2018–19 Ulster Rugby season

The 2018-19 season was Ulster's 25th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and Dan McFarland's first season as head coach. Rory Best was captain. They competed in the Pro14, making the semi-finals, and the European Rugby Champions Cup, making the quarter-finals.

Ulster Rugby

2018–19 season
Head Coach	Dan McFarland
Operations Director	Bryn Cunningham
Captain	Rory Best
Pro14	Semi-final
European Rugby Champions Cup	Quarter-final
Top try scorer	All: Rob Herring (8)
Top points scorer	All: John Cooney (142)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Events

Personnel changes

After the resignation of Jono Gibbes, Dan McFarland was announced as Ulster's new head coach on 30 April 2018. Initially he was to serve his notice as Scotland's forwards coach and join Ulster in January 2019, with Simon Easterby to act as interim head coach until then.^[1] But in August, an agreement was reached with Scotland for McFarland to join Ulster before the new season.^[2] Jared Payne, who retired as a player at the end of last season, became the new defence coach.^[3] Banbridge head coach Dan Soper joined as skills coach.^[4] Shane Logan stepped down as Chief Executive in September 2018,^[5] with Jonny Petrie appointed as his successor.^[6]

There were significant changes to the playing squad.^[7] Aside from Jared Payne, wings Tommy Bowe and Andrew Trimble, scrum-half Paul Marshall, and loose forwards Peter Browne, Jean Deysel and Chris Henry also retired. Also departing were fullback Charles Piutau to Bristol Bears, props Callum Black to Worcester Warriors, Rodney Ah You to Newcastle Falcons and Wiehahn Herbst to the Bulls, out-half Brett Herron to Jersey Reds, and centre Callum Patterson to the Cornish Pirates. Scrum-half Aaron Cairns, flanker Robbie Diack and prop Schalk van der Merwe were released. Out-half Paddy Jackson and centre Stuart Olding, whose contracts were terminated in the fallout from their trial and acquittal for rape,^[8] signed for Perpignan and Brive respectively. Rory Best remained captain.

Ulster were in need of an experienced out-half after the end of Christian Lealiifano's loan period^[9] and Jackson's departure. In June they attempted to sign South African out-half Elton Jantjies, but were blocked by the IRFU, who insisted they needed to sign an Irish-qualified player.^[10] Leinster's Joey Carbery and Ross Byrne were talked about,^[11] but Carbery opted to sign for Munster^[12] and Byrne stayed at Leinster.^[13] On 18 July, Billy Burns, who qualified for Ireland through his Irish grandfather, was signed from Gloucester.^[14]

Other new arrivals were prop Marty Moore, signed from Wasps; flanker Jordi Murphy, from Leinster; utility back Will Addison, from Sale Sharks; wing Henry Speight, from the Brumbies; and, in a short-term loan deal, lock Ian Nagle, from Leinster. Academy players who made their debut for the senior team this season were prop Eric O'Sullivan,^[15] wings Robert Baloucoune^[16] and Angus Kernohan,^[17] centre James Hume, fullback Michael Lowry^[18] and flanker Marcus Rea.^[19] Former academy prop Tommy O'Hagan also made his senior debut.^[20]

Seven players joined the academy this season: back row forward Matthew Agnew, from Malone RFC; out-half Bruce Houston, centre Stewart Moore, and back-rower Azur Allison, from Ballymena Academy; back rower David McCann, from RBAI; outside back Iwan Hughes, from Bristol Bears;^[21] and wing Angus Kernohan, from Ballymena Academy.^[22]

Sponsorship

Ulster renewed their sponsorship deal with construction materials firm Kingspan, who would continue as Ulster's jersey sponsor until 1923. Their stadium naming deal would continue until 2024.^[23]

Season

In the Pro14, Ulster finished second in Conference B, qualifying for the playoffs and next season's Champions Cup. They defeated Connacht in the quarter-final, but lost to Glasgow Warriors in the semi-final. Ulster led the league in defence.^[24] Scrum-half John Cooney and centre Stuart McCloskey made the Pro14 Dream Team. They finished second in Pool 4 of the Champions Cup, making the quarter-finals, where they lost to Leinster. Wing Jacob Stockdale was named on the longlist for EPCR European Player of the Year.^[25]

John Cooney was leading scorer with 142 points. Hooker Rob Herring was leading try scorer with eight. Flanker Nick Timoney was leading tackler with 303, just ahead of number eight Marcell Coetzee with 301.^[26] Stuart McCloskey was Ulster's Player of the Year. Captain and hooker Rory Best and centre Darren Cave retired at the end of the season.

Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Chief executive officer	Jonny Petrie	Scotland
Operations Director	Bryn Cunningham	Ireland
Head Coach	Dan McFarland	England
Assistant Coach	Dwayne Peel	Wales
Defence Coach	Jared Payne	Ireland
Scrum Coach	Aaron Dundon	New Zealand
Skills Coach	Dan Soper	New Zealand
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Kevin Geary	Ireland

Squad

Senior squad Players In   Will Addison from   Sale Sharks^[27]   Alan Bennie from   Lansdowne^[28]   Billy Burns from   Gloucester^[29]   Caleb Montgomery from   Banbridge   Marty Moore from   Wasps^[30]   Jordi Murphy from   Leinster^[31]   Ian Nagle from   Leinster (loan deal)^[32]   Henry Speight from   Brumbies (short-term deal)^[33]   Alexander Thompson from   Terenure^[34] Promoted from academy   Angus Curtis^[35]   Greg Jones^[36]   Adam McBurney^[36]   Tom O'Toole^[35]   Johnny Stewart^[36]   Nick Timoney^[37]

Players Out   Rodney Ah You to   Newcastle Falcons^[38]   Callum Black to   Worcester Warriors^[39]   Tommy Bowe retired^[40]   Peter Browne retired^[41]   Aaron Cairns to   Ballynahinch^[42]   Jean Deysel retired^[43]   Robbie Diack released^[44]   Brett Herron to   Jersey Reds^[45]   Chris Henry retired^[46]   Paddy Jackson to   Perpignan^[47]   Paul Marshall retired^[48]   Stuart Olding to   Brive^[49]   Callum Patterson to   Cornish Pirates^[50]   Jared Payne retired^[51]   Charles Piutau to   Bristol Bears^[52]   Andrew Trimble retired^[53]   Schalk van der Merwe released^[54]

Ulster Rugby squad^[55]
Props   Eric O'Sullivan (26 apps, 18 starts)   Andrew Warwick (25 apps, 11 starts)   Marty Moore (20 apps, 19 starts, 10 pts)   Ross Kane (16 apps, 6 starts)   Tom O'Toole (18 apps, 3 starts)   Wiehahn Herbst* (7 apps, 2 starts)   Kyle McCall (3 apps, 1 start)   Tommy O'Hagan (2 apps)   Schalk van der Merwe (no apps) Hookers   Rob Herring (22 apps, 14 starts, 40 pts)   Rory Best (c) (13 apps, 11 starts)   Adam McBurney (10 apps, 3 starts, 5 pts)   John Andrew (13 apps, 2 starts, 5 pts) Locks   Kieran Treadwell (28 apps, 22 starts, 10 pts)   Alan O'Connor (25 apps, 18 starts, 10 pts)   Iain Henderson (15 apps, 15 starts, 10 pts)   Ian Nagle (11 apps)   Matthew Dalton (2 apps, 1 start)   Alex Thompson (no apps)	Back row   Marcell Coetzee (23 apps, 23 starts, 25 pts)   Nick Timoney (27 apps, 20 starts, 10 pts)   Jordi Murphy (18 apps, 18 starts, 15 pts)   Sean Reidy (25 apps, 16 starts, 5 pts)   Clive Ross (10 apps, 4 starts)   Greg Jones (7 apps, 2 starts)   Matty Rea (9 apps, 1 start)   Marcus Rea (1 app, 5 pts)   Chris Henry (1 app)   Caleb Montgomery (1 app) Scrum-halves   John Cooney (21 apps, 19 starts, 142 pts)   David Shanahan (21 apps, 11 starts, 35 pts)   Johnny Stewart (8 apps, 10 pts)   Alan Bennie (no apps) Fly-halves   Billy Burns* (24 apps, 24 starts, 49 pts)   Johnny McPhillips (11 apps, 4 starts, 15 pts)   Angus Curtis (4 apps, 2 starts, 5 pts)	Centres   Stuart McCloskey (26 apps, 25 starts, 20 pts)   Darren Cave (19 apps, 13 starts, 5 pts)   Will Addison (11 apps, 11 starts, 23 pts)   James Hume (11 apps, 5 starts)   Luke Marshall (5 apps, 4 starts, 5 pts) Wings   Robert Baloucoune (14 apps, 13 starts, 30 pts)   Henry Speight (12 apps, 12 starts, 15 pts)   Jacob Stockdale (12 apps, 11 starts, 35 pts)   Angus Kernohan (18 apps, 7 starts, 10 pts)   Rob Lyttle (9 apps, 7 starts, 27 pts)   Craig Gilroy (6 apps, 6 starts, 5 pts)   David Busby (1 app, 1 start)   Jack Owens (1 app) Fullbacks   Louis Ludik* (14 apps, 14 starts, 10 pts)   Michael Lowry (16 apps, 12 starts, 10 pts)   Peter Nelson (13 apps, 8 starts, 9 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.^[56]^[57]

• Internationally capped players in bold
• Players qualified to play for Ireland on dual nationality or residency grounds*
• Irish Provinces are currently limited to four non-Irish eligible (NIE) players and one non-Irish qualified player (NIQ or "Project Player").^[58]

Academy squad

Players in   Stewart Moore from   Ballymena Academy^[21]   David McCann from   RBAI^[21]   Angus Kernohan from   Ballymena Academy.^[22]   Bruce Houston from   Ballymena Academy^[21]   Azur Allison from   Ballymena Academy^[21]   Matthew Agnew from   Malone RFC^[21]   Iwan Hughes, from   Bristol Bears^[21]

Players out   Peter Cooper^[21]   Alexander Clarke^[21]   John McCusker^[21]   Rory Butler^[21]

