2009–10 Ulster Rugby season

The 2009–10 Ulster Rugby season was Ulster's 16th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their first under director of rugby David Humphreys and head coach Brian McLaughlin.

2009–10 Ulster Rugby season
Rory Best vs Ospreys, Ravenhill, 13 April 2020
Ground(s)Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Coach(es)David Humphreys (Director of Rugby)
Brian McLaughlin (Head Coach)
Captain(s)Rory Best
Top scorerIan Humphreys (177)
Most triesSimon Danielli (9)
League(s)Heineken Cup (2nd in pool)
Celtic League (8th)
1st kit
2nd kit
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Following the departure of previous head coach Matt Williams, Ulster put a new management structure in place. David Humphreys was director of rugby, with overall responsibility for the senior team, the Ulster 'A' team (renamed the Ulster Ravens), the Ulster under-20s and the academy; and Brian McLaughlin was head coach, assisted by forwards coaches Jeremy Davidson and Peter Sharp, and backs coach Neil Doak.[1] However, Ulster couldn't afford to retain Sharp, and he left in September 2009.[2]

Chief Executive Michael Reid announced he was stepping down in September 2009 after twelve years in the job.[3] Shane Logan was appointed as his replacement in early 2010.[4]

They finished second in their Heineken Cup pool, failing to qualify for the knockout stage, and 8th in the Celtic League. Chris Henry was Ulster's Player of the Year. Andrew Trimble won the IRUPA award for Try of the Year.[5]

Staff
Position Name Nationality
Chief Executive Officer Michael Reid, Shane Logan  Ireland
Director of Rugby David Humphreys  Ireland
Head Coach Brian McLaughlin  Ireland
Forwards Coach Jeremy Davidson  Ireland
Defence Coach Peter Sharp  Australia
Skills Coach Neil Doak  Ireland

Squad

Senior squad
Ulster Rugby squad[15]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. Italics denotes academy players who appeared in the senior team.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.

    Academy squad
    Position[16] Name Nationality
    High Performance Director Gary Longwell  Ireland
    Elite Player Development Officer Jonny Bell  Ireland
    Elite Player Development Officer Niall Malone  Ireland
    Strength & Conditioning Coach Chris Shiells  Ireland
    Strength & Conditioning Coach Kevin Geary  Ireland
    Academy squad[10]

    Props

    Hookers

    Locks

    Back row


    Scrum-halves

    Fly-halves

    • James McKinney (1)

    Centres


    Wings

    Fullbacks

    Heineken Cup
    Main article: 2009–10 Heineken Cup

    Pool 4
    Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
    Stade Français (6) 6402117412495291118
    Ulster 6402116512794330117
    Edinburgh 6303310−76494−300113
    Bath 610568−284116−32037
    9 October 2009 Ulster 26–12 Bath Ravenhill, Belfast  
    19:30 Try: Nagusa 13' c
    Faloon 52' c
    Con: Humphreys (2/2)
    Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 10', 56', 78'
    Drop: Humphreys 42'
    		 Report[17] Pen: Davis (4/4) 8', 20', 48', 54'
    		 Attendance: 10,914
    Referee: James Jones (Wales)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 73'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 55'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 66'),
    19. Neil McComb, 20. Chris Henry (for Diack 61'),
    21. Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Whitten, 23. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 73').

    17 October 2009 Edinburgh 17–13 Ulster Murrayfield, Edinburgh  
    15:45 Try: Visser 70' m
    Pen: Godman (4/6) 2', 21', 67', 80'
    		 Report[18] Try: Nagusa 22' c
    Con: Humphreys (1/1)
    Pen: Humphreys (2/3) 29', 45'
    		 Attendance: 5,747
    Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 68'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 62'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 68'),
    19. Dan Tuohy (for Caldwell 49'), 20. Chris Henry (for Faloon 72'),
    21. Paul Marshall (for Boss 79'), 22. Ian Whitten, 23. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 62').

