Ulster Rugby v Glasgow

Welcome back to Kingspan Stadium, the home of Ulster Rugby, where the Ulster squad welcome Glasgow Warriors for the rearranged Guinness PRO14 Round 17 fixture. Ulster are looking for their third straight win and back to back wins at home but face a huge challenge in the form of Glasgow Warriors. The Scottish side lead Conference A having won an impressive 15 of their 19 games played in the Guinness PRO14. As well as the on-field action we look forward to the Kingspan Kicking Challenge. Make sure you grab one of our giant red hands and you could be taking up the challenge for a chance to win £1000! Finally, on behalf of Kingspan, I would like to wish the Ulster Rugby squad and management team the very best of luck and extend a warm welcome to our friends from Glasgow. To Ulster’s committed fans, enjoy the game, lead the way and help ensure that this is an evening to remember at Kingspan Stadium.

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CONTENTS

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME GUINNESS PRO14 WELCOME INTERVIEW: PAUL MARSHALL

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TONIGHT'S MASCOTS 11 GUINNESS PRO14 MATCH PREVIEW 12 Q&A WITH ROBERT LYTTLE 13 INTERVIEW: CALLUM BLACK 16 URSC NEWS 18 OUR CLUB UPDATE 19 GUEST ARTICLE: ROD NAWN 20 ACADEMY PROFILE: JOHN HUME 23 ULSTER SQUAD PROFILES 26 ULSTER TEAM 30 PULL OUT POSTER 32 GLASGOW WARRIORS TEAM 35 GLASGOW WARRIORS SQUAD PROFILES 36 10 THINGS TO KNOW 39 WHAT'S ON 41 VOLUNTEER PROFILE: JULIE ADAMS 42 'THE FUTURE OF RUGBY IN ULSTER' 45 INTERVIEW: SPARKY 46 SPARKY THROUGH THE SEASON 48 SUBWAY HALF TIME TEAMS 53 COACHES CORNER: DWAYNE PEEL 55 A PARTING WORD 56 ULSTER RUGBY VALUES 60 STADIUM MAP 61 STADIUM INFORMATION 62 THANK YOU 63 2017/18 FIXTURES 64

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We extend a special welcome to Glasgow Warriors Managing Director Nathan Bombrys, and all his guests, officials and supporters. We hope you will have an enjoyable stay here in Ulster. This Glasgow Warriors team has already proven its championship stock by topping Conference A of the PRO14 Championship and securing a place in the playoffs some time ago. Ulster, with just two regular season games remaining, would need bonus point wins over Glasgow tonight and Munster away next weekend to be in with a chance of securing a PRO14 playoff place. Furthermore, with Benetton Rugby just one point behind Ulster, a minimum of five points is required to guarantee a Champions Cup playoff spot, so there is still plenty on the line. Tonight’s challenge will be tough, but hopefully with the support of the 16th man, we can secure what would be another invaluable victory to add to the recent wins over Edinburgh and Ospreys. Congratulations to Malone on winning Division 2A of the Ulster Bank All Ireland League and gaining automatic promotion to Division 1B for next season. We also have five Ulster clubs (Banbridge, Ballynahinch, City of Armagh, Rainey Old Boys & Omagh) involved in promotion playoffs today plus one club (Belfast Harlequins) in a relegation playoff. Instonians are also bidding to qualify for the Ulster Bank League as they host Ballina in Shaws Bridge in the second stage of the round-robin series. We wish them all well. The Junior Interprovincial Series kicks off next weekend when Ulster Juniors will defend the title that was won in such impressive fashion last season. Congratulations to all the players selected from our excellent junior sides, and we wish them the best of luck in what will be another tough campaign. Once again, we thank all our sponsors and loyal supporters, and we look forward to another enjoyable rugby experience here at Kingspan Stadium this evening. SUFTUM! Graffin Parke President IRFU (Ulster Branch) As President of the IRFU Ulster Branch, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to Kingspan Stadium for tonight’s rearranged Guinness PRO14 Round 17 game against Glasgow Warriors. PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

IRFU ULSTER BRANCH 2017/18 OFFICERS Graffin Parke President Stephen Elliott Senior Vice President Gary Leslie Junior Vice President Denis Gardiner Honorary Secretary Michael Boyd Honorary Treasurer Greg Irwin Competitions Secretary EXECUTIVE TEAM Shane Logan Chief Executive Barry Willis Acting Domestic Rugby Manager Audrey Robinson Head of Finance & Operations Fiona Hampton Head of Sales & Marketing

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

Bryn Cunningham Operations Director

Kingspan Stadium, 134 Mount Merrion Avenue Belfast, BT6 0FT T +44 (0)28 9049 3222 ulsterrugby.com