Position^[59]	Name	Nationality
Head Coach	Kieran Campbell	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	David Drake	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Willie Anderson	Ireland
Elite Professional Development Officer	James Topping	Ireland
Provincial Talent Coach	Michael Black	Ireland
Talent Development Officer	Jonny Gillespie	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Amy Davis	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Matthew Godfrey	Ireland
Performance Analyst	Simon McLeod	Ireland
Lead Nutritionist	Stephanie Ingram	Ireland

Ulster Rugby Academy squad^[60]
Props   Eric O'Sullivan (2) Hookers   Zack McCall (3) Locks   Matthew Dalton (2)   Jack Regan (2)	Back row   Matthew Agnew (1)   Azur Allison (1)   Joe Dunleavy (2)   Aaron Hall (3)   David McCann (1)   Marcus Rea (3) Scrum-halves   Graham Curtis (2) Fly-halves   Bruce Houston (1) (1 app)   Michael Lowry (2)	Centres   James Hume (2)   Stewart Moore (1) Wings   Robert Baloucoune (2)   Iwan Hughes (1)   Angus Kernohan (1) Fullbacks None
(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.^[61]

Ulster 'A'

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

Players used by Ulster 'A'
Props   Corrie Barrett   Campbell Classon   Peter Cooper   Michael Cromie   Paul McGookin   Callum Reid	Hookers   Peter Cromie   Claytan Milligan Locks   Peter Browne   Bradley Luney   JJ McKee Back row   Charlie Clarke	Scrum-halves   Lewis Finlay   Michael Stronge Backs   Cormac Fix   R. Johnston   Ben Power

European Rugby Champions Cup

Main article: 2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup

Pool 4

Team v t e	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Racing 92 (2)	6	5	0	1	196	121	75	26	15	5	1	26
Ulster (6)	6	5	0	1	131	128	3	18	16	2	0	22
Scarlets	6	1	0	5	145	170	–25	18	23	1	2	7
Leicester Tigers	6	1	0	5	115	168	–53	14	22	2	1	7

^[62]

13 October 2018	Ulster	24–10	Leicester Tigers	Kingspan Stadium
17:30	Try: Alan O'Connor 43' c Will Addison 58' c Jacob Stockdale 72' c Con: John Cooney (3/3) 44', 59', 73' Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 68'	Report^[63] Highlights Man of the Match: John Cooney	Try: Manu Tuilagi 75' c Con: George Ford (1/1) 76' Pen: George Ford (1/1) 14'	Attendance: 13,152 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ross Kane, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Best 73'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan, 18. Marty Moore (for Kane 33'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor 57'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Murphy 50'), 21. David Shanahan (for Burns 65'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Burns 39'-41'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for McCloskey 76').

20 October 2018	(1 BP) Racing 92	44–12	Ulster	Paris La Défense Arena
17:30	Try: Teddy Iribaren 27' c Wenceslas Lauret 31' c Juan Imhoff 44' c Teddy Thomas 68' c Simon Zebo 75' c Con: Finn Russell (4/4) 28', 32', 44', 69' Teddy Iribaren (1/1) 76' Pen: Finn Russell (3/3) 7', 40', 48'	Report^[64] Highlights	Try: David Shanahan 4' c Jacob Stockdale 20' m Con: Billy Burns (1/2) 5'	Attendance: 13,168 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Best 57'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 41'), 18. Ross Kane (for Moore 52'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell 57'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Timoney 41'),<r /> 21. Johnny Stewart (for Shanahan 73'), 22. Johnny McPhillips (for Burns 45'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Stockdale 57').

7 December 2018	(1 BP) Scarlets	24–25	Ulster (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets
19:45	Try: Steff Evans (2) 25' c, 60' c Dan Davis 79' c Con: Rhys Patchell (2/2) 26', 61' Dan Jones (1/1) 79' Pen: Rhys Patchell (1/1) 1'	Report^[65] Highlights	Try: Jacob Stockdale 8' m Henry Speight 33' m Will Addison 49' c Marcell Coetzee 64' m Con: John Cooney (1/4) 49' Pen: John Cooney (1/2) 5'	Attendance: 7,421 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rory Best, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Henry Speight, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 69'), 17. Kyle McCall, 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 69'), 19. Matty Rea, 20. Nick Timoney (for Reidy 24'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Johnny McPhillips (for Burns 75'), 23. Darren Cave.

14 December 2018	(1 BP) Ulster	30–15	Scarlets	Kingspan Stadium
19:45	Try: Iain Henderson (2) 32' c, 62' m Jacob Stockdale 50' m John Cooney 66' c Con: John Cooney (2/4) 33', 63' Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 8', 57'	Report^[66] Highlights	Try: Jonathan Davies 48' m Tom Prydie 77' c Con: Rhys Patchell (1/2) 49' Pen: Rhys Patchell (1/1) 38'	Attendance: 12,124 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rory Best, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Henry Speight, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 67'), 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan 64'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 67'), 19. Matty Rea (for Treadwell 76'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Coetzee 67'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Johnny McPhillips (for Burns 67'), 23. Darren Cave (for Stockdale 57').

