Ulster Rugby vs Llanelli Scarlets

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IRFU
ULSTER BRANCH
2016/17
OFFICERS
John McKibbin
President
Graf n Parke
Senior Vice President
Stephen Elliott
Junior Vice President
Denis Gardiner
Honorary Secretary
Michael Boyd
Honorary Treasurer
Greg Irwin
Competitions Secretary
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Shane Logan
Chief Executive
Chris Webster
Domestic Rugby Manager
Audrey Robinson
Financial Controller
Fiona Hampton
Head of Sales & Marketing
Les Kiss
Director of Rugby
Kingspan Stadium,
134 Mount Merrion Avenue
Belfast, BT6 0FT
T +44 (0)28 9049 3222
Tonight’s opponents are Welsh side Scarlets and I extend a warm
welcome to their team, coaches, Directors and supporters.
Following on from the opening game bonus point win over
Dragons, the Ulster team earned a good away win over a much
improving Treviso side last weekend. This was an excellent
result in very challenging conditions, given the temperature of 32
degrees and high humidity. It was also good to see young Hughes
Insurance Academy players such as Ross Kane, Rob Lyttle and
Jacob Stockdale step up to the higher level and perform so well.
The Age-grade Inter-provincials are now well underway. The
Academy side and the Schools U18 XV have had difficult starts
to their inter-provincial competitions. The Schools XV play their
final game against Leinster Schools tomorrow at Pirrie Park,
KO 1.00pm. The U18 Clubs XV have lost their first two games
against Connacht and Munster, both very narrowly, and these
were two games the Ulster side could and should have won
with a bit of luck. Their last game is against Leinster in Dublin
tomorrow. However, the U19s have done very well with two wins
over Leinster and Munster in their two outings to date and will go
for the Inter-pro title against Connacht tomorrow. The game is at
Osborne Park, KO 3.00pm, and I would encourage as many as
possible to go along and support the U19s and /or the Schools
U18s. Best of luck to all the Ulster sides playing this weekend.
Our domestic club competitions are now underway and I wish all
clubs and teams a successful and, more importantly, an enjoyable
season.
Finally, I hope everyone enjoys the game tonight as well as the
facilities at Kingspan Stadium, and remember - “Stand Up For
The Ulstermen”.
John McKibbin
President IRFU (Ulster Branch)
It gives me great pleasure as President of the IRFU
Ulster Branch to welcome everyone to Kingspan
Stadium for this evening’s Round 3 match in the
Guinness PRO12.
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME