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Ulster Rugby
2023–24 season
Head CoachDan McFarland (until 21 February 2024)
Dan Soper (interim)
Richie Murphy (interim)
Operations DirectorBryn Cunningham
CaptainIain Henderson
United Rugby ChampionshipTBC
Champions Cup
Challenge Cup		5th in Pool B
Quarter-final
Top try scorerAll: Nick Timoney (11)
Top points scorerAll: John Cooney (105)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Ulster Rugby's 30th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. It was Dan McFarland's sixth season as head coach, until he left his position on 21 February 2024. Assistant coach Dan Soper took temporary charge before Richie Murphy became available for the rest of the season.

Events[edit]

Sponsorship[edit]

Ulster renewed their sponsorship deal with Kingspan in July 2023 for the coming season, despite criticism of the firm emerging from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Their stadium naming deal would continue until the end of the season.[1] In January 2024 it was announced that Kingspan would remain as Ulster's principal sponsor until the end of the 2024-25 season, to give the team time to find a new sponsor.[2]

Personnel changes[edit]

Signings announced for next season include South African prop Steven Kitshoff, from the Stormers,[3] flanker Dave Ewers, from Exeter Chiefs,[4] and former Munster prop James French.[5] Five academy players joined the senior squad on development contracts: lock Harry Sheridan, scrum-half Conor McKee, hooker James McCormick, back row forward Reuben Crothers and centre Ben Carson.[6] After a successful trial in pre-season, Clontarf tighthead prop Ben Griffin was signed on a development contract in August.[7] Former Leinster, Connacht and Jersey Reds prop Greg McGrath joined as injury cover in October.[8]

Flanker Jordi Murphy[9] and out-half Ian Madigan[10] retired. Lock Frank Bradshaw Ryan left for Montauban.[11] Wings Rob Lyttle[12] and Craig Gilroy[13] announced they would leave at the end of the season. Hooker Declan Moore and scrum-half Michael McDonald moved to Connacht on a season-long loan.[14] Also departing were Sam Carter, Duane Vermeulen, Gareth Milasinovich, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen and Rory Sutherland.[15]

Eleven players joined the academy: props Cameron Doak, Jack Boal and Jacob Boyd; hookers Zac Solomon and Henry Walker; lock Charlie Irvine; back rowers Josh Stevens and Tom Brigg; and outside backs Ethan Graham, Lukas Kenny and Ben McFarlane.[16]

Iain Henderson's central contract with the IRFU was due to expire after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and there was speculation that he might move abroad. He signed an extension in 2023, keeping him with Ulster and Ireland for a further two seasons.[17]

Centre Angus Curtis retired in mid-season on medical advice after a series of concussions.[18]

3G pitch[edit]

In May 2023 Ulster submitted a planning application to install a 3G artificial turf pitch at Ravenhill.[19] Planning permission was granted by Belfast City Council in late June,[20] and work began in late July.[21]

U20 World Championship[edit]

Four Ulster players featured for Ireland in the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship: locks Charlie Irvine and Joe Hopes, flanker James McNabney and fullback Rory Telfer.[22] Ireland made the final, which they lost 50–14 to France.[23]

World Cup[edit]

Seven Ulster players were named in Andy Farrell's initial 42-man Ireland squad, to be reduced to 33 for the Rugby World Cup: locks Iain Henderson and Kieran Treadwell, hookers Rob Herring and Tom Stewart, prop Tom O'Toole, centre Stuart McCloskey and wing Jacob Stockdale.[24]

In Ireland's three warm-up matches, Henderson captained the side against Italy and Samoa; Herring started against Italy and appeared off the bench against England and Samoa, scoring two tries; McCloskey started against Italy and Samoa, and scored a try; Stockdale started against Italy and Samoa and assisted a try; O'Toole started against Italy and came off the bench against Samoa; Stewart made his international debut from the bench against Italy, and his first international start against Samoa.[25][26][27] Henderson, Herring, O'Toole and McCloskey were named in the Ireland World Cup squad.[28]

In the World Cup pool stage, Ireland went unbeaten, topped Pool B, and qualified for the quarter-finals. Rob Herring started and scored a try against Romania, and came off the bench against Tonga, scoring another try; Tom O'Toole came off the bench against Romania; Iain Henderson came off the bench against Romania, Tonga and South Africa, and started and scored a try against Scotland; and Stuart McCloskey came off the bench against Scotland.[29][30][31][32] Henderson started in the quarter-final defeat to New Zealand.[33]

Ulster Women[edit]

Murray Houston, former head coach of University of Glasgow Women RFC, was appointed head coach of Ulster Women, replacing Neill Alcorn, who had taken up a new post with the IRFU. Assisting him were former Ireland women's internationals Kathryn Dane as contact skills coach, Grace Davitt as backs coach and Amy Davis as technical skills coach, and men's player Eric O'Sullivan as scrum coach.[34]

Ulster Women won their first interprovincial match since December 2012 by defeating Connacht 36–14 in third/fourth place playoff of the Interprovincial Championship.[35]

Pre-season[edit]

Ulster's first pre-season friendly was against Leinster at Navan R.F.C. on 22 September, which Leinster won 38–21.[36] They played a second friendly against Benetton in Treviso, which the hosts won 24–22.[37] They faced Glasgow Warriors at GAA ground Breffni Park in Cavan on 7 October,[38] winning 19–14.[39]

First block[edit]

Ulster opened the URC season with a close away win against Zebre Parma, with Tom Stewart and Jacob Stockdale scoring two tries each, and flanker Dave Ewers and props Greg McGrath and James French making their Ulster debuts.[40] The following week they won at home against the Bulls, with Ireland international prop Tom O'Toole playing 80 minutes and winning Player of the Match.[41] A spate of injuries saw an experimental side go to Connacht, and flanker Reuben Crothers, centre Ben Carson and academy lock Joe Hopes made their senior debuts in a narrow defeat.[42] The following weekend, Ulster beat Munster at home, with Rob Herring becoming Ulster's most capped player, and academy prop Scott Wilson making his senior debut.[43] On 17 November Ulster defeated the Lions at home in rainy conditions. Prop Marty Moore made his first appearance since sustaining a serious knee injury in January, and flanker Lorcan McLoughlin made his first senior appearance, both from the bench.[44]

There followed three straight defeats, the first away to Glasgow Warriors. Billy Burns made his 100th appearance for the province. Academy back rower James McNabney made his senior debut at number eight, and academy hooker Zac Solomon and new signing Steven Kitshoff made their first appearances from the bench.[45] Nathan Doak unexectedly made his 50th Ulster appearance, being named on the bench at the last minute following the withdrawal of Jake Flannery, then playing most of the game at out-half after Billy Burns' head injury.[46] The following week Steven Kitshoff made his first home appearance and Tom Stewart scored two tries as Ulster gained two losing bonus points at home to Edinburgh.[47] They then started their Champions Cup campaign with an away defeat against Bath.[48]

Fortunes changed with three straight wins, the first a bonus point victory in the Champions Cup against Racing 92,[49] followed by two Interpros in the URC, each won by a single point. First they beat Connacht, at home, with Kieran Treadwell making his 150th appearance for the province.[50] Then, on New Year's Day, a masterful display of attacking kicking by Billy Burns and two tries by Nick Timoney saw Ulster overcome league leaders Leinster in Dublin.[51]

The first block was finished with two heavy defeats in the Champions Cup, at home against Toulouse and away against Harlequins, meaning Ulster failed to qualify for the knockout rounds and were entered into the Challenge Cup round of 16. After an away defeat against the Ospreys in the URC, Dan McFarland left as head coach. Assistant coach Dan Soper would take charge until after the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, after which Ireland under-20 coach Richie Murphy would take over until the end of the season.[52]

Six Nations break[edit]

The Ireland squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship included six Ulster players: Tom Stewart, Tom O'Toole, Iain Henderson, Nick Timoney, Stuart McCloskey and Jacob Stockdale.[53] No Ulster players were selected for the opening match against France.[54] The following week against Italy, McCloskey started, and Henderson and O'Toole came off the bench.[55] McCloskey came off the bench in the home win against Wales in round three.[56]

During the Six Nations rest week, Dan Soper oversaw a 49-26 Ulster home win against Dragons, in which Michael Lowry and David McCann scored two tries each.[57] The Six Nations resumed with Ireland narrowly losing away to England, in which Iain Henderson featured from the bench.[58]

Second block[edit]

Interim coach Richie Murphy took charge ahead of Ulster's two-week trip to South Africa to play the Sharks and Stormers. He was joined by Ireland scrum coach John Fogarty on a part-time basis (Dan McFarland had previously coached the scrum for Ulster).[59]

After Ulster lost to the Sharks, losing Billy Burns to injury, the departure of Jonny Petrie as Chief Executive was announced by the IRFU.[60] High McCaughey, former Chief Executive of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and a former rugby coach at under-age level, was announced as his interim replacement.[61] With Nathan Doak named at out-half, they then lost narrowly to the Stormers. The following week, they won their round of 16 tie against Montpellier in the Challenge Cup, aided by their opponents' poor discipline, being down to 12 players at one point. This earned them a quarter-final against Clermont.

