Wednesday 23 September 2020
Ulster find themselves in a strikingly similar position to where they were last year as they aim to rubber-stamp their development on Saturday in Edinburgh.
They set up a showdown with Royal School Armagh after overcoming Methodist College.
They await the winners of tomorrow’s semi-final between Wallace and Methody.
After a somewhat frustrating start at the northern province, the Tipperary man believes there are better times over the horizon.
Tries from Ireland prop Tom O’Toole and winger Robert Baloucoune sent Ulster ten points clear of the Cheetahs.
The scrum-half speaks to The42 ahead of the Pro14 clash between sides old and new.
The Ulster head coach is pushing for growth rather than targets as his side ramp up a challenge in two tournaments.
The hosts turned on the style as tries from Alivereti Raka and George Moala led the comeback.
Will Addison and Ulster are going to Clermont in expectation, not in hope.
After a tough 2018-19 campaign, Rea has become an integral part of Ulster’s back-row picture this season.
Ulster came out on top in the interpro showdown.
The northern province have not lost a game at Kingspan Stadium since October 2018.
The home side bounced back superbly from their defeat to Leinster last weekend.
Craig Gilroy is glad to have shaken off injury and is enjoying his new role as the elder statesman of Ulster’s back-line.
It has been a big week for young Ulster prop Tom O’Toole.
Ulster’s 10 is playing a huge role in the province’s form under Dan McFarland.
The head coach doesn’t see Ulster as one of Europe’s top-eight teams despite their promising position to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Dan McFarland’s men remain unbeaten in Europe and retake top spot in Pool Three of the Heineken Champions Cup.
The brilliant wing has not crossed the try-line for Ulster since January.
The Ulster scrum-half has been among the stand-out performers in the opening rounds of Europe.
Dan McFarland’s side crossed for five tries, four of which came in the opening 30 minutes.
Marcell Coetzee hailed Ulster team-mate Jacob Stockdale after a priceless away win in their opening Champions Cup game.
The northern province’s playmaker grew up in the dressing room at the Rec.
Fullback forced off after just 17 minutes at Kingspan Stadium.
The 29-year-old will earn his 50th cap from the bench at Kingspan Stadium tonight.
Early tries from Luke Marshall and Billy Burns put Ulster in control at Kingspan Ravenhill.
The young prop could play an important role with Ireland in the years ahead after moving back from Australia to Drogheda.
The northern province face the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein tomorrow.
Amid rumours that Jack Conan’s invovlement in Japan is over, the flanker was stood down at short notice.
The prop makes his debut for the northern province in tonight’s Pro14 opener against Ospreys.
The South Islander was not put off by his first visit to Belfast with the Barbarians three years ago.
After falling down the pecking order at Munster, Bill Johnston is taking the chance to reinvent himself up North.
Ulster head coach Dan McFarland admits that his charges were simply defeated by a superior side in their Pro14 semi-final.
Dave Rennie’s side ran in seven tries to emphatically book their place in next Saturday’s decider.
Luke Marshall hit the ground running after his long injury lay-off and is intent on helping Ulster get back to Glasgow in a week’s time.
Ulster will travel to Scotstoun to take on Glasgow Warriors on Friday.
Iain Henderson is the epitome of the side Ulster are trying to become, and fast becoming.
John Cooney and Jack Carty, close friends off the pitch, face each other in the Pro14 quarter-finals tomorrow.
The second row has enjoyed consistent game time since moving north on loan in November.
Head coach Dan McFarland admitted ‘it looked like’ Ulster had three weeks off before their win over the Kings.