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Congratulations to Glasgow Warriors for finishing top of Conference A with two games left and securing a home semi-final. Likewise to Munster Rugby after finishing as second seeds and securing a home Qualifier against Toyota Cheetahs or Cardiff Blues, who have qualified for the Champions Cup next season as the third European team in Conference A. It’s tighter in Conference B with Leinster Rugby in pole position for top seed ahead of Scarlets - a battle that will be mirrored in Saturday’s Champions Cup semi-final. Edinburgh Rugby are still breathing down Scarlets’ neck while Ulster Rugby could still finish in the top three and, failing that, reach a Champions Cup Play-Off against Ospreys or Benetton. Well done to Benetton for their win over Leinster, their 11th of the season and a record for them and an Italian club. It’s testament to their progress and that of Zebre, who collected their fifth win, over Dragons, and the work with Italy Head Coach, Conor O’Shea and the international set-up. I was fortunate enough to be in South Africa last week as guest of the Toyota Cheetahs and SA Rugby. The country has really embraced the Guinness PRO14, our clubs and supporters, especially the passionate and vocal Munster fans who had made the trip! Our relationship with SA Rugby has been further strengthened with the inclusion of CEO Jurie Roux and Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus on the Board. Rassie is familiar to us as Munster Rugby’s former Head Coach, while Jurie is a highly experienced administrator. Their appointments are another important step forward for our Championship - the only one in world rugby to unite the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at club level. Guinness PRO14 Final Series – How it Stands Qualifier 1: Munster* (A2) v Edinburgh (B3) Qualifier 2: Scarlets (B2) v Toyota Cheetahs (A3) Semi-Final 1: Leinster* (B1) v Munster or Edinburgh Semi-Final 2: Glasgow Warriors* (A1) v Scarlets or Toyota Cheetahs *Qualified for Final Series Looking ahead to the final round of fixtures on Saturday, April 28, we have an eight-hour feast of action across all five countries to look forward to. All seven derby fixtures will be screened live throughout the day starting with the Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth and finishing with Edinburgh

Rugby and Glasgow Warriors. Round 21, Saturday, April 28 2pm (3pm local)

Southern Kings v Toyota Cheetahs, live on SuperSport

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Dragons v Scarlets, live on BBC2 Wales Connacht v Leinster, live on TG4

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Benetton Rugby v Zebre Rugby Club, live on Eurosport Italia

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Munster Rugby v Ulster Rugby, live on TG4

Cardiff Blues v Ospreys, live on S4C

Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors, live on Sky Sports Action By the time the final whistle goes in the Scottish capital, we will know the six qualifiers vying for a place in the final on May 26 but no matter who you support, you can guarantee your place at Aviva Stadium. For the first time the Official Guinness PRO14 Final Fanzone will combine with the Dublin 7s to produce a two-day ‘Festival of Rugby’ where you can soak up the atmosphere ahead of the Final with live music, bars, premium areas and player appearances all on offer. To get involved in the Dublin 7s as a player visit http://bit.ly/GuinnessPRO14Dublin7sPlayerEntry to enter your team and save money on your Guinness PRO14 Final ticket. And wherever you’re coming from to Dublin you can rely on Gullivers Sports Travel to arrange tickets, hotels and flights as our Official Supporter Travel Partner for the Guinness PRO14 Final Series – see www. gulliverstravel.co.uk. For all your Guinness PRO14 Final ticket needs, including the Fanzone, get along to www.ticketmaster.ie now and get your pick of the best seats before it’s too late. Enjoy the game, Martin Anayi Chief Executive Officer

PAUL MARSHALL: ON RETIREMENT FROM THE PROFESSIONAL GAME

Paul Marshall graduated from the Ulster Academy to a senior contract in 2006, making his debut for the team against Newport Gwent Dragons in November of that season.

A familiar face to the Kingspan Stadium faithful, Marshall went on to amass 204 caps for the Province, but the nimble scrumhalf has decided that the time has now come to bow out of the professional game. “Ulster Rugby has been a massive part of my life and I’m grateful to have been involved with the squad for the last 12 or so years, but I will be sad to leave. It feels like yesterday I trained with the squad for the first time! “I love the club; I love the people involved and I would have loved to have continued playing but for everyone at some point the time comes to move on and seek pastures new and that time has come for me. “I’ve been incredibly proud to represent the people of Ulster and it’s brought great joy for me personally but also to my family and friends. I’m thankful to the players, the staff and the supporters for the memories that I will carry for the rest of my life.” As the challenges experienced by the Ulster squad this season mounted, Marshall was battling his own challenges off the pitch following his son’s cancer diagnosis in August 2017. “It’s been an incredibly difficult year for me and for my family as we have dealt with my son’s illness. At times this year it has been tricky trying to balance

Park. Ulster were training there one day and I took the opportunity to watch a bit of training whenever I was meant to be painting fences. In some ways, this was kind of precious time for me because I was on my own getting to watch Ulster train up close and getting to dream of one day being there and in that position to train alongside these guys. “I had dreamed of playing for Ulster since having watched them in the stands as a 12 or 13-year-old schoolboy, so to be able to do it myself has been something I’m immensely proud of. I’ve lived my schoolboy dream for many years so when I look back in the months and years ahead I will have very fond memories. “I think the thing that will last the most, will be the memories made with the people I’ve worked with or met along the journey. I’ve made great friends connected to rugby and in particular connected to Ulster Rugby. I’ve great friendships in the staff and in the playing group that will continue for many years to come.” The memories which stand out most for Marshall involve the big games with everything to play for. “I think playing in the Heineken Cup Games, when I came off the bench against Leicester and scored the bonus point try - that was a really special moment for me. Starting against the likes of Toulon and Clermont in the big games here have been really enjoyable moments too. “The Heineken Cup semi-final and final are big moments in my mind. Obviously, the final didn’t go our way against Leinster but the build-up to those two games was overwhelming. Being in Dublin for the semi-final and seeing the place absolutely kitted out in red and white and the number of people who came down to support us was unbelievable, it just shows you the multiplier effect – if a team does well it can bring a whole province together with the team. For me those are really special days that I know I’ll always remember.” In November 2017, Marshall joined Roger Wilson, Andrew Trimble, Robbie Diack and Rory Best in the 200 club, coming off the bench

