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2008–09 Ulster Rugby season

April 21, 2024

The 2008–09 Ulster Rugby season was Ulster's 15th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their only full season under head coach Matt Williams.

2008–09 Ulster Rugby season
Isaac Boss prepares to feed the scrum vs. Ospreys, Liberty Stadium, 27 September 2008
Ground(s)Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Coach(es)Matt Williams
Captain(s)Rory Best
Top scorerIan Humphreys (90)
Most triesDarren Cave (7)
Simon Danielli (7)
League(s)Heineken Cup (3rd in pool)
Celtic League (8th)
1st kit
2nd kit

David Humphreys, who retired at the end of last season, was appointed to the newly created role of operations director, reporting to chief executive Michael Reid.[1] Peter Sharp joined as defence coach in August 2008.[2] Current player Paul Steinmetz was appointed backs coach.[3] Former Ulster players Jonny Bell and Niall Malone joined the academy as Elite Player Development Officers.[4]

New signings included Humphreys' younger brother Ian, who had been playing for Leicester Tigers since 2005.[5] Fijian winger Timoci Nagusa joined from Tailevu Knights.[6]

Ulster finished third in their Heineken Cup pool, and eighth in the Celtic League. One highlight of an otherwise disappointing season was a win over Munster at Thomond Park in January, the first time Munster had lost at home in European competition. Three of Ulster's five tries came from Ian Humphreys' assists.[5] Ulster qualified for next season's Heineken Cup as one of Ireland's top three teams, finishing ahead of Connacht in the league.[6] Matt Williams left by mutual consent at the end of the season.[7] Assistant coach Steve Williams also left after his contract was not renewed.[8] For the following season, Ulster put a new management structure in place. Michael Reid was chief executive; 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 appointed head coach, assisted by forwards coaches Jeremy Davidson and Peter Sharp, and backs coach Neil Doak.[9]

Rory Best was Ulster's Player of the Year, and flanker Stephen Ferris was selected for the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

Staff edit

Position[3] Name Nationality
Chief executive officer Michael Reid   Ireland
Operations director David Humphreys   Ireland
Director or coaching Matt Williams   Australia
Assistant coach (forwards) Steve Williams   Wales
Defence Coach Peter Sharp   Australia
Backs coach/player Paul Steinmetz   New Zealand
Skills coach Neil Doak   Ireland
Scrum co-ordinator Reggie Corrigan   Ireland
Team manager David Millar   Ireland
Head of strength and conditioning Jonny Davis   Ireland
Medical co-ordinator Dr. David Irwin   Ireland
Assistant team doctor Dr. Michael Webb   Ireland
Head physiotherapist Gareth Robinson   Ireland
Physiotherapist Alan McCaldin   Ireland
Performance analyst Alex McCloy   Ireland
Resources manager Mick Ennis   Australia
Team administration co-ordinator Sarah Sherry   Ireland

Squad edit

Senior squad edit

Ulster Rugby squad[26]

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 edit

Position[27] 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 Aaron Peck   England
Academy squad

Props


Hookers

  •   Stephen Douglas (3)
  •   David McGregor (1)


Locks

Back row


Scrum-halves


Fly-halves

  • none

Centres


Wings


Fullbacks

Heineken Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 Heineken Cup

Pool 4 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Harlequins (3) 6 5 0 1 16 12 4 144 115 29 2 0 22
  Stade Français 6 3 0 3 13 11 2 131 109 22 1 2 15
  Ulster 6 2 1 3 13 13 0 113 134 −21 0 1 11
  Scarlets 6 1 1 4 12 18 −6 124 154 −30 0 2 8
11 October 2008
15:30 		Ulster   10 – 26   Stade Français Ravenhill, Belfast  
Tries: P. Wallace 74' c
Conv: N. O'Connor (1/1)
Pen: N. O'Connor (1) 49' 		Report[28] Tries: G. Bousses 23' c
D. Szarzewski 60' c
Conv: L. Beauxis (2/2)
Pen: L. Beauxis (1) 15'
Drop: J. Hernández (2) 10', 26'
L. Beauxis (1) 63' 		Attendance: 10,397
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Kieron Dawson, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Clinton Schifcofske,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for R. Best 74'), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick,
18. Carlo del Fava (for Steinmetz 57'), 19. Matt McCullough (for Ferris 68'),
20. Cillian Willis (for Boss 48'), 21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Paul Steinmetz (for Schifkofske 45').

18 October 2008
15:00 		Harlequins   42 – 21   Ulster Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London  
Tries: J. Turner-Hall 15' m
T. Williams (2) 26' m, 61' m
D. Care 33' c
Penalty Try 40' c
M. Brown 43' c
Conv: C. Malone (3/6)
Pen: C. Malone (2) 7', 66' 		Report[29] Tries: T. Nagusa 2' c
P. Wallace 52' c
A. Trimble 57' c
Conv: N. O'Connor (3/3) 		Attendance: 12,368
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. BJ Botha,
4. Carlo del Fava, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Tagusa,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for R. Best 72'), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Court 47'),
18. Ed O'Donoghue (for Del Fava 47'), 19. Kieron Dawson (for Pollock 52'),
20. Isaac Boss (for Willis 66'), 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 63'), 22. Rob Dewey (for Wallace 66).

5 December 2008
20:00 		Ulster   26 – 16   Scarlets Ravenhill, Belfast  
Tries: D. Cave 25' c
S. Danielli 34' m
D. Pollock 64' m
Conv: I. Humphreys (1/3)
Pen: I. Humphreys (3) 7', 40', 59' 		Report[30] Tries: C. Thomas 79' c
Conv: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (3) 10', 28', 47' 		Attendance: 8,729
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paul Steinmetz, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Tom Court (for J. Fitzpatrick 52'),
18. Matt McCullough (for Ferris 69'), 19. Kieron Dawson (for Pollock 67'),
20. Isaac Boss (for Willis 52'), 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 72'), 22. Mark McCrea (for Steinmetz 69').

12 December 2008
20:00 		Scarlets   16 – 16   Ulster Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
Tries: D. Daniel 46' c
Conv: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (3) 20', 53', 78' 		Report[31] Tries: I. Humphreys 23' m
P. Wallace 32' m
Conv: I. Humphreys (0/2)
Pen: I. Humphreys 71'
Drop: I. Humphreys 12' 		Attendance: 8,026
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Tom Court (for Botha),
18. Matt McCullough (for Caldwell), 19. Kieron Dawson (for Pollock),
20. Paul Marshall, 21. Paul Steinmetz (for Cave), 22. Clinton Schifcofske (for Cunningham).

