2001–02 Ulster Rugby season

The 2001–02 season was Ulster Rugby's seventh under professionalism, and their first under head coach Alan Solomons. They competed in the Heineken Cup, the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, and the inaugural Celtic League. Flanker Andy Ward was captain.[1]

2001–02 Ulster Rugby season
Ground(s)Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Coach(es)Alan Solomons
Captain(s)Andy Ward
Most appearancesNeil Best, Paddy Wallace (17 each)
Top scorerDavid Humphreys (202)
Most triesRyan Constable (6)
League(s)Heineken Cup (2nd in pool)
Celtic League (semi-finalists)
IRFU Interprovincial Championship (2nd)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Solomons, former assistant coach of South Africa and the Western Stormers, was appointed in January to succeed Harry Williams in June. Mark McCall remained assistant coach.[2] Former Springboks assistant coach Phil Mack, who had worked with Solomons with the Stormers, was appointed fitness advisor in place of Mike Bull.[3]

Hooker Allen Clarke retired from playing and was named Director of Elite Player Development, establishing Ulster's first academy programme,[4] based at the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland. The first intake consisted of fourteen players.[5]

The Irish, Scottish and Welsh unions agreed a format for the inaugural Celtic League in May 2001. It would involve all four Irish provinces, two teams from Scotland and nine from Wales, organised in two conferences. It would kick off on 18 August, with the final scheduled for 15 December.[6] Celtic league fixtures between Ulster and Leinster, and between Munster and Connacht, would count towards this year's IRFU Interprovincial Championship. The remaining Interprovincial fixtures would take place in April 2002.[7]

In the Celtic League, Ulster finished second in Pool A, qualifying for the playoffs. They beat Neath in the quarter-final, but lost to Munster in the semi-final. David Humphreys was the league's leading scorer with 122 points, and the "leading marksman" with 39 successful goal kicks.[8] In the Heineken Cup, they finished second in Pool 2, missing out on the knockout stage. They finished second in the Interprovincial Championship, qualifying for next season's Heineken Cup. David Humphreys was Ulster's Player of the Year. Lock Gary Longwell made his 100th appearance for Ulster in October 2001.[9]

Player transfers

Squad
Ulster Rugby squad[21]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

  • Andy Ward (c) (14 apps, 14 starts, 20 pts)
  • Tony McWhirter (13 apps, 10 starts, 5 pts)
  • Russell Nelson (12 apps, 12 starts, 5 pts)
  • Neil McMillan (13 apps, 6 starts, 5 pts)
  • David Allen* (2 apps, 1 starts)
  • Robby Brink (1 app, 1 start)
  • Mike Haslett (1 app)

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.

    2001–02 Heineken Cup
    Main article: 2001–02 Heineken Cup

    Pool 2
    Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
    Stade Français 6501234192136414910
    Ulster 640217116196142548
    Wasps 6204990120186−664
    Benetton Treviso 6105227−25102239−1372
    29 September 2001
    15:30    		 Benetton Treviso 28 – 33 Ulster Stadio Comunale di Monigo  
    Try: Perziano
    Con: Mason
    Pen: Mason (7)
    		 Report[22] Try: Ward
    Topping
    Humphreys
    Con: Humphreys (3)
    Pen: Humphreys (4)
    		 Attendance: 4,000
    Referee: P. Adams
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Jeremy Davidson, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    Ryan Constable (for Stewart, 53), Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 62), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 62), Clem Boyd (for Best, 69), Mark Crick (for Shields, 71).

    5 October 2001
    18:50    		 Ulster 42 – 19 London Wasps Ravenhill  
    Try: Humphreys
    Howe
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys (6)
    Drop: Humphreys (4)
    		 Report[23] Try: Green
    Con: Logan
    Pen: Logan (4)
    		 Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: G. Desantis
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    Mark Blair (for Davidson, 53)

    27 October 2001
    14:50    		 Stade Français 40 – 11 Ulster Stade Jean-Bouin  
    Try: Marconnet
    Galthié
    Jonnet
    Dominici
    Con: Domínguez (3)
    Berthe
    Pen: Domínguez (4)
    		 Report[24] Try: McWhirter
    Pen: Wallace (2)
    		 Attendance: 6,000
    Referee: Steve Lander
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Mark Blair,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
    15. Bryn Cunningham.
    Replacements:
    Adam Larkin (for Bell, 54), Gary Longwell (for Johns, 55), Brad Free (for Doak, 66),
    Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 69), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 69), Sheldon Coulter (for Stewart, 73).