12 January 2019	Ulster	26–22	Racing 92 (2 BP)	Kingspan Stadium
15:15	Try: Robert Baloucoune 7' m Jacob Stockdale (2) 13' m, 47' c Con: Billy Burns (0/2) Will Addison (1/1) 48' Pen: Billy Burns (1/1) 1' Will Addison (2/2) 25', 79'	Report^[67] Highlights	Try: Virimi Vakatawa 20' m Simon Zebo 27' m Brice Dulin 58' m Oliver Klemenczak 63' c Con: Finn Russell (0/3) Teddy Iribaren (1/1) 64'	Attendance: 16,842 Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rory Best, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 64'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 64'), 18. Ross Kane (for Moore 64'), 19. Ian Nagle (for O'Connor 64'), 20. Nick Timoney, 21. Johnny Stewart, 22. Michael Lowry (for Burns 69'), 23. Darren Cave.

19 January 2019	(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	13–14	Ulster	Welford Road Stadium
15:15	Try: Matt To'omua 39' c Con: George Ford (1/1) 40+1' Pen: George Ford (2/2) 31', 49'	Report^[68] Highlights	Try: Marty Moore 58' c Robert Baloucoune 63' c Con: John Cooney (2/2) 59', 64'	Attendance: 20,146 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rory Best, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 64'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 49'), 18. Ross Kane (for Moore 76'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell 64'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Coetzee 34'), 21. John Cooney (for Shanahan 49'), 22. Michael Lowry (for Burns 69'), 23. Darren Cave.

Quarter-final

30 March 2019	Leinster   (3)	21–18	(6)   Ulster	Aviva Stadium
17:45 GMT UTC+0	Try: Ross Byrne 10' m Adam Byrne 53' c Con: Ross Byrne (1/2) 54' Pen: Ross Byrne (3/4) 30', 34', 71'	Report^[69] Highlights Full match	Try: Kieran Treadwell 5' c Luke Marshall 63' m Con: John Cooney (1/2) 6' Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 21', 38'	Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rory Best, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Kieran Treadwelll, 6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 15'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 71'), 18. Wiehahn Herbst (for Moore 54'), 19. Alan O'Connor, 20. Sean Reidy (for Coetzee 51'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Luke Marshall (for Cave 62'), 23. Angus Kernohan.

Pro14

Main article: 2018–19 Pro14

2018–19 Pro14 table view · watch · edit · discuss
Conference A
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Glasgow Warriors (RU)	21	16	0	5	621	380	+241	83	48	15	2	81
2	Munster (SF)	21	16	0	5	612	348	+264	82	44	11	2	77
3	Connacht (QF)	21	12	0	9	475	394	+81	60	55	7	6	61
4	Ospreys (PO)	21	12	0	9	445	404	+41	53	47	6	4	58
5	Cardiff Blues	21	10	0	11	497	451	+46	60	58	7	7	54
6	Cheetahs	21	8	1	12	541	606	−65	80	80	9	3	46
7	Zebre	21	3	0	18	260	640	−380	35	85	5	2	19
Conference B
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Leinster (CH)	21	15	1	5	672	385	+287	95	49	12	2	76
2	Ulster (SF)	21	13	2	6	441	424	+17	58	54	6	1	63
3	Benetton (QF)	21	11	2	8	474	431	+43	62	55	6	3	57
4	Scarlets	21	10	0	11	510	470	+40	68	54	7	5	52
5	Edinburgh	21	10	0	11	431	436	−5	52	59	6	5	51
6	Dragons	21	5	1	15	339	599	−260	37	84	1	3	26
7	Southern Kings	21	2	1	18	385	735	−350	54	107	5	7	22
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -^[70] 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 indicates teams that compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the 2019–20 European Champions Cup (excluding South African teams who are ineligible) Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Champions Cup Yellow background indicates the loser of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference, that earned a place in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup. (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

1 September 2018	Ulster	15–13	Scarlets (1 BP)	Kingspan Stadium
17:15	Pen: John Cooney (5/7) 12', 16', 24', 58', 79'	Report^[71] Highlights	Try: Rhys Patchell 6' c Con: Rhys Patchell (1/1) 7' Pen: Dan Jones (2/2) 54', 61'	Attendance: 11,882 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. John Andrew, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Henry Speight, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Andrew 54'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 54'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 19'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for Henderson 64'), 20. Chris Henry (for Coetzee 54'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Angus Curtis, 23. Angus Kernohan (for Addison 54').

7 September 2018	Ulster	30–29	Edinburgh (1 BP)	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Will Addison 53' c John Cooney 60' c Craig Gilroy 67' c Con: John Cooney (3/3) 54', 62', 69' Pen: John Cooney (3/3) 20', 26', 81'	Report^[72] Highlights	Try: Tom Brown 14' c James M. Johnstone 46' c Con: Simon Hickey (2/2) 15', 48' Pen: Simon Hickey (5/5) 3', 9', 22', 56', 79'	Attendance: 11,994 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ross Kane, 4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Henry Speight, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney, 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 50'), 18. Wiehahn Herbst (for Kane 50'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell 60'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Coetzee 50'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Angus Curtis, 23. Angus Kernohan.