17 January 2009
14:35 		Ulster   21 – 10   Harlequins Ravenhill, Belfast  
Tries: D. Cave 1' c
R. Best 78' m
Conv: I. Humphreys (1/1)
C. Schifcofske (0/1)
Pen: I. Humphreys (3/3) 8', 29', 39' 		Report[32] Try: Penalty try 60' c
Conv: N. Evans (1/1)
Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 43'
C. Malone (0/1) 		Attendance: 8,861
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Tom Court,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Kieron Dawson, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Bryan Young (for J. Fitzpatrick 61'),
18. Matt McCullough (for Henry 41'), 19. David Pollock (for Dawson 61'),
20. Paul Marshall, 21. Paul Steinmetz (for Humphreys 58'), 22. Bryn Cunningham (for Wallace 41').

24 January 2009
14:35 		Stade Français   24 – 19   Ulster Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
Tries: J. Leguizamón 54' m
M. Gasnier 77' c
Conv: L. Beauxis (1/2)
Pen: L. Beauxis (4/6) 28', 29', 49', 58' 		Report[33] Tries: P. Steimetz 37' m
N. Brady 80' m
Conv: N. O'Connor (0/1)
C. Schifcofske (0/1)
Pen: N. O'Connor (1/3) 15'
C. Schifcofske (2/3) 46', 72' 		Attendance: 8,450
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. David Pollock (c), 8. Chris Henry,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Paul Steinmetz, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Stuart Philpott (for Brady 73'), 17. Tom Court (for Young 52'),
18. Kieron Dawson (for Henry 48'), 19. Willie Faloon (for McCullough 71'),
20. Isaac Boss (for Marshall 47'), 21. Rob Dewey, 22. Mark McCrea (for Danielli 76').

Celtic League edit

Main article: 2008–09 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Munster 18 14 0 4 405 257 +148 49 23 6 1 63
2   Edinburgh 18 11 0 7 416 296 +120 40 30 6 5 55
3   Leinster 18 11 1 6 401 270 +131 38 20 4 2 52
4   Ospreys 18 11 0 7 397 319 +78 39 28 3 5 52
5   Scarlets 18 9 0 9 376 395 −19 41 46 3 1 40
6   Cardiff Blues 18 8 1 9 322 361 −39 31 36 2 2 38
7   Glasgow Warriors 18 7 0 11 349 375 −26 36 41 4 5 37
8   Ulster 18 7 0 11 298 331 −33 30 33 2 6 36
9   Newport Gwent Dragons 18 7 0 11 305 429 −124 26 39 1 4 33
10   Connacht 18 4 0 14 224 460 −236 20 54 1 3 20
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)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 2013-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
5 September 2008 Ulster   9–16   Scarlets Ravenhill  
19:30 Pen: Schifcofske (3)
 Report[34] Try: Daniel
Con: Jones
Pen: Jones (3)
 Attendance: 7,368
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Carlo del Fava, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. Kieron Dawson, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Rob Dewey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Tom Court (for Botha 66'),
18. Ryan Caldwell (for Del Fava 23'), 19. David Pollock (for Dawson 66'),
20. Cillian Willis, 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Bryn Cunningham.

12 September 2008 Cardiff Blues   16–15   Ulster Cardiff City Stadium  
19:05 Try: Halfpenny
Con: Blair
Pen: Blair (3)
 Report[35] Try: Botha
Boss
Con: O'Connor
Pen: O'Connor
 Attendance: 8,619
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ryan Caldwell, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Court 48'),
18. Kieron Dawson, 19. TJ Anderson (for Pollock 42'),
20. Cillian Willis, 21. Rob Dewey (for Wallace 12'), 22. Bryn Cunningham (for Schifcofske 20').

19 September 2008 Ulster   14–16   Newport Gwent Dragons Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Dawson
Humphreys
Con: Schifcofske (2)
 Report[36] Try: Smith
Con: Arlidge
Pen: Arlidge (3)
 Attendance: 7,885
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ryan Caldwell, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. Kieron Dawson, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Rob Dewey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifcofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Court 61'),
18. Carlo del Fava (for O'Donoghue 61'), 19. TJ Anderson (for McCullough 66'),
20. Paddy Wallace (for Boss 61'), 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 36'), 22. Bryn Cunningham (for Dewey 72').

27 September 2008 Ospreys   43–0   Ulster Liberty Stadium  
17:30 Try: Wells
Hook (2)
Williams
Bowe
Byrne
Jones
Con: Hook (5)
Pen: Hook
 Report[37] Attendance: 7,225
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Carlo del Fava, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. Kieron Dawson, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Clinton Schifcofske, 12. Andrew Trimble, 13. Rob Dewey, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Stuart Philpott (for Brady 66'), 17. Tom Court (for Fitzpatrick 51'),
18. Ed O'Donoghue (for Caldwell 67'), 19. Stephen Ferris (for McCullough 59'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Boss (68'), 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 70'), 22. Paul Steinmetz (for Cunningham 30').

3 October 2008 Ulster   13–9   Edinburgh Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Pollock
Con: Schifcofske
Pen: Schifcofske
 Report[38] Pen: Blair (2)
Godman
 Attendance: 8,418
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paul Steinmetz, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Clinton Schifcofske,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Court 60'),
18. Carlo del Fava (for O'Donoghue 60'), 19. Matt McCullough (for Ferris 76'),
20. Isaac Boss (for Willis 43'), 21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Timoci Nagusa.

25 October 2008 Ulster   22–6   Munster Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Nagusa (2)
Boss
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys
 Report[39] Pen: Warwick
 Attendance: 10,058
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for R. Best 73'), 17. Tom Court (for Fitzpatrick 47'),
18. Carlo del Fava (for Caldwell 47'), 19. TJ Anderson (for Ferris 71'),
20. Isaac Boss (for Willis 52'), 21. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 12'), 22. Mark McCrea (for Cunningham 71').

28 November 2008 Ulster   53–13   Connacht Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Ferris
Nagusa
Danielli (2)
McCrea
Cave
Cunningham
Con: Humphreys (6)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Report[40] Try: Carr
Con: Keatley
Pen: Keatley (2)
 Attendance: 8,841
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Mark McCrea, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for R. Best 67'), 17. Tom Court (for Fitzpatrick 56'),
18. Matt McCullough (for Ferris 63'), 19. Kieron Dawson,
20. Isaac Boss (for Willis 67'), 21. Paul Steinmetz (for Wallace 1'), 22. Simon Danielli (for Nagusa 36').

27 December 2008 Ulster   13–21   Leinster Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Cave
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Report[41] Try: Elsom
Keogh
Con: Contepomi
Pen: Contepomi (3)
 Attendance: 13,500
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Matt McCullough,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Tom Court (for Fitzpatrick 48'),
18. TJ Anderson (for Ferris 69'), 19. Kieron Dawson (for Pollock 62'),
20. Paul Marshall, 21. Paul Steinmetz, 22. Clinton Schifcofske (for Cunningham 41').

3 January 2009 Munster   11–37   Ulster Thomond Park Stadium  
19:30 Try: Howlett
Pen: Warwick (2)
 Report[42] Try: Wallace
Cave
McCrea
Court
Trimble
Con: Humphreys (3)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Attendance: 25,623
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Matt McCullough,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Kieron Dawson, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Timoci Nagusa, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifkofske.
Replacements:
16. Rory Best (for Brady 68'), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Court 61'),
18. Filo Paulo (for McCullough 57'), 19. David Pollock (for Dawson 68'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 75'), 21. Paul Steinmetz, 22. Mark McCrea (for Nagusa 13').

9 January 2009 Edinburgh   21–15   Ulster Murrayfield  
19:45 Try: Southwell
Hamilton
Con: Godman
Pen: Godman (3)
 Report[43] Pen: Humphreys (4)
Wallace
 Attendance: 3,393
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Matt McCullough,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Mark McCrea,
15. Clinton Schifkofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Best 68'), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Court 50'),
18. Filo Paulo (for Diack 32'), 19. Kieron Dawson (for Pollock 62'),
20. Paul Marshall (for Boss 73'), 21. Paul Steinmetz (for Humphreys 69'), 22. Bryn Cunningham (for Cave 67').

22 February 2009 Newport Gwent Dragons   26–16   Ulster Rodney Parade  
16:10 Try: Tovey (3)
Con: Tovey
Pen: Connor
Tovey (2)
 Report[44] Try: Danielli
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys
Schifcofske (2)
 Attendance: 6,112
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Carlo del Fava,
6. David Pollock, 7. Kieron Dawson, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paul Steinmetz, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifkofske.
Replacements:
16. Stuart Philpott (for Brady 53'), 17. Brian Young (for Court 58'),
18. Ryan Caldwell (for McCullough 69'), 19. Matt McCullough (for Henry 64'),
20. Cillian Willis (for Boss 48'), 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 69'), 22. Ian Whitten (for Steinmetz 45').

7 March 2009 Ulster   12–0   Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Cave
Trimble
Con: Humphreys
 Report[45] Attendance: 8,286
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ryan Caldwell, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. David Pollock, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifkofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Tom Court (for Botha 41'),
18. Carlo del Fava (for O'Donoghue 63'), 19. Kieron Dawson (for McCullough 63'),
20. Cillian Willis, 21. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 65'), 22. Mark McCrea (for Danielli 71').

29 March 2009 Leinster   32–6   Ulster RDS Arena  
17:30 Try: McFadden
Cullen
Elsom
Keogh
Con: Contepomi (3)
Pen: Contepomi (2)
 Report[46] Pen: Humphreys
Schifcofske
 Attendance: 15,940
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Matt McCullough, 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. Clinton Schifkofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Best 70'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 54'),
18. Carlo del Fava (for O'Donoghue 56'), 19. Robbie Diack (for McCullough 54'),
20. Cillian Willis (for Boss 64'), 21. Ian Whitten (for Humphreys 55'), 22. Timoci Nagusa (for Cave 69').

3 April 2009 Ulster   13–16   Ospreys Ravenhill  
19:35 Try: Danielli
Con: Schifcofske
Pen: Schifcofske (2)
 Report[47] Try: Tiatia
Con: Hook
Pen: Hook (3)
 Attendance: 9,600
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Chris Henry, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Isaac Boss, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Simon Danielli,
15. Clinton Schifkofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Tom Court (for Young 74'),
18. Carlo del Fava (for Caldwell 71'), 19. Willie Faloon,
20. Cillian Willis, 21. Ian Whitten, 22. Timoci Nagusa.

17 April 2009 Glasgow Warriors   19–20   Ulster Firhill Stadium  
19:30 Try: Evans
Con: Gregor
Pen: Gregor (2)
Parks
 Report[48] Try: Pollock
Danielli
Con: Schifcofske (2)
Pen: Schifcofske (2)
 Attendance: 2,960
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Carlo del Fava, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifkofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Daniel Roach,
18. Matt McCullough, 19. Chris Henry,
20. Isaac Boss, 21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Darren Cave.

24 April 2009 Ulster   9–11   Cardiff Blues Ravenhill  
19:30 Pen: Schifcofske
O'Connor
Drop: O'Connor
 Report[49] Try: Loxton
Pen: Sweeney
 Attendance: 7,809
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Carlo del Fava, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. David Pollock, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Clinton Schifkofske.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Tom Court,
18. Matt McCullough, 19. Chris Henry,
20. Isaac Boss, 21. Ian Whitten, 22. Timoci Nagusa.

8 May 2009 Connacht   12–14   Ulster Sportsground  
19:00 Try: Carr
Browne
Con: Keatley
 Report[50] Try: Danielli
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Schifcofske
 Attendance: 1,425
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. BJ Botha,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Carlo del Fava,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Clinton Schifcofkse,
15. Isaac Boss.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Best 80'), 17. Bryan Young (for Court 64'),
18. Ryan Caldwell (for Del Fava 51'), 19. Matt McCullough,
20. Niall O'Connor (for Humphreys 51'), 21. Rob Dewey (for Cave 72'), 22. Timoci Nagusa (for Whitten 64').

