trimble won the IRUPA award for Try of the Year.[5]

Staff

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Position Name Nationality
Chief Executive Officer Michael Reid, Shane Logan   Ireland
Director of Rugby David Humphreys   Ireland
Head Coach Brian McLaughlin   Ireland
Forwards Coach Jeremy Davidson   Ireland
Defence Coach Peter Sharp   Australia
Skills Coach Neil Doak   Ireland

Squad

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Senior squad

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Ulster Rugby squad[15]

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.

Academy squad

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Position[16] Name Nationality
High Performance Director Gary Longwell   Ireland
Elite Player Development Officer Jonny Bell   Ireland
Elite Player Development Officer Niall Malone   Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Chris Shiells   Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Kevin Geary   Ireland
Academy squad[10]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row


Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres


Wings

Fullbacks

Ulster Ravens/friendly squad

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Players, other than members of the senior or academy quad, who appeared for the Ulster Ravens or in friendlies.

Academy squad[10]

Props

Hookers

  •   Ryan Fisher
  •   Paul Karayannis
  •   David McGregor

Locks

  •   Andew Linton
  •   Neville Magee

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

  •   Michael Pyper

Back three

Heineken Cup

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Main article: 2009–10 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Stade Français (6) 6 4 0 2 11 7 4 124 95 29 1 1 18
  Ulster 6 4 0 2 11 6 5 127 94 33 0 1 17
  Edinburgh 6 3 0 3 3 10 −7 64 94 −30 0 1 13
  Bath 6 1 0 5 6 8 −2 84 116 −32 0 3 7
9 October 2009 Ulster   26–12   Bath Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:30 Try: Nagusa 13' c
Faloon 52' c
Con: Humphreys (2/2)
Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 10', 56', 78'
Drop: Humphreys 42'
 Report[17] Pen: Davis (4/4) 8', 20', 48', 54'
 Attendance: 10,914
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 73'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 55'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 66'),
19. Neil McComb, 20. Chris Henry (for Diack 61'),
21. Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Whitten, 23. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 73').

17 October 2009 Edinburgh   17–13   Ulster Murrayfield, Edinburgh  
15:45 Try: Visser 70' m
Pen: Godman (4/6) 2', 21', 67', 80'
 Report[18] Try: Nagusa 22' c
Con: Humphreys (1/1)
Pen: Humphreys (2/3) 29', 45'
 Attendance: 5,747
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 68'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 62'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 68'),
19. Dan Tuohy (for Caldwell 49'), 20. Chris Henry (for Faloon 72'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Boss 79'), 22. Ian Whitten, 23. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 62').

12 December 2009 Ulster   23–13   Stade Français Ravenhill, Belfast  
13:35 Try: Brady 20' c
Danielli 48' c
Con: Humphreys (2/2)
Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 13', 34', 47'
 Report[19] Try: Arias 74' c
Con: Oelschig (1/1)
Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 18', 28'
 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 69'), 17. Bryan Young (for D. Fitzpatrick 64'   74'), 18. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Ferris 77'),
19. Ryan Caldwell, 20. Willie Faloon (for Pollock 64'),
21. Paul Marshall, 22. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 71'), 23. Jamie Smith (for Cave 76').

20 December 2009 Stade Français   29–16   Ulster Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris[20]  
15:00 Try: Szarzewski 9' c
Kayser 66' c
Con: Beauxis (2/2)
Pen: Beauxis (5/5) 4', 16', 22', 32', 60'
 Report[21] Try: Trimble 69' c
Con: Humphreys (1/1)
Pen: Humphreys (3/3) 2', 14', 37'
 Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Chris White (England)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace (c), 13. Andrew Trimble, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 66'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 66'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 71'),
19. Ryan Caldwell (for Tuohy 60'), 20. David Pollock (for Faloon 56'),
21. Cillian Willis, 22. Ian Whitten (for Nagusa 50'), 23. Darren Cave.