    12 December 2009 Ulster 23–13 Stade Français Ravenhill, Belfast  
    13:35 Try: Brady 20' c
    Danielli 48' c
    Con: Humphreys (2/2)
    Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 13', 34', 47'
    		 Report[19] Try: Arias 74' c
    Con: Oelschig (1/1)
    Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 18', 28'
    		 Attendance: 11,000
    Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 69'), 17. Bryan Young (for D. Fitzpatrick 64'  74'), 18. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Ferris 77'),
    19. Ryan Caldwell, 20. Willie Faloon (for Pollock 64'),
    21. Paul Marshall, 22. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 71'), 23. Jamie Smith (for Cave 76').

    20 December 2009 Stade Français 29–16 Ulster Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris[20]  
    15:00 Try: Szarzewski 9' c
    Kayser 66' c
    Con: Beauxis (2/2)
    Pen: Beauxis (5/5) 4', 16', 22', 32', 60'
    		 Report[21] Try: Trimble 69' c
    Con: Humphreys (1/1)
    Pen: Humphreys (3/3) 2', 14', 37'
    		 Attendance: 3,700
    Referee: Chris White (England)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace (c), 13. Andrew Trimble, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 66'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 66'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 71'),
    19. Ryan Caldwell (for Tuohy 60'), 20. David Pollock (for Faloon 56'),
    21. Cillian Willis, 22. Ian Whitten (for Nagusa 50'), 23. Darren Cave.

    15 January 2010 Ulster 21–13 Edinburgh Ravenhill, Belfast  
    20:00 Try: Cave 28' m
    Boss 55' c
    Con: Humphreys (1/2)
    Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 45', 69'
    O'Connor (1/1) 80'
    		 Report[22] Try: Thompson 61' c
    Con: Paterson (1/1)
    Pen: Paterson (2/2) 22', 36'
    		 Attendance: 8,262
    Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace (c), 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 62'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 62'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 75'),
    19. Ryan Caldwell (for Tuohy 72'), 20. TJ Anderson,
    21. Cillian Willis, 22. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 72'), 23. Timoci Nagusa.

    23 January 2010 Bath 10–28 Ulster Recreation Ground, Bath  
    15:45 Try: Banahan 20' c
    Con: Little (1/1)
    Pen: Little (1/2) 53'
    		 Report[23] Try: Trimble 42' m
    Cave 49' c
    Wallace 77' c
    Con: O'Connor (2/3)
    Pen: O'Connor (3/3) 5', 19', 33'
    		 Attendance: 10,845
    Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Iasaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace (c), 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 64'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 74'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for O'Donoghue 66'),
    19. Ryan Caldwell (for Tuohy 72'), 20. TJ Anderson (for Ferris 74'),
    21. Cillian Willis (for Boss 74'), 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Timoci Nagusa.

    Celtic League
    Main article: 2009–10 Celtic League
    Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
    1 Leinster 181305359295+6427291255
    2 Ospreys 181116384298+8637263352
    3 Glasgow Warriors 181125390321+6931242151
    4 Munster 18909319282+3733203645
    5 Cardiff Blues 181008349315+3433282244
    6 Edinburgh 188010385391−640404541
    7 Newport Gwent Dragons 18819333378−4532373239
    8 Ulster 187110357370−1339354236
    9 Scarlets 185013361382−2135351829
    10 Connacht 185112254459−20520530426

    Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:

    • 4 points for a win
    • 2 points for a draw
    • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
    • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
    Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.
    Source: RaboDirect PRO12
    6 September 2009 Newport Gwent Dragons 23 – 6 Ulster Rodney Parade  
    14:05 Try: Bew
    Fussell
    Young
    Con: Tovey
    Pen: Arlidge (2)
    		 Report[24] Pen: Humphreys (2)
    		 Attendance: 4,561
    Referee: Carlo Damasco
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Andrew Trimble, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Bryn Cunningham.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 56'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Whitten 36'),
    18. Ed O'Donoghue (for Henry 36'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Diack 68'),
    20. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 68'), 21. Paddy Wallace (for Cunningham 29'), 22. Darren Cave (for Nagusa 68').

    12 September 2009 Ospreys 16 – 20 Ulster Liberty Stadium  
    18:30 Try: Walker
    Jones
    Pen: Hook (2)
    		 Report[25] Try: Tuohy
    Danielli (2)
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys
    		 Attendance: 7,072
    Referee: Alan Lewis
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 71'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 57'),
    18. Tamaiti Horua (for Diack 54'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Tuohy 27'),
    20. Cillian Willis (for Nagusa 57'), 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Jonny Shiels.

