53 / 64
www.
ULSTERRUGBY
.com
51
SUPPORTERS CLUB NEWS
1000 HAVE JOINED URSC THIS
SEASON... DON’T GET LEFT BEHIND!
URSC Membership for the 2016-17
season is STILL OPEN through the URSC
shop by PayPal. To renew or join up for the
first time and thus maximise your benefits
for the season, go to
membership.ursc.co.
URSC MEMBERSHIP 2016/17
It was with great sadness that
URSC learnt of the passing on Friday
2nd December of one of its most
respected and recognisable members,
Jamie Donaldson.
Jamie was a regular at the URSC
information point pre-match, a frequent front
row attendee at our Meet the Player events
and at our BBQs. However, it was watching
Ulster play that Jamie loved more than
anything else. He was a frequent traveller
– wherever Ulster played, Jamie, Dad John
and Mum Pearl could be seen.
Of course it was post-match that Jamie’s
love of Ulster and the Ulster players’ love
of Jamie was played out in public. Whilst
others waited on tenterhooks for a possible
glimpse of their heroes, an autograph or a
selfie, the players invariably made a bee-line
to Jamie for a personal chat – indeed he
was something of a hero to them. They were
frequently rewarded with Jamie’s famous
distribution of post match Mars bars!
They will miss him, we will miss him.
To Pearl and John whose love for, and
dedication to Jamie, knew no bounds,
we pass on our sincerest sympathy and
prayers. RIP Jamie.
JAMIE DONALDSON
URSC will be running a bus to Leinster
for the Saturday New Year’s Eve match
at the RDS (kick off 3pm). Cost will be:
> £20 members
> £25 for non members
> £10 for juniors.
Timings of the bus will be publicised later.
Match tickets should be purchased direct
from Leinster through Ticketmaster.
NEW YEAR’S EVE BUS
TO LEINSTER
All those buying discounted tickets through
URSC for the recent Barbarians v Fiji match
were entered in a draw to win a Barbarians
polo shirt signed by Ulster BaaBaas Ruan
Pienaar, Tommy Bowe and Dan Tuohy...
and the winner was Alan Haire!
Congratulations to Alan.
BARBARIANS COMPETITION
BIG BALLOT
The Bursary (currently worth £2,500) is
awarded annually to an up-and-coming
player in the Ulster Rugby Academy. It is
largely funded through proceeds from our
Big Ballot.
This year’s Big Ballot was drawn on 7th
December 2016 and the list of winners
of some terrific prizes, courtesy of our
fantastic and generous donors will be
included in the Connacht programme.
The URSC would like to thank our donors
and encourage our members to support
those businesses whenever possible.
On Monday 23rd January in the H3
Lounge at 7.30pm, there is a chance to
meet PRO12 ref David Wilkinson, hear
about the life of a professional referee,
and question him about the laws, big
decisions, game management and the
need for regular ophthalmic tests!
A unique opportunity to get in the ref’s ear!
MEET THE REF NIGHT