15 January 2010 Ulster   21–13   Edinburgh Ravenhill, Belfast  
20:00 Try: Cave 28' m
Boss 55' c
Con: Humphreys (1/2)
Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 45', 69'
O'Connor (1/1) 80'
 Report[22] Try: Thompson 61' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 22', 36'
 Attendance: 8,262
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace (c), 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 62'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 62'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 75'),
19. Ryan Caldwell (for Tuohy 72'), 20. TJ Anderson,
21. Cillian Willis, 22. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 72'), 23. Timoci Nagusa.

23 January 2010 Bath   10–28   Ulster Recreation Ground, Bath  
15:45 Try: Banahan 20' c
Con: Little (1/1)
Pen: Little (1/2) 53'
 Report[23] Try: Trimble 42' m
Cave 49' c
Wallace 77' c
Con: O'Connor (2/3)
Pen: O'Connor (3/3) 5', 19', 33'
 Attendance: 10,845
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace (c), 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 64'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 74'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for O'Donoghue 66'),
19. Ryan Caldwell (for Tuohy 72'), 20. TJ Anderson (for Ferris 74'),
21. Cillian Willis (for Boss 74'), 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Timoci Nagusa.

Celtic League

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Main article: 2009–10 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Leinster 18 13 0 5 359 295 +64 27 29 1 2 55
2   Ospreys 18 11 1 6 384 298 +86 37 26 3 3 52
3   Glasgow Warriors 18 11 2 5 390 321 +69 31 24 2 1 51
4   Munster 18 9 0 9 319 282 +37 33 20 3 6 45
5   Cardiff Blues 18 10 0 8 349 315 +34 33 28 2 2 44
6   Edinburgh 18 8 0 10 385 391 −6 40 40 4 5 41
7   Newport Gwent Dragons 18 8 1 9 333 378 −45 32 37 3 2 39
8   Ulster 18 7 1 10 357 370 −13 39 35 4 2 36
9   Scarlets 18 5 0 13 361 382 −21 35 35 1 8 29
10   Connacht 18 5 1 12 254 459 −205 20 53 0 4 26

Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.
Source: RaboDirect PRO12
6 September 2009 Newport Gwent Dragons   23 – 6   Ulster Rodney Parade  
14:05 Try: Bew
Fussell
Young
Con: Tovey
Pen: Arlidge (2)
 Report[24] Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Attendance: 4,561
Referee: Carlo Damasco
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Andrew Trimble, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 56'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Whitten 36'),
18. Ed O'Donoghue (for Henry 36'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Diack 68'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 68'), 21. Paddy Wallace (for Cunningham 29'), 22. Darren Cave (for Nagusa 68').

12 September 2009 Ospreys   16 – 20   Ulster Liberty Stadium  
18:30 Try: Walker
Jones
Pen: Hook (2)
 Report[25] Try: Tuohy
Danielli (2)
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys
 Attendance: 7,072
Referee: Alan Lewis
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 71'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 57'),
18. Tamaiti Horua (for Diack 54'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Tuohy 27'),
20. Cillian Willis (for Nagusa 57'), 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Jonny Shiels.

18 September 2009 Ulster   13 – 16   Edinburgh Ravenhill  
20:00 Try: Ferris
Schifcofske
Con: Humphreys
 Report[26] Try: Visser
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson (2)
Drop: Godman
 Attendance: 8,899
Referee: Nigel Owens
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Neil McComb, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Simon Danielli,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 66'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 58'),
18. Diack (for Ferris 76'), 19. Tamaiti Horua (for Henry 57'),
20 Cillian Willis (for Nagusa 74'), 21. Paddy Wallace (for Humphreys 48'), 22. Andrew Trimble (for Whitten 62').