16 May 2009 Scarlets   43–17   Ulster Parc y Scarlets  
19:30 Try: Evans
Day
Williams
Daniel
Roberts
Lyons
Con: Priestland (5)
Pen: Priestland
 Report[51] Try: Paul Marshall
Cave
Con: O'Connor
Humphreys
Drop: O'Connor
 Attendance: 6,219
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Ed O'Donoghue, 5. Ryan Caldwell,
6. Matt McCullough, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Isaac Boss.
Replacements:
16. Neil Hanna (for D. Fitzpatrick 69'), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Young 57'),
18. Carlo del Fava (for O'Donoghue 41'), 19. David Pollock (for Henry 41')
20. Ian Humphreys (for O'Connor 52'), 21. Mark McCrea (for Danielli 64'), 22. Clinton Schifcofke.

Friendlies edit

13 November 2008 Ulster   62–6   Portugal Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Cave (4)
McCrea (2)
Nagusa (2)
Hanna
Whitten
Con: Humphreys (3)
O'Connor (3)
 Report[52] Pen: Cabral (2)
Ulster lineup:

1. Bryan Young, 2. Neil Hanna, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Filo Paulo, 5. Ed O'Donoghue,
6. TJ Anderson, 7. David Pollock (c), 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Cillian Willis, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Mark McCrea, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Timoci Nagusa,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady, 17. Jarlath Carey,
18. Justin Fitzpatrick, 19. Kieron Dawson,
20. Isaac Boss, 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Paul Steinmetz,
23. Chris Henry, 24. James Sandford, 25. Chris Cochrane.

Home attendance edit

Domestic League European Cup Total
League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance
2008–09 Celtic League 9 9,085 13,500 7,368 2008–09 Heineken Cup 3 9,329 10,397 8,729 109,752 9,146

Ulster Rugby Awards edit

The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 14 May 2009 at the Ramada Hotel, Belfast. Winners were:[53]