INTERVIEW: PAUL MARSHALL life at home and life in training. My teammates have been a massive encouragement to me and I’m thankful for their support this season. The support our families and close friends have offered is something we can probably never repay. We are very thankful. Sometimes we have circumstances in life that we can’t control and that we wouldn’t choose, but they put the important things in life back into perspective.”

With over a decade of service to Ulster under his belt, Marshall has a host of happy memories to look back on and is content that he could realise his schoolboy dream of playing in that famous white jersey. “Whenever I was in school, I was about 15 or 16, I’d a summer job helping the grounds men out at Pirrie

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to help Ulster to a narrow 23-22 win over Benetton Rugby. Oddly however, the significance of this incredible achievement has yet to register with the modest scrumhalf. “It’s something which I know I’ll look back on fondly in a few months or years’ time. When you’re in it, you’re just thinking about getting another cap, and another one and you always want to play one more game. I know that there are things that I will be proud of when I take stock and reflect in time to come, but at the minute 200 caps doesn’t seem like a big deal because playing rugby is just something that I’ve always done. “I know that only six guys so far have done that (Darren Cave followed suit) and I’m incredibly privileged to be in the same group as those guys. The fact that some of them have been here the whole time I have is really nice. It’s been a great journey to share.” Having been involved in the Ulster setup since 2006, Marshall has seen a lot of changes around the club, had the opportunity to work with a variety of coaches and players and has a host of influential people to whom he credits his development as a player. “When thinking of my biggest influence on my rugby career, it’s hard not to think of my parents from my mini rugby and school days for all the lifts to and from training and matches and the general support from them. The support from my wife and my two biggest fans (my kids) has been incredible and has encouraged me greatly. “There have been so many players and coaches who have had a great influence on my rugby that it’s hard to pick anyone out. Niall Malone and Neil Doak both coached me at Methody, right through the Ulster setup, so guys like that have had a big impact on my career and I’m thankful to them for the amount of time they invested in me from the age of 16 right up to now. “I’ve played with or against the likes of Andrew Trimble and Chris Henry since our mini rugby days and I’ve played with Darren Cave from Ulster Schools right through to senior international level. Those guys are good friends and it’s been nice to share some good memories with them. I’ve always tried to have an open mind and learn whatever I can from anyone I’ve played with or been coached by.” With thoughts of rugby to one side all that remains to be decided for Marshall is what to do next. “That’s the big question! I’m considering the likes of a teaching or coaching pathway, or potentially a business development, project management or commercial type career. It’s really just a case of seeing what avenue best fits my skillset. I know that, having been in a rugby environment, the key attributes of working hard, being disciplined and persevering will stand the test for whatever comes next.”

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TONIGHT’S MASCOTS

TONIGHT'S MASCOTS

CONNOR McCAVERY (11) Connor is from Downpatrick and attends Down High. He enjoys playing rugby at school as well as studying science and technology. Connor has never had the opportunity to visit Kingspan Stadium before, and he thinks that it would be great if his first memory of Kingspan Stadium were of him running out onto the pitch with the team. Rory Best is Connor’s favourite player because he’s captain of both Ulster and Ireland. Connor has yet to decide what he would like to do when he is older.

AARON LENNON (9) Aaron is also from Downpatrick. He attends Downpatrick Primary School where he plays Tag Rugby and he plays Mini Rugby for Ballnahinch RFC. Aaron also enjoys swimming and running. Aaron is excited to be a mascot, he thinks it will be so much fun to run out with the players and show the other team who is boss! Rory Best is Aaron's favourite player. When he grows up Aaron would like to join the ranks as a professional Ulster rugby player or be an Olympic sprinter or swimmer.

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ULSTER V GLASGOW WARRIORS SATURDAY 21ST APRIL 2018, KO 18.05 KINGSPAN STADIUM, BELFAST

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» Ulster have won their last two matches, against Edinburgh and Ospreys, but have not won three in a row since September. » The Ulstermen have lost just twice in Belfast this season, both in the Guinness PRO14, to Leinster in round 7 and Edinburgh in round 15. » Glasgow Warriors last five matches have all been won by the home side on the day, the Scotsmen’s only away win in any tournament since November was on their trip to Zebre in round 13 of the PRO14. » The Scotsmen have won on just one of their last seven visits to an Irish province: 18-12 in Connacht in the opening game of this season. » Ulster’s only defeat in their last four fixtures with Glasgow was 17-27 at Scotstoun in March 2016. » Glasgow’s only victory over Ulster in Belfast since 2009 was by the narrowest of margins in September 2013, although the Scotsmen did take the PRO14 title at the venue, beating Munster there in 2015.

