2014–15 Ulster Rugby season

The 2014–15 season was Ulster's 21st season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their first under Director of Rugby Les Kiss and head coach Neil Doak. They completed in the European Rugby Champions Cup and the Pro12.

2014–15 Ulster Rugby season

Paddy Jackson playing against Connacht, Galway Sportsgrounds, 12 April 2015
Ground(s)	Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Coach(es)	Les Kiss (Director of Rugby) Neil Doak (Head Coach)
Captain(s)	Rory Best
Top scorer	Ruan Pienaar (121)
Most tries	Craig Gilroy (12)
League(s)	Heineken Cup (3rd in Pool 3) Pro12 (semi-finals)
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New signings for this season included out-half Ian Humphreys, returning from his spell at London Irish, lock Franco van der Merwe, flanker Sean Reidy and fullback Louis Ludik. Rory Best was reinstated as captain, following the retirement of Johann Muller at the end of the previous season.^[1][2]

In June 2014, David Humphreys left his post as the province's Director of Rugby, joining English Premiership side Gloucester.^[3] Later that month, head coach Mark Anscombe also left the province "with immediate effect". Ireland assistant coach Les Kiss filled the role of Director of Rugby on an interim basis.^[4] In October 2014, Kiss returned to his position with the Ireland team, with Neil Doak taking the role of head coach. Kiss would return to his role with Ulster on a full-time basis following the 2015 World Cup.^[5] Bryn Cunningham was appointed the new team manager, responsible for recruiting players and negotiating contracts.^[6] Defence coach Jonny Bell left to become assistant coach at Gloucester, replaced by Joe Barakat.^[7]

Ulster entered the season with their home stadium, Ravenhill, redeveloped, with the stadium's capacity having been increased to 18,196, and renamed the Kingspan Stadium after its sponsor.^[8]

Ulster finished fourth in the Pro12, qualifying for the semi-finals and next season's Champions Cup. They lost the semi-final to Glasgow Warriors. Ulster led the league in scrums.^[9] Franco van der Merwe and wing Craig Gilroy and made the Pro12 Dream Team, and Gilroy's try against Scarlets was named Try of the Year. They finished third in their pool in the Champions Cup. Scrum-half Ruan Pienaar was Ulster's top scorer with 121 points. Craig Gilroy was top try scorer with twelve, and was named Ulster's Player of the Year.

Ulster's second team, the Ulster Ravens, competed in the British and Irish Cup, finishing third in their pool.

Prop Declan Fitzpatrick retired at the end of the season.

Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Director of Rugby	Les Kiss	Australia
Head Coach	Neil Doak	Ireland
Forwards Coach	Allen Clarke	Ireland
Defence Coach	Jonny Bell	Ireland
Team Manager	Bryn Cunningham	Ireland
Head of Strength & Conditioning	Jonny Davis	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Kevin Geary	Ireland
Head of Physiotherapy	Gareth Robinson	Ireland
Physiotherapist	Alan McAldin	Ireland

Squad

Senior squad

Players in   Ross Adair from   Ballynahinch   Tim Boys from   Southland^[10]   Charlie Butterworth from   Lansdowne^[11]   Wiehahn Herbst from   Sharks^[11]   Ian Humphreys from   London Irish^[11]   Louis Ludik from   Agen^[12]   Ruaidhrí Murphy from   Brumbies^[11]   Sean Reidy from   Counties Manukau^[11]   Clive Ross from   Lansdowne^[11]   Dave Ryan from   Zebre^[11]   Michael Stanley from   Counties Manukau^[13]   Franco van der Merwe from   Lions^[14] Promoted from academy   Conor Joyce^[11]   Kyle McCall^[11]   Stuart McCloskey^[11]   Peter Nelson^[11]   Bronson Ross^[11]   Rory Scholes^[11]   James Simpson^[11]   Andrew Warwick^[11]

Players out   John Afoa to   Gloucester^[11]   Niall Annett to   Worcester Warriors^[11]   Chris Cochrane retired^[11]   Tom Court to   London Irish^[11]   Sean Doyle to   Brumbies^[11]   Chris Farrell to   Grenoble^[15]   Stephen Ferris retired^[11]   Adam Macklin to   Rotherham Titans^[11]   Paddy McAllister to   Aurillac^[11]   David McIlwaine to   Yorkshire Carnegie^[11]   James McKinney to   Rotherham Titans^[11]   Johann Muller retired^[11]   Ian Porter to   Connacht^[16]   Paddy Wallace retired^[11]

