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ATHLETE PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME
This programme is designed to support the aims
established in the current Ulster Rugby Women’s
Strategy; to drive and improve provincial
performance and increase national representation
of Ulster players. The participants are exposed
to a programme of on and off field delivery in
areas such as technical development, physical
development, nutrition and performance skills to
provide them with guidance and mentoring they
require to perform at the highest level.
While in its infancy, the programme has already
started to bear fruit with several players
progressing to represent Ireland at senior, 7s and
age-grade level.
In October, Ulster won the first ever U18 Inter-
provincial Series and 8 of those girls have already
benefited from the programme, 5 of whom have
graduated to the senior squad.
The Women’s Athlete Performance Programme
is only possible through the continued support
of the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland and
the Ulster Rugby Supporters Club, who each
contribute considerable resource to deliver the
programme.
At half-time of the recent Inter-Provincial game
between Ulster Women and Munster at Kingspan
Stadium, the Ulster Rugby Supporters Club,
represented by former Ireland international Niki
Wild and Malone Women’s player Lynn Wilson,
presented a cheque for £2,000 as the second
instalment of the club’s financial support for this
initiative, to Christopher Summers, the new Ulster
Women’s Rugby Chair, and two of the Ulster
U18 girls who have already benefited from the
programme, Neve Jones and Brittany Hogan.
Commenting on the support, Christopher
Summers said: “We are delighted that the Ulster
Rugby Supporters Club have committed their
continued support for the Women’s Athlete
Performance Programme. While the programme
has only been running for one year, we have
already seen the benefits from it. Thanks to the
support of the Ulster Rugby Supporters Club,
we can look forward to the further development
of the programme and hopefully more Ulster
females donning the green jersey.”
URSC SUPPORT ULSTER WOMEN’S ATHLETE
PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME
In November 2015, Ulster Rugby launched the ‘Women’s Athlete Performance
Programme’ in the province, inducting 20 talent identified players, to deliver