25 September 2009 Connacht   6 – 30   Ulster Sportsgrounds  
20:00 Pen: Keatley (2)
 Report[27] Try: Cave
Botha
Nagusa
Humphreys
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Attendance: 2,435
Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Paddy Wallace, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 72'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 65'),
18. Neil McComb (for O'Donoghue 77'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Henry 65'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 77'), 21. Ian Whitten (for Wallace 77'), 22. Andrew Trimble (for Danielli 32').

2 October 2009 Ulster   45 – 24   Scarlets Ravenhill  
19:05 Try: Faloon
Trimble (2)
Nagusa
Whitten
Con: Humphreys (4)
Pen: Humphreys (4)
 Report[28] Try: Davies (2)
Con: Jones
Pen: Jones (4)
 Attendance: 8,141
Referee: Peter Allan
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Robbie Diack, 8. Willie Faloon,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou, 17. D Fitzpatrick (for Botha 56'),
18. Neil McComb (for Ferris 67'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Faloon 67'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 73'), 21. Ian Whitten (for Cave 73'), 22. Mark McCrea (for Nagusa 73'.

24 October 2009 Ulster   16 – 14   Leinster Ravenhill  
18:00 Try: Boss
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Report[29] Try: Berne
Fitzgerald
Con: Berne
Sexton
 Attendance: 11,523
Referee: Andrew Small
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Tamaiti Horua, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou, 17. Bryan Young (for Botha 63'),
18. Ed O'Donoghue, 19. Robbie Diack (for Horua 63'),
20. Paul Marshall, 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Simon Danielli.

31 October 2009 Munster   24 – 10   Ulster Thomond Park  
17:00 Try: De Villiers
Wallace
Earls
Warwick
Con: O'Gara (2)
 Report[30] Try: Humphreys
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys
 Attendance: 23,298
Referee: Alain Rolland
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8.Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Paddy Wallace, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 63', 17. Bryan Young (for Court 63'),
18. Tamaiti Horua, 19. Robbie Diack (for Faloon 66'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 66'), 21. Ian Whitten, 22. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 52').

4 December 2009 Ulster   13 – 25   Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill  
20:00 Try: Court
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Report[31] Try: Evans
Con: Parks
Pen: Parks
 Attendance: 8,761
Referee: James Jones
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. David Pollock, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten. 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady', 17. Bryan Young (for Fitzpatrick 63'),
18. Ed O'Donoghue (for Caldwell 58'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Faloon 58'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Nagusa 31'), 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 69'), 22. Jonny Shiels (for Cave 65').

26 December 2009 Leinster   15 – 3   Ulster RDS Arena  
17:30 Try: Kearney
Heaslip
Con: Berne
Pen: Berne
 Report[32] Pen: O'Connor
 Attendance: 18,140
Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. TJ Anderson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 70'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick for Botha (56),
18. Ryan Caldwell (for Henry 66'), 19. Willie Faloon,
20. Cillian Willis, 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 40'), Jonny Shiels (for Cave (26').

2 January 2010 Ulster   15 – 10   Munster Ravenhill  
18:00 Try: Danielli (2)
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys
 Report[33] Try: De Villers
Con: Warwick
Pen: Warwick
 Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 55'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick,
18. Ryan Caldwell, 19. TJ Anderson (for Henry 4')
20. Cillian Willis, 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 61'), Timoci Nagusa (for Wallace 52').

19 February 2010 Ulster   22 – 22   Newport Gwent Dragons Ravenhill  
19:05 Try: Wallace
Danielli
Pen: Humphreys (4)
 Report[34] Try: Jones
Con: Tovey
Pen: Tovey (4)
Drop: Tovey
 Attendance: 7,909
Referee: Peter Allan
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
6. TJ Anderson, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Pollock 73'), 17. D. Fitzpatrick (for Young 57'),
18. Ryan Caldwell (for O'Donoghue 57'), 19. Robbie Diack for Anderson (57),
20. Ian Porter, 21. Ian Whitten (for Smith 63'), 22. Timoci Nagusa (for Danielli 68').