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April 21, 2024
2008, ulster, rugby, season, ulster, 15th, season, since, advent, professionalism, rugby, union, their, only, full, season, under, head, coach, matt, williams, isaac, boss, prepares, feed, scrum, ospreys, liberty, stadium, september, 2008ground, ravenhill, sta. The 2008 09 Ulster Rugby season was Ulster s 15th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union and their only full season under head coach Matt Williams 2008 09 Ulster Rugby seasonIsaac Boss prepares to feed the scrum vs Ospreys Liberty Stadium 27 September 2008Ground s Ravenhill Stadium Capacity 12 500 Coach es Matt WilliamsCaptain s Rory BestTop scorerIan Humphreys 90 Most triesDarren Cave 7 Simon Danielli 7 League s Heineken Cup 3rd in pool Celtic League 8th 1st kit2nd kit 2007 08 2009 10 David Humphreys who retired at the end of last season was appointed to the newly created role of operations director reporting to chief executive Michael Reid 1 Peter Sharp joined as defence coach in August 2008 2 Current player Paul Steinmetz was appointed backs coach 3 Former Ulster players Jonny Bell and Niall Malone joined the academy as Elite Player Development Officers 4 New signings included Humphreys younger brother Ian who had been playing for Leicester Tigers since 2005 5 Fijian winger Timoci Nagusa joined from Tailevu Knights 6 Ulster finished third in their Heineken Cup pool and eighth in the Celtic League One highlight of an otherwise disappointing season was a win over Munster at Thomond Park in January the first time Munster had lost at home in European competition Three of Ulster s five tries came from Ian Humphreys assists 5 Ulster qualified for next season s Heineken Cup as one of Ireland s top three teams finishing ahead of Connacht in the league 6 Matt Williams left by mutual consent at the end of the season 7 Assistant coach Steve Williams also left after his contract was not renewed 8 For the following season Ulster put a new management structure in place Michael Reid was chief executive 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 appointed head coach assisted by forwards coaches Jeremy Davidson and Peter Sharp and backs coach Neil Doak 9 Rory Best was Ulster s Player of the Year and flanker Stephen Ferris was selected for the 2009 British amp Irish Lions tour to South Africa Contents 1 Staff 2 Squad 2 1 Senior squad 2 1 1 Players in 2 1 2 Promoted from academy 2 1 3 Players out 2 2 Academy squad 2 2 1 Players in 2 2 2 Players out 3 Heineken Cup 3 1 Pool 4 4 Celtic League 5 Friendlies 6 Home attendance 7 Ulster Rugby Awards 8 ReferencesStaff editPosition 3 Name Nationality Chief executive officer Michael Reid nbsp Ireland Operations director David Humphreys nbsp Ireland Director or coaching Matt Williams nbsp Australia Assistant coach forwards Steve Williams nbsp Wales Defence Coach Peter Sharp nbsp Australia Backs coach player Paul Steinmetz nbsp New Zealand Skills coach Neil Doak nbsp Ireland Scrum co ordinator Reggie Corrigan nbsp Ireland Team manager David Millar nbsp Ireland Head of strength and conditioning Jonny Davis nbsp Ireland Medical co ordinator Dr David Irwin nbsp Ireland Assistant team doctor Dr Michael Webb nbsp Ireland Head physiotherapist Gareth Robinson nbsp Ireland Physiotherapist Alan McCaldin nbsp Ireland Performance analyst Alex McCloy nbsp Ireland Resources manager Mick Ennis nbsp Australia Team administration co ordinator Sarah Sherry nbsp IrelandSquad editSenior squad edit Players in edit nbsp BJ Botha from nbsp Natal Sharks 10 nbsp Robbie Diack from nbsp Stormers 11 nbsp Ian Humphreys from nbsp Leicester Tigers 5 nbsp Timoci Nagusa from nbsp Tailevu Knights 12 nbsp Ed O Donoghue from nbsp Queensland Reds 11 nbsp Filo Paulo from nbsp Malone short term injury cover 13 nbsp Dan Roach from nbsp New South Wales Waratahs 14 nbsp Clinton Schifcofske from nbsp Queensland Reds 11 nbsp Cillian Willis from nbsp Leinster 11 Promoted from academy edit nbsp T J Anderson 15 nbsp Mark McCrea 16 Players out edit nbsp Tim Barker to nbsp Castres 17 nbsp Mark Bartholomeusz to nbsp Padova 18 nbsp Neil Best to nbsp Northampton Saints 18 nbsp Simon Best retired 19 nbsp Tommy Bowe to nbsp Ospreys 20 nbsp Kieran Campbell to nbsp Connacht 18 nbsp Niall Conlon released nbsp Kieran Hallett to nbsp Plymouth Albion nbsp Justin Harrison to nbsp Bath Rugby 21 nbsp David Humphreys retired 1 nbsp Adam Larkin retired 22 nbsp Matt Miles to nbsp Cambridge 23 nbsp Neil McMillan to nbsp Harlequins 24 nbsp Grant Webb to nbsp Newport Gwent Dragons 25 nbsp Roger Wilson to nbsp Northampton Saints 18 Ulster Rugby squad 26 Props nbsp BJ Botha 22 apps 22 starts 5 pts nbsp Tom Court 22 apps 11 starts 5 pts nbsp Justin Fitzpatrick 16 apps 8 starts nbsp Bryan Young 8 apps 5 starts nbsp Declan Fitzpatrick 3 apps 2 starts nbsp Dan Roach 1 app nbsp Jarleth Carey Hookers nbsp Rory Best c 20 apps 19 starts nbsp Nigel Brady 14 apps 5 starts 10 pts nbsp Stuart Philpott 3 apps nbsp Neil Hanna 1 app Locks nbsp Ed O Donoghue 22 apps 20 starts nbsp Ryan Caldwell 21 apps 18 starts nbsp Matt McCullough 20 apps 12 starts nbsp Carlo Del Fava 15 apps 7 starts nbsp Filo Paulo 2 apps Back row nbsp Robbie Diack 20 apps 19 starts nbsp David Pollock 20 apps 16 starts 15 pts nbsp Stephen Ferris 13 apps 13 starts 5 pts nbsp Chris Henry 9 apps 8 starts nbsp Kieron Dawson 14 apps 7 starts 5 pts nbsp T J Anderson 4 apps nbsp Willie Faloon 1 app Scrum halves nbsp Isaac Boss 23 apps 16 starts 10 pts nbsp Cillian Willis 11 apps 6 starts nbsp Paul Marshall 7 apps 4 starts 5 pts Fly halves nbsp Niall O Connor 17 apps 12 starts 30 pts nbsp Ian Humphreys 17 apps 11 starts 113 pts Centres nbsp Darren Cave 21 apps 21 starts 35 pts nbsp Paddy Wallace 16 apps 15 starts 23 pts nbsp Andrew Trimble 11 apps 11 starts 15 pts nbsp Ian Whitten 8 apps 5 starts nbsp Paul Steinmetz 10 apps 4 starts 5 pts nbsp Rob Dewey 7 apps 3 starts nbsp Seamus Mallon no apps Wings nbsp Simon Danielli 13 apps 12 starts 35 pts nbsp Timoci Nagusa 13 apps 10 starts 20 pts nbsp Mark McCrea 8 apps 2 starts 10 pts nbsp Paul McKenzie no apps Fullbacks nbsp Clinton Schifcofske 19 apps 17 starts 60 pts nbsp Bryn Cunningham 13 apps 9 starts 5 pts 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 edit Players in edit nbsp Nevin Spence nbsp Paddy McAllister nbsp Adam Macklin nbsp Ricky Andrew nbsp David McGregor nbsp Jonny Shiels Players out edit nbsp Neil Simpson nbsp Pat Steenkamp nbsp Sam McDonald nbsp Mark Robinson nbsp Chris Quinn nbsp Owen McMurray nbsp Stephen Douglas Position 27 Name Nationality High Performance Director Gary Longwell nbsp Ireland Elite Player Development Officer Jonny Bell nbsp Ireland Elite Player Development Officer Niall Malone nbsp Ireland