Ulster Rugby vs Munster

BIG BALLOT Each year the URSC presents a Jack Kyle Bursary Award (currently worth £2500) to one of Ulster’s promising youngsters from the Hughes Insurance Ulster Rugby Academy - internationals Craig Gilroy, Iain Henderson & Stuart Olding are but 3 of the players who have benefited from our Bursary in the past. Last year it was scrum half Dave Shanahan. The Jack Kyle Bursary is largely funded by URSC’s annual “Big Ballot” - where fans buy ballot tickets in the hope of winning prizes donated by local sponsors. Among the Big Ballot prizes this year are: > Use of Heineken Box (up to 12 people) at Belfast Giants match of choice. Courtesy of Heineken > Overnight in Fitzwilliam Hotel with breakfast, transport to Ulster v Bordeaux and pair of grandstand tickets for the match. Courtesy of Bank of Ireland > Family Cinema package for 3 months Odyssey Cinemas Courtesy of Odyssey Cinemas > Darren Cave Ulster Rugby Kitbag Courtesy of Darren Cave > Darren Cave IRFU Kitbag Courtesy of Darren Cave > Signed Rory McIlroy golf cap > Signed Justin Rose golf cap > Superman T-Shirt signed by Carl Frampton > Andrew Trimble print. Courtesy of Hannah Fine Prints > Horatio Group Gift Voucher. Courtesy of Molly Brown’s Kitchen & Bar (Horatio Group) > Voucher for Ryan’s Bar & Restaurant > Jennie Hales c/o BodyGen 12 x 1 to 1 sessions and Nutrition and Diet Session > Stevie Love c/o LoveImagesNI Last Stand @ Ravenhill > £30 voucher for Silhouette Boutique > £50 voucher for The Bureau By The Lough or Poco Blu > 4-Ball round of golf at Galgorm Castle Golf Club

URSC MEMBERSHIP 2016/17

100 URSC members had a Meet the Players evening to remember on Monday night as they questioned Marcell Coetzee, Paul Marshall, Darren Cave, Kyle McCall and Louis Ludik. The European campaign so far; the Autumn Internationals; referees; injuries and hardest opponents all featured in the latest discussion. Shirts were signed and selfies taken. Many thanks to the players for their time! MEET THE PLAYERS Thanks too to all Ulster and Exeter fans who paid their respects to Anthony Foley before and during last week’s match – the rugby family is as one in grief at the life of one of its own cut so cruelly short. RIP Axel 1000 HAVE JOINED URSC THIS SEASON... DON’T GET LEFT BEHIND! URSC Membership for the 2016/17 season is NOW OPEN through the URSC shop via PayPal. To renew or join for the first time and thus maximise your benefits for the season, go to membership.ursc.co  Please note , we have rebuilt the membership form and are using a completely new IT system, which we urge members to register as ‘new records’ rather than renewing. Your previous data captured with us has not been shared. If you have any problems or questions, please contact membership@ursc.co.uk It was great to see so many Exeter Chiefs fans over for last week’s match – particularly Richard Cresswell, Chairman of the Exeter Chiefs supporters club and the many members of his tribe! Respect too for the Exeter cyclists who rode from Sandy Park to Kingspan with Exeter Chief Executive Tony Rowe at the wheel of the support bus – well done – brilliant effort. A big thank you to the Ulster peloton that accompanied our visitors for the final miles to Kingspan Stadium and to Malone Rugby Club who hosted the Chiefs fans before and after the match.

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