    2 November 2001
    14:50    		 Ulster 19 – 16 Stade Français Ravenhill  
    Try: Howe
    Con: Wallace
    Pen: Humphreys (3)
    Wallace
    		 Report[25] Try: James
    Jonnet
    Pen: Domínguez (2)
    		 Attendance: 13,000
    Referee: N. Whitehouse
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Gary Longwell, 5. Mark Blair,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Paddy Wallace, 14. James Topping,
    15. Bryn Cunningham.
    Replacements:
    Adam Larkin (for B. Cunningham, 30), Clem Boyd (for Best, 66), Paddy Johns (for Blair, 68), Neil McMillan (for Nelson, 68).

    6 January 2002
    15:45    		 London Wasps 36 – 32 Ulster Loftus Road  
    Try: Denney
    Roiser
    Waters
    Con: A. King (3)
    Pen: A. King (5)
    		 Report[26] Try: Ward
    Constable
    Con: Wallace (2)
    Pen: Humphreys (2)
    Wallace (3)
    Drop: Wallace
    		 Attendance: 5,556
    Referee: G. Morandin
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    Bryn Cunningham (for Humphreys, 40), Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 53), Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell, 53), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 59), Mark Crick (for Shields, 62).

    11 January 2002
    19:00    		 Ulster 59 – 3 Benetton Treviso Ravenhill  
    Try: Howe (2)
    Doak (2)
    Longwell
    Constable
    Larkin, penalty try
    Con: Humphreys
    Wallace (4)
    Pen: Humphreys (3)
    		 Report[27] Pen: Mason
    		 Attendance: 12,500
    Referee: N. Whitehouse
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward, 8. Neil McMillan (c),
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    Jeremy Davidson (for Johns, 45), Adam Larkin (for Coulter, 58), Mark Crick (for Shields, 69).

    2001-02 Celtic League
    Main article: 2001–02 Celtic League

    Pool A Table
    Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
    1 Leinster 7700281114+16735821
    2 Ulster 7412194157+37191713
    3 Glasgow 7412204172+32251713
    4 Llanelli 7403175123+5214712
    5 Swansea 7304124158−349129
    6 Bridgend 7304161208−4717259
    7 Pontypridd 7106111207−968253
    8 Ebbw Vale 7106134245−11113293

    Match points were awarded as follows:

    • 3 points for a win
    • 1 point for a draw
    Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage.
    Source: RaboDirect PRO12

    Pool A Fixtures
    17 August 2001 Ulster 30 – 13 Swansea Ravenhill  
    19:30 Try: Free
    Shields
    Topping
    Con: Humphreys (3)
    Drop: Humphreys
    		 Report[28]
    Match Centre    		 Try: Payne
    Con: Henson
    Pen: Henson
    		 Attendance: 6,000
    Referee: C. White
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Robby Brink, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
    9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Jonny Bell, 14. James Topping,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    16. Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 29), 17. Jeremy Davidson (for Johns, 46), 18. Mike Haslett (for Brink, 74),
    19. Ritchie Weir, 20. Bryn Cunningham, 21. Ryan Constable, 22. Kieran Campbell.

    24 August 2001 Glasgow 25 – 25 Ulster Hughenden Stadium  
    19:30 Try: Simpson (2)
    Nicol
    Con: Hayes (2)
    Pen: Hayes
    MLaren
    		 Report[29]
    Match Centre    		 Try: Wallace
    Constable
    Nelson
    Con: Wallace
    Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys (2)
    		 Attendance: 6,095
    Referee: N Whitehouse (Wales)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Jeremy Davidson, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. David Allen, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
    9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Jonny Bell, 14. James Topping,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 49), 17. Kieran Campbell (for Free, 61), 18. Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 60),
    19. Richie Weir (for Shields, 50), 20. Mark Blair (for Allen, 55), 21. Russell Nelson (for Ward, 40), 22. Niall Malone.

    28 August 2001 Ulster 26 – 27 Llanelli Ravenhill  
    19:00 Try: B. Cunningham
    Pen: Humphreys (7)
    		 Report[30]
    Match Centre    		 Try: Thomas
    Evans
    Proctor
    Con: Jones (3)
    Pen: Jones (2)
    		 Attendance: 8,000
    Referee: B. Dickson
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
    4. Paddy Johns (c), 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
    9. Kieran Campbell, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
    15. Bryn Cunningham.
    Replacements:
    16. Adam Larkin (for Cunningham, 44), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Best, 63), 18. Richie Weir (for Shields, 76),
    19. Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell, 44), 20. David Allen (for McWhirter, 63), 21. Neil Doak, 22. Ryan Constable.