Next season[edit]

Sharks winger Werner Kok will join Ulster for the 2024-25 season.[62] Three academy players, prop Scott Wilson and back row forwards Lorcan McLoughlin and James McNabney, will join the senior squad on development contracts.[63]

Out-half Billy Burns will join Munster in the summer on a one-year contract.[64] Prop Steven Kitshoff will cut short his stay at Ulster and return to the Stormers.[65] Centre Luke Marshall will retire at the end of the season.[66]

Staff[edit]

Position Name Nationality
Chief executive officer Jonny Petrie (to 25 March 2024)
Hugh McCaughey (interim) 		 Scotland
 Ireland
Operations director Bryn Cunningham  Ireland
Head coach Dan McFarland (to 21 February 2024)
Dan Soper (interim)
Richie Murphy (interim) 		 England
 New Zealand
 Ireland
Assistant coach Dan Soper  New Zealand
Defence coach Jonny Bell  Ireland
Forwards coach Roddy Grant  Scotland
Skills coach Craig Newby  New Zealand
Scrum coach John Fogarty (interim)  Ireland
Academy manager Gavin Hogg  Ireland
Elite performance development officer Willie Faloon  Ireland
Elite performance development officer Neil Doak  Ireland

Squad[edit]

Senior squad[edit]

The below squad reflects the confirmed joiners and leavers for the 2023–24 season. Amendments to the squad will be made as-and-when announcements are confirmed by the province.

Ulster Rugby squad[72][a]

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.
ST denotes a short-term signing.
  1. ^ Taking into account signings and departures ahead of 2023–24 season as listed on List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers.
  2. ^ Greg McGrath had left the squad by late January 2024.[73]
  3. ^ Ben Griffin was released in mid-season.[74]
  4. ^ Angus Curtis retired on medical advice on 26 January 2024.[18]

Academy squad[edit]

Ulster Rugby academy squad[16]

Props

  • Ireland Jack Boal (1)
  • Ireland Jacob Boyd (1)
  • Ireland Cameron Doak (1)
  • Ireland George Saunderson (3)
  • Ireland Scott Wilson (2)

Hookers

  • Ireland Zac Solomon (1)
  • England Henry Walker* (1)

Locks

  • Ireland Joe Hopes (2)
  • Ireland Charlie Irvine (1)

Back row

  • Ireland Tom Brigg (1)
  • Ireland Lorcan McLaughlin (2)
  • Ireland James McNabney (2)
  • Ireland Josh Stevens (1)

Scrum-halves

  • None currently named

Fly-halves

  • Ireland James Humphreys (3)

Centres

  • None currently named

Back three

  • Ireland Ethan Graham (1)
  • Ireland Lukas Kenny (1)
  • Ireland Ben McFarlane (1)
  • Ireland Rory Telfer (2)
Number in brackets indicates players stage in the three-year academy cycle.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.

Ulster 'A'/Ulster Development[edit]

The following players, other than players from the senior squad and academy, appeared for Ulster 'A' and Ulster Development this season.

Players used by Ulster 'A' and Ulster Development

Props

  • Ireland Paul Mullan
  • Ireland Flynn Longstaff

Locks

  • Ireland Ryan Connolly
  • Ireland Mark Lee
  • Ireland Tom McAllister
  • Ireland James McKillop
  • Ireland Adam McNamee
  • Ireland Adam Montgomery
  • Ireland Connor Neary

Back row

  • Ireland Billy Allen
  • Ireland Ryan Davies
  • Ireland Jamie Jackson
  • Ireland Bryn Ward

Scrum-halves

  • Ireland Olly Smith
  • Ireland Clarke Logan

Fly-halves

  • Ireland Reece Malone
  • Ireland Zach Quirke

Outside backs

  • Ireland Henry Boyle
  • Ireland Michael Burnette
  • Ireland Rory Ellerby
  • Ireland Ben Gibson
  • Ireland James Girvan
  • Ireland Bradley McNamee
  • Ireland George Pringle

2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup

Pool B[edit]

2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool B
Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Toulouse (1) 4 4 0 0 178 69 +109 26 10 4 0 20
England Harlequins (5) 4 3 0 1 151 109 +42 22 16 3 0 15
England Bath (9) 4 3 0 1 124 102 +22 18 14 3 0 15
France Racing 92 (16) 4 1 0 3 116 117 –1 17 16 2 2 8
Ireland Ulster (12CC) 4 1 0 3 88 147 –59 12 22 1 0 5
Wales Cardiff 4 0 0 4 80 193 –113 11 28 2 1 3
Green background (rows 1 to 2) indicates qualification places for a home Champions Cup round of 16.
Blue background (rows 3 to 4) indicates other teams qualified for the Champions Cup round of 16.
Yellow background (row 5) indicates qualification place for the Challenge Cup round of 16.
Plain background (row 6) indicates elimination from 2023–24 European competition.
Starting table — source: European Professional Club Rugby


9 December 2023 (1 BP) Bath England 37-14 Ireland Ulster The Recreation Ground  
15:15 Try: Cokanasiga (2) 27' 71'
Dunn 45'
Du Toit 69'
Gallagher 78'
Con: Spencer (2) 46' 70'
Bailey 80'
Pen: Spencer (2) 32' 58'
 Report[75]
Match centre 		Try: Burns 33'
Doak 37'
Con: Doak (2) 34' 37'
 Attendance: 13,918
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. James McNabney,
9. Nathan Doak, Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Stewart Moore.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Stewart 46'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 71'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 46'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor 49'), 20. Matty Rea (for McNabney 5' Yellow card 65'),
21. John Cooney (for Doak 51'), 22. Jake Flannery (for Burns 59'), 23. Michael Lowry (for S. Moore 70').

16 December 2023 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 31-15 France Racing 92 Ravenhill Stadium  
20:00 Try: Timoney 3' 46'
McCloskey 22'
Matty Rea 36'
Con: Cooney (4) 4' 23' 38' 48'
Pen: Cooney 69'
 Report[76]
Match centre
Player of the match:
Stuart McCloskey 		Try: Le Garrec 29'
Tarrit (2) 55' 65'
 Attendance: 12,282
Referee: Luke Pearce
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Matty Rea,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 10-23', 55'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Kitshoff 76'), 18. Scott Wilson (for O'Toole 76'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor 59'), 20. Harry Sheridan (for Matty Rea 59'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Cooney 78'), 22. Jake Flannery (for Burns 52'), 23. Stewart Moore (For Hume 78').

13 January 2024 Ulster Ireland 24–48 France Toulouse (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
20:00 Try: Stewart 41' c
Addison 61' c
Timoney 68' c
Con: Cooney (1/1) 41'
Doak (2/2) 62', 68'
Pen: Cooney (1/1) 12'
 Report[77] Try: Lebel 9' c
Mauvaka (2) 30' m, 52' m
Dupont (2) 34' c, 46' c
Roumat 56' c
Meafou 80' c
Con: Ramos (4/6) 10', 36', 48', 57'
Kinghorn (1/1) 80'
Pen: Ramos (1/1) 18'
 Attendance: 16,592
Referee: Matthew Carley
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Sean Reffell, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 54'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 64'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 54'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Reffell 40'), 20. Matty Rea (for Ewers 7'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Cooney 54'), 22. Luke Marshall, 23. Will Addison (for Stockdale 58').