Squad

Ulster Rugby squad^[17]
Props   Wiehahn Herbst* (24 apps, 23 starts, 5 pts)   Callum Black (26 apps, 20 starts)   Andrew Warwick (22 apps, 8 starts, 5 pts)   Declan Fitzpatrick (12 apps, 3 starts, 5 pts)   Ricky Lutton (2 apps, 2 starts)   Bronson Ross* (20 apps, 1 start)   Ruaidhrí Murphy (3 apps, 1 start)   Kyle McCall (1 app)   Dave Ryan (no apps) Hookers   Rory Best (c) (18 apps, 17 starts, 15 pts)   Rob Herring (23 apps, 12 starts, 5 pts)   John Andrew (2 apps) Locks   Franco van der Merwe (27 apps, 26 starts, 15 pts)   Dan Tuohy (12 apps, 12 starts, 15 pts)   Lewis Stevenson (18 apps, 8 starts)   Iain Henderson (9 apps, 8 starts, 5 pts)   Alan O'Connor (11 apps, 6 starts)   Neil McComb (4 apps, 1 start)   Charlie Butterworth (no apps)   James Simpson (no apps)	Back row   Roger Wilson (27 apps, 22 starts)   Robbie Diack (24 apps, 20 starts, 5 pts)   Clive Ross (18 apps, 13 starts)   Nick Williams (16 apps, 13 starts, 15 pts)   Chris Henry (13 apps, 12 starts, 10 pts)   Mike McComish (6 apps, 4 starts, 10 pts)   Sean Reidy* (8 apps, 3 starts)   Tim Boys (no apps)   Charlie Butterworth (no apps)   Conor Joyce (no apps) Scrum-halves   Ruan Pienaar (17 apps, 16 starts, 121 pts)   Paul Marshall (20 apps, 12 starts, 10 pts)   Michael Heaney (8 apps, 1 start) Fly-halves   Paddy Jackson (17 apps, 16 starts, 94 pts)   Ian Humphreys (21 apps, 13 starts, 92 pts)	Centres   Darren Cave (26 apps, 23 starts, 40 pts)   Stuart Olding (17 apps, 12 starts, 12 pts)   Jared Payne (12 apps, 11 starts, 5 pts)   Stuart McCloskey (15 apps, 9 starts, 5 pts)   Luke Marshall (11 apps, 6 starts, 5 pts)   Sammy Arnold (2 apps, 1 start)   Michael Stanley (2 apps, 1 start) Wings   Craig Gilroy (23 apps, 21 starts, 65 pts)   Tommy Bowe (17 apps, 16 starts, 40 pts)   Michael Allen (11 apps, 10 starts, 5 pts)   Andrew Trimble (6 apps, 4 starts, 20 pts)   Rory Scholes (4 apps, 2 starts)   Ross Adair (1 app, 5 pts) Fullbacks   Louis Ludik* (25 apps, 24 starts, 20 pts)   Peter Nelson (8 apps, 4 starts)   Ricky Andrew (3 apps, 1 start)
(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.^[18]^[19]

Academy squad

Players in   Jacob Stockdale from   Wallace High School^[20]   Sammy Arnold   Jack Owens   David Busby   Michael Lagan   Craig Trenier   Paul Jackson   Alex Thimpson   Joshua Atkinson   Lorcan Dow   Frank Taggart   Connor Young   Sean O'Hagan

Players out   Jack Caulfield

Position^[21]	Name	Nationality
Elite Performance Development Manager	Allen Clarke	Ireland
Representative Team Performance Manager	Michael Black	Ireland
Academy Schools Coach	Brian McLaughlin	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	David Drake	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Amy Davis	Ireland
Sub-Academy Fitness Coach	Matthew Maguire	Ireland
Physiotherapist	David Minion	Ireland

Ulster Rugby Academy squad^[22]
Props   Michael Lagan (1)   Craig Trenier (1) Hookers   John Andrew (2)   Paul Jackson (1)   Jonny Murphy (4) Locks   John Donnan (2)   Alan O'Connor (3)   Alex Thompson (1)	Back row   Joshua Atkinson (1)   Lorcan Dow (1)   Frank Taggart (1) Scrum-halves   David Shanahan (2)   Connor Young (1) Fly-halves   Sean O'Hagan (1)	Centres   Sammy Arnold (1)   Jacob Stockdale (1) Back three   Jack Owens (1)   David Busby (1)
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players, 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.