    18 September 2009 Ulster 13 – 16 Edinburgh Ravenhill  
    20:00 Try: Ferris
    Schifcofske
    Con: Humphreys
    		 Report[26] Try: Visser
    Con: Paterson
    Pen: Paterson (2)
    Drop: Godman
    		 Attendance: 8,899
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Bryan Young, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Neil McComb, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Simon Danielli,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 66'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 58'),
    18. Diack (for Ferris 76'), 19. Tamaiti Horua (for Henry 57'),
    20 Cillian Willis (for Nagusa 74'), 21. Paddy Wallace (for Humphreys 48'), 22. Andrew Trimble (for Whitten 62').

    25 September 2009 Connacht 6 – 30 Ulster Sportsgrounds  
    20:00 Pen: Keatley (2)
    		 Report[27] Try: Cave
    Botha
    Nagusa
    Humphreys
    Con: Humphreys (2)
    Pen: Humphreys (2)
    		 Attendance: 2,435
    Referee: George Clancy
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Paddy Wallace, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 72'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Botha 65'),
    18. Neil McComb (for O'Donoghue 77'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Henry 65'),
    20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 77'), 21. Ian Whitten (for Wallace 77'), 22. Andrew Trimble (for Danielli 32').

    2 October 2009 Ulster 45 – 24 Scarlets Ravenhill  
    19:05 Try: Faloon
    Trimble (2)
    Nagusa
    Whitten
    Con: Humphreys (4)
    Pen: Humphreys (4)
    		 Report[28] Try: Davies (2)
    Con: Jones
    Pen: Jones (4)
    		 Attendance: 8,141
    Referee: Peter Allan
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Robbie Diack, 8. Willie Faloon,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou, 17. D Fitzpatrick (for Botha 56'),
    18. Neil McComb (for Ferris 67'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Faloon 67'),
    20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 73'), 21. Ian Whitten (for Cave 73'), 22. Mark McCrea (for Nagusa 73'.

    24 October 2009 Ulster 16 – 14 Leinster Ravenhill  
    18:00 Try: Boss
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys (3)
    		 Report[29] Try: Berne
    Fitzgerald
    Con: Berne
    Sexton
    		 Attendance: 11,523
    Referee: Andrew Small
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Tamaiti Horua, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou, 17. Bryan Young (for Botha 63'),
    18. Ed O'Donoghue, 19. Robbie Diack (for Horua 63'),
    20. Paul Marshall, 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Simon Danielli.

    31 October 2009 Munster 24 – 10 Ulster Thomond Park  
    17:00 Try: De Villiers
    Wallace
    Earls
    Warwick
    Con: O'Gara (2)
    		 Report[30] Try: Humphreys
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys
    		 Attendance: 23,298
    Referee: Alain Rolland
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8.Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Paddy Wallace, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 63', 17. Bryan Young (for Court 63'),
    18. Tamaiti Horua, 19. Robbie Diack (for Faloon 66'),
    20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 66'), 21. Ian Whitten, 22. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 52').

    4 December 2009 Ulster 13 – 25 Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill  
    20:00 Try: Court
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys (2)
    		 Report[31] Try: Evans
    Con: Parks
    Pen: Parks
    		 Attendance: 8,761
    Referee: James Jones
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
    4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. David Pollock, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten. 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Clinton Schifcofske.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady', 17. Bryan Young (for Fitzpatrick 63'),
    18. Ed O'Donoghue (for Caldwell 58'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Faloon 58'),
    20. Paul Marshall (for Nagusa 31'), 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 69'), 22. Jonny Shiels (for Cave 65').

    26 December 2009 Leinster 15 – 3 Ulster RDS Arena  
    17:30 Try: Kearney
    Heaslip
    Con: Berne
    Pen: Berne
    		 Report[32] Pen: O'Connor
    		 Attendance: 18,140
    Referee: George Clancy
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Bryan Young, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. TJ Anderson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 70'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick for Botha (56),
    18. Ryan Caldwell (for Henry 66'), 19. Willie Faloon,
    20. Cillian Willis, 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 40'), Jonny Shiels (for Cave (26').