20 January 2024 Harlequins England 47–19 Ireland Ulster Twickenham Stoop  
13:00 Try: David (2) 4' c, 64' c
Lynagh (2) 24' c, 32' c
Care 47' c
Esterhuizen 58' m
Evans 72' c
Con: Smith (6/7) 5', 26', 34', 48', 66', 73'
 Report[78] Try: McCann 14' c
McCloskey 70' c
Stockdale
Con: Cooney (1/1) 15'
Doak (1/2) 70'
 Attendance: 12,579
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson (c)
6. Matty Rea, 7. David McCann, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Balocoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 48'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 54'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 54-70'),
19. Harry Sheridan (for Treadwell 35'), 20. Marcus Rea (for Matty Rea 70'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Cooney 54'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Hume 40'), 23. Will Addison (for Lowry 70').

2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup

Round of 16[edit]

7 April 2024 Montpellier France (5) 17-40 (12) Ireland Ulster GGL Stadium, Montpellier  
12:30 Try: Willemse 9'
Eymeri 23'
Con: Foursans-Bourdette (2) 10' 24'
Pen: Foursans-Bourdette 38'
 Report[79]
Player of the Match:
David McCann 		Try: Addison 27'
Baloucoune 42'
Wilson 62'
McCann 67'
McCloskey 77'
Penalty try 80'
Con: Cooney (4) 28' 63' 68' 79'
 Referee: Ben Whitehouse
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Matty Rea, 7. David McCann, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Nathan Doak,
11. Stewart Moore, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Herring 65'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 63'), 18. Scott Wilson (for O'Toole 57'),
19. Harry Sheridan (for O'Connor 49'), 20. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Henderson 79'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 79'), 22. Jake Flannery (for Addison 41-51', for Doak 79'), 23. Dave Ewers (for Matty Rea 49').

Quarter-final[edit]

13 April 2024 Clermont France (4) 53-14 (12) Ireland Ulster Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand  
13:30 Try: Yato (2) 18' c, 68' c
Sowakula (2) 36' c, 59' c
Newsome 44' c
Simmons 63' c
Jurand 79' m
Con: Belleau (4/4) 19', 37', 61', 64'
Delguy (1/1) 45'
Bézy (1/2) 69'
Pen: Belleau (2/3) 28', 32'
 Report[80] Try: Timoney (2) 12' c, 43' c
Con: Cooney (2/2) 13', 45'
 Attendance: 13,945
Referee: Matthew Carley
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Ron Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. Harry Sheridan, 7. David McCann, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Nathan Doak,
11. Michael Lowry, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Stewart Moore.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 40'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 55'), 18. Scott Wilson (for O'Toole 50'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwy (for O'Connor 64'), 20. Dave Ewers (for Henderson 40')
21. Jake Flannery (for Doak 64'), 22. Ethan McIlroy (for S. Moore 5'), 23. Marcus Rea (for Timoney 53').

2023–24 United Rugby Championship[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 United Rugby Championship
2023–24 United Rugby Championship
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Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 15 12 0 3 426 243 +183 63 23 9 1 58
2 Ireland Leinster 15 11 0 4 439 306 +133 64 38 9 1 54
3 Ireland Munster 15 10 1 4 378 256 +122 50 30 8 3 53
4 South Africa Bulls 15 10 0 5 517 350 +167 68 43 8 3 51
5 South Africa Stormers 15 9 0 6 379 291 +88 48 39 5 4 45
6 Ireland Connacht 15 9 0 6 373 336 +37 46 44 4 4 44
7 Ireland Ulster 15 9 0 6 359 339 +20 44 46 4 4 44
8 Italy Benetton 15 9 1 5 320 314 +6 38 43 4 2 44
9 Scotland Edinburgh 15 10 0 5 344 323 +21 39 41 2 1 43
10 Wales Ospreys 15 8 0 7 341 346 –5 42 39 6 2 40
11 South Africa Lions 15 7 0 8 424 335 +89 55 42 6 5 39
12 Wales Cardiff 15 3 1 11 311 333 –22 40 40 2 9 25
13 South Africa Sharks 15 4 0 11 291 344 –53 39 43 2 5 23
14 Wales Scarlets 15 3 0 12 229 511 –282 27 69 2 3 17
15 Wales Dragons 15 3 0 12 251 509 –258 31 71 1 3 16
16 Italy Zebre Parma 15 1 1 13 287 533 –246 36 78 4 5 15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[81]
  1. number of matches won;
  2. the difference between points for and points against;
  3. the number of tries scored;
  4. the most points scored;
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  6. the fewest red cards received;
  7. the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background indicates teams that are play-off places and earn a place in the 2024–25 European Champions Cup

Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2024–25 European Challenge Cup.
Q: qualified for play-offs. H: home field advantage secured for quarter-and semi-final. h; home field advantage secured for quarter-final X: cannot reach play-offs. E: qualified for Champions Cup.

21 October 2023 (2 BP) Zebre Parma Italy 36-40 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
13:00 Try: Licata (2) 4' 13'
Pani 22'
Gregory 40'
Gesi (2) 41' 70'
Con: Prisciantelli (3) 5' 14' 23'
 Report[82]
Match centre
Player of the match:
Kieran Treadwell
Highlights 		Try: Flannery 9'
Lowry 16'
Stockdale (2) 28' 60'
Stewart (2) 52' 66'
Con: Doak (5) 11' 17' 29' 53' 68'
 Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Adam Jones
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart (c), 3. Greg McGrath,
4. Matty Rea, 5. Kieran Treadwell Yellow card 34',
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. David McCann,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Angus Curtis, 13. James Hume, 14. Michael Lowry,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 76'), 17. Callum Reid (for Warwick 49'), 18. James French (for McGrath 50') Yellow card 80',
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Matty Rea 50'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Marcus Rea 50'),
21. David Shanahan (for Doak 76'), 22. Billy Burns (for Flannery 55'), 23. Stewart Moore (for Hume 3-11', for Curtis 40').
URC Fantasy team of the week: Michael Lowry, Jacob Stockdale[83]

29 October 2023 Ulster Ireland 26-19 South Africa Bulls Ravenhill Stadium  
17:00 Try: Stewart 9'
Stockdale 28'
Con: Doak (2) 10' 30'
Pen: Doak (4) 42' 50' 63' 73'
 Report[84]
Match centre
Player of the match:
Tom O'Toole
Highlights 		Try: G. Steenekamp 35'
De Klerk 40'
E. Louw 68'
Con: Goosen (2) 36' 69'
 Attendance: 10,181
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Cormac Izuchukwu,
6. Dave Ewers, 7. David McCann, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Jude Postlethwaite, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison Yellow card 25'.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 77'), 17. Callum Reid (for Warwick 63'), 18. Greg McGrath,
19. Harry Sheridan (for Izuchukwu 36'), 20. Marcus Rea (for Ewers 40'),
21. David Shanahan, 22. Stewart Moore (for Stockdale 76'), 23. Michael Lowry (for Addison 56').
URC Fantasy team of the week: Tom Stewart, Tom O'Toole[85]

4 November 2023 Connacht Ireland 22-20 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Galway Sportsgrounds  
19:35 Try: Forde 48'
Farrell 53'
Kilgallen 73'
Con: Carty (2) 48' 54'
Pen: Carty 19'
 Report[86]
Match centre
Highlights 		Try: Flannery 33'
Shanahan 41'
Con: Flannery (2) 34' 42'
Pen: Flannery (2)22' 36'
 Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Morné Ferreira
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. John Andrew, 3. James French,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Harry Sheridan,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Reuben Crothers, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. David Shanahan, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Aaron Sexton, 12. Stewart Moore, 13. James Hume, 14. Ben Moxham,
15. Ethan McIlroy.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart, 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 52'), 18. Greg McGrath (for French 59'),
19. Joe Hopes (for Matty Rea 65'), 20. David McCann (for Crothers 1'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Shanahan 59'), 22. Billy Burns (for Flannery 59'), 23. Ben Carson (for Hume 47').
URC Fantasy Team of the Week: Jake Flannery, Harry Sheridan[87]

10 November 2023 Ulster Ireland 21-14 Ireland Munster (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
19:35 Try: Stockdale 26'
Timoney 67'
Con: Doak 68'
Pen: Doak (3) 13' 46' 63'
 Report[88]
Match centre
Player of the Match:
David McCann
Highlights 		Try: Casey (2) 7' 17'
Con: Crowley (2) 8' 19'
 Attendance: 14,960
Referee: Frank Murphy
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Tom Stewart (c), 3. Greg McGrath,
4. Cormac Izuchukwu, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. David McCann, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Ethan McIlroy.
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (for Stewart 50'), 17. Callum Reid, 18. Scott Wilson (for McGrath 50'),
19. Iain Henderson (for Izuchukwu 50'), 20. Dave Ewers (for Rea 59'),
21. John Cooney (for Doak 69'), 22. Jake Flannery (for Burns 72'), 23. Jude Postlethwaite (for McIlroy 13').
URC Fantasy team of the week: David McCann.[89]

17 November 2023 Ulster Ireland 24-17 South Africa Lions (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
19:35 Try: Hume 28'
Stockdale 41'
Herring 46'
Con: Doak (3) 29' 42' 47'
Pen: Cooney 67'
 Report[90]
Match centre
Highlights
Player of the match:
Dave Ewers 		Try: Kriel 10'
Sirgel 34'
Con: Nohamba (2) 12' 35'
Pen: Nohamba 35'
 Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Andrea Piardi
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Scott Wilson,
4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Reuben Crothers, 8. David McCann,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Stewart Moore.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew, 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 61'), 18. Marty Moore (for Wilson 44'),
19. Harry Sheridan (for O'Connor 70'), 20. Lorcan McLoughlin (for Crothers 54'),
21. John Cooney (for Doak 51'), 22. Billy Burns (for Flannery 61'), 23. Aaron Sexton.

URC Fantasy team of the week: James Hume, Scott Wilson[91]

25 November 2023 (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 33-20 Ireland Ulster Scotstoun Stadium  
19:35 Try: Kennedy 20'
George Turner 41'
Rowe 50'
Matthews (2) 58' 70'
Con: Jordan (4) 21' 42' 59' 71'
 Report[92]
Match centre 		Try: Stewart 5'
Cooney 10'
Con: Cooney (2) 6' 11'
Pen: Cooney 56'
Doak 63'
 Attendance: 7,216
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Kieran Treadwell Yellow card 50', 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Harry Sheridan, 7. Reuben Crothers, 8. James McNabney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Zac Solomon (for Stewart 71'), 17. Steven Kitshoff (for O'Sullivan 49'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 49'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Henderson 49'), 20. Matty Rea (for Sheridan 12'-18', 52')
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 59'), 22. Nathan Doak (for Burns 19'), 23. Ben Moxham (for Marshall 63').

2 December 2023 (2 BP) Ulster Ireland 24-27 Scotland Edinburgh Ravenhill Stadium  
17:15 Try: Stewart (2) 5' c, 28' m
Baloucoune 73' m
Hume 80' c
Con: Cooney (1/2) 6'
Doak (1/2) 81'
 Report[93]
Match centre 		Try: Vellacott 24' c
Schoeman 58' c
Hislop 69' c
Con: Healy (3/3) 25', 60', 71'
Pen: Healy (2/2) 16', 40'
 Attendance: 12,403
Referee: Federico Vedovelli
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. James McNabney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 74'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 60'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 55'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Treadwell 74'), 20. Dave Ewers (for McNabney 49-55', for Matty Rea 55'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Cooney 49'), 22. Stewart Moore (for McCloskey 55-71', for Addison 71'), 23. Ben Moxham (for Stockdale 65').

22 December 2023 Ulster Ireland 20-19 Ireland Connacht (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
19:35 Try: Warwick 2'
Timoney 18'
Con: Cooney (2) 3' 20'
Pen: Cooney (2) 50' 65'
 Report[94]
Match centre
Player of the match:
Iain Henderson 		Try: Aki 8'
Hurley-Langton 59'
Bolton 68'
Con: Carty 9'
Hanrahan 69'
 Attendance: 18,196
Referee: Eoghan Cross
Ulster Lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reffell, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew, 17. Steven Kitshoff (for Warwick 50'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for M. Moore 50'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell 69'), 20. Harry Sheridan (for Reffell 53'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Flannery 61'), 22. Jude Postlethwaite (for Hume 65'), 23. Shea O'Brien (for Addison 77').
URC Fantasy team of the week: Kieran Treadwell.

1 January 2024 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 21-22 Ireland Ulster RDS Arena  
17:15 Try: Healy 11'
Russell 23'
Sheehan 62'
Con: Prendergast (2) 12' 24'
H. Byrne 63'
 Report[95]
Match centre
Player of the match:
Billy Burns 		Try: Timoney (2) 4' 35'
Stockdale 7'
Con: Cooney (2) 5' 37'
Pen: Cooney 55'
 Attendance: 16,248
Referee: Frank Murphy
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson (c),
6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reffell, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 49'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 63'), 18. Scott Wilson (for O'Toole 63'),
19. Alan O'Connor (for Henderson 64'), 20. Dave Ewers (for Reffell 63'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Burns 74'), 22. Michael Lowry (for Baloucoune 50'), 23. Jude Postlethwaite.
URC Fantasy team of the week: Nick Timoney, Sean Reffell.[96]

18 February 2024 Ospreys Wales 19-17 Ireland Ulster (1BP) Swansea.com Stadium  
15:00 Try: K. Williams 64'
Con: D. Edwards 66'
Pen: D. Edwards (3) 29 36' 55'
Drop: D. Edwards 79'
 Report[97]
Match centre 		Try: Marcus Rea 33'
Stewart 57'
Con: Doak (2) 34' 59'
Pen: Flannery 75'
 Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Federico Vedovelli
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. John Andrew, 3. Marty Moore,
4. Harry Sheridan, 5. Iain Henderson,
6. David McCann, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Jude Postlethwaite, 13. James Hume, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Andrew 48'), 17. Steven Kitshoff (for Warwick 52'), 18. Scott Wilson (for M. Moore 25'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Henderson 29'), 20. Matty Rea (for Marcus Rea 70'),
21. David Shanahan (for Doak 59'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Postlethwaite 59' Yellow card 61'), 23. Robert Baloucoune.

2 March 2024 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 49-26 Wales Dragons (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
19:35 Try: Addison 4'
Lowry (2) 17' 32'
Sheridan 29'
McCann (2) 56' 75'
Timoney 71'
Con: Cooney (7) 5' 19' 30' 33' 57' 73' 75'
 Report[98]
Match centre
Player of the Match:
Jude Postlethwaite 		Try: Benjamin 11'
Screech 51'
Coghlan 64'
Penalty try
Con: Reed (2) 12' 65'
 Attendance: 12,565
Referee: Ian Kenny
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Cormac Izuchukwu, 5. Harry Sheridan,
6. David McCann, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Nick Timoney Yellow card 79',
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Michael Lowry, 12. Jude Postlethwaite, 13. James Hume (c), 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 67'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 52'), 18. Scott Wilson (for O'Toole 67'),
19. Kieran Treadwell (for Izuchukwu 52'), 20. Sean Reffell (for Marcus Rea 52'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Burns 52'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Postlethwaite 67'), 23. Jacob Stockdale (for Addison 52').
URC Fantasy Team of the Week: Harry Sheridan, David McCann.[99]

23 March 2024 Sharks South Africa 22-12 Ireland Ulster Kings Park Stadium  
13:00 Try: Buthelezi 26'
Keyter 45'
Mbonambi 65'
Con: Masuku (2) 28' 47'
Pen: Masuku 53'
 Report[100]
Match centre 		Try: Sheridan 18'
Treadwell 56'
Con: Cooney 19'
 Referee: Ben Whitehouse
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Tom O'Toole,
4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson (c) Yellow card 64',
6. Harry Sheridan, 7. David McCann, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Michael Lowry, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume Yellow card 64', 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Will Addison.
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 66'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 50'), 18. Scott Wilson (for O'Toole 63'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Treadwell 73'), 20. Matty Rea (for Sheridan 61'),
21. Nathan Doak (for Burns 41'), 22. Jude Postlethwaite (for Addison 72'), 23. Sean Reffell (for Timoney 50').

30 March 2013 Stormers South Africa 13-7 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Cape Town Stadium  
17:15 Try: Roos 73'
Con: Libbok 74'
Pen: Libbok (2) 54' 81'
 Report[101]
Match centre 		Try: Timoney 7'
Con: Cooney 8'
 Referee: Sam Grove-White
Ulster lineup:

1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole
4. Harry Sheridan, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. David McCann Yellow card 60', 8. Nick Timoney,
9. John Cooney, 10. Nathan Doak,
11. Ethan McIlroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
16. Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart (for Herring 56'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Kitshoff 56'), 18. Scott Wilson (for O'Toole 56'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for Treadwell 56'), 20. Marcus Rea (for Matty Rea 72'),
21. David Shanahan, 22. Jake Flannery, 23. Stewart Moore (for Lowry 8').

19 April 2024 Ulster Ireland 19-17 Wales Cardiff (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
19:35 Try: McCann
Con: Cooney
Pen: Doak (2) 27' 35'
Cooney (2) 65' 79'
 Report[102]
Match centre
Player of the match:
Harry Sheridan 		Try: Cabango (2) 11' 42'
Con: De Beer (2) 12' 43'
Pen: De Beer 71'
 Attendance: 13,679
Referee: Mike Adamson
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Scott Wilson,
4. Harry Sheridan, 5. Alan O'Connor,
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. David McCann,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Jacob Stockdale Yellow card 48', 12. Jude Postlethwaite, 13. James Hume, 14. Michael Lowry,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 60'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 51'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Wilson 51-),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for O'Connor 65'), 20. Greg Jones (for Marcus Rea 75'),
21. John Cooney (for Doak 54'), 22. Billy Burns (for Flannery 40'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Hume 19').
URC Fantasy Team of the Week: Scott Wilson, Harry Sheridan[103]

26 April 2024 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 38-34 Italy Benetton (2 BP) Ravenhill Stadium  
19:35 Try: Stewart 15'
Crothers 32'
Stockdale 39'
Addison 49'
Izuchukwu 66'
Con: Cooney (5) 16' 33' 40' 51' 67'
Pen: Cooney 73'
 Report[104]
Match centre
Player of the match:
John Cooney 		Try: Menoncello 5'
Umaga 46'
Halafihi 56'
Nemer 62'
Albornoz 80'
Con: Albornoz (3) 57' 64' 81'
Pen: Umaga 24'
 Referee: Sam Grove-White
Ulster lineup:

1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2 Tom Stewart, 3. Scott Wilson,
4. Harry Sheridan, 5. Alan O'Connor (c),
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Reuben Crothers, 8. David McCann,
9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Michael Lowry.
Replacements:
16. John Andrew (for Stewart 74'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 53'), 18. James French (for Wilson 64'),
19. Cormac Izuchukwu (for O'Connor 64'), 20. Greg Jones (for Ewers 57'),
21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 77'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Addison 74' Yellow card 80'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Stockdale 44').
URC Fantasy team of the week: Jacob Stockdale.[105]

11 May 2024 Scarlets Wales v Ireland Ulster Parc y Scarlets  
15:05
18 May 2024 Ulster Ireland v Ireland Leinster Ravenhill Stadium  
19:35
1 June 2024 Munster Ireland v Ireland Ulster Thomond Park  
17:15

Friendlies[edit]

22 September 2023 Leinster Ireland 38–21 Ireland Ulster Navan R.F.C.  
18:30 Try: H. Byrne
Turner (2)
Brownlee
Barron
A. Osborne
Con: H. Byrne
Prendergast (3)
 Report[36][106] Try: McCann
Sexton
Reid
Con: Shanahan
Doak (2)
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. James French,
4. Harry Sheridan, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. David McCann,
9. Dave Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns,
11. Michael Lowry, 12. Jude Postlethwaite, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Rory Telfer,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements: Nick Timoney, John Andrew, Ben Griffin, Matty Rea, Cormac Izuchukwu, Greg Jones, Reuben Crothers, Lorcan McLoughlin, Conor McKee, Nathan Doak, Robert Baloucoune, Aaron Sexton, Ben Carson, Angus Curtis, Ethan McIlroy, Shea O'Brien.

30 September 2023 Benetton Italy 24–22 Ireland Ulster Stadio Comunale di Monigo  
18:00 Try: Bernasconi
Ratave
Umaga
Izekor
Con: Umaga (2)
 Report[37] Try: Timoney
O'Brien
McCann
Carson
Con: Flannery
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. John Andrew, 3. Andrew Warwick,
4. Cormac Izuchukwu, 5. Harry Sheridan,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Reuben Crothers, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. Nathan Doak (c), 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Ethan McIlroy, 12. Angus Curtis, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Shea O'Brien.
Replacements: Cameron Doak, Tom Stewart, Ben Griffin, Kieran Treadwell, Joe Hopes, Dave Ewers, David McCann, Lorcan McLoughlin, David Shanahan, Conor McKee, Aaron Sexton, Ben Carson, Jude Postlethwaite, Stewart Moore.

7 October 2023 Ulster Ireland 19–14 Scotland Glasgow Warriors Breffni Park, Cavan  
18:00 Try: Ewers
Hume
Stewart
Con: Flannery (2)
 Report[39] Try: Dobie
Hiddleston
Con: Weir (2)
Ulster lineup:

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart (c), 3. Greg McGrath,
4. Matty Rea, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Dave Ewers, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. David McCann,
9. Nathan Doak, 10. Jake Flannery,
11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Jude Postlethwaite, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune,
15. Will Addison.
Replacements: John Andrew, Cameron Doak, Ben Griffin, Cormac Izuchukwu, Nick Timoney, Conor McKee, Billy Burns, Stewart Moore, Harry Sheridan, Reuben Crothers, David Shanahan, Ethan McIlroy, Ben Carson, Ben Moxham, Shea O'Brien, Angus Curtis, Aaron Sexton.

Ulster 'A'[edit]

8 September 2023 Ulster 'A' Ulster 24–35 Connacht Connacht Ballynahinch RFC  
15:00 Try: Sexton (2)
Moxham
Addison
Con: Doak (2)
 Try: Daly
Blade
Penalty try
De Buitléar
Kilgallen
Con: Carty (4)
Ulster 'A' lineup:

1. Callum Reid, 2. John Andrew, 3. Ben Griffin,
4. Cormac Izuchukwu, 5. Kieran Treadwell,
6. Matty Rea, 7. Reuben Crothers, 8. Nick Timoney,
9. David Shanahan, 10. Angus Curtis,
11. Aaron Sexton, 12. Jude Postlethwaite, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Ethan McIlroy,
15. Shea O'Brien.
Replacements: 16. Andrew Warwick, 17. Tom Stewart, 18. Paul Mullan, 19. Harry Sheridan, 20. Greg Jones, 21. Marcus Rea, 22. Nathan Doak, 23. Billy Burns, 24. Stewart Moore, 25. Will Addison.

Ulster Development[edit]

18 August 2023 Ulster Development Ulster 10–14 Ireland AIL Select XV Gibson Park, Belfast  
Try: McLaughlin
Montgomery
 Report[107] Try: Lamont
Prinsloo
Con: Doherty (2)
Ulster Development lineup:

1. Jack Boal, 2. Henry Walker, 3. Cameron Doak,
4. James McKillop, 5. Mark Lee,
6. Bryn Ward, 7. Josh Stevens, 8. Lorcan McLaughlin (c),
9. Ryan Davis, 10. Zach Quirke,
11. Ethan Graham, 12. Ben Gibson, 13. James Girvan, 14. Lukas Kenny,
15. Ben McFarlane.
Replacements: 16. Zac Solomon, 17. Jacob Boyd, 18. Flynn Longstaff, 19. Scott Craig, 20. Connor Neary, 21. Adam Montgomery, 22. James Humphreys, 23. Rory Ellerby, 24. Henry Boyle, 25. Josh Eagleson.

AIL Select lineup:

1. David Braden (Omagh), 2. Dan O'Neill (Rainey Old Boys), 3. Joe Charles (Ballynahinch),
4. Adam McNamee (Malone) 5. Robert Sproule (Omagh),
6. Adam Lamont (Ballymena), 7. Dave Cave (Malone), 8. Bradley Luney (Ballynahinch),
9. Rhys O'Donnell (Instonians), 10. Robbie Johnston (QUB),
11. Dylan Nelson (City of Armagh), 12. Mark Best (Ballynahinch), 13. Bevan Prinsloo (Instonians), 14. Curtis Henry (Ballymena),
15. Adam Doherty (Banbridge).
Replacements: 16. Sam Green (Malone), 17. Lawson Porter (Malone), 18. James Leary (Bangor), 19. John McCusker (Rainey Old Boys), 20. Cameron Steenson (Dungannon), 21. Robin Sinton (Banbridge), 22. Lewis Finlay (City of Armagh), 23. Pierce Crowe (Ballymena), 24. Glen Faloon (City of Armagh), 25. Matthew Montgomery (Dungannon), 26. Ross Taylor (City of Armagh), Mark Keane (Instonians).

25 August 2023 Bury St Edmunds RUFC England 24–35 Ulster Ulster Development Stadium Greene King  
Try: Wilson
McKillop
Carson
C. Doak
Girvan
Con: Humphreys (5)
Ulster Development lineup:

1. George Saunderson, 2. Zac Solomon, 3. Scott Wilson,
4. James McKillop, 5. Mark Lee,
6. Bryn Ward, 7. Reuben Crothers, 8. Lorcan McLaughlin (c),
9. Conor McKee, 10. James Humphreys,
11. Ethan Graham, 12. Ben Carson, 13. Rory Ellerby, 14. Lukas Kenny,
15. Ben McFarlane.
Replacements: 16. Henry Walker, 17. Jack Boal, 18. Cameron Doak, 19. Adam Montgomery, 20. Charlie Irvine, 21. James McNabney, 22. Ryan Davies, 23. Zach Quirke, 24. James Girvan, 25. Rory Telfer.

8 September 2023 Ulster Development Ulster 0–56 Connacht Connacht Eagles Ballynahinch RFC  
17:30
Ulster Development lineup:

1. George Saunderson, 2. Zac Solomon, 3. Scott Wilson,
4. Joe Hopes, 5. Charlie Irvine,
6. James McNabney, 7. Josh Stevens, 8. Lorcan McLaughlin,
9. Conor McKee, 10. James Humphreys,
11. Ethan Graham, 12. Ben Carson, 13. Rory Ellerby, 14. Lukas Kenny,
15. Rory Telfer.
Replacements: 16. Henry Walker, 17. Jack Boal, 18. Cameron Doak, 19. James McKillop, 20. Mark Lee, 21. Ryan Davies, 22. Bryn Ward, 23. Zach Quirke, 24. Henry Boyle, 25. Ben Gibson, 26. Ben McFarlane, 27. James Girvan, 28. Jacob Boyd.

15 September 2023 Munster Development Munster 21–17 Ulster Ulster Development Limerick  
15:00 Try: Long (2)
McSweeney
Con: B. O'Connor (2)
C. O'Connor
 Try: Walker
Solomon
C. Doak
Con: Rogers
Ulster Development lineup:

1. Jacob Boyd, 2. Henry Walker, 3. Flynn Longstaff,
4. James McKillop, 5. Joe Hopes (c),
6. Mark Lee, 7. Josh Stevens, 8. Bryn Ward,
9. Ryan Davies, 10. Eamonn Rogers,
11. Ethan Graham, 12. Ben Carson, 13. Rory Ellerby, 14. Lukas Kenny,
15. Ben McFarlane.
Replacements: 16. Zac Solomon, 17. Jack Boal, 18. Cameron Doak, 19. James McNabney, 20. Adam Montgomery, 21. Olly Smyth, 22. Josh Eagleson, 23. Henry Boyle, 24. James Girvan.

22 December 2023 Ulster Development Ulster 40-7 Munster Munster Development Newforge Sports Complex  
Try: Telfer (2)
Scott
Boal
Crothers
Solomon
Con: Malone (5)
 Report[108]
Ulster Development lineup:

1. Jack Boal, 2. Henry Walker, 3. Cameron Doak,
4. Mark Lee, 5. Adam McNamee,
6. Reuben Crothers, 7. Josh Stevens (c), 8. Adam Montgomery,
9. Conor McKee, 10. Reece Malone,
11. Rory Telfer, 12. Johnny Scott, 13. Rory Ellerby, 14. Ben McFarlane,
15. Bradley McNamara.
Replacements: 16. Zac Solomon, 17. Jacob Boyd, 18. Tom McAllister, 19. Ryan Connolly, 20. Jamie Jackson, 21. Ryan Davies, 22. Ethan Graham, 23. Michael Burnette.[109]

22 December 2023 Ulster Development Ulster 61-10 Wales Crawshays Shaws Bridge Sports Complex  
Try: McNabney
Sexton (3)
Telfer (2)
Boal
McFarlane
Longstaff
Con: Humphreys (8)
 Report[110] Try: (2)
Ulster Development lineup:

1. Jack Boal, 2. James McCormick, 3. Cameron Doak,
4. Adam Montgomery, 5. James McKillop,
6. Josh Stevens, 7. Reuben Crothers, 8. James McNabney,
9. Conor McKee, 10. James Humphreys,
11. Ben McFarlane, 12. Rory Ellerby, 13. George Pringle, 14. Aaron Sexton,
15. Rory Telfer.
Replacements: 16. Zac Solomon, 17. Flynn Longstaff, 18. Tom McAllister, 19. Mark Lee, 20. Billy Allen, 21. Olly Smith, 22. Clarke Logan.

Ulster Women[edit]

Staff[edit]

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Murray Houston  Scotland
Contact skills coach Kathryn Dane  Ireland
Backs coach Grace Davitt  Ireland
Technical skills coach Amy Davis  Ireland
Scrum coach Eric O'Sullivan  Ireland

Squad[edit]

Ulster Senior Women's Squad[111]

Props

  • Ireland Megan Brodie
  • Ireland Bronach Cassidy
  • Ireland Ava Fanning
  • Ireland Sadhbh McGrath
  • Ireland Aishling O'Connell

Hookers

  • Ireland Beth Cregan (c)
  • Ireland Maebh Clenaghan
  • Ireland Sarah Roberts
  • Ireland Megan Simpson

Locks

  • Ireland Brenda Barr
  • Ireland Claire Boles
  • Ireland Keelin Brady
  • Ireland Taryn Schutzler

Back row

  • Ireland Sophie Barrett
  • Ireland India Daley
  • Ireland Chloe Donnan
  • Ireland Brittany Hogan
  • Ireland Gemma McCamley
  • Ireland Sarah Shrestha
  • Ireland Stacey Sloan
  • Ireland Fiona Tuite

Scrum-halves

  • Ireland Laura Cairns
  • Ireland Rachael McIlroy
  • Ireland Amber Redmond

Fly-halves

  • Ireland Toni McCartney
  • Ireland Amanda Morton
  • Ireland Abby Moyles

Centres

  • Ireland Mya Alcorn
  • Ireland Peita McAlister
  • Ireland Kelly McCormill

Wings

  • Ireland Megan Edwards
  • Ireland Emma Jordan
  • Ireland Maeve Liston
  • Ireland Niamh Marley
  • Ireland Lucy Thompson
  • Ireland Fern Wilson

Fullbacks

  • Ireland Ella Durkan
  • Ireland Jill Stephens
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. Italics denotes players selected for the 2023–24 Celtic Challenge.

2023-24 Women's Interprovincial Series[edit]

Main article: IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series
Team P W D L PF PA LP Pts
1 3 2 0 1 59 18 3 11
2 3 2 0 1 58 16 3 11
3 3 2 0 1 54 87 1 9
4 3 0 0 3 43 127 2 2
12 August 2023 Ulster Ulster 14–41 Munster Munster Palace Grounds, Armagh  
15:00 Try: Durkan
Clenaghan
Con: Durkan (2)
 Report[112] Try: Carroll (3)
O'Halloran
Ormond
Boylan
Heylmann
Con: Flannery (3)
Ulster:

1. Sadhbh McGrath, 2. Beth Cregan (c), 3. Gemma McCamley,
4. Fiona Tuite, 5. Keelin Brady,
6. Chloe Donnan, 7. Maebh Clenaghan, 8. Sophie Barrett,
9. Laura Cairns, 10. Abby Moyles,
11. Megan Edwards, 12. Ella Durkan, 13. Kelly McCormill, 14. Niamh Marley,
15. Maeve Liston.
Replacements: 16. Sarah Roberts, 17. Aisling O'Connell, 18. Taryn Schutzler, 19. Brenda Barr, 20. Amber Redmond, 21. Peita McAlister, 22. Toni Macartney, 23. Stacey Sloan.

19 August 2023 Leinster Leinster 57–5 Ulster Ulster Energia Park, Dublin  
13:00 Try: Haney (2)
Corri
Tarpey
Campbell
Clarke
Boyne
Whelan
Wafer
Con: O'Connor (5)
O'Brien
 Report[113] Try: Marley
Ulster:

1. Gemma McCamley, 2. Beth Cregan (c), 3. Aisling O'Connell,
4. Keelin Brady, 5. Taryn Schutzler,
6. Sophie Barrett, 7. Maebh Clenaghan, 8. India Daly,
9. Laura Cairns, 10. Abby Moyles,
11. Maeve Liston, 12. Peita McAllister, 13. Kelly McCormill, 14. Niamh Marley,
15. Ella Durkan.
Replacements: 16. Sarah Roberts, 17. Megan Simpson, 18. Ava Fannin, 19. Stacey Sloan, 20. Rachael McIlroy, 21. Megan Edwards, 22. Emma Jordan, 23. Toni Macartney.

26 August 2023 Connacht Connacht 29–24 Ulster Ulster Galway Sportsgrounds  
14:30 Try: Brady
Fenton
Ryder (2)
O'Loughlin
Con: Fowley (2)
 Report[114] Try: O'Connell
Durkan
Cregan
Cassidy
Con: Durkan (2)
Ulster:

1. Ava Fannin, 2. Beth Cregan (c), 3. Aisling O'Connell,
4. Keelin Brady, 5. Taryn Schutzler,
6. Sophie Barrett, 7. Maebh Clenaghan, 8. India Daly,
9. Laura Cairns, 10. Abby Moyles,
11. Niamh Marley, 12. Emma Jordan, 13. Kelly McCormill, 14. Maeve Liston,
15. Ella Durkan.
Replacements: 16. Bronach Cassidy, 17. Megan Brodie, 18. Brittany Hogan, 19. Stacey Sloan, 20. Brenda Barr, 21. Rachael McIlroy, 22. Toni Macartney, 23. Megan Edwards.

3rd-4th place playoff[edit]

2 September 2023 Connacht Connacht 14-36 Ulster Ulster Musgrave Park, Cork  
14:00 Try: Brady
Dixon
Con: Fowley (2)
 Report[115] Try: McIlroy
Daley
Durkan
Cregan
Marley
O'Connell
Con: Durkan (3)
Ulster:

1. Ava Fannin, 2. Beth Cregan (c), 3. Aisling O'Connell,
4. Keelin Brady, 5. Taryn Schitzler,
6. India Daley, 7. Maebh Clenaghan, 8. Brittany Hogan,
9. Rachael McIlroy, 10. Abby Moyles,
11. Niamh Marley, 12. Kelly McCormill, 13. Peita McAlister, 14. Maeve Liston,
15. Ella Durkan.
Replacements: 16. Bronach Cassidy (for Cregan 71'), 17. Megan Simpson (for Brodie 71'), 18. Megan Brodie (for O'Connell 29), 19. Stacey Sloan (for Hogan 40'), 20. Brenda Barr (for Sloan 71'), 21. Laura Cairns (for McIlroy 52'), 22. Toni Macartney (for Moyles 66'), 23. Megan Edwards (for Liston 71').

2023–24 Celtic Challenge[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Celtic Challenge

Two Irish teams are entered in this year's Celtic Challenge competition - the Wolfhounds, a combined Ulster-Leinster team, and the Clovers, a combined Munster-Connacht team. Ulster players selected for the Wolfhounds are Ella Durkan, Niamh Marley, Kelly McCormill, Sophie Barrett, Maebh Clenaghan, India Daley, Brittany Hogan, Fiona Tuite, Claire Boles and Abby Moyles. One Ulster player, Sadhbh McGrath, was selected for the Clovers.[116] The Wolfhounds finished top of the table with five wins out of five; the Clovers finished third with three wins and two losses.

Fixtures[edit]

29 December 2023 Ireland Wolfhounds 21-15 Clovers Ireland Musgrave Park, Cork  
16:00 Try: Djougang
Delaney
Corri
Con: Caughey (3)
 Report[117] Try: Buttimer
Hughes
Barrett
 Referee: Joy Neville
Wolfhounds:

1. Linda Djougang (Leinster), 2. Sarah Delaney (Leinster), 3. Sophie Barrett (Ulster) 4. Fiona Tuite (Ulster), 5. Keelin Brady (Ulster)
6. Hannah O’Connor (Leinster) (capt), 7. Aoife Wafer (Leinster), 8. Brittany Hogan (Ulster)
9. Erin McConnell (Leinster), 10. Dannah O’Brien (Leinster)
11. Niamh Marley (Ulster), 12. Leah Tarpey (Leinster), 13. Aoife Dalton (Leinster), 14. Aimee Clarke (Leinster),
15. Natasja Behan (Leinster).
Replacements:
16. Maebh Clenaghan (Ulster), 17. Hannah Wilson (Leinster), 18. Isobel Clerk (Leinster),
19. Eimear Corri (Leinster), 20. Éadaoin Murtagh (Leinster),
21. Katie Whelan (Leinster), 22. Nikki Caughey (Leinster), 23. Ella Durkan (Ulster).[118]

6 January 2024 Scotland Edinburgh 17-27 Wolfhounds Ireland (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
14:00 Try: Orr (2)
Bell
Con: McNamara
 Report[119] Try: Delaney
Behan
Wafer (2)
Hogan
Con: O'Brien
Wolfhounds lineup:

1. Linda Djougang (Leinster), 2. Sarah Delaney (Leinster), 3. Sophie Barrett (Ulster)
4. Fiona Tuite (Ulster), 5. Eimear Corri (Leinster),
6. Hannah O'Connor (Leinster, c), 7. Aoife Wafer (Leinster), 8. Brittany Hogan (Ulster),
9. Katie Whelan (Leinster), 10. Dannah O'Brien (Leinster)
11. Aimee Clarke (Leinster), 12. Leah Tarpey (Leinster), 13. Aoife Dalton (Leinster), 14. Natasja Behan (Leinster),
15. Ella Durkan (Ulster).
Replacements:
16. Maebh Clenaghan (Ulster), 17. Aoife Moore (Leinster), 18. Hannah Wilson (Leinster),
19. Keelin Brady (Leinster), 20. Éadaoin Murtagh (Leinster),
21. Erin McConnell (Leinster), 22. Nikki Caughey (Leinster), 23. Niamh Marley (Ulster).

13 January 2024 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 12-40 Wolfhounds Ireland (1 BP) Scotstoun Stadium  
14:00 Try: Snailham
McMillan
Con: MacRae
 Report[120] Try: Delaney
Djougang
Barrett
Whelan
Corrigan
Hogan
Con: O’Brien (2)
Caughey (3)
Wolfhounds lineup:

1. Linda Djougang (Leinster), 2. Sarah Delaney (Leinster), 3. Sophie Barrett (Ulster),
4. Keelin Brady (Ulster), 5. Hannah O’Connor (Leinster),
6. Éadaoin Murtagh (Leinster), 7. Molly Boyne (Leinster) (capt), 8. Brittany Hogan (Ulster).
9. Katie Whelan (Leinster), 10. Dannah O’Brien (Leinster),
11. Niamh Marley (Ulster), 12. Leah Tarpey (Leinster), 13. Aoife Dalton (Leinster), 14. Katie Corrigan (Leinster),
15. Ella Durkan (Ulster).
Replacements: 16. Maebh Clenaghan (Ulster, for Delaney 65'), 17. Aoife Moore (Leinster, for Djougang 22'), 18. Christy Haney (Leinster, for Barrett 56), 19. Claire Boles (Ulster, for Brady 50'),
20. Jade Gaffney (Leinster, for Whelan 50'), 21. Kelly McCormill (Ulster, for Tarpey 65'). 22. Nikki Caughey (Leinster, for O’Brien 29'), 23. Ava Ryder (Connacht, for Corrigan 65').

27 January 2024 (1 BP) Ireland Wolfhounds 41-10 Brython Thunder Wales Ravenhill Stadium  
19:30 Try: Hogan
Delaney
Corrigan (4)
Marley
Con: Caughey (3)
 Report[121] Try: Thomas-Bradley
Harries
Wolfhounds lineup:

1. Aoife Moore (Leinster), 2. Sarah Delaney (Leinster), 3. Sophie Barrett (Ulster),
4. Eimear Corri (Leinster), 5. Hannah O’Connor (Leinster),
6. Grace Moore (Saracens), 7. Molly Boyne (Leinster) (capt), 8. Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster).
9. Erin McConnell (Leinster), 10. Nikki Caughey (Leinster),
11. Niamh Marley (Ulster), 12. Aoife Dalton (Leinster), 13. Leah Tarpey (Leinster), 14. Katie Corrigan (Leinster),
15. Ava Ryder (Connacht).
Replacements:
16. Meabh Clenaghan (Ulster), 17. Megan Collis (Leinster), 18. Christy Haney (Leinster), 19. Claire Boles (Ulster)
20. Ellen Boylan (Munster), 21. Jade Gaffney (Leinster), 22. Abby Moyles (Ulster), 23. Kelly McCormill (Ulster).

3 February 2024 (1 BP) Ireland Wolfhounds 36-24 Gwalia Lightning Wales (1 BP) Donnybrook Stadium  
14:30 Try: Heffernan
Corrigan (3_
Marley
Haney
Con: Caughey (3)
 Report[122] Try: Thicker
De Vera
Lewis
De Filippo
Con: Wilkins (2)
Wolfhounds lineup:
1. Aoife Moore (Leinster), 2. Maeve Clenaghan (Ulster), 3. Sophie Barrett (Ulster),

4. Eimear Corri (Leinster), 5. Hannah O’Connor (Leinster),
6. Claire Boles (Ulster), 7. Molly Boyne (Leinster) (capt), 8. Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster).
9. Jade Gaffney (Leinster_, 10. Nikki Caughey (Leinster),
11. Niamh Marley (Ulster), 12. Katie Heffernan (Leinster) 13. Aoife Dalton (Leinster), 14. Katie Corrigan (Leinster),
15. Ava Ryder (Connacht).
Replacements:
16. India Daley (Ulster), 17. Megan Collis (Leinster), 18. Christy Haney (Leinster), 19. Keelin Brady (Ulster)
20. Grace Moore (IQ Rugby), 21. Katie Whelan (Leinster), 22. Abby Moyles (Ulster), 23. Leah Tarpey (Leinster).

Playoffs[edit]

17 February 2024 (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Scotland 26-26 Ireland Wolfhounds (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh  
Try: Orr (2)
Bell
Alex Stewart
Con: Marlow (3)
 Report[123] Try: Boylan
Haney
Djougang
Corrigan
Con: Caughey (3)
Wolfhounds lineup:

1. Aoife Moore (Leinster), Maebh Clenaghan (Ulster), 3. Christy Haney (Leinster),
4. Eamear Corri (Leinster), 5. Hannah O'Connor (Leinster),
6. Claire Boles (Ulster), 7. Molly Boyne (Leinster, c), 8. Grace Moore (IQ Rugby),
9. Jade Gaffney (Leinster), 10. Nicky Caughey (Leinster),
11. Ellen Boylan (Munster), 12. Katie Heffernan (Leinster), 13. Leah Tarpey (Leinster), 14. Katie Corrigin (Leinster),
15. Ava Ryder (Connacht).
Replacements:
India Daley (Ulster), Linda Djougang (Leinster), Sophie Barrett (Ulster), Fiona Tuite (Ulster), Keelin Brady (Ulster), Katie Whelan (Leinster), Anny Moyles (Ulster), Kelly McCormill (Ulster).

24 February 2024 Wolfhounds Ireland v Ireland Clovers Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  

Senior club rugby[edit]

All-Ireland League[edit]

Main article: All-Ireland League (rugby union)

Ballynahinch finished 5th and City of Armagh 8th in Division 1A. Queen's University were 9th in Division 1B, and avoided relegation via the playoffs. Banbridge were 4th, Ballymena 7th, and Malone were relegated after finishing 10th in Division 2A. Instonians were promoted for the second season in a row after topping Division 2B, while Dungannon were 5th, Rainey 7th, and Belfast Harlequins were relegated after finishing 10th. Clogher Valley topped Division 2C, achieving promotion in their first AIL season, Omagh Academicals were eighth, and Bangor went into the relegation playoffs after finishing 9th.[124] and losing . Ballyclare were promoted to the AIL for the first time after finishing top the Ulster Championship and winning the playoff final against Leinster League champions Monkstown.[125] Monkstown were also promoted in place of Bangor, who lost the relegation playoff.

Ulster Rugby Premiership[edit]

Main article: Ulster Senior League (rugby union)

The Ulster Rugby Premiership ran in August and September 2023. Division 1 consisted of eight teams in two pools of four. Teams in each pool played each other once, and the winners of each pool played each other in the final on 16 September. The bottom two teams played in a playoff, the winner of which qualified for the Ulster Senior Cup, along with the other six Division 1 teams. The loser would be entered into the new Senior Shield. Division 2 consisted of five teams who played each other once. The team that finished top also qualified for the Senior Cup.[126]

Final[edit]

16 September 2023 Ballynahinch 38–17 City of Armagh Ballymacarn Park  
Report[127] Referee: Stuart Douglas

7th/8th place playoff[edit]

16 September 2023 Ballymena 19–29 Banbridge Eaton Park  
Report[128] Referee: Daniel Carson

Division 2[edit]

Team P W D L Pts Status
1 4 4 0 0 18 Senior Cup
2 4 3 0 1 16
3 4 1 1 2 6
4 4 1 0 3 5
5 4 1 0 3 4

Ulster Senior Cup[edit]

Main article: Ulster Senior Cup (rugby union)
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 September 2023
 
 
Malone8
 
9 March 2023
 
City of Armagh19
 
City of Armagh21
 
23 December 2023
 
Instonians22
 
Ballynahinch21
 
4 May 2024
 
Instonians22
 
Instonians36
 
23 September 2023
 
Queen's University26
 
Dungannon27
 
9 March 2023
 
Banbridge36
 
Banbridge21
 
23 September 2023
 
Queen's University22[129]
 
Queen's University40
 
 
Rainey24
 

Ulster Senior Shield[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 February 2024
 
 
Belfast Harlequins21
 
13 April 2024
 
Ballymena24
 
Ballymena22
 
3 February 2024
 
Clogher Valley31
 
Omagh Academicals17
 
 
Clogher Valley48
 

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