European Rugby Champions Cup

Main article: 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup

Pool 3

Team v t e	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Toulon (2)	6	5	0	1	181	89	+92	19	9	1	1	22
Leicester Tigers	6	3	0	3	108	126	−18	12	15	1	0	13
Ulster	6	2	0	4	116	146	−30	16	15	3	1	12
Scarlets	6	2	0	4	90	134	−44	8	16	0	0	8

18 October 2014 19:45

Leicester Tigers	25–18	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: O. Williams 15' c Kitchener 28' m Burns 31' c Con: Burns (1/2) 16' O. Williams (1/1) 33' Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 44', 62'	Report^[23]	Try: Bowe 55'c Van der Merwe 66' m Con: Jackson (1/2) 56' Pen: Jackson (2/3) 8', 48'

Welford Road Attendance: 19,943 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black, 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Herbst 76'), 19. Clive Ross (for Stevenson 76'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams 56'), 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall 74'), 22. Stuart Olding (for McCloskey 56'), 23. Darren Cave.

25 October 2014 13:00

Ulster	13–23	Toulon
Try: Gilroy 77' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 77' Pen: Jackson (2/2) 21', 46'	Report^[24] Highlights	Try: Habana 40' c D. Armitage 58' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 40', 59' Pen: Halfpenny (3/5) 9', 13', 39'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,931 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 77'), 17. Callum Black (for Warwick 54'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Herbst 70'), 19. Clive Ross (for Wilson 77'), 20. Nick Williams (for Stevenson 54'), 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall 79'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Ludik 67'), 23. Darren Cave (for Olding 49').

6 December 2014 19:45

(1 BP) Ulster	24–9	Scarlets
Try: Cave 14' c Pienaar 18' c Bowe 59' m Best 68' m Con: Humphreys (2/4) 15', 19'	Report^[25]	Pen: Priestland (3/4) 3', 29', 55'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,946 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Roger Wilson, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 77'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black 78'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Herbst 48'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Van der Merwe 48'), 20. Clive Ross (for Williams 66'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Diack 77'), 22. Stuart McCloskey, 23. Michael Allen.

14 December 2014 17:15

Scarlets	22–13	Ulster
Try: J. Davies 78' c Con: Priestland (1/1) 79' Pen: Priestland (5/8) 11', 19', 28', 33', 60'	Report^[26]	Try: Cave 41' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) 42' Pen: Pienaar (2/3) 69', 72'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,230 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Bronson Ross (for C. Ross 67'), 19. Alan O'Connor, 20. Mike McComish, 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Michael Heaney, 23. Michael Allen.

17 January 2015 16:15

(1 BP) Toulon	60–22	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Sánchez 2' c Habana 31' c Bastareaud 36' c Castrogiovanni 49' c S. Armitage (3) 57' c, 64' c, 78' m Gorgodze 59' c Con: Halfpenny (7/8) 3', 32', 37', 51', 58', 60', 65' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 9', 18'	Report^[27] Highlights	Try: Jackson 11' m McComish (2) 21' m, 76' c Payne 68' m Con: Pienaar (1/2) 77'

Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,781 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Bronson Ross, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Roger Wilson (c), 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 72'), 17. Callum Black (for Warwick 64'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick, (for B. Ross 52') 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Van der Merwe 61'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Wilson 52'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Jackson 32'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Ludik 23'), 23. Michael Heaney (for Olding 45').

24 January 2015 17:30

(1 BP) Ulster	26–7	Leicester Tigers
Try: Cave (3) 19' m, 38' c, 42' c, Gilroy 49' c Con: Pienaar (3/4) 38', 44', 51'	Report^[28]	Try: Thompstone 53' c Con: Burns (1/1) 54'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,659 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 74'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black 61'), 18. Bronson Ross (for McComish 45') 19. Lewis Stevenson (for O'Connor 65'), 20. Clive Ross, 21. Neil McComb (for Henderson 58-61'), 22. Paul Marshall, 23. Michael Allen.