16 September 2018	Southern Kings	7–28	Ulster	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
13:15	Try: Mike Willemse 42' c Con: Masixole Banda (1/1) 43'	Report^[73] Highlights	Try: Marcell Coetzee 60' c Angus Kernohan 66' m Angus Curtis 80' c Con: Billy Burns (1/2) 61' Peter Nelson (1/1) 80' Pen: John Cooney (3/3) 4', 9', 26'	Attendance: 5,096 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Henry Speight, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 67'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 48'), 18. Wiehahn Herbst (for O'Toole 45'), 19. Jean Deysel (for Treadwell 74'), 20. Matty Rea (for Timoney 56'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 32'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Burns 67'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Cave 63').

21 September 2018	(1 BP) Cheetahs	39–39	Ulster (1 BP)	Toyota Stadium
19:15	Try: Gerhard Olivier 1' c William Small-Smith 37' c Joseph Dweba 52' m Jacques du Toit 63' c Rabz Maxwane 74' c Con: Tian Schoeman (3/4) 2', 38', 64' Louis Fouché (1/1) 74' Pen: Tian Schoeman (1/1) 18' Louis Fouché (1/1) 78'	Report^[74] Highlights	Try: David Shanahan (2) 3' c, 21' c Johnny Stewart 67' m Penalty try 73' Henry Speight 80' c Con: Billy Burns (3/4) 4', 22', 80' Pen: Billy Burns (2/2) 45', 55'	Attendance: 5,063 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Angus Kernohan, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Henry Speight, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Treadwell 61'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 60'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Herbst 11'), 19. Jean Deysel (for Coetzee 50'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Reidy 24'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Shanahan 59'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Cave 69'), 23. Johnny McPhillips.

29 September 2018	(1 BP) Munster	64–7	Ulster	Thomond Park
19:35	Try: Dan Goggin (2) 5' c, 37' c Tommy O'Donnell (2) 8' c, 30' m Peter O'Mahony 50' c Joey Carbery 62' c Sammy Arnold 66' c Keith Earls 70' c Alex Wootton 77' c Con: Joey Carbery (5/6) 5', 9', 37', 51', 63' Ian Keatley (3/3) 67', 71', 78' Pen: Joey Carbery (1/1) 16'	Report^[75] Highlights	Try: Darren Cave 46' c Con: Billy Burns (1/1) 47'	Attendance: 13,907 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Ross Kane, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Jean Deysel, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Angus Kernohan, 12. Angus Curtis, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for McBurney 65'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 64'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Kane 40'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for Henderson 19'), 20. Clive Ross (for Curtis 74'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 33'), 22. Michael Lowry (for Nelson 40'), 23. James Hume (for Burns 65').

5 October 2018	(1 BP) Ulster	15–22	Connacht	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Jacob Stockdale 23' m Nick Timoney 79' c Con: John Cooney (1/2) 79' Pen: John Cooney (1/2) 52'	Report^[76] Highlights	Try: Tiernan O'Halloran 5' c Bundee Aki 72' m Con: Jack Carty (1/2) 6' Pen: Jack Carty (1/1) 67'	Attendance: 13,109 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rory Best, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Angus Curtis, 14. Angus Kernohan, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Best 65'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 55'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 40'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor 66'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Coetzee 65'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Johnny McPhillips (for Burns 65'), 23. James Hume (for Curyis 65').

26 October 2018	(1 BP) Ulster	36–18	Dragons	Kingspan Stadium
19:55	Try: Henry Speight 10' c Dave Shanahan 22' c Michael Lowry 38' c Stuart McCloskey (2) 48' m, 78' c Con: Johnny McPhillips (4/5) 11', 23', 40', 78' Pen: Johnny McPhillips (1/1) 6'	Report^[77] Highlights	Try: Huw Taylor 30' c Jarryd Sage 66' m Con: Jason Tovey (1/2) 31' Pen: Jason Tovey (2/2) 15', 37'	Attendance: 12,559 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rory Best, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Henry Speight, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Micgael Lowry. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 50'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 50'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 56'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Henderson 59'), 20. Greg Jones (for Coetzee 72'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Shanahan 63'), 22. Angus Kernohan (for Speight 79'), 23. Peter Nelson (for Lowry 56').

3 November 2018	(1 BP) Benetton	10–15	Ulster	Stadio Comunale di Monigo
16:00	Try: Hame Faiva 2' c Con: Tommaso Allan (1/1) 3' Pen: Tommaso Allan (1/1) 63'	Report^[78] Highlights	Try: Sean Reidy 43' m Rob Herring 53' c Con: Billy Burns (1/2) 54' Pen: Billy Burns (1/1) 29'	Attendance: 2,497 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Henry Speight, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 63'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 63'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 63'), 19. Clive Ross (for Coetzee 74'), 20. Greg Jones (for Reidy 63'), 21. Johnny Stewart, 22. Johnny McPhillips, 23. Angus Kernohan (for Baloucoune 23').

23 November 2018	(1 BP) Scarlets	29–12	Ulster	Parc y Scarlets
19:35	Try: Werner Kruger 25' c Kieran Hardy 36' c Kieron Fonotia 39' m Tom Prydie 60' c Con: Dan Jones (3/4) 26', 36', 62' Pen: Dan Jones (1/1) 18'	Report^[79] Highlights	Try: Dave Shanahan 14' c Johnny Stewart 62' m Con: Billy Burns (1/2) 15'	Attendance: 7,788 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Henry Speight, 12. James Hume, 13. Louis Ludik, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for McBurney 62'), 17. Andy Warwick (for O'Sullivan 49'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 54'), 19. Ian Nagle (for Treadwell 49'), 20. Greg Jones (for Timoney 62'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Shanahan 62'), 22. Darren Cave (for Ludik 56'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Speight 75').