GUINNESS PRO14 MATCH PREVIEW

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Q&A WITH ROBERT LYTTLE

ITALIAN FOOD / CHINESE FOOD MOVIE / THEATRE STAR WARS / INDIANA JONES EUROPE / AMERICA HIKE / BIKE BUNGEE JUMP / SKY DIVE UP EARLY / LIE IN SUPER MARIO / SONIC PLAYSTATION / X BOX IRON MAN / CAPTAIN AMERICA SUPERMAN / BATMAN X FACTOR / STRICTLY COME DANCING DOG / CAT WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE? Fast and Furious WHAT SONG MAKES YOU WANT TO DANCE? 50 Cent – In da club WHAT ACHIEVEMENT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? 100m swimming badge SPORTING HERO YOU MOST ADMIRE? Ricardo Kaka IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO USE A TIME MACHINE, WHAT YEAR WOULD YOU TRAVEL TO AND WHY? (PAST OR FUTURE) 1950 – the war was just over and there was no sign of Facebook or Twitter to make people antisocial IF YOU BECAME AN AVENGER WHAT WOULD YOUR SUPERHERO NAME BE AND WHAT SUPER POWER WOULD YOU HAVE? Name: Milkman Super power: The ability to milk 200 cows a second IF YOU COULD PLAY WITH ANY RUGBY LEGEND WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Benji Marshall – watch him sidestep IF, ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING YOU WANTS WHAT WOULD YOU ORDER? Scampi and chips TELL US SOMETHING WE DON’T ALREADY KNOW ABOUT YOURSELF I’m fluent in Mandarin QUICKFIRE

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IT’S BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN FOR CALLUM BLACK

Callum Black, Ulster’s long-serving loose- head prop, prepares to hang up the white jersey for the last time at the end of this season. Here, he takes a moment to reflect on the days gone by and speculate on what’s next to come. Black joined Ulster in 2011 and, seven years on, it’s fair to say that he has experienced all the highs and lows of professional rugby, something which, owing to mixed results and personal injuries, he has perhaps felt more keenly this year. “It’s been a bit up and down. As a whole we’ve been fairly inconsistent. We’ve had some good wins especially in that block of games in Europe where we backed up a couple of big performances. But we’ve also slipped up in a few games. It’s not great because obviously you’ve got to build momentum and there were a few moments of frustration. “We’ve worked hard to put everything right to finish off strong and we’re doing everything that we can to do that.” Black has decided that the time has come to make a move and so, at the end of this season, the front-row specialist will return to Worcester Warriors, where his career in rugby began.

Given the quality of the Ulster setup and the famous match night atmosphere, Black readily admits there are a lot of things he will miss about playing for Ulster. “I’ll miss the boys and the squad. I’ve been with a lot of these boys for the whole seven years that I’ve been here, through the whole highs and lows and I’ve had a lot of special memories that I’ll take away with me. “Playing at home in a packed out Kingspan Stadium is an incredible atmosphere, something which I hadn’t experienced before and just living in Belfast for this past seven years has been great. It’s a hugely passionate place to play rugby, everyone’s behind the rugby and the boys feed off seeing how passionate the fans are.” Black has worked with a variety of influential coaches during his time at Ulster and played alongside a range of inspirational sporting stars who have all contributed to his development as a player. “It would be hard to single out any one individual as the biggest influence on my rugby career. Ulster has a great rugby culture, a great mix of young home grown lads who have come through into the senior team and international quality, world class players like Johann Muller, Ruan Pienaar and Charles Piutau. I’ve been able to feed off all those lads, and learn from them to improve myself as a player. The local lads that represent Ireland have an important impact too as they bring back the standards set when they’re at international camp to Ulster and that rubs off on you too.” With 142 Ulster caps under his belt and a wealth of experience to boot, Black struggles to pick just one stand-out moment. “There have been a lot of highs and a lot of lows during my time with Ulster. We’ve had some finals and some near misses and some semi-finals. I think the year that we won 13 games in a row at the start of the season was fantastic, there was a great buzz around the squad and the stadium and obviously winning 6 out of 6 in Europe that year was great. “I’m very proud to have played over 100 games for Ulster and to have ran out for my 100th cap

INTERVIEW: CALLUM BLACK “I’m just coming to the end of my seventh season here at Ulster and I’ve had some great moments here both personally and with the team. Ulster has been a great place to play and call home. The set up and the new stadium and all the facilities Ulster offers are second to none and I will be sad to leave, but I’ve just got to enjoy every chance I get from now until the end of the season. It’s about cherishing every moment.

“My two daughters were born here and we’ve made ourselves a home here but I couldn’t refuse the chance to move back to Worcester. It was my first club and there’s still a few boys there who I’d played with and it’s nice that I’ll only have had two clubs. The family factor was a big influence on the decision. My family and my wife’s family are all back in England so the opportunity to go back home and be closer to family and for my two daughters to be closer to their grandparents and cousins, that’s an added bonus.”