Pro12

Main article: 2014–15 Pro12

Pro12 Table watch · edit · discuss
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Glasgow Warriors (CH)	22	16	1	5	540	360	+180	63	33	9	0	75
2	Munster (RU)	22	15	2	5	581	367	+214	68	31	8	3	75
3	Ospreys (SF)	22	16	1	5	546	358	+188	53	30	6	2	74
4	Ulster (SF)	22	14	2	6	524	372	+152	59	34	6	3	69
5	Leinster	22	11	3	8	483	375	+108	54	39	8	4	62
6	Scarlets	22	11	3	8	452	388	+64	43	39	4	3	57
7	Connacht	22	10	1	11	447	419	+28	49	48	3	5	50
8	Edinburgh	22	10	1	11	399	419	−20	41	48	3	3	48
9	Newport Gwent Dragons	22	8	0	14	393	484	−91	38	55	4	6	42
10	Cardiff Blues	22	7	1	14	430	545	−115	46	57	3	2	35
11	Benetton Treviso	22	3	1	18	306	641	−335	34	81	2	3	19
12	Zebre	22	3	0	19	266	639	−373	27	80	0	3	15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:^[29] number of matches won; the difference between points for and points against; the number of tries scored; the most points scored; the difference between tries for and tries against; the fewest red cards received; the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top team from each country will qualify. Yellow background indicates the team that advances to a play-off semi-final against Aviva Premiership side Gloucester, who qualified for the play-off as the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winners.^[30] Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

6 September 2014 14:40

(1 BP) Scarlets	32–32	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Robinson 1' c Pitman 25' c G. Davies (2) 38' c, 63' m Con: Priestland (3/4) Pen: Priestland (2/2) 11', 45'	Report^[31]	Try: Van der Merwe 8' c Tuohy 13' m Ludik 67' c Trimble 78' c Con: Humphreys (3/4) Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 30', 48'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,531 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Michael Allen, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Herbst), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Van der Merwe), 20. Nick Williams (for Wilson), 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall), 22. Luke Marshall (for Payne), 23. Andrew Trimble (for Allen).

12 September 2014 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	33–13	Zebre
Try: Williams 4' c Gilroy 16' c Diack 26' m Trimble 59' c Tuohy 65' c Con: Humphreys (4/5)	Report^[32] Man of the Match: Andrew Trimble	Try: Vunisa 7' c Con: Haimona (1/1) Pen: Haimona (2/3) 11', 70'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 13,835 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Rick Andrew. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Ruaidhri Murphy (for Warwick), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Franco van der Merwe (for Stevenson), 20. Roger Wilson (for Henry), 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall), 22. Stuart Olding (for L. Marshall), 23. Louis Ludik (for Cave).

19 September 2014 19:35

Cardiff Blues	9–26	Ulster
Pen: Patchell (3/4) 21', 27', 35'	Report^[33] Man of the Match: Rory Best	Try: Tuohy 51' c Humphreys 74' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Humphreys (1/1) Pen: Jackson (4/5) 7', 29', 33', 40'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,041 Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Callum Black (for Warwick), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Neil McComb (for Tuohy), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams), 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Cave).

27 September 2014 16:00

Zebre	13–6	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Chistolini 44' c Con: Haimona (1/1) Pen: Haimona (1/1) 68' Drop: Haimona (1/1) 72'	Report^[34]	Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 50', 53'

Stadio XXV Aprile Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Neil McComb, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Michael Heaney, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Craig Gilroy. Replacements: 16. Rory Best (for Herring), 17. Ruaidhri Murphy (for Black), 18. Wiehahn Herbst (for Fitzpatrick), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for McComb), 20. Mike McComish (for Williams), 21. Paul Marshall (for Heaney), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson), 23. Andrew Trimble (for McCloskey).