1 December 2018	Ulster	16–12	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)	Kingspan Stadium
15:00	Try: Kieran Treadwell 13' c Con: John Cooney (1/1) 13' Pen: John Cooney (3/3) 2', 57', 66'	Report^[80] Highlights	Try: Matthew Morgan 9' m Kristian Dacey 19' c Con: Jarrod Evans (1/2) 20'	Attendance: 13,407 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Henry Speight, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. Rory Best (for Herring 50'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for Warwick 45'), 18. Ross Kane (for Moore 47'), 19. Ian Nagle (for O'Connor 35'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Murphy 71'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Johnny McPhillips (for Burns 35'), 23. Jacob Stockdale (for Lowry 44').

21 December 2018	Ulster	19–12	Munster (1 BP)	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Rob Herring 32' c Robert Baloucoune 60' c David Shanahan 76' m Con: Billy Burns (2/3) 34', 61'	Report^[81] Highlights	Pen: JJ Hanrahan (2/2) 11', 51' Bill Johnston (2/2) 65', 80'	Attendance: 16,804 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Ian Nagle, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Robert Baloucoune, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Will Addison, 14. Henry Speight, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rory Best (for Herring 51'), 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan 54-73'), 18. Ross Kane (for Moore 55'), 19. Clive Ross, 20. Nick Timoney (for Reidy 59'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 24'), 22. Johnny McPhillips (for Hume 64'), 23. James Hume (for Ludik 51').

28 December 2018	Connacht	21–12	Ulster	Galway Sportsgrounds
19:35	Try: Shane Delahunt 12' c Bundee Aki 19' c Caolin Blade 42' c Con: Jack Carty (3/3) 13', 21', 44'	Report^[82] Highlights	Try: Angus Kernohan 32' c Jordi Murphy 67' m Con: John Cooney (1/2) 33'	Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Ian Nagle, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Angus Kernohan, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Will Addison, 14. Henry Speight, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 76'), 17. Tommy O'Hagan (for O'Sullivan 47-66'), 18. Ross Kane (for Moore 47'), 19. Clive Ross (for Nagle 76'), 20. Greg Jones (for Coetzee 45'), 21. David Shanahan (for Speight 59'), 22. Peter Nelson (for McPhillips 51'), 23. Stuart McCloskey (for Kernohan 44').

5 January 2019	(1 BP) Leinster	40–7	Ulster	RDS Arena
17:15	Try: Seán Cronin (2) 5' c, 12' c Conor O'Brien 19' m Andrew Porter 40' c Jamison Gibson-Park 61' c Penalty try 80' Con: Ciaran Frawley (4/5) 7', 13', 40', 62'	Report Highlights	Try: Adam McBurney 17' c Con: Johnny McPhillips (1/1) 18'	Attendance: 18,099 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Kyle McCall, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Matthew Dalton, 5. Alan O'Connor, 6. Greg Jones, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Angus Kernohan, 12. James Hume, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Rob Lyttle, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for McBurney 32-40', 50'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for McCall 48'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Herbst 40'), 19. Caleb Montgomery (for O'Connor 67'), 20. Clive Ross (for Reidy 57'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Shanahan 71'), 22. Bruce Houston (for Kernohan 48'), 23. Peter Nelson (for Lowry 17').

25 January 2019	Ulster	17–17	Benetton	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Louis Ludik 0' m Rob Herring 44' m Penalty try	Report Highlights	Try: Federico Ruzza 10' c Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara 59' c Con: Ian McKinley (2/2) 11', 59' Pen: Ian McKinley (1/1) 38'	Attendance: 13,264 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Ian Nagle, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Greg Jones, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 73'), 17. Wiehahn Herbst, 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 55'), 19. Matthew Dalton (for Jones 73'), 20. Clive Ross (for Treadwell 59'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Shanahan 54'), 22. Darren Cave (for McCloskey 40'), 23. Rob Lyttle (for Baloucoune 54').

15 February 2019	Ospreys	0–8	Ulster	Liberty Stadium
19:35		Report Highlights	Try: Stuart McCloskey 46' Pen: John Cooney 80'	Attendance: 4,264 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Michael Lowry, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Angus Kernohan, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 71'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 59'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor 59'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Ross 63'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. James Hume (for Lowry 73'), 23. Rob Lyttle (for Kernohan 71').

23 February 2019	(1 BP) Ulster	54–7	Zebre	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Rob Herring (3) 15' 19' c 30' c Rob Lyttle 39' c Louis Ludik 49' c Robert Baloucoune 58' c Peter Nelson 72' c Con: Rob Lyttle (6) 12' 32, 40' 51, 60' 73'	Report Highlights	Try: Penalty try 24'	Attendance: 12,842 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Peter Nelson, 11. Robert Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 64'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 49'), 18. Ross Kane (for Moore 49'), 19. Ian Nagle (for O'Connor 51') O'Connor (for Treadwell 63'), 20. Greg Jones (for Timoney 51'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Shanahan 51'), 22. Johnny McPhillips (for Ludik 60'), 23. James Hume (for McCloskey 45').