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with my daughter at home is something I will never forget. It was truly special. The atmosphere on a Friday night when the whole place is buzzing is something that I’ll really miss.” Black was born in America, grew up in England and was Irish-qualified through his grandfather who hailed from Belfast. As he admits, family ties and business interests in the Province will ensure that goodbyes are not forever. “As a family, we’ve loved it here. Having the business gives me that chance to get back a bit more, whether it be on my off days or a couple of free weekends to check on the business and the lads. Even if I didn’t have the business, I’d like to come back as much as I can to watch the odd game and see the boys.” As thoughts turn to grand departures and the next challenge ahead, Black is confident in the value he can add to the aspiring Worcester and reiterates that hard work is the key to any success, rugby or otherwise. “I’ve just turned 32 so hopefully I’ve got a few more years left in me. In my seven years, here at Ulster, I’ve improved as a player and a person and it would be nice to bring that back to Worcester. As a club Worcester is somewhere that hopefully I can add to the environment and the culture, add to that team and hopefully get a starting place there and see what we can do as a squad. “They’ve been making a few signings to build on what they’ve done in the last few years. They obviously want to get up the league and into the top end of Europe.

If I can add to that in any way, then that would be success for me. And success takes hard work. You just have to keep motivated, push yourself, work hard and enjoy it – if you don’t enjoy it you’re not going to get anywhere.”

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ULSTER RUGBY SUPPORTERS CLUB (URSC) NEWS

PLAYER OF THE SEASON AWARD

URSC SUPPORTS WOMEN'S PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME In 2015/16 Ulster Rugby launched an Ulster Women’s Performance Programme as part of their strategy to increase its representation in the Ireland squad ahead of Women’s World Cup coming to Belfast in 2017. That season and the next the Programme was supported and part funded by URSC. The Programme included additional on-field training with advanced technical and tactical sessions as well as strength and conditioning support, rehab, mental skills and lifestyle support for a number of talented players in Ulster. Last Friday night at the Ospreys match, members of the URSC presented a cheque for £2000 as it continues its support for the Programme in 2017/18. URSC Chair Jonathan Bill said: "The Supporters Club are keen to play a part in developing Ulster's best young players to ensure the best preparation off field and playing standards on field. “This is our third year of contributing funding to the Programme and marks our commitment to ensure that the enthusiasm that accompanied Belfast's hosting of the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2017 is maintained and that the legacy from that tournament is a strong Ulster Women's Rugby set up."

URSC will run a bus to the final regular match of the season against Munster in Limerick at the end of April. Full details will be released in due course. ALL ABOARD! It will soon be time to vote for the prestigious URSC Player of the Season Award. The winning player receives a magnificent Bob Sloan created bronze trophy and a watch from Gardiner Brothers Jewellers. Full details will be posted on www.ursc.co Ken Arthur, Editor of Stand Up the URSC’s in-house magazine is standing down and we urgently need an Editor. Rugby knowledge, hard work and enthusiasm are required. Training and guidance will be provided. ANY BUDDING JOURNALISTS OR AMATEUR RUGBY WRITERS OUT THERE?

URSC NEWS

If you are interested, please email Jonathan Bill: jpbill06@gmail.com.

For more information on URSC, please visit membership.ursc.co or email membership@ursc.co.uk.

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IN PICS: OUR CLUB SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

OUR Club, Ulster Rugby’s Official Junior Supporters Club, would like to say a massive THANK YOU to all members who have supported the club and got involved in the various activities available this season. It’s certainly been a busy year with competitions, giveaways and new activities for those members aged 13 to 16. Here are some of the highlights…

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It’s the final home game of a turbulent season this evening as two old and proud rivals confront each other at Kingspan Stadium. STANDARD SET BY WARRIORS THE TARGET

Each has starkly different prospects as the chase for the league title hastens, and the battle for a place in the play-offs becomes secondary for an Ulster team with an ambition to qualify for a Champions Cup spot next season. Glasgow Warriors sit proudly atop Conference A of the Guinness PRO14, Scotland’s top club side by a distance, and already assured of a home play-off semi-final after a thumping return to form last weekend in Connacht. Ulster go head-to-head in a ‘crossover’ fixture which carries huge importance. Games between these two sides in recent seasons have become rather season-defining, the quest for a place in the Final of the league frequently the prize. Ulster’s pursuit has, it must be said, been disappointing while the Warriors is a club reshaped on and off the field, a once middling operation which has mirrored its transformation in terms of performances with new facilities and an organisation setting sights firmly on joining Europe’s elite. The Warriors survived Scotland’s rather indifferent embrace of the professional club game, and while there are certainly some signs of some awakening in Edinburgh the pre- eminent force in the land is based at the new- look Scotstoun. The coaching team headed by Dave Rennie inherited a playing squad which has grown steadily in both confidence in itself and in the scope of its rugby skillset. Former Head Coach Gregor Townsend – now in charge of an increasingly credible Scottish team – was given the time to impose his very particular mark on the Warriors, and the familiar cavalier attacking instincts have long since comfortably been infused with a discipline up front. The forwards were famously scavenging, but the work in the loose, on the ground and in the maul, has been allied with a scrum unit which, even during the Six Nations campaign, had Matt and Dan Fargerson and Chris Fusaro to