5 March 2010 Scarlets   25 – 8   Ulster Parc y Scarlets  
19:05 Try: Fenby
Knoyle
Priestland
Con: Priestland (2)
Pen: Priestland (2)
 Report[35] Try: Wallace
Pen: Humphreys
 Attendance: 6,266
Referee: Peter Allan
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Dan Tuohy, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Faloon 75'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 62'),
18. Robbie Diack (for O'Donoghue 65'), 19. Willie Faloon (for Pollock 65'),
20. Paul Marshall, 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 62'), 22. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 50').

26 March 2010 Cardiff Blues   19 – 9   Ulster Cardiff City Stadium  
19:05 Try: Molitika
Con: Blair
Pen: Blair (4)
 Report[36] Pen: O'Connor (3)
 Attendance: 7,532
Referee: Neil Patterson
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Best 72'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Court 58'),
18. Ed O'Donoghue (for Tuohy 48'), 19. Robbie Diack,
20. Michael Heaney, 21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Timoci Nagusa (for Danielli 76').

3 April 2010 Ulster   24 – 33   Cardiff Blues Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Ferris
Henry
Con: Humphreys
Pen: O'Connor (4)
 Report[37] Try: Laulala
Rush
Hewitt
Con: Sweeney (2)
Halfpenny
Pen: Halfpenny (4)
 Attendance: 7,334
Referee: Andy Macpherson
Ulster lineup:

1. Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5 Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7 David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Simon Danielli.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Nagusa 73'), 17. Bryan Young (for Fitzpatrick 50'),
18. Dan Tuohy, 19. Robbie Diack (for Pollock 50'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 72'), 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 62'), 22. Ian Whitten (for Ferris 66').

13 April 2010 Ulster   27 – 38   Ospreys Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Danielli
Trimble
Con: O'Connor
Pen: O'Connor (5)
 Report[38] Try: Williams
Hook (2)
Bowe
Con: Biggar (3)
Pen: Biggar (4)
 Attendance: 7,649
Referee: Neil Paterson
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryn Young, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Stephen Ferris 66', 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Best 80'), 17. Tom Court (for Young 61'),
18. Ryan Caldwell, 19. David Pollock,
20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 68'), 21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Nevin Spence (for Wallace 80').

16 April 2010 Glasgow Warriors   25 – 18   Ulster Firhill Stadium  
19:05 Try: Morrison
Con: Parks
Pen: Parks (2)
Drop: Parks (4)
 Report[39] Try: Marshall
Smith
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Attendance: 3,766
Referee: Tim Hayes
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. David Pollock, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Nevin Spence, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Simon Danielli.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 48'), 17. BJ Botha (for Fitzpatrick 48'),
18. Dan Tuohy (for O'Donoghue 16'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Diack 36'),
20. Isaac Boss (for Marshall 65'), 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Jamie Smith (for Spence 70').

25 April 2010 Edinburgh   25 – 37   Ulster Murrayfield  
16:05 Try: Visser (2)
Turnbull
Con: Godman (2)
Pen: Godman (2)
 Report[40] Try: Smith
Danielli
Whitten
Humphreys
Ferris
Con: O'Connor
Humphreys (2)
Pen: O'Connor
Humphreys
 Attendance: 3,759
Referee: Nigel Owens
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Andy Kyriacou (for Best 75'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 60'),
18. Ryan Caldwell (for Tuohy 62'), 19. TJ Anderson,
20. Isaac Boss (for Smith 60'), 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 36'), 22. Nevin Spence (for Trimble 73').