3 October 2014 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	30–0	Edinburgh
Try: Trimble (2) 25' c, 78' m Williams 61' m Best 68' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Olding (1/3) Pen: Jackson (2/3) 13', 39'	Report^[35] Man of the Match: Stuart McCloskey

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,479 Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Ruaidhri Murphy, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best) 17. Andrew Warwick (for Murphy), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Van der Merwe), 20. Nick Williams (for Wilson), 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Stuart Olding (for Jackson), 23. Darren Cave (for Ludik).

11 October 2014 17:05

Ulster	29–9	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Gilroy 66' c Bowe 69' c Con: Humphreys (2/2) Pen: Humphreys (5/6) 10', 16', 21', 31', 36'	Report^[36] Man of the Match: Rory Best	Pen: Russell (3/3) 7', 18', 43'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,260 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Callum Black (for Warwick), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Van der Merwe), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams), 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Stuart Olding (for Trimble), 23. Darren Cave (for Ludik).

1 November 2014 19:35

Ulster	23–6	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Olding (2) 29' m, 46' m Fitzpatrick 80' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) Pen: Jackson (2/2) 25', 28'	Report^[37] Man of the Match: Stuart Olding	Pen: O'Brien (2/2) 34', 59'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 13,501 Referee: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Peter Nelson, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Stuart Olding. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Herbst), 19. Neil McComb (for Stevenson), 20. Robbie Diack (for Wilson), 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall), 22. Ian Humphreys (for McCloskey), 23. Ricky Andrew (for Ludik).

21 November 2014 19:35

Ulster	25–16	Ospreys
Try: Cave (2) 9' c, 78' c Van der Merwe 39' m Con: Jackson (1/2) Humphreys (1/1) Pen: Jackson (2/2) 19, 31'	Report^[38] Man of the Match: Darren Cave	Try: Roberts 43' c Con: Davies (1/1) Pen: Davies (3/3) 32', 59', 61'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,923 Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Stuart Olding. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Herbst), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Stevenson), 20. Nick Williams (for C. Ross), 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson), 23. Peter Nelson.

28 November 2014 19:35

Munster	21–20	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Copeland 29' m Williams 43' c Con: Keatley (1/2) Pen: Keatley (3/5) 23', 51', 54'	Report^[39]	Try: Williams 79' m Pen: Humphreys (5/5) 2', 10', 12', 20', 71'

Thomond Park Attendance: 17,101 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Stuart Olding. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Herbst), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for O'Connor), 20. Robbie Diack (for Reidy), 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall), 22. Michael Allen (for Ludik), 23. Peter Nelson (for Olding).

20 December 2014 17:15

(1 BP) Ospreys	31–20	Ulster
Try: Biggar 17' c Webb (2) 36' c, 48' c Dirksen 55' c Con: Biggar (4/4) Pen: Biggar (1/1) 2'	Report^[40]	Try: Herring 59' c Bowe 67' c Con: Humphreys (2/2) Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 14', 43'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,395 Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Callum Black (for Warwick), 18. Bronson Ross (for Fitzpatrick), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Van der Merwe), 20. Sean Reidy (for Diack), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar), 22. Stuart Olding (for L. Marshall), 23. Peter Nelson (for Cave).

26 December 2014 18:45

Ulster	13–10	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Gilroy 19' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Jackson (2/4) 14', 62'	Report^[41] Man of the Match: Rob Herring	Try: Muldowney 66' c Con: Carty (1/1) Pen: Carty (1/1) 4'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,107 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Peter Nelson, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Herbst), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Van der Merwe), 20. Sean Reidy (for Diack), 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Stuart Olding.

3 January 2015 14:40

Leinster	24–11	Ulster
Try: Madigan 42' c Conan 79' m Con: Madigan (1/2) Pen: Madigan (4/4) 21', 31', 40', 60'	Report^[42]	Try: Herbst 49' m Pen: Pienaar (2/4) 16', 25'

RDS Arena Attendance: 18,200 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van Der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Van der Merwe), 20. Sean Reidy (for C. Ross), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar), 22. Mike McComish, 23. Luke Marshall (for Bowe).

11 January 2015 15:00

(1 BP) Benetton Treviso	20–24	Ulster
Try: Christie 38' c Minto 56' c Con: Hayward (2/2) Pen: Hayward (2/2) 67', 72'	Report^[43] Man of the Match: Ruan Pienaar	Try: Jackson 6' c Pienaar 22' c Bowe 25' c Con: Jackson (3/3) Pen: Jackson (1/1) 19'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for O'Connor), 20. Sean Reidy (for C. Ross), 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Jared Payne (for Cave), 23. Peter Nelson.