call upon, while flanker Matt Smith and lock Kiran McDonald are getting vital experience in a pack where blindside Rob Harley still features prominently, last week in Limerick setting a new appearance record with his 181st cap in the win over Connacht last weekend. Jonny Gray, Fraser Brown and Zander Fargerson are steeled internationals, and with no European distractions Rennie’s squad looks towards the play-offs with a ‘full deck’ and an expanding pool of players skilled and experienced in the furnace of the Guinness PRO14. Behind the pack danger lurks everywhere, with Lions Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour, once of this parish, and top-level quality is evident in the shape of Ruaridh Jackson, Finn Russell, Alex Dunbar, Lee Jones, Ali Price, Henry Pyrgos and – having returned to Scotstoun – the record try- scoring Canadian winger DTH van der Merwe. Glasgow supplied no fewer than eleven players to the national squad for the thunderous Calcutta Cup win at Murrayfield when England’s defeat hardly drew many tears from the five other sides in the Six Nations. The way in which Eddie Jones’s over-hyped team was dismantled by the Scots was rightly lauded, and it’s an irrational hope that the media will try to temper its obsession with a group of fine but significantly over-rated English players. Scotland cleverly used Glasgow regulars Hogg, the outstanding Huw Jones, Peter Horne, Seymour, and Russell in both structured attack and well-organised defence, and up front Gray and Ryan Wilson were superb in a pack which was shorn of a fabled ability to catch the eye before losing composure and collective impact. So too at the Warriors in recent years as the club regularly contests the PRO14 play-offs, where players are shrewdly deployed on a ‘horses-for- courses’ basis, key figures rested when possible only to be unleashed – as against Connacht last week – when a ‘fully-loaded’ Warriors went back on the bonus-point hunt.

GUEST ARTICLE: ROD NAWN

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ARTICLE BY ROD NAWN FREELANCE JOURNALIST AND SPORTS ENTHUSIAST @RODNAWN1

Jono Gibbes stepped into the void left by the departure of Ulster Rugby’s Director of Rugby Les Kiss bringing more consistency to selection and introducing for prolonged ‘runs’ clearly impressive youngsters on whom a genuinely optimistic future can be based. Up front Mattie Rea, Matthew Dalton, Nick Timoney and precocious prop Tom O’Toole have given an injection of freshness and real ability to both the team and to the fans who’ve endured everything but the consistency of performance and convincing results. And there are reasons to believe as the revamp of the Ulster squad gathers pace. But the win in Edinburgh, then the character- filled victory eight days ago over the Ospreys in a game where skipper Rory Best was at his most inventive in scorning ‘pots’ at goal in a quest for tries. Astonishingly the only try came right at the death through a Jacob Stockdale interception, but Ulster’s domination of territory and possession was impressive. So can Ulster qualify for the PRO14 play-offs? Being realistic it is unlikely that Edinburgh with its nine-point advantage in the Conference B table can be overhauled, and Glasgow this evening then a trip to high-flying Munster next weekend hardly suggests Ulster will take a maximum haul. But there is a very proper hope that keeping Benetton at bay and earning a chance to compete in next year’s Champions Cup can be achieved: finishing fourth would mean a play-off for a spot in the senior European competition, probably against Ospreys. That would be tangible consolation and encouragement for this group of players and for the management team.

atmosphere against the Warriors, who know what to expect in Belfast and will be keen to maintain form and fitness. It will be an evening of many farewells, of course. Departing players have served the team and club well and will deserve appreciation tonight, whether on the pitch or not, but they will primarily want the win which will keep hope alive, and the fans will want to see others match and challenge the example of Best and Iain Henderson, superb in recent weeks. For rugby’s evangelicals this is a time for renewal and for Ulster’s players, management, supporters, administration and backers to set new targets and standards. Let’s get on with it.

Gibbes, Dwayne Peel, Niall Malone and Aaron Dundon will undoubtedly have prepared tonight’s 23 diligently, and Glasgow will have been given due respect, but the Scots’ strengths and potential weaknesses will have been examined forensically. The true Kingspan crowd will do its ‘bit’ and it should be an exciting

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NAME James Hume DOB 07.09.98 PREFERED POSITION Centre CURRENT CLUB Banbridge RFC PREVIOUS TEAMS RBAI HONOURS

Ireland U18s, U19s, U20s COURSE STUDYING Economics with Finance at Queen’s University RUGBY INFLUENCES Brian O’Driscoll and Daniel Soper SPORTING IDOLS Rieko Loane RUGBY AMBITION Play for the Lions A FACT NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU I was an Irish standard swimmer until I was 14 BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE RECEIVED Challenge yourself to go to places you’ve never been before in order to get better DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS Confident, Generous, Quirky STRONGEST AREA OF YOUR GAME Ball carrying AREA TO WORK ON Fitness THING YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT RUGBY The camaraderie OTHER HOBBIES Sleeping, Netflix FAVOURITE MOVIE Hackshaw Ridge PRE-GAME SONG Drake - Blem CHEAT MEAL

Honey chilli chicken and boiled rice PRE-MATCH SUPERSTITIONS

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RORY BEST

Prop 27.10.88 186cm 128.1kg 35 3 Prop 25.02.86 180cm 116.8kg 143 —

Hooker 26.05.93

Hooker 15.08.82 180cm 105kg

180cm 99.1kg 42 —

206 105

TOMMY BOWE

PETER BROWNE

CALLUM BLACK

Wing 22.02.84

Lock 25.10.87 200cm 115.8kg 34 — Centre 05.04.87 182cm 93kg 209 11 Flanker 05.03.85 191cm 118kg 12 SA 4