3 March 2019	Dragons	15–28	Ulster (1 BP)	Rodney Parade
15:00	Try: Taine Basham 76' Pen: Josh Lewis 16'	Report Highlights	Try: Jordi Murphy 24' c Marty Moore 44' c John Cooney 48' c Alan O'Connor 73' c Con: John Cooney (3) 25' 45' 49' Billy Burns	Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Robert Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 69'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 63'), 18. Wiehahn Herbst (for Moore 51'), 19. Ian Nagle (for O'Connor 75'), 20. Matty Rea (for Ross 63'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 55'), 22. James Hume (for Cave 62'), 23. Peter Nelson (for Burns 77').

23 March 2019	(1 BP) Ulster	33–19	Southern Kings	Kingspan Stadium
17:30	Try: Stuart McCloskey 7' c Rob Lyttle 14' c Marcell Coetzee 35' c Robert Baloucoune 47' c John Andrew 75' Con: Billy Burns (3) 9' 16' 36' John Cooney 49'	Report Highlights	Try: Yaw Penxe 21' Ulrich Beyers 26' c Michael Willemse 63 ' c Con: Bader-Werner Pretorius (2) 27' 64'	Attendance: 13,748 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Ian Nagle, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Robert Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 73'), 17. Wiehahn Herbst (for Warwick 58'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 27'), 19. Kiean Treadwell (for Nagle 53'), 20. Clive Ross (for Coetzee 54'), 21. John Cooney (for Shanahan 43'), 22. Michael Lowry (for Ludik 9'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Cave 45').

5 April 2019	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	30–7	Ulster	Scotstoun Stadium
19:35	Try: Fraser Brown 13' c Adam Hastings 18' m Tommy Seymour 40' m Zander Fagerson 43' c Con: Adam Hastings (2/4) 14', 44' Pen: Adam Hastings (2/2) 26', 57'	Report Highlights	Try: Rob Herring 7' c Con: John Cooney (1/1) 8' c	Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Rob Lyttle, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 45'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 45'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 61'), 19. Ian Nagle (for Tradwell 52'), 20. Matty Rea (for Coetzee 66'), 21. David Shanahan (for Burns 60'), 22. Darren Cave (for McCloskey 56'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Lowry 20').

12 April 2019	Edinburgh	7–29	Ulster (1 BP)	Murrayfield Stadium
19:35	Try: John Barclay 57' c Con: Simon Hickey (1/1) 59'	Report Highlights	Try: Jordi Murphy 11' c Robert Baloucoune 40' m Rob Lyttle 53' c Billy Burns 77' c Con: John Cooney (3/4) 12', 55', 79' Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 4'	Attendance: 7,856 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Robert Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Jacob Stockdale. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 79'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 73'), 18. Ross Kane (for Moore 9'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell 62'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Timoney 67'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 79'), 22. Peter Nelson (for Stockdale 79'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Baloucoune 49').

27 April 2019	Ulster	14–13	Leinster (1 BP)	Kingspan Stadium
17:15	Try: David Shanahan 31' c Marcus Rea 60' c Con: Johnny McPhillips 33' Peter Nelson 61'	Report Highlights	Try: Jimmy O'Brien 29' Fergus McFadden 40+3' Pen: Ross Byrne 39'	Attendance: 17,358 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. John Andrew, 3. Ross Kane, 4. Ian Nagle, 5. Alan O'Connor, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Clive Ross, 8. Sean Reidy, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Angus Kernohan, 12. Peter Nelson, 13. Darren Cave, 14. David Busby, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Andrew 52'), 17. Tommy O'Hagan (for Warwick 63'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Kane 40'), 19. Nick Timoney (for O'Connor 63'), 20. Marcus Rea (for Reidy 15'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Shanahan 57'), 22. Jack Owens (for McPhillips 57'), 23. Rob Lyttle.

Quarter-final

4 May 2019	Ulster	21–13	Connacht	Kingspan Stadium
17:35	Try: Nick Timoney 14' m Marcell Coetzee 77' c Con: Billy Burns (1/1) 78' Pen: John Cooney (3/3) 4', 40', 61'	Report Highlights Full game	Try: Bundee Aki 54' c Con: Jack Carty (1/1) 55' Pen: Jack Carty (2/3) 29', 67'	Attendance: 15,215 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ross Kane, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 68'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Tom O'Toole (for Kane 68'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell 72'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Timoney 78'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 23-33', 68'), 22. Darren Cave (for Marshall 49-62'), 23. Angus Kernohan.

Semi-final

17 May 2019	Glasgow Warriors	50–20	Ulster	Scotstoun Stadium
19:35	Try: Tommy Seymour (2) 2' c, 54' m Ali Price 16' c Rob Harley 38' c Kyle Steyn 58' c Peter Horne 67' c George Horne 75' c Con: Adam Hastings (6/7) 3', 18', 39', 58', 68', 76' Pen: Adam Hastings (1/1) 28'	Report Highlights Full match	Try: Marcell Coetzee 60' m Rob Herring 71' c Michael Lowry 79' m Con: Billy Burns (1/3) 71' Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 30'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ross Kane, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 61'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 31-40', 50'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Kane 50'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell 52'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Timoney 48'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 47'), 22. Darren Cave (for Marshall 59'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Stockdale 68').