13 February 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	43–3	Benetton Treviso
Try: Allen 25' c Penalty try 60' c McCloskey 68' c Gilroy (2) 72' m, 77' c Warwick 75' c Con: Pienaar (5/6) Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 18'	Report^[44]	Pen: Carlisle (1/1) 66'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,518 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring), 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Robbie Diack (for Wilson), 20. Clive Ross (for Williams), 21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys), 22. Stuart McCloskey (for L. Marshall), 23. Peter Nelson (for Ludik).

20 February 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	17–20	Ulster
Try: Burleigh 8' m Pen: Heathcote (4/9) 18', 29', 36', 64'	Report^[45]	Try: Pienaar 13' c Cave 51' c Con: Pienaar (2/2) Pen: Pienaar (2/2) 34', 48'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,797 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Henderson), 20. Clive Ross (for McComish), 21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys), 22. Luke Marshall (for Williams), 23. Peter Nelson (for Allen).

27 February 2015 19:35

Ulster	25–20	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Gilroy 45' m L. Marshall 51' c Pienaar 58' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) Pen: Pienaar (2/3) 24', 31'	Report^[46] Man of the Match: Roger Wilson	Try: Barclay 37' c K. Phillips 78' c Con: S. Shingler (2/2) Pen: S. Shingler (2/4) 12', 28'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,138 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy), 20. Mike McComish (for C. Ross), 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Michael Stanley (for Humphreys), 23. Rory Scholes (for Allen).

8 March 2015 16:00

Newport Gwent Dragons	26–22	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Buckley 54' m J. Evans 61' c Meyer 73' c Con: D. Jones (1/3) Pen: Prydie (2/4) 13', 26' D. Jones (1/1) 50'	Report^[47]	Try: Gilroy (2) 21' m, 69' c Adair 79' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 47'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,019 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Michael Stanley, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Rory Scholes, 15. Craig Gilroy. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy), 20. Robbie Diack (for Henderson), 21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys), 22. Sammy Arnold (for Stanley), 23. Ross Adair (for Scholes).

27 March 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	36–17	Cardiff Blues
Try: Gilroy 2' c Ludik (2) 17' m, 72' m P. Marshall 76' c Con: Pienaar (1/2) Humphreys (1/2) Pen: Pienaar (4/4) 14', 30', 41', 65'	Report^[48] Man of the Match: Paddy Jackson	Try: Isaacs 52' c Cuthbert 61' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) Pen: Anscombe (1/1) 45'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,413 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Robbie Diack (for Tuohy), 20. Chris Henry (for C. Ross), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Olding), 23. Rory Scholes (for Allen).

11 April 2015 14:40

(1 BP) Connacht	20–27	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Healy 44' c O'Halloran 70' c Con: Nikora (1/1) Carty (1/1) Pen: Nikora (1/1) 51' Carty (1/1) 62'	Report^[49] Man of the Match: Franco van der Merwe	Try: Ludik 4' m Bowe (2) 31' m, 56' m Gilroy 34' c Best 64' m Con: Pienaar (1/5)

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,921 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst), 19. Robbie Diack (for Henderson), 20. Clive Ross, 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Humphreys (for Ludik), 23. Stuart McCloskey (for Cave).

24 April 2015 19:35

Ulster	26–10	Leinster
Try: Henderson 12' c Gilroy 72' c Con: Pienaar (2/2) Pen: Pienaar (4/6) 16', 38', 64', 66'	Report^[50] Video Man of the Match: Iain Henderson	Try: Te'o 6' c Con: Gopperth (1/1) Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 4'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,097 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black 70'), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst 70'), 19. Robbie Diack (for Tuohy 65'), 20. Clive Ross, 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Stuart McCloskey (for Cave 51').

9 May 2015 14:40

Ulster	23–23	Munster
Try: Bowe 40' c P. Marshall 80' c Con: Jackson (2/2) Pen: Jackson (3/3) 39', 44', 70'	Report^[51]	Try: Earls 76' m Pen: Keatley (6/6) 4', 31', 36', 54', 60', 68'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,139 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Peter Nelson, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Bronson Ross, 19. Robbie Diack (for Wilson 29'), 20. Clive Ross, 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Stuart McCloskey (for Cave 55').