Strength amp conditioning coach Aaron Peck nbsp England Academy squad Props nbsp Paul Karayiannis 2 nbsp Adam Macklin 1 nbsp Paddy McAllister 1 Hookers nbsp Stephen Douglas 3 nbsp David McGregor 1 Locks nbsp James Sandford 2 Back row nbsp Willie Faloon 3 Scrum halves nbsp David Drake 3 nbsp Ian Porter 2 Fly halves none Centres nbsp Ian Whitten 2 nbsp Jonny Shiels 1 nbsp Nevin Spence 1 Wings nbsp Chris Cochrane 2 nbsp Tommy Seymour 2 Fullbacks nbsp Ricky Andrew 1 nbsp Jamie Smith 2 Heineken Cup editMain article 2008 09 Heineken Cup Pool 4 edit Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts nbsp Harlequins 3 6 5 0 1 16 12 4 144 115 29 2 0 22 nbsp Stade Francais 6 3 0 3 13 11 2 131 109 22 1 2 15 nbsp Ulster 6 2 1 3 13 13 0 113 134 21 0 1 11 nbsp Scarlets 6 1 1 4 12 18 6 124 154 30 0 2 8 11 October 200815 30 Ulster nbsp 10 26 nbsp Stade Francais Ravenhill Belfast Tries P Wallace 74 cConv N O Connor 1 1 Pen N O Connor 1 49 Report 28 Tries G Bousses 23 cD Szarzewski 60 cConv L Beauxis 2 2 Pen L Beauxis 1 15 Drop J Hernandez 2 10 26 L Beauxis 1 63 Attendance 10 397 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Rory Best c 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 Kieron Dawson 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Niall O Connor 11 Andrew Trimble 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Clinton Schifcofske 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady for R Best 74 17 Justin Fitzpatrick 18 Carlo del Fava for Steinmetz 57 19 Matt McCullough for Ferris 68 20 Cillian Willis for Boss 48 21 Ian Humphreys 22 Paul Steinmetz for Schifkofske 45 18 October 200815 00 Harlequins nbsp 42 21 nbsp Ulster Twickenham Stoop Stadium London Tries J Turner Hall 15 mT Williams 2 26 m 61 mD Care 33 cPenalty Try 40 cM Brown 43 cConv C Malone 3 6 Pen C Malone 2 7 66 Report 29 Tries T Nagusa 2 cP Wallace 52 cA Trimble 57 cConv N O Connor 3 3 Attendance 12 368 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Rory Best c 3 BJ Botha 4 Carlo del Fava 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Matt McCullough 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Cillian Willis 10 Niall O Connor 11 Andrew Trimble 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Timoci Tagusa 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady for R Best 72 17 Justin Fitzpatrick for Court 47 18 Ed O Donoghue for Del Fava 47 19 Kieron Dawson for Pollock 52 20 Isaac Boss for Willis 66 21 Ian Humphreys for O Connor 63 22 Rob Dewey for Wallace 66 5 December 200820 00 Ulster nbsp 26 16 nbsp Scarlets Ravenhill Belfast Tries D Cave 25 cS Danielli 34 mD Pollock 64 mConv I Humphreys 1 3 Pen I Humphreys 3 7 40 59 Report 30 Tries C Thomas 79 cConv S Jones 1 1 Pen S Jones 3 10 28 47 Attendance 8 729 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Rory Best c 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Cillian Willis 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Simon Danielli 12 Paul Steinmetz 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Tom Court for J Fitzpatrick 52 18 Matt McCullough for Ferris 69 19 Kieron Dawson for Pollock 67 20 Isaac Boss for Willis 52 21 Niall O Connor for Humphreys 72 22 Mark McCrea for Steinmetz 69 12 December 200820 00 Scarlets nbsp 16 16 nbsp Ulster Parc y Scarlets Llanelli Tries D Daniel 46 cConv S Jones 1 1 Pen S Jones 3 20 53 78 Report 31 Tries I Humphreys 23 mP Wallace 32 mConv I Humphreys 0 2 Pen I Humphreys 71 Drop I Humphreys 12 Attendance 8 026 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Rory Best c 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Simon Danielli 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Tom Court for Botha 18 Matt McCullough for Caldwell 19 Kieron Dawson for Pollock 20 Paul Marshall 21 Paul Steinmetz for Cave 22 Clinton Schifcofske for Cunningham 17 January 2009 14 35 Ulster nbsp 21 10 nbsp Harlequins Ravenhill Belfast Tries D Cave 1 cR Best 78 mConv I Humphreys 1 1 C Schifcofske 0 1 Pen I Humphreys 3 3 8 29 39 Report 32 Try Penalty try 60 cConv N Evans 1 1 Pen N Evans 1 1 43 C Malone 0 1 Attendance 8 861 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Rory Best c 3 Tom Court 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 Kieron Dawson 8 Chris Henry 9 Isaac Boss 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Simon Danielli 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifcofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Bryan Young for J Fitzpatrick 61 18 Matt McCullough for Henry 41 19 David Pollock for Dawson 61 20 Paul Marshall 21 Paul Steinmetz for Humphreys 58 22 Bryn Cunningham for Wallace 41 24 January 2009 14 35 Stade Francais nbsp 24 19 nbsp Ulster Stade Jean Bouin Paris Tries J Leguizamon 54 mM Gasnier 77 cConv L Beauxis 1 2 Pen L Beauxis 4 6 28 29 49 58 Report 33 Tries P Steimetz 37 mN Brady 80 mConv N O Connor 0 1 C Schifcofske 0 1 Pen N O Connor 1 3 15 C Schifcofske 2 3 46 72 Attendance 8 450 Ulster lineup 1 Bryan Young 2 Nigel Brady 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Matt McCullough 7 David Pollock c 8 Chris Henry 9 Paul Marshall 10 Niall O Connor 11 Simon Danielli 12 Ian Whitten 13 Paul Steinmetz 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifcofske Replacements 16 Stuart Philpott for Brady 73 17 Tom Court for Young 52 18 Kieron Dawson for Henry 48 19 Willie Faloon for McCullough 71 20 Isaac Boss for Marshall 47 21 Rob Dewey 22 Mark McCrea for Danielli 76 Celtic League editMain article 2008 09 Celtic League Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts 1 nbsp Munster 18 14 0 4 405 257 148 49 23 6 1 63 2 nbsp Edinburgh 18 11 0 7 416 296 120 40 30 6 5 55 3 nbsp Leinster 18 11 1 6 401 270 131 38 20 4 2 52 4 nbsp Ospreys 18 11 0 7 397 319 78 39 28 3 5 52 5 nbsp Scarlets 18 9 0 9 376 395 19 41 46 3 1 40 6 nbsp Cardiff Blues 18 8 1 9 322 361 39 31 36 2 2 38 7 nbsp Glasgow Warriors 18 7 0 11 349 375 26 36 41 4 5 37 8 nbsp Ulster 18 7 0 11 298 331 33 30 33 2 6 36 9 nbsp Newport Gwent Dragons 18 7 0 11 305 429 124 26 39 1 4 33 10 nbsp Connacht 18 4 0 14 224 460 236 20 54 1 3 20 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 Source RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 2013 11 22 at the Wayback Machine 5 September 2008 Ulster nbsp 9 16 nbsp Scarlets Ravenhill 19 30 Pen Schifcofske 3 Report 34 Try DanielCon JonesPen Jones 3 Attendance 7 368 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Carlo del Fava 5 Ed O Donoghue 6 Matt McCullough 7 Kieron Dawson 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Paddy Wallace 11 Timoci Nagusa 12 Rob Dewey 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifcofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Tom Court for Botha 66 18 Ryan Caldwell for Del Fava 23 19 