Ulster Rugby Annual Report 2016-17

IRELAND U20: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Head Coach Nigel Carolan Assistant Coach Peter Malone and Conor Twomey Team Manager Hendrik Kruger V WALES 7th June 2016 – Won 26 - 25 J Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins RFC), A McBurney (Ballymena RFC) V NEW ZEALAND 11th June 2016 – Won 33 – 24 J Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins RFC), A McBurney (Ballymena RFC) Replacements: J McPhillips (Queens University), V GEORGIA 15th June 2016 – Won 35 – 7 J McPhillips (Queen’s University), C Boomer (Belfast Harlequins RFC) Replacements: J Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins RFC), A McBurney (Ballymena RFC) V ARGENTINA 20th June 2016 – Won 37 - 7 J Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins RFC), J McPhillips (Queens University), A McBurney (Ballymena RFC) V ENGLAND 25th June 2016 – Lost 21 – 45 J Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins RFC), J McPhillips (Queens University), A McBurney (Ballymena RFC) Assistant Coach Peter Malone Team Manager Hendrik Kruger V SCOTLAND 3rd February 2017 – Won 20 - 19 J McPhillips (Ballynahinch RFC), J Stewart (Queen’s University), P Cooper (Belfast Harlequins RFC) Replacements: M Rea (Queen’s University) V ITALY 10th February 2017 – Won 27 - 26 J McPhillips (Ballynahinch RFC), J Stewart (Queen’s University) V FRANCE 24th February 2017 – Won 27 - 22 R Lyttle (Queen’s University), J Stewart (Queen’s University), M Rea (Queen’s University) Replacements: P Cooper (Belfast Harlequins RFC) V WALES 11th March 2017 – Lost 27 – 41 J Stewart (Queens University) Replacement: M Rea (Queens University) V ENGLAND IRELAND U20: SIX NATIONS Head Coach Nigel Carolan

IRELAND U19 Head Coach Kieran Campbell Assistant Coach Hugh Hogan and Ambrose Convoy Team Manager Alan (Barney) McGonigle V JAPAN U19 25th March 2017 – Won 50 - 31 M Keane (Instonians RFC), J Hume (RBAI), M Lowry (RBAI), T O’Toole (Campbell C) M Dalton (BRA), A Hall (Ballynahinch RFC) Replacements: J McCusker (Rainey OB RFC), A Clarke (Ballymena A), A Curtis (Queen’s University RFC) V FRANCE U19 11th April 2017 – Lost 44 - 15 M Keane (Instonians RFC), J Hume (RBAI), A Curtis (Queen’s University RFC), T O’Toole (Campbell C) M Dalton (BRA), A Hall (Ballynahinch RFC) Replacements: J McCusker (Rainey OB RFC), M Lowry (RBAI), A Clarke (Ballymena A) V FRANCE U19 16th April 2017 – Lost 24 - 28 M Keane (Instonians RFC), J Hume (RBAI), M Lowry (RBAI), T O’Toole (Campbell C) J McCusker (Rainey OB RFC) Replacements: M Dalton (BRA), A Hall (Ballynahinch RFC), A Curtis (Queen’s University RFC)

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IRELAND U18S: Head Coach D van Zyl Assistant Coaches B O’Connor Team Manager D Kelly V PORTUGAL 5th November 2016 – Won 46 - 12 J McIntosh (Rainey OB RFC)

IRELAND U18 CLUBS & SCHOOLS Head Coach Mark Butler Assistant Coach Colm Tucker and Adrian Flavin Team Manager M Black V ENGLAND U18S 12th April 2017 – Won 29 - 17 A Sexton (Bangor GS), B Houston (Ballymena A) (Capt), J McIntosh (Rainey OB RFC), O Kiernan (Campbell C) Replacements: J Macartney (Campbell C), C McMenamin (Letterkenny RFC) V ENGLAND U18S 15th April 2017 – Won 24 – 13 B Houston (Capt) (Ballymena A), C McMenamin (Letterkenny RFC), J Macartney (Campbell College) Replacements: O Kiernan (Campbell C), J McIntosh (Rainey OB RFC), A Sexton (Bangor GS)

17th March 2017 – Lost 10 -14 J Stewart (Queens University)