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Ulster captain remains doubt for Cardiff clash as province release latest injury update #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster captain remains doubt for Cardiff clash as province release latest injury update
Ulster have confirmed that captain Iain Henderson remains an injury doubt for their United Rugby Championship clash with Cardiff on Saturday.
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October 22, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Craig Gilroy: Jacob Stockdale’s talent was never in doubt… Ulster’s new era now clear to see #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Craig Gilroy: Jacob Stockdale’s talent was never in doubt… Ulster’s new era now clear to see
It's marvellous to see Jacob Stockdale playing so well but, you know, he’s always had this ability, and it’s never left him.
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October 20, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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Jacob Stockdale’s talent was never in doubt… Ulster’s new era now clear to see #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Jacob Stockdale’s talent was never in doubt… Ulster’s new era now clear to see
It's marvellous to see Jacob Stockdale playing so well but, you know, he’s always had this ability, and it’s never left him.
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October 19, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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Ulster welcome back Emerging Ireland trio to squad for Ospreys clash #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster welcome back Emerging Ireland trio to squad for Ospreys clash
Ulster have welcomed back three of their Emerging Ireland contingent for Friday’s United Rugby Championship clash with the Ospreys (7.35pm).
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October 17, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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Ulster coach Dan Soper takes swipe at refs over handling of Iain Henderson blow #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster coach Dan Soper takes swipe at refs over handling of Iain Henderson blow
Ulster assistant coach Dan Soper has taken a swipe at the officials in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship win over Connacht after Iain Henderson’s injury.
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October 15, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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John Cooney stresses Ulster must learn quicker from mistakes despite sinking Connacht #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
John Cooney stresses Ulster must learn quicker from mistakes despite sinking Connacht
John Cooney doesn’t mask his emotions in the way most players do, so though he was clearly stoked at the win, there was also frustration at its closeness and letting Connacht claim two bonus points.
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October 13, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Ulster toast milestone night by standing tall where it matters to take down Connacht #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster toast milestone night by standing tall where it matters to take down Connacht
That was a bit close for comfort, but then it always felt that this inter-provincial would be won by a narrow margin especially as there has been precious little between Ulster and Connacht in recent years.
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October 13, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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Ulster edge nervy inter-pro clash with Connacht to move off URC bottom spot #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster edge nervy inter-pro clash with Connacht to move off URC bottom spot
It was an edgy game of nip and tuck but, most importantly for Ulster, they were the ones who finished ahead on the scoreboard to end a two-game losing run and bring them some vital points.
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October 12, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Ulster v Connacht: Inter-provincial rivals face off in United Rugby Championship #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster v Connacht: Inter-provincial rivals face off in United Rugby Championship
Connacht travel to Kingspan Stadium for the second URC inter-provincial derby off the day.
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October 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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I loved Connacht, but emulating dad and playing for Ulster was so special, reveals Mike McComish #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
I loved Connacht, but emulating dad and playing for Ulster was so special, reveals Mike McComish
Fathers and sons who have played for Ulster are in short supply. James Humphreys coming on in the loss to the Bulls in Pretoria added another pair to that list – the fly-half the son of provincial legend David, of course – while current scrum-half Nathan…
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October 12, 2024 at 6:46 AM
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Ulster pair set for double-century milestone as Richie Murphy rings changes for Connacht clash #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster pair set for double-century milestone as Richie Murphy rings changes for Connacht clash
Prop Andy Warwick and lock Alan O’Connor are set to make their 200th appearances for Ulster in Saturday’s inter-provincial clash with Connacht at Ravenhill (8pm kick-off).
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October 11, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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Ulster bring in former Ireland Under-20s tighthead prop to bolster front row stocks #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster bring in former Ireland Under-20s tighthead prop to bolster front row stocks
Prop Bryan O’Connor says he feels he can add to Ulster’s front row options after signing with the province until the end of the season.
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October 9, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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No more horsing around for Ulster’s James McNabney after his equine past #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
No more horsing around for Ulster’s James McNabney after his equine past
Growing up, rugby just wasn’t on James McNabney’s radar.
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October 5, 2024 at 9:02 AM
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RG Snyman set for Leinster debut as internationals expected to return for Benetton test #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
RG Snyman set for Leinster debut as internationals expected to return for Benetton test
Leinster boss Leo Cullen will have a lot of stars at his disposal as RG Snyman and a host of Irish internationals are in line to make their first appearances of the season in Saturday’s URC clash away to Benetton Treviso.