16 May 2015 15:00

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	32–10	Ulster
Try: Hogg 54' m Russell (2) 59' c, 69' c Vernon 72' c Con: Russell (3/4) Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 34'	Report^[52]	Try: Henry 28' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) 29' Pen: Humphreys (1/1) 36'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Sammy Arnold, 14. Rory Scholes, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rory Best, 17. Kyle McCall, 18. Bronson Ross (for Lutton), 19. Iain Henderson (for Van der Merwe), 20. Roger Wilson, 21. Ruan Pienaar, 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys), 23. Tommy Bowe (for Allen).

Semi-final

22 May 2015 19:45

Glasgow Warriors	16–14	Ulster
Try: Van der Merwe 75' c Con: Russell (1/1) Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 60' Hogg (1/2) 13'	Report^[53]	Try: Henry 18' m Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 1', 55', 66'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

• 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black), 18. Bronson Ross, 19. Robbie Diack (for Stevenson), 20. Sean Reidy (for Henry), 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Stuart McCloskey (for Cave), 23. Michael Allen.

End of season awards

Wing Craig Gilroy and lock Franco van der Merwe made the Pro12 Dream Team.^[54]

Ulster Ravens

British and Irish Cup

Main article: 2014–15 British and Irish Cup

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
Rotherham Titans	6	5	0	1	204	104	100	4	1	25
Yorkshire Carnegie	6	5	0	1	208	110	98	4	0	24
Ulster Ravens	6	1	0	5	121	162	–41	1	3	8
Aberavon	6	1	0	5	89	246	–157	1	0	5
Source : BBC Updated: 13 December 2014 Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

11 October 2014 15:00

Aberavon	18 – 14	Ulster Ravens (BP)
Try: Dudley-Jones (2) Con: Thomas Pen: Thomas (2)	Report^[55]	Try: Murphy Pen: O'Hagan (2) Bingham

Talbot Athletic Ground Attendance: 830 Referee: Matthew O'Grady (RFU)

Ulster Ravens lineup

• 1. Ruaidri Murphy, 2. John Andrew, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. John Donnan, 5. Neil McComb (c), 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Charlie Butterworth, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Sean O'Hagan, 11. R. Campbell, 12. Jacob Stockdale, 13. Ricky Andrew, 14. Ross Adair, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Dave Ryan (for Andrew 65'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Murphy 68'), 18. James Simpson (for Donnan 68'), 19. Frankie Taggart 60'), 20. Josh Bingham (for O'Hagan 57'), 21. John Creighton (for Shanahan 18'), 22. C. McKee (for Adair 50').

18 October 2014 14:00

(BP) Ulster Ravens	17 – 22	Yorkshire Carnegie
Try: Stockdale Pen: Nelson (3) Drop: Bingham	Report^[56]	Try: Casson Tai (2) Con: McIlwaine (2) Pen: McIlwaine

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Craig Evans (IRFU)

Ulster Ravens lineup

• 1. Dave Ryan, 2. Paul Jackson, 3. Bronson Ross, 4. Neil McComb (c), 5. James Simpson, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Conor Joyce, 8. Charlie Butterworth, 9. John Creighton, 10. Josh Bingham, 11. Peter Nelson, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Jacob Stockdale, 14. Jack Owens, 15. Ricky Andrew. Replacements: 16. Ricky Lutton, 17. John Andrew, 18. John Donnan, 19. Frank Taggart, 20. Connor Young, 21. Sean O'Hagan, 22. Ross Adair.

24 October 2014 19:00

(2BP) Ulster Ravens	29 – 31	Rotherham Titans (BP)
Try: Nelson Stockdale McCall Owens Con: Bingham Nelson (2) Pen: Nelson	Report^[57]	Try: Cruse (2) Roberts Broadley Parker Con: McKinney (3)

Deramore Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Whitehouse

Ulster Ravens lineup

• 1. Dave Ryan, 2. John Andrew, 3. Bronson Ross, 4. James Simpson, 5. Neil McComb (c), 6. Conor Joyce, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Charlie Butterworth, 9. John Creighton, 10. Josh Bingham, 11. Ross Adair, 12. Jack Owens, 13. Ricky Andrew, 14. Jacob Stockdale, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Paul Jackson, 17. Kyle McCall, 18. John Donnan, 19. Sean Reidy, 20. Frank Taggart, 21. Connor Young, 22. Sean O'Hagan.