191cm 98.6kg 166 69

DAVID BUSBY

AARON CARINS

DARREN CAVE

Wing/Full Back 03.02.94

Scrum half 07.10.92

179cm 89.8kg 3 —

176cm 84.9kg 2 —

MARCELL COETZEE

JOHN COONEY

JEAN DEYSEL

Back Row 08.05.91

Scrum half 01.05.90 177cm 88kg 23 1

191cm 122kg 5 SA 28

ULSTER SQUAD PROFILES 26 CRAIG GILROY Wing/Full back 11.03.91 182cm 94kg 160 10 WIEHAHN HERBST Prop 05.07.88 177cm 120.9kg 73 — CHRIS HENRY Back Row 17.10.84 187.cm 105.5kg 181 24 ROBBIE DIACK No. 8 12.11.85 193cm 110.8kg 204 2

IAIN HENDERSON

Lock/Back Row 21.02.92 200cm 117kg 89 3

ROB HERRING

Hooker 27.04.90

182cm 106kg 141 3

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ROB LYTTLE

LOUIS LUDIK Full back 08.10.86

Centre 28.01.97

Prop 14.10.94 179cm 113.5kg

182cm 92.4kg

174cm 86.2kg

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PAUL MARSHALL

KYLE McCALL

LUKE MARSHALL

Scrum half 26.07.85

Prop 02.01.92 177cm 106.7kg 48 —

Centre 03.03.91 180cm 98kg 116 11 Centre 06.08.92 190cm 108.8kg 79 2

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170cm 76.0kg 204 3

JOHNNY McPHILLIPS

CALEB MONTGOMERY

STUART McCLOSKEY

Fly Half 13.04.97

Back Row 19.06.95

180cm 88.9kg

191cm 105kg

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PETER NELSON

ALAN O’CONNOR 2nd Row 10.09.92 195cm 113.2kg 60 —

TOMMY O'HAGAN

Utility back 05.10.92 180cm 87kg

Prop 05.10.93 182cm 120kg

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CALLUM PATTERSON

JARED PAYNE

Wing/Full Back 04.10.95

Centre 10.08.92

Centre/Full back 13.10.85 187cm 94kg

189cm 98.6kg 1 —

181cm 93.3kg

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CHARLES PIUTAU

MATTHEW REA Back row 21.09.93 193cm 110.8kg

SEAN REIDY Back row 10.05.89 182cm 103kg 77 2

Utility back 31.10.91 186cm 103.5kg 43 NZ 17

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CLIVE ROSS Back row 14.06.89 190cm 107.2kg 59 —