7 May 2010 Ulster   41 – 10   Connacht Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Danielli
Humphreys
Kyriacou
Whitten
Tuohy
Smith
Con: Humphreys (4)
Pen: Humphreys
 Report[41] Try: Loughney
Con: Keatly
Pen: Keatly
 Attendance: 7,755
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. TJ Anderson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
16. Andy Kyriacou (for Best 43'), 17. Bryan Young (for Botha 62'),
18. Ryan Caldwell, 19. Neil McComb (for O'Donoghue 65'),
20. Isaac Boss, 21. Ali Birch (for Anderson 75'), 22. Timoci Nagusa (for Cave 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
2009–10 Celtic League 9 8,863 11,800 7,334 2009–10 Heineken Cup 3 10,509 11,000 8,262 109,947 9,162

Ulster Ravens

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British and Irish Cup

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Main article: 2009–10 British and Irish Cup

Pool C

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Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
  Ulster Ravens 5 4 1 0 165 62 103 22 3 0 21
  London Welsh 5 4 0 1 137 78 59 18 3 1 20
  Bedford Blues 5 3 0 2 92 94 -2 11 1 0 13
  Aberavon 5 2 0 3 51 131 -80 4 0 1 9
  Llanelli 5 1 1 3 106 117 -11 11 1 1 8
  Moseley 5 0 0 5 69 138 -69 10 1 0 1
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
20 November 2009 Ulster Ravens   29 – 3   Bedford Blues Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Seymour
D. Fitzpatrick
Cochrane
Kyriacou
Con: O'Connor (3)
 Report[42] Pen: Davies
 Attendance: 1,132
Ulster Ravens lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Neil McComb,
6. David Pollock, 7 Willie Faloon, 8. Tamaiti Horua,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Chris Cochrane, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Jonny Shiels, 14. Tommy Seymour,
15. Clinton Schifcoske.
Replacements:
Nigel Brady, Paddy McAllister, Ed O'Donoghue, Chris Henry, Cillian Willis, Ian Humphreys, Jamie Smith.

27 November 2009 Moseley   21 – 32   Ulster Ravens Billesley Common  
19:30 Try: May
Bressington
Penalty try
Con: ? (3)
 Report[43] Try: Seymour
Tuohy
Macklin
McComb
Con: O'Connor (3)
Pen: O'Connor (2)
 Attendance: 750
Ulster Ravens lineup:

1. Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Adam Macklin,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Neil McComb,
6. David Pollock, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Tamaiti Horua,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Chris Cochrane, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Jonny Shiels, 14. Tommy Seymour,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements: Ryan Fisher, Paddy McAllister, T. J. Anderson, Ali Birch, Ian Porter, Luke Marshall, Darren Cave.

12 February 2010 Llanelli   21 – 21   Ulster Ravens Parc y Scarlets  
19:15 Try: Thomas
Shingler
Con: Newton
Pen: Newton (3)
 Report[44] Try: Marshall
McCrea
Con: Humphreys
Pen: O'Connor (2)
Humphreys
 Attendance: 500
Ulster Ravens lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou (capt), 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Neil McComb, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Thomas Anderson, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Mark McCrea, 14. Tommy Seymour,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
Nigel Brady, Adam Macklin, Ed O’Donoghue, Willie Faloon, Paul Marshall, Ian Humphreys, Darren Cave.

26 February 2010 Ulster Ravens   21 – 17   London Welsh Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Marshall
Nagusa
Con: O'Connor
Pen: O'Connor (3)
 Report[45] Try: Starling
Pen: Lewis-Pratt (2)
Ross (2)
 Attendance: 739
Ulster Ravens lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Nigel Brady (c), 3. Tom Court,
4. Neil McComb, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. T. J. Anderson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Michael Allen, 14. Tommy Seymour,
15. Mark McCrea.
Replacements: Alan Whitten (for Court 70'), Ed O’Donoghue (for Diack 68'), Cillian Willis (for Marshall 70'), Darren Cave (for Nagusa 52').