David Pollock for Dawson 66 20 Cillian Willis 21 Niall O Connor 22 Bryn Cunningham 12 September 2008 Cardiff Blues nbsp 16 15 nbsp Ulster Cardiff City Stadium 19 05 Try HalfpennyCon BlairPen Blair 3 Report 35 Try BothaBossCon O ConnorPen O Connor Attendance 8 619 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ryan Caldwell 5 Ed O Donoghue 6 Matt McCullough 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Paddy Wallace 11 Timoci Nagusa 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifcofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Justin Fitzpatrick for Court 48 18 Kieron Dawson 19 TJ Anderson for Pollock 42 20 Cillian Willis 21 Rob Dewey for Wallace 12 22 Bryn Cunningham for Schifcofske 20 19 September 2008 Ulster nbsp 14 16 nbsp Newport Gwent Dragons Ravenhill 19 30 Try DawsonHumphreysCon Schifcofske 2 Report 36 Try SmithCon ArlidgePen Arlidge 3 Attendance 7 885 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ryan Caldwell 5 Ed O Donoghue 6 Matt McCullough 7 Kieron Dawson 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Niall O Connor 11 Timoci Nagusa 12 Rob Dewey 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifcofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Justin Fitzpatrick for Court 61 18 Carlo del Fava for O Donoghue 61 19 TJ Anderson for McCullough 66 20 Paddy Wallace for Boss 61 21 Ian Humphreys for O Connor 36 22 Bryn Cunningham for Dewey 72 27 September 2008 Ospreys nbsp 43 0 nbsp Ulster Liberty Stadium 17 30 Try WellsHook 2 WilliamsBoweByrneJonesCon Hook 5 Pen Hook Report 37 Attendance 7 225 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Nigel Brady 3 BJ Botha 4 Carlo del Fava 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Matt McCullough 7 Kieron Dawson 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Niall O Connor 11 Clinton Schifcofske 12 Andrew Trimble 13 Rob Dewey 14 Timoci Nagusa 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Stuart Philpott for Brady 66 17 Tom Court for Fitzpatrick 51 18 Ed O Donoghue for Caldwell 67 19 Stephen Ferris for McCullough 59 20 Paul Marshall for Boss 68 21 Ian Humphreys for O Connor 70 22 Paul Steinmetz for Cunningham 30 3 October 2008 Ulster nbsp 13 9 nbsp Edinburgh Ravenhill 19 30 Try PollockCon SchifcofskePen Schifcofske Report 38 Pen Blair 2 Godman Attendance 8 418 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Nigel Brady 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Cillian Willis 10 Niall O Connor 11 Andrew Trimble 12 Paul Steinmetz 13 Darren Cave 14 Clinton Schifcofske 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Justin Fitzpatrick for Court 60 18 Carlo del Fava for O Donoghue 60 19 Matt McCullough for Ferris 76 20 Isaac Boss for Willis 43 21 Ian Humphreys 22 Timoci Nagusa 25 October 2008 Ulster nbsp 22 6 nbsp Munster Ravenhill 19 30 Try Nagusa 2 BossCon Humphreys 2 Pen Humphreys Report 39 Pen Warwick Attendance 10 058 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Cillian Willis 10 Niall O Connor 11 Andrew Trimble 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Timoci Nagusa 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady for R Best 73 17 Tom Court for Fitzpatrick 47 18 Carlo del Fava for Caldwell 47 19 TJ Anderson for Ferris 71 20 Isaac Boss for Willis 52 21 Ian Humphreys for O Connor 12 22 Mark McCrea for Cunningham 71 28 November 2008 Ulster nbsp 53 13 nbsp Connacht Ravenhill 19 30 Try FerrisNagusaDanielli 2 McCreaCaveCunninghamCon Humphreys 6 Pen Humphreys 2 Report 40 Try CarrCon KeatleyPen Keatley 2 Attendance 8 841 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Cillian Willis 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Mark McCrea 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Timoci Nagusa 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady for R Best 67 17 Tom Court for Fitzpatrick 56 18 Matt McCullough for Ferris 63 19 Kieron Dawson 20 Isaac Boss for Willis 67 21 Paul Steinmetz for Wallace 1 22 Simon Danielli for Nagusa 36 27 December 2008 Ulster nbsp 13 21 nbsp Leinster Ravenhill 19 30 Try CaveCon HumphreysPen Humphreys 2 Report 41 Try ElsomKeoghCon ContepomiPen Contepomi 3 Attendance 13 500 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Matt McCullough 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Andrew Trimble 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Timoci Nagusa 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Tom Court for Fitzpatrick 48 18 TJ Anderson for Ferris 69 19 Kieron Dawson for Pollock 62 20 Paul Marshall 21 Paul Steinmetz 22 Clinton Schifcofske for Cunningham 41 3 January 2009 Munster nbsp 11 37 nbsp Ulster Thomond Park Stadium 19 30 Try HowlettPen Warwick 2 Report 42 Try WallaceCaveMcCreaCourtTrimbleCon Humphreys 3 Pen Humphreys 2 Attendance 25 623 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Nigel Brady 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Matt McCullough 6 Stephen Ferris 7 Kieron Dawson 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Timoci Nagusa 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifkofske Replacements 16 Rory Best for Brady 68 17 Justin Fitzpatrick for Court 61 18 Filo Paulo for McCullough 57 19 David Pollock for Dawson 68 20 Paul Marshall for Boss 75 21 Paul Steinmetz 22 Mark McCrea for Nagusa 13 9 January 2009 Edinburgh nbsp 21 15 nbsp Ulster Murrayfield 19 45 Try SouthwellHamiltonCon GodmanPen Godman 3 Report 43 Pen Humphreys 4 Wallace Attendance 3 393 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Matt McCullough 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Andrew Trimble 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Mark McCrea 15 Clinton Schifkofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady for Best 68 17 Justin Fitzpatrick for Court 50 18 Filo Paulo for Diack 32 19 Kieron Dawson for Pollock 62 20 Paul Marshall for Boss 73 21 Paul Steinmetz for Humphreys 69 22 Bryn Cunningham for Cave 67 22 February 2009 Newport Gwent Dragons nbsp 26 16 nbsp Ulster Rodney Parade 16 10 Try Tovey 3 Con ToveyPen ConnorTovey 2 Report 44 Try DanielliCon HumphreysPen HumphreysSchifcofske 2 Attendance 6 112 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Nigel Brady 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Carlo del Fava 6 David Pollock 7 Kieron Dawson 8 Chris Henry 9 Isaac Boss 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Simon Danielli 12 Paul Steinmetz 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifkofske Replacements 16 Stuart Philpott for Brady 53 17 Brian Young for Court 58 18 Ryan Caldwell for McCullough 69 19 Matt McCullough for Henry 64 20 Cillian Willis for Boss 48 21 Niall O Connor for Humphreys 69 22 Ian Whitten for Steinmetz 45 7 March 2009 Ulster nbsp 12 0 