    31 August 2001 Leinster 31 – 9 Ulster Donnybrook  
    19:35 Try: O'Kelly
    D'Arcy (2)
    Hickie
    Con: Spooner
    Pen: Spooner (2)
    Drop: Dempsey
    		 Report[31]
    Match Centre    		 Pen: Humphreys (2)
    Wallace
    		 Referee: N Williams
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
    6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Neil McMillan, 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonathan Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    16. Ryan Constable (for Bell, 56), 17. Niall Malone (for Humphreys, 72), 18. Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 78).
    19. Clem Boyd (for Best, 71), 20. Mark Blair (for Johns, 44), 21. Tony McWhirter (for Ward, 71), 22. Ritchie Weir.

    7 September 2001 Ebbw Vale 27 – 29 Ulster Eugene Cross Park  
    19:05 Try: Betts
    Wagstaff
    Green
    Con: Mitchell (3)
    Pen: Cull
    Mitchell
    		 Report[32]

    Match Centre

    		 Try: Howe
    Constable
    Con: Wallace (2)
    Pen: Wallace (5)
    		 Attendance: 2,000
    Referee: T. Spreadbury
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Mark Blair, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
    6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
    15. Niall Malone.
    Replacements:
    16. Jan Cunningham (for Malone, 70), 17. Shane Stewart (for Constable, 56), 18. Richie Weir (for Shields, 62),
    19. Clem Boyd (for Best, 40), 20. Gary Longwell (for Blair 52), 21. Tony McWhirter, 22. Brad Free.

    12 September 2001 Ulster 46 – 14 Bridgend Ravenhill  
    19:30 Try: Shields
    McMillan
    Humphreys (2)
    Stewart
    Ward (2)
    Con: Humphreys (4)
    Pen: Humphreys
    		 Report[33]
    Match Centre    		 Try: Ringer
    James
    Con: Rees
    Dunston
    		 Attendance: 8,000
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Clem Boyd, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
    6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    16. Brad Free (for Doak, 78), 17. Mark Blair (for Davidson, 40), 18. Tony McWhirter (for McMillan, 66),
    19. Sheldon Coulter (for Stewart, 68), 20. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 66), 21. John Campbell (for Boyd, 78), 22. Richie Weir.

    15 September 2001 Pontypridd 20 – 29 Ulster Sardis Road  
    14:30 Try: McIntosh
    Pen: Sweeney (5)
    		 Report[34][35]


    Match Centre

    		 Try: Best
    Constable
    Blair
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys (3)
    Drop: Humphreys
    		 Attendance: 3,200
    Referee: Chris White
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
    4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Andy Ward (c),
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 63), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Boyd, 61), 18. Mark Blair (for Longwell, 63),
    19. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 58), 20. Ritchie Weir, 21. Sheldon Coulter, 22. Brad Free.

    Quarter final
    30 November 2001 Ulster 38 – 29 Neath Ravenhill  
    19:05 Try: Blair
    Ward
    Con: Humphreys (2)
    Pen: Humphreys (8)
    		 Report[36]
    Match Centre
    Video    		 Try: Tiueti
    Moore
    Con: Jarvis (2)
    Pen: Jarvis (4)
    		 Attendance: 12,000
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Gary Longwell, 5. Mark Blair,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    16. Ryan Constable (for Coulter, 52), 17. Clem Boyd, 18. Jeremy Davidson (for Blair, 60),
    19. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 60), 20. Mark Crick, 21. Kieran Campbell, 22. James Topping.

    Semi final
    8 December 2001 Munster 15 – 9 Ulster Lansdowne Road  
    15:00 Pen: O'Gara (5)
    		 Report[37]
    Match Centre    		 Pen: Humphreys (3)
    		 Attendance: 12,500
    Referee: I. Ramage
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Mark Blair, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 56), 17. Paddy Johns (for Blair, 44), 18. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 64),
    19. Mark Crick (for Nelson 61-64), 20. Clem Boyd, 21. Kieran Campbell, 22. Bryn Cunningham.