12 March 2010 Ulster Ravens   62 – 0   Aberavon Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Whitten
D. Fitzpatrick
Cunningham
Willis
Seymour (2)
Allen
McCrea
Humphreys
Con: O'Connor (6)
 Report[46] Attendance: 793
Ulster Ravens lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou (capt), 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Neil McComb, 5. Ed O'Donoghue
6. T. J. Anderson, 7. Scott LaValla, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Tommy Seymour, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Michael Allen, 14. Mark McCrea,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Nigel Brady, Paul Karayannis, Dan Tuohy, Mark Robinson, Paul Marshall, Ian Humphreys, Chris Cochrane.

Semi-final

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24 April 2010 Munster A   27 – 3   Ulster Ravens Thomond Park, Limerick  
15:30 Try: Manning (2)
Williams
Archer
Con: Cusack (2/4)
Pen: Cusack (1)
 Report[47] Pen: McKinney (1)
 Attendance: 24,112
Ulster Ravens lineup:

1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Nigel Brady (c), 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Andrew Linton, 5. Neil McComb,
6. Ali Birch, 7. Stephen Dougall, Scott LaValla,
9. Ian Porter, 10. James McKinney,
11. Chris Cochrane, 12. Jonny Shiels, 13. Michael Allen, 14. Tommy Seymour,
15. David McIlwaine.
Replacements:
Niall Annett, Paul Karayiannis, Neville Magee, Stuart McKenzie, Michael Pyper, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy.

Friendlies

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21 August 2009 Ulster 'A'   19-7   Newcastle Falcons Ravenhill Stadium  
Try: Tuohy
Cave
Pen: Schifcofske (3)
 Report[48] Try: Wilson
Con: Gopperth
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Clinton Schifcofske,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Declan Fitzpatrick,
18. Neil McComb, 19. TJ Anderson,
20. Paul Marshall, 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Nevin Spence.

26 August 2009 Ulster   53-5   Viadana Ravenhill Stadium  
Try: Nagusa (3)
Brady
McCrea (2)
Anderson
Shiels
Smith
Con: O'Connor (4)
 Report[49] Try: Denti
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Neil McComb,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. T. J. Anderson, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Tommy Seymour, 12. Jonny Shiels, 13. Mark McCrea, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Jamie Smith.
Replacements:
David McGregor (for Brady 60'), Justin Fitzpatrick (for D. Fitzpatrick 29'), Dan Tuohy, Chris Napier (for Henry 41'), Ian Porter (for Willis 50'), Ian Humphreys, Clinton Schifcofske, Paddy McAllister (for J. Fitzpatrick 65), Paul Pritchard (for O'Donoghue 70'), Nevin Spence (for Seymour 50').

28 August 2009 Worcester Warriors   3-25   Ulster Sixways Stadium  
Pen: Walker
 Report[50] Try: Whitten
Boss
Diack
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Nevin Spence, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Andrew Trimble, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Nigel Brady, Tom Court, Declan Fitzpatrick, Ed O'Donoghue, T. J. Anderson, Ian Porter, Niall O'Connor, Jonny Shiels, Darren Cave.

Ulster Rugby Awards

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The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 20 May 2010. Winners were:[51]