29 November 2014 14:00

(BP) Rotherham Titans	52 – 17	Ulster Ravens
Try: Preece (3) Hislop Barrett Broadley Keating Con: Barrett (7) Pen: Barrett	Report^[58]	Try: Butterworth Jackson Con: Bingham (2) Pen: McMaster

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Craig Evans

Ulster Ravens lineup

• 1. Ricky Lutton, 2. John Andrew, 3. Bronson Ross, 4. Ronald Raaymakers, 5. Neil McComb (c), 6. Conor Joyce, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Charlie Butterworth, 9. Connor Young, 10. Ritchie McMaster, 11. Ross Adair, 12. Sammy Arnold, 13. Jacob Stockdale, 14. Jack Owens, 15. Ricky Andrew. Replacements: 16. Paul Jackson (for Andrew 64'), 17. Dave Ryan (for Lutton 46'), 18. John Donnan (for Raaymakers 64'), 19. Frank Taggart, 20. J. Fullerton (for Young 6'), 21. Josh Bingham (for McMasters 64'), 22. A. Liddell (for Adair 46').

7 December 2014 14:30

(BP) Yorkshire Carnegie	27 – 19	Ulster Ravens
Try: Bainbridge Vickerman Hill Beech Con: Leonard (2) Pen: Leonard	Report^[59]	Try: Owens Stockdale Ryan Con: Nelson (2)

Laund Hill, Huddersfield Attendance: 650

Ulster Ravens lineup

• 1. Dave Ryan, 2. Paul Jackson, 3. Bronson Ross, 4. Lewis Stevenson (c), 5. Neil McComb, 6. Ronald Raaymakers, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Charlie Butterworth, 9. Michael Heaney, 10. Josh Bingham, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Sammy Arnold, 13. Ricky Andrew, 14. Jack Owens, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Kyle McCall, 18. John Donnan, 19. Conor Joyce, 20. Connor Young, 21. Sean O'Hagan, 22. A. Liddell.

13 December 2014 14:00

Ulster Ravens	25 – 12	Aberavon
Try: R. Andrew Raaymakers Arnold Con: Nelson (2) Pen: Nelson (2)	Report^[60]	Try: Jenkins Williams Con: Clement

Delamore Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Fergus Kilby

Ulster Ravens lineup

• 1. Kyle McCall, 2. John Andrew, 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Lewis Stevenson (c), 5. Neil McComb, 6. Ronald Raaymakers, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Charlie Butterworth, 9. Connor Young, 10. Sean O'Hagan, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Sammy Arnold, 13. Ricky Andrew, 14. Jack Owens, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Paul Jackson (for J. Andrew 43'), 17. Dave Ryan, 18. John Donnan (for McComb 50'), 19. James Simpson (for Arnold 76'), 20. Frank Taggart (for Raaymakers 39'), 21. David Shanahan (for Young 43'), 22. Josh Bingham, 23. Rory Scholes (for Stockdale 50').

Home attendance

Domestic League					European Cup					Total
League	Fixtures	Average Attendance	Highest	Lowest	League	Fixtures	Average Attendance	Highest	Lowest	Total Attendance	Average Attendance
2014–15 Pro12	11	16,037	17,139	13,501	2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup	3	16,179	16,931	15,659	224,946	16,068

Ulster Rugby Awards

The Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Culloden Estate and Spa, Holywood. Winners were:^[61]

• Bank of Ireland Ulster Player of the Year: Craig Gilroy
• Heineken Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year: Rory Best
• BT Young Player of the Year: Stuart McCloskey
• Rugby Writers Player of the Year: Craig Gilroy
• Ulster Rugby Supporters Club Player of the Year: Darren Cave
• Abbey Insurance Academy Player of the Year: Sammy Arnold
• Danske Bank Ulster Schools Player of the Year: Rob Lyttle

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