    2001-02 IRFU Interprovincial Championship
    Main article: IRFU Interprovincial Championship
    Team P W D L F A BP Pts Status
    3 2 0 1 86 35 2 12 Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
    3 2 0 1 50 66 0 8 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
    3 1 1 1 64 48 1 7 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
    3 0 0 3 56 107 1 1

    Celtic League pool matches between Irish provinces count towards the Interprovincial Championship.

    22 April 2002 Connacht 17-18 Ulster Galway Sportsgrounds  
    Try: Uijs
    Pen: McHugh (4)
    		 Report[38] Try: Constable
    B. Cunningham
    Con: Wallace
    Pen: Wallace (2)
    		 Referee: D. McHugh
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Aidan McKearney,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Warren Brosnihan,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
    15. Bryn Cunningham.
    Replacements:
    Sheldon Coulter (for Topping, 59), Matt McCullough (for McKearney, 59), Bryan Young (for McCullough, 78).

    12 May 2002 Ulster 23-18 Munster Ravenhill  
    Try: Wallace
    Doak
    Con: Wallace (2)
    Pen: Wallace (2)
    Drop: Wallace
    		 Report[39] Try: O'Connell
    Stringer
    Con: O'Gara
    Pen: O'Gara (2)
    		 Referee: Alan Lewis
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Matt Sexton, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Warren Brosnihan, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Tony McWhirter,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Stan McDowell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
    15. Bryn Cunningham.
    Replacements:
    Russell Nelson (for Brosnihan, 69), Bryan Young (for Fitzpatrick, 79),

    Friendlies
    3 August 2001 Ulster 33-15 Coventry Ravenhill  
    Try: Bell
    S. Best
    Ward
    J. Cunningham
    Hughes
    Con: Wallace (4)
    		 Report[40][41][42] Try: Truelove
    Brady
    Con: Pearce
    Pen: Pearce
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Simon Best, 2. Richie Weir, 3. Clem Boyd,
    4. Mark Blair, 5. Aidan Kearney,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Andy Ward (c),
    9. Kieran Campbell, 10. Paddy Wallace,
    11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
    15. Niall Malone.
    Replacements:
    Scott Young (for Malone 40), James Topping, Stan McDowell (for Stewart 40-49), Adam Larkin (for Bell 66),
    David Humphreys, Neil Doak (for Campbell 40), Andrew Hughes, Mike Haslett (for Nelson 42),
    Gary Longwell (for Kearney 48), John Campbell (for Best 66). Paul Shields (for Weir 40).

    8 August 2001 Ulster 30-17 Sale Sharks Ravenhill  
    Try: Shields
    Haslett
    Larkin
    Con: Humphreys
    Wallace (2)
    Pen: Wallace (3)
    		 Report[43] Try: Cueto
    Shepherd
    Con: Shepherd (2)
    Pen: Shepherd
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Robby Brink, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
    9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
    15. Bryn Cunningham.
    Replacements:
    Paddy Wallace (for Humphreys 21), Mike Haslett (for Brink 32), Sheldon Coulter (for J. Cunningham 40),
    Justin Fitzpatrick (for Boyd 53), Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell 53), Adam Larkin (for Constable 67).

    8 August 2001 Ulster 51-24 Munster Ravenhill  
    Try: Humphreys
    Constable (2)
    Doak
    Larkin
    Howe
    Con: Humphreys (6)
    Pen: Humphreys (3)
    		 Report[44][45] Try: Horan
    Staunton
    Con: Staunton
    Pen: Staunton (3)
    Holland
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
    4. Paddy Johns, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
    6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Neil McMillan, 8. Ryan Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Jan Cunningham,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    Tony McWhirter (for McMillan 58), Mark Crick (for Shields 58), Bryn Cunningham (for Wallace 71).

    24 November 2001 Connacht 22-16 Ulster Galway Sportsgrounds  
    Try: Yapp
    Con: Elwood
    Pen: Elwood (5)
    		 Report[46][47] Try: Larkin
    Topping
    Pen: Wallace (2)
    		 Referee: E. Walsh
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Mark Crick, 3. Simon Best,
    4. Mark Blair, 5. Gary Longwell,
    6. Tony McWhirter, 7. David Allen, 8. Russell Nelson,
    9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
    11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
    15. Sheldon Coulter.
    Replacements:
    Scott Young (for Topping, 40'), Paddy Johns (for Longwell, 40'), Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 54'),
    Richard Weir (for S. Best, 64', Clem Boyd (for Crick, 68')

    Ulster Rugby Awards

    The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 23 May 2002. Winners were:[48]

    Season reviews

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