References

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  1. ^ "McLaughlin Confirmed As New Ulster Coach", Irish Rugby, 23 June 2009
  2. ^ Brendan Fanning, "McLaughlin bringing fresh ideas to Ulster grind school", Irish Independent, 6 September 2009
  3. ^ "Reid’s Ulster rugby reign was rollercoaster ride", Belfast Telegraph, 4 September 2009
  4. ^ Inquiry into Participation in Sport and Physical Activity in Northern Ireland — Ulster Rugby, Northern Ireland Assembly, 18 March 2010
  5. ^ "Bowe Voted Irish Players' Player Of The Year", Irish Rugby, 12 May 2010, archived 16 May 2010
  6. ^ Niall Crozier, "Birch can rise right to the top", Belfast Telegraph, 16 October 2009
  7. ^ "Ulster sign back row Tamaiti Horua", Belfast Telegraph, 30 March 2009
  8. ^ "Ulster snap up hooker Kyriacou", Evening Herald, 23 April 2009
  9. ^ Richard Mulligan, "New signings given an early opportunity", News Letter, 19 August 2009
  10. ^ a b c d Niall Crozier, "It is all academic for Ulster's young hopefuls", Belfast Telegraph, 20 November 2009
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Province-by-province guide", Irish Independent, 3 September 2009
  12. ^ "Scotland star Rob Dewey agrees switch to Glasgow Warriors", Daily Record, 16 March 2009
  13. ^ "McKenzie moves to Exeter Chiefs", BBC Sport, 5 November 2008
  14. ^ "Complaint over alleged racist slur at New Zealand-born Samoan rugby test lock Filo Paulo", Stuff.co.nz, 9 March 2020
  15. ^ Appearances and scoring stats from ItsRugby.co.uk
  16. ^ "Academy Coaches", Ulster Rugby, archived 7 August 2014
  17. ^ "Ulster overcome Bath", Sky Sports, 9 October 2009
  18. ^ "Edinburgh revive Cup hopes", Sky Sports, 17 October 2009
  19. ^ "Ulster humble French giants", Sky Sports, 12 December 2009
  20. ^ This match was originally scheduled to be held at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, but heavy snowfall forced it to be moved to Paris.
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  25. ^ "Danielli double sinks Ospreys", Sky Sports, 12 September 2009
  26. ^ "Ulster 13-16 Edinburgh", BBC Sport, 18 September 2009
  27. ^ "Connacht 6-30 Ulster", BBC Sport, 25 September 2009
  28. ^ "Ulster 45 Scarlets 24", Belfast Telegraph, 3 October 2009
  29. ^ "Ulster 16-14 Leinster", BBC Sport, 24 October 2024
  30. ^ "Munster 24-10 Ulster", BBC Sport, 31 October 2009
  31. ^ "Ulster 13-25 Glasgow", BBC Sport, 4 December 2009
  32. ^ "Leinster 15-3 Ulster", BBC Sport, 26 December 2009
  33. ^ "Ulster 15-10 Munster", BBC Sport, 2 January 2010
  34. ^ "Ulster 22-22 Dragons", BBC Sport, 19 February 2010
  35. ^ "Scarlets 25-8 Ulster", BBC Sport, 5 March 2010
  36. ^ "Blues 19-9 Ulster", BBC Sport, 26 March 2010
  37. ^ "Blues complete Ulster double", Sky Sports, 3 April 2010
  38. ^ "Ospreys rule at Ravenhill", Sky Sports, 13 April 2010
  39. ^ "Glasgow Warriors 25-18 Ulster", BBC Sport, 16 April 2010
  40. ^ "Ulster dent Edinburgh hopes", Sky Sports, 25 April 2010
  41. ^ "Ulster finish with a flourish", Sky Sports, 7 May 2010
  42. ^ "Ulster Ravens 29 Bedford Blues 3", Belfast Telegraph, 21 November 2009
  43. ^ "Moseley 21-32 Ulster Ravens", BBC Sport, 27 November 2009
  44. ^ "Late Slip-Up For Ulster Ravens In Llanelli", Irish Rugby, 12 February 2010
  45. ^ "Ravens survive Welsh revival", Irish Examiner, 27 February 2010
  46. ^ "Ulster Ravens 62-0 Aberavon", BBC Sport, 12 March 2010
  47. ^ "B&I Cup Final Beckons For Munster", Munster Rugby, 24 April 2010
  48. ^ Ciaran Donaghy, "McLaughlin reign off to a great start", Belfast Telegraph, 22 August 2009
  49. ^ Richard Mulligan, "Ulster's backs run riot against weak Italians", News Letter, 27 August 2009
  50. ^ Niall Crozier, "Ulster keep up winning streak", Belfast Telegraph, 29 August 2009
  51. ^ Richard Mulligan, "Henry hat-trick caps super year", News Letter, 21 May 2010
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