    2 January 2010 Ulster 15 – 10 Munster Ravenhill  
    18:00 Try: Danielli (2)
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys
    		 Report[33] Try: De Villers
    Con: Warwick
    Pen: Warwick
    		 Attendance: 11,800
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 55'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick,
    18. Ryan Caldwell, 19. TJ Anderson (for Henry 4')
    20. Cillian Willis, 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 61'), Timoci Nagusa (for Wallace 52').

    19 February 2010 Ulster 22 – 22 Newport Gwent Dragons Ravenhill  
    19:05 Try: Wallace
    Danielli
    Pen: Humphreys (4)
    		 Report[34] Try: Jones
    Con: Tovey
    Pen: Tovey (4)
    Drop: Tovey
    		 Attendance: 7,909
    Referee: Peter Allan
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Bryan Young, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
    6. TJ Anderson, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Pollock 73'), 17. D. Fitzpatrick (for Young 57'),
    18. Ryan Caldwell (for O'Donoghue 57'), 19. Robbie Diack for Anderson (57),
    20. Ian Porter, 21. Ian Whitten (for Smith 63'), 22. Timoci Nagusa (for Danielli 68').

    5 March 2010 Scarlets 25 – 8 Ulster Parc y Scarlets  
    19:05 Try: Fenby
    Knoyle
    Priestland
    Con: Priestland (2)
    Pen: Priestland (2)
    		 Report[35] Try: Wallace
    Pen: Humphreys
    		 Attendance: 6,266
    Referee: Peter Allan
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Dan Tuohy, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Faloon 75'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 62'),
    18. Robbie Diack (for O'Donoghue 65'), 19. Willie Faloon (for Pollock 65'),
    20. Paul Marshall, 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 62'), 22. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 50').

    26 March 2010 Cardiff Blues 19 – 9 Ulster Cardiff City Stadium  
    19:05 Try: Molitika
    Con: Blair
    Pen: Blair (4)
    		 Report[36] Pen: O'Connor (3)
    		 Attendance: 7,532
    Referee: Neil Patterson
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Best 72'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Court 58'),
    18. Ed O'Donoghue (for Tuohy 48'), 19. Robbie Diack,
    20. Michael Heaney, 21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Timoci Nagusa (for Danielli 76').

    3 April 2010 Ulster 24 – 33 Cardiff Blues Ravenhill  
    19:30 Try: Ferris
    Henry
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: O'Connor (4)
    		 Report[37] Try: Laulala
    Rush
    Hewitt
    Con: Sweeney (2)
    Halfpenny
    Pen: Halfpenny (4)
    		 Attendance: 7,334
    Referee: Andy Macpherson
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5 Ryan Caldwell,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7 David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
    11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Simon Danielli.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Nagusa 73'), 17. Bryan Young (for Fitzpatrick 50'),
    18. Dan Tuohy, 19. Robbie Diack (for Pollock 50'),
    20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 72'), 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 62'), 22. Ian Whitten (for Ferris 66').

    13 April 2010 Ulster 27 – 38 Ospreys Ravenhill  
    19:30 Try: Danielli
    Trimble
    Con: O'Connor
    Pen: O'Connor (5)
    		 Report[38] Try: Williams
    Hook (2)
    Bowe
    Con: Biggar (3)
    Pen: Biggar (4)
    		 Attendance: 7,649
    Referee: Neil Paterson
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Bryn Young, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris 66', 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Paddy Wallace.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou (for Best 80'), 17. Tom Court (for Young 61'),
    18. Ryan Caldwell, 19. David Pollock,
    20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 68'), 21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Nevin Spence (for Wallace 80').

    16 April 2010 Glasgow Warriors 25 – 18 Ulster Firhill Stadium  
    19:05 Try: Morrison
    Con: Parks
    Pen: Parks (2)
    Drop: Parks (4)
    		 Report[39] Try: Marshall
    Smith
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: Humphreys (2)
    		 Attendance: 3,766
    Referee: Tim Hayes
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
    6. David Pollock, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Nevin Spence, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Simon Danielli.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 48'), 17. BJ Botha (for Fitzpatrick 48'),
    18. Dan Tuohy (for O'Donoghue 16'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Diack 36'),
    20. Isaac Boss (for Marshall 65'), 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Jamie Smith (for Spence 70').