End of season awards

Inside centre Stuart McCloskey and scrum-half John Cooney were named the Pro14 Dream Team.^[83]

Friendlies

19 August 2018	Ulster	17–29	Gloucester	Kingspan Stadium
	Try: Marcus Rea Timoney Hume Con: Nelson	Report^[84]	Try: Grobler Williams Sharples Gleave Purdy Con: Williams (2)
Ulster lineup: 1. Schalk van der Merwe, 2. John Andrew, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Alex Thompson, 6. Marcus Rea, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. Johnny Stewart, 10. Michael Lowry, 11. Angus Kernohan, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: Adam McBurney, Kyle McCall, Eric O'Sullivan, Marty Moore, Ross Kane, Kieran Treadwell, Jack Regan, Caleb Montgomery, Clive Ross, Sean Reidy, Greg Jones, David Shanahan, Billy Burns, Angus Curtis, James Hume, Aaron Sexton, Jack Owens, Will Addison.

24 August 2018	Wasps	31-14	Ulster	Ricoh Arena
	Try: Hughes (3) Carr Zhvania Con: Searle (3)	Report^[85]	Try: Timoney Kernohan Con: McPhillips (2)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. John Andrew, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor (c), 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. Johnny Stewart, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Angus Kernohan, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: Adam McBurney, Andrew Warwick, Tom O'Toole, Alex Thompson, Caleb Montgomery, Greg Jones, Chris Henry, David Shanahan, Angus Curtis, Darren Cave, Jack Owens.

Ulster 'A'

Celtic Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Celtic Cup

Ireland Conference
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Leinster A (Q)	6	6	0	0	263	109	+154	38	15	5	0	29
Munster A	6	5	0	1	208	147	+61	25	9	4	0	24
Ulster Ravens	6	4	0	2	165	141	+24	21	20	3	0	19
Connacht Eagles	6	0	0	6	119	214	-95	17	31	2	1	3
(Q)= qualified for final Updated: 19 September 2018 Source: Irish Rugby

7 September 2018	(1 BP) Ulster 'A'	28–43	Leinster A (1 BP)	Gibson Park
17:00	Try: Hume (2) 15' c, 67' c Rea ?' c Sexton ?' c Con: McPhillips (4/4) 16', ?', ?', 68'	Report^[86]	Try: Byrne 24' c Penny 30' c O'Brien 33' c Kelleher 40' c Silvester 51' m Sheehan 76' c Con: Byrne (5/6) 25', 31', 34', 40+1', 77' Pen: Byrne (1/1) 61'	Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Peter Cooper, 2. Peter Cromie, 3. Rodney Ah You, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Jack Regan, 6. Caleb Montgomery, 7. Chris Henry (c), 8. Greg Jones, 9. Jonny Stewart, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Iwan Hughes, 12. James Hume, 13. Jack Owens, 14. Aaron Sexton, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Paul McGookin, 17. Campbell Classon, 18. Michael Cromie, 19. Matty Rea, 20. Marcus Rea, 21. Graham Curtis, 22. Bruce Houston, 23. Michael Stronge.

14 September 2018	Ulster 'A'	15–45	Scarlets A (1 BP)	Shaw's Bridge
19:00	Try: Luney 54' c Hall 65' m Con: Houston (1/2) 55' Pen: Houston (1/1) 7'	Report^[87]	Try: Baldwin 25' c Lewis 28' c Williams 34' c Hardy 43' c Ellis-Jones 47' c Conbeer 62' c Con: O'Brien (6/6) 26', 29', 35', 44', 48', 63' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 10'
Ulster lineup: 1. Peter Cooper, 2. Peter Cromie, 3. Paul McGookin, 4. Matthew Dalton, 5. Bradley Luney, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Matthew Agnew, 8. Joe Dunleavy, 9. Graham Curtis, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Aaron Sexton, 12. Michael Lowry (c), 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Iwan Hughes. Replacements: 16. Clayton Milligan, 17. Tommy O'Hagan, 18. Michael Cromie, 19. Jack Regan, 20. Marcus Rea, 21. Aaron Hall, 22. Michael Stronge, 23. Cormac Fix.

22 September 2018	(1BP) Cardiff Blues A	3-7	Ulster 'A'	Cardiff Arms Park
14:30	Pen: Jones	Report^[88]	Try: Sexton 20' Con: Lowry 21'
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Tommy O'Hagan, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Rodney Ah You, 4. Clive Ross, 5. Bradley Luney, 6. Marcus Rea, 7. Aaron Hall, 8. Joe Dunleavy, 9. Michael Stronge, 10. Michael Lowry (c), 11. Aaron Sexton, 12. James Hume, 13. Jack Owens, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Iwan Hughes. Replacements: 16. Peter Cromie, 17. Peter Cooper (for O'Hagan 39'), 18. Paul McGookin 19. Matthew Dalton 20. David McCann 21. Graham Curtis, 22. Matthew Agnew (for Hall 52'), 23. Bruce Houston (for Owens 60')

29 September 2018	Ulster 'A'	27-19	