nbsp Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill 19 30 Try CaveTrimbleCon Humphreys Report 45 Attendance 8 286 Ulster lineup 1 Justin Fitzpatrick 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ryan Caldwell 5 Ed O Donoghue 6 Matt McCullough 7 David Pollock 8 Chris Henry 9 Isaac Boss 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Simon Danielli 12 Ian Whitten 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifkofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Tom Court for Botha 41 18 Carlo del Fava for O Donoghue 63 19 Kieron Dawson for McCullough 63 20 Cillian Willis 21 Niall O Connor for Humphreys 65 22 Mark McCrea for Danielli 71 29 March 2009 Leinster nbsp 32 6 nbsp Ulster RDS Arena 17 30 Try McFaddenCullenElsomKeoghCon Contepomi 3 Pen Contepomi 2 Report 46 Pen HumphreysSchifcofske Attendance 15 940 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Matt McCullough 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 Clinton Schifkofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady for Best 70 17 Bryan Young for Court 54 18 Carlo del Fava for O Donoghue 56 19 Robbie Diack for McCullough 54 20 Cillian Willis for Boss 64 21 Ian Whitten for Humphreys 55 22 Timoci Nagusa for Cave 69 3 April 2009 Ulster nbsp 13 16 nbsp Ospreys Ravenhill 19 35 Try DanielliCon SchifcofskePen Schifcofske 2 Report 47 Try TiatiaCon HookPen Hook 3 Attendance 9 600 Ulster lineup 1 Bryan Young 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Chris Henry 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Isaac Boss 10 Niall O Connor 11 Andrew Trimble 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Simon Danielli 15 Clinton Schifkofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Tom Court for Young 74 18 Carlo del Fava for Caldwell 71 19 Willie Faloon 20 Cillian Willis 21 Ian Whitten 22 Timoci Nagusa 17 April 2009 Glasgow Warriors nbsp 19 20 nbsp Ulster Firhill Stadium 19 30 Try EvansCon GregorPen Gregor 2 Parks Report 48 Try PollockDanielliCon Schifcofske 2 Pen Schifcofske 2 Attendance 2 960 Ulster lineup 1 Bryan Young 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Carlo del Fava 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Paul Marshall 10 Niall O Connor 11 Simon Danielli 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Ian Whitten 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifkofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Daniel Roach 18 Matt McCullough 19 Chris Henry 20 Isaac Boss 21 Ian Humphreys 22 Darren Cave 24 April 2009 Ulster nbsp 9 11 nbsp Cardiff Blues Ravenhill 19 30 Pen SchifcofskeO ConnorDrop O Connor Report 49 Try LoxtonPen Sweeney Attendance 7 809 Ulster lineup 1 Bryan Young 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Carlo del Fava 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Stephen Ferris 7 David Pollock 8 Robbie Diack 9 Paul Marshall 10 Niall O Connor 11 Simon Danielli 12 Paddy Wallace 13 Darren Cave 14 Andrew Trimble 15 Clinton Schifkofske Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Tom Court 18 Matt McCullough 19 Chris Henry 20 Isaac Boss 21 Ian Whitten 22 Timoci Nagusa 8 May 2009 Connacht nbsp 12 14 nbsp Ulster Sportsground 19 00 Try CarrBrowneCon Keatley Report 50 Try DanielliPen Humphreys 2 Schifcofske Attendance 1 425 Ulster lineup 1 Tom Court 2 Rory Best 3 BJ Botha 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Carlo del Fava 6 Stephen Ferris 7 Chris Henry 8 Robbie Diack 9 Paul Marshall 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Simon Danielli 12 Ian Whitten 13 Darren Cave 14 Clinton Schifcofkse 15 Isaac Boss Replacements 16 Nigel Brady for Best 80 17 Bryan Young for Court 64 18 Ryan Caldwell for Del Fava 51 19 Matt McCullough 20 Niall O Connor for Humphreys 51 21 Rob Dewey for Cave 72 22 Timoci Nagusa for Whitten 64 16 May 2009 Scarlets nbsp 43 17 nbsp Ulster Parc y Scarlets 19 30 Try EvansDayWilliamsDanielRobertsLyonsCon Priestland 5 Pen Priestland Report 51 Try Paul MarshallCaveCon O ConnorHumphreysDrop O Connor Attendance 6 219 Ulster lineup 1 Bryan Young 2 Nigel Brady 3 Declan Fitzpatrick 4 Ed O Donoghue 5 Ryan Caldwell 6 Matt McCullough 7 Chris Henry 8 Robbie Diack 9 Paul Marshall 10 Niall O Connor 11 Simon Danielli 12 Ian Whitten 13 Darren Cave 14 Timoci Nagusa 15 Isaac Boss Replacements 16 Neil Hanna for D Fitzpatrick 69 17 Justin Fitzpatrick for Young 57 18 Carlo del Fava for O Donoghue 41 19 David Pollock for Henry 41 20 Ian Humphreys for O Connor 52 21 Mark McCrea for Danielli 64 22 Clinton Schifcofke Friendlies edit13 November 2008 Ulster nbsp 62 6 nbsp Portugal Ravenhill 19 30 Try Cave 4 McCrea 2 Nagusa 2 HannaWhittenCon Humphreys 3 O Connor 3 Report 52 Pen Cabral 2 Ulster lineup 1 Bryan Young 2 Neil Hanna 3 Declan Fitzpatrick 4 Filo Paulo 5 Ed O Donoghue 6 TJ Anderson 7 David Pollock c 8 Robbie Diack 9 Cillian Willis 10 Ian Humphreys 11 Mark McCrea 12 Ian Whitten 13 Darren Cave 14 Timoci Nagusa 15 Bryn Cunningham Replacements 16 Nigel Brady 17 Jarlath Carey 18 Justin Fitzpatrick 19 Kieron Dawson 20 Isaac Boss 21 Niall O Connor 22 Paul Steinmetz 23 Chris Henry 24 James Sandford 25 Chris Cochrane Home attendance editDomestic League European Cup Total League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance 2008 09 Celtic League 9 9 085 13 500 7 368 2008 09 Heineken Cup 3 9 329 10 397 8 729 109 752 9 146Ulster Rugby Awards editThe Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 14 May 2009 at the Ramada Hotel Belfast Winners were 53 Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year Stephen Ferris Rugby Writers Player of the Year Stephen Ferris Ulster Player of the Year Rory Best Young Ulster Player of the Year Darren Cave Academy Player of the Year Willie Faloon Schools Player of the Year Niall Annett Methodist College Belfast Club of the Year Ballynahinch RFC Club Player of the Year Chris Stevenson Ballynahinch RFC Youth Player of the Year Stephen Irvine Banbridge RFC Dorrington B Faulkner Award William Davidson ArmaghReferences edit a b Richard Mulligan New role for Humphreys at Ulster News Letter 5 June 2008 Gavin 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Leinster see off Ulster Sky Sports 29 March 2009 Ospreys edge out Ulster Sky Sports 3 April 2009 Ulster Dig Deep To Score Rare Scottish Win Pro12 Rugby 17 April 2009 Ulster Misfire As Cardiff Claim Narrow Win Irish Rugby 24 April 2009 Connacht 12 14 Ulster BBC Sport 8 May 2009 Scarlets 43 17 Ulster BBC Sport 16 May 2009 Ulster 62 6 Portugal BBC Sport 11 November 2008 Richard Mulligan Ferris claims top accolade News Letter 15 May 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Ulster Rugby season amp oldid 1197692002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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