    25 April 2010 Edinburgh 25 – 37 Ulster Murrayfield  
    16:05 Try: Visser (2)
    Turnbull
    Con: Godman (2)
    Pen: Godman (2)
    		 Report[40] Try: Smith
    Danielli
    Whitten
    Humphreys
    Ferris
    Con: O'Connor
    Humphreys (2)
    Pen: O'Connor
    Humphreys
    		 Attendance: 3,759
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Andy Kyriacou (for Best 75'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 60'),
    18. Ryan Caldwell (for Tuohy 62'), 19. TJ Anderson,
    20. Isaac Boss (for Smith 60'), 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 36'), 22. Nevin Spence (for Trimble 73').

    7 May 2010 Ulster 41 – 10 Connacht Ravenhill  
    19:30 Try: Danielli
    Humphreys
    Kyriacou
    Whitten
    Tuohy
    Smith
    Con: Humphreys (4)
    Pen: Humphreys
    		 Report[41] Try: Loughney
    Con: Keatly
    Pen: Keatly
    		 Attendance: 7,755
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
    4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. TJ Anderson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
    9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Jamie Smith.
    Replacements:
    16. Andy Kyriacou (for Best 43'), 17. Bryan Young (for Botha 62'),
    18. Ryan Caldwell, 19. Neil McComb (for O'Donoghue 65'),
    20. Isaac Boss, 21. Ali Birch (for Anderson 75'), 22. Timoci Nagusa (for Cave 53').

    Ulster Ravens

    British and Irish Cup
    Main article: 2009–10 British and Irish Cup

    Pool C
    Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
    Ulster Ravens 541016562103223021
    London Welsh 54011377859183120
    Bedford Blues 53029294-2111013
    Aberavon 520351131-804019
    Llanelli 5113106117-1111118
    Moseley 500569138-6910101
    Points breakdown:
    *4 points for a win
    *2 points for a draw
    *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
    *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
    20 November 2009 Ulster Ravens 29 – 3 Bedford Blues Ravenhill  
    19:30 Try: Seymour
    D. Fitzpatrick
    Cochrane
    Kyriacou
    Con: O'Connor (3)
    		 Report[42] Pen: Davies
    		 Attendance: 1,132
    27 November 2009 Moseley 21 – 32 Ulster Ravens Billesley Common  
    19:30 Try: May
    Bressington
    Penalty try
    Con: ? (3)
    		 Report[43] Try: Seymour
    Tuohy
    Macklin
    McComb
    Con: O'Connor (3)
    Pen: O'Connor (2)
    		 Attendance: 750
    12 February 2010 Llanelli 21 – 21 Ulster Ravens Parc y Scarlets  
    19:15 Try: Thomas
    Shingler
    Con: Newton
    Pen: Newton (3)
    		 Report[44] Try: Marshall
    McCrea
    Con: Humphreys
    Pen: O'Connor (2)
    Humphreys
    		 Attendance: 500
    26 February 2010 Ulster Ravens 21 – 17 London Welsh Ravenhill  
    19:30 Try: Marshall
    Nagusa
    Con: O'Connor
    Pen: O'Connor (3)
    		 Report[45] Try: Starling
    Pen: Lewis-Pratt (2)
    Ross (2)
    		 Attendance: 739
    12 March 2010 Ulster Ravens 62 – 0 Aberavon Ravenhill  
    19:30 Try: Whitten
    D. Fitzpatrick
    Cunningham
    Willis
    Seymour (2)
    Allen
    McCrea
    Humphreys
    Con: O'Connor (6)
    		 Report[46] Attendance: 793

    Semi-final
    24 April 2010 Munster A 27 – 3 Ulster Ravens Thomond Park, Limerick  
    15:30 Try: Manning (2)
    Williams
    Archer
    Con: Cusack (2/4)
    Pen: Cusack (1)
    		 Report[47] Pen: McKinney (1)
    		 Attendance: 24,112

    Home attendance
    Domestic League European Cup Total
    League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance
    2009–10 Celtic League 9 8,863 11,800 7,334 2009–10 Heineken Cup 3 10,509 11,000 8,262 109,947 9,162

    Ulster Rugby Awards

    The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 20 May 2010. Winners were:[48]

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