Ulster Rugby vs Ospreys

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IRFU
ULSTER BRANCH
Kingspan Stadium,
85 Ravenhill Park,
Belfast, BT6 0DG
T // +44 (0)28 9049 3222
OFFICERS
Bobby Stewart
// President
John McKibbin
// Senior Vice President
Graffin Parke
// Junior Vice President
John McKibbin
// Honorary Secretary
Michael Boyd
// Honorary Treasurer
Denis Gardiner
// Competitions Secretary
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Shane Logan
// Chief Executive
Chris Webster
// Domestic Rugby Manager
Audrey Robinson
// Financial Controller
Fiona Hampton
// Head of Sales & Marketing
PRESIDENT’S
WELCOME
I would like to welcome in particular
our friends from Ospreys: Directors,
players, coaches and supporters
alike. I hope that you all enjoy your
visit to Belfast.
Tonight’s match is the opening
encounter for both teams in the
search for success in the Guinness
PRO12 league. Ulster will be looking
to put the disappointment of last
season’s playoff behind them and
start the season with a win.
Both teams are without a number of
players who are on international duty
in preparation for the forthcoming
World Cup and I would like to take
this opportunity to congratulate
Ulster players, Rory Best, Iain
Henderson, Chris Henry, Tommy
Bowe, Darren Cave, Paddy Jackson
and Jared Payne who have been
selected in the Ireland squad and
also Ruan Pienaar who has been
selected for South Africa and wish
them every success.
The warm-up games against
Leinster and Edinburgh gave Neil
Doak and his coaching team a
chance to see nearly all of his
players in action, including several
young promising players from the
Hughes Insurance Ulster Rugby
Academy. However, tonight it is
down to the real thing and the team
that he has selected reflects the
importance of the game.
Our age grade and Women’s
teams continue in their respective
campaigns and I’m pleased to
report that they have enjoyed a
number of positive wins over the
past couple of weeks. I wish them all
the best for the rest of their season.
I hope that you all enjoy the game
and give Ospreys a great reception
this evening.
Good luck to Ulster and remember
STAND UP FOR THE ULSTERMEN!
Bobby Stewart // President
IRFU (Ulster Branch)
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all here to
Kingspan Stadium for this Guinness PRO12 match
against Ospreys.