DAVE SHANAHAN

JACOB STOCKDALE

Scrum half 20.06.93

Utility back 03.04.96 190cm 102kg 40 3

174cm 77.4kg 20 —

NICK TIMONEY

KIERAN TREADWELL

ANDREW TRIMBLE

Back Row 01.08.95 193cm 110kg 20 —

Lock 06.11.95 198cm 115kg 41 3 Prop 12.03.91 177cm 113kg 92 —

Wing 20.10.84 185cm 98kg 229 70

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SCHALK VAN DER MERWE

ANDREWWARWICK

Prop 04.12.90 184cm 110kg 3 —

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LOUIS LUDIK

ROB HERRING

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ROSS KANE

LUKE MARSHALL

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STUART McCLOSKEY

ALAN O'CONNOR

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SEAN REIDY

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ALEX DUNBAR

ZANDER FAGERSON

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SAM JOHNSON

SCOTT CUMMINGS

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JOHNNY GRAY

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ROBERT HARLEY

PETER HORNE

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ALEX ALLAN

ROBERT BEATTIE

Flanker 24.07.93 193cm

Prop 28.02.92 188cm 110kg 4 SCO

Wing 30.08.87 185cm 85kg —

105kg 6 SCO

HAMILTON BURR

FRASER BROWN

JAMIE BHATTI

Flanker 19.06.96 193cm 105kg —

Hooker 20.06.89 183cm 99kg 31 SCO

Prop 08.09.93 183cm 113kg 8 SCO

MATT FAGERSON

ALEX DUNBAR

SCOTT CUMMINGS

Back Row 16.07.98

Centre 23.04.90 191cm 100kg 28 SCO

Lock 03.12.96 198cm 107kg —

191cm 100kg —

CALLUM GIBBINS

ZANDER FAGERSON

CHRIS FUSARO

Flanker 14.09.88 185cm 100kg —

Prop 19.01.96 188cm 120kg 16 SCO

Flanker 21.07.89 180cm 94kg 4 SCO

JONNY GRAY

ROB HARLEY

NICK GRIGG

Flanker 26.05.90 198cm 107kg 20 SCO

Centre 18.09.92 175cm 89kg 4 SCO

Lock 14.03.94 198cm 119kg 43 SCO

ADAM HASTINGS

GEORGE HORNE

STUART HOGG

Flyhalf 05.10.96 185cm 89kg —

Scrum Half 12.05.95 175cm 80kg —

Centre 24.06.92 183cm 88kg 60 SCO

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RUARIDH JACKSON

RORY HUGHES

Flyhalf 12.02.88 175cm 75kg 32 SCO

Flyhalf 05.10.89 183cm 92kg 33 SCO

Wing 04.03.93 185cm 93kg 4 SCO

Centre 19.06.93 180cm 86kg — SAM JOHNSON

LEE JONES

OLI KEBBLE

Wing 28.06.88 180cm 86kg 8 SCO

Prop 18.06.92 191cm 124kg —

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PATRICK KELLY

PAT MACARTHUR

STAFFORD MACDOWELL

Centre 24.02.98 193cm 103kg —

Hooker 27.04.87 183cm 99kg 6 SCO

Centre 18.10.95 188cm 96kg —

JAMES MALCOLM

LELIA MASAGA

KIRAN McDONALD

Wing 30.08.86 180cm

Hooker 23.09.94 185cm 107kg —

Lock 01.11.94 198cm 109kg —

94kg 1 NZ

ADAM NICOL

GREG PETERSON

ROBBIE NAIRN

Prop 02.07.97 185cm 110kg —

Wing 18.02.97

Lock 26.03.91 203cm 124kg 14 USA

191cm 102kg —

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HENRY PYRGOS

D'ARCY RAE

Scrum Half 12.05.93 178cm 80kg 16 SCO

Scrum Half 09.07.89 178cm 80kg 27 SCO

Prop 21.12.94 183cm 120kg —

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TOMMY SEYMOUR

FINN RUSSELL

Flyhalf 23.09.92 183cm 80kg 37 SCO

Wing 15.01.92 191cm 93kg 34 ITA

Wing 01.07.88 183cm 94kg 43 SCO

MATT SMITH

ROBBIE SMITH

GRANT STEWART

Flanker 05.10.96 183cm 94kg —

Hooker 26.09.98 175cm 113kg —

Hooker 28.02.95 175cm 113kg —

TIM SWINSON

GEORGE TURNER

DTH VAN DER MERWE

Lock 17.02.87 193cm 111kg 36 SCO

Hooker 08.10.92 180cm 10kg 2 SCO

Wing 28.04.86 183cm 92kg 51 CAN

Centre 07.07.87 196cm 102kg 24 SCO RICHIE VERNON

SAMU VUNISA

RYAN WILSON

Flanker 19.08.88 188cm

Flanker 18.05.89 193cm 103kg 37 SCO

120kg 11 ITA

LEWIS WYNNE

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Warriors and British and Irish Lions winger Tommy Seymour was educated at Down High School, and played for Ulster before moving to Glasgow in 2011. James Harley made a record 178th appearance for the Warriors in last weekend’s game in Limerick.

Glasgow was the first team to qualify for this season’s PRO14 play-offs after a storming start to the campaign.

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The current Warriors playing squad has no fewer than 31 internationals – 26 of them ‘capped’ by Scotland.

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In five successive seasons, from 2011/12, Glasgow reached the PRO12 semi-final play-offs.

After a five-year stint with the Warriors, highlighted by winning the Guinness PRO12 title in 2015, Gregor Townsend became Scotland’s Head Coach.

The Guinness PRO14 title was secured for the first time with a 31-13 defeat of Munster in the Final at Kingspan Stadium in May 2015.

Glasgow Rugby was created in 1996, its primary target to compete professionally in the prestigious Heineken European Cup.

The ‘rebrand’ to Glasgow Warriors in 2005/6 helped end acrimonious times in the Scottish game.

After a nomadic existence Glasgow settled on Scotstoun, its former training base, as its permanent home in 2012.

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Since 2013, Julie Adams has been volunteering with Ulster Rugby giving up her time each match night to manage the delivery of OUR Club, the exclusive supporters club for Season Ticket Holders aged 16 and under. ULSTER RUGBY VOLUNTEER PROFILE: JULIE ADAMS

We caught up with Julie to find out what makes volunteering at Ulster Rugby so special. What does your volunteering involve? Being in OUR Quarter on match nights, engaging with Junior Season Ticket holders, putting tattoos on their faces/hands, getting them to enter competitions each week. Before a match, we would typically have a visit to OUR Quarter from a player, so I ensure the kids get autographs and photos. Fifteen minutes before kick-off, I meet the children who are participating in Guard of Honour and line them up on the pitch prior to the players coming out. What inspired you to get involved? I love rugby and have always been a supporter of Ulster Rugby. I don’t know many of the rules, but you don’t need a rugby background to volunteer. I would have attended most matches so when I saw they were looking for volunteers, I saw it as an opportunity to contribute to a sport and team I loved so just thought I would apply. I enjoyed it so much that I registered with Volunteer Now, which has led me to other volunteering opportunities.

For example, I volunteered with the IRFU at the Women’s 7s in 2016, the Women’s Rugby World Cup in August 2017 and at the Irish Open in 2017. What skills or qualities are required for your volunteering role? Good communication and an outgoing personality are good skills for OUR Club. I have built good relationships with a lot of the parents, which has been key. Being able to chat to the kids and make them feel welcome is really important for my role. Why would you encourage others to get involved? It’s a fantastic opportunity to give back. I enjoy attending the matches so being able to help at them, whilst doing something so enjoyable is very rewarding. You learn different skills that you may not get an opportunity to learn through a job and you get to meet people from all walks of life. If you would like to learn more about the various volunteering opportunities available near you, please visit our Volunteering webpage or email volunteer@ulsterrugby.com.

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