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September 30, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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It's up to whole Ulster squad to put right the wrongs for Bulls clash, declares Sean Reffell #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
It's up to whole Ulster squad to put right the wrongs for Bulls clash, declares Sean Reffell
A tough enough day at the workplace for Sean Reffell, and it was clear that this result was hurting as deeply as going the distance in Johannesburg.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 29, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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Battle at altitude left slow-starting Ulster feeling heat straight away in Lions defeat #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Battle at altitude left slow-starting Ulster feeling heat straight away in Lions defeat
You could forgive them certain things in deeply trying conditions, and then, even with that, other ways in which this narrative developed are perhaps not quite so easily excused.
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September 29, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Ulster matchwinner David Shanahan glad to make most of chance to shine against Glasgow #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster matchwinner David Shanahan glad to make most of chance to shine against Glasgow
He is far too familiar with observing rather than actually participating, so it seemed fitting that the long-serving David Shanahan was the one whose intervention sealed the result.
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September 23, 2024 at 8:04 AM
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Ulster subs show value by flexing muscles when it mattered in dramatic win over Glasgow #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster subs show value by flexing muscles when it mattered in dramatic win over Glasgow
What a strange game, seemingly lurching its way towards the finish line before a frantic flurry of activity elbowed its way forward to add very generous helpings of tension and drama.
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September 23, 2024 at 8:04 AM
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Ulster Rugby reveal they have made £40million government funding request #KingspanStadium #UlsterRugby (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster Rugby reveal they have made £40million government funding request
Ulster Rugby have revealed that they have applied for over £40million in funding from the Department of Communities in the wake of the government's commitment to redeveloping Casement Park.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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‘I just broke down’: Former Ulster ace Jack Regan opens up on mental health struggle #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
‘I just broke down’: Former Ulster ace Jack Regan opens up on mental health struggle
Jack Regan was driving home to Birr recently when all of the stresses and worries that he had been bottling up suddenly came pouring out of him in a tsunami of emotion.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 16, 2024 at 7:01 AM
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Richie Murphy confident pre-season Exeter test has Ulster ready for League battle #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Richie Murphy confident pre-season Exeter test has Ulster ready for League battle
Of course, it was a defeat at Exeter Chiefs, and reverses are never the intended outcome, but this final pre-season friendly was always more geared towards battle-hardening and getting game time prior to Saturday’s opening shots in the 2024/25 URC season.
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September 15, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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Michael Lowry’s joy at fulfilling dream by captaining Ulster in friendly success over Benetton #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Michael Lowry’s joy at fulfilling dream by captaining Ulster in friendly success over Benetton
With quite the sprinkling of debuts throughout Saturday’s enlarged squad, it was perhaps understandable that the captaincy being handed to Michael Lowry did not attract huge scrutiny as one of the main takeaways.
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September 9, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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How Rosie Stewart’s legacy in Ulster women’s rugby is standing test of time #DownSport #KingspanStadium #SouthBelfastSport (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
How Rosie Stewart’s legacy in Ulster women’s rugby is standing test of time
Megan Simpson remembers in 2023 how the bus back home was absolutely buzzing.
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September 7, 2024 at 9:05 AM
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Ulster’s Kingspan disgrace: spineless response to Grenfell Inquiry shows rugby is more interested in money than morality #KingspanStadium #UlsterRugby #Kingspan (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Ulster’s Kingspan disgrace: spineless response to Grenfell Inquiry shows rugby is more interested in money than morality
When Ulster Rugby renamed Ravenhill the Kingspan Stadium in 2014, there’s no evidence it knew the company was consciously endangering human lives in pursuit of a quick buck.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 7, 2024 at 6:02 AM
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Players now part of Ulster Women side that wants to win, states Maebh Clenaghan #KingspanStadium #UnitedRugbyChampionship (✍️@BelTel_Sport)
Players now part of Ulster Women side that wants to win, states Maebh Clenaghan
Ulster Women flanker Maebh Clenaghan believes players are now joining a squad that want to win when they make their debut for the province and that can lead to a first Inter-Provincial Final appearance since 2001.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
August 23, 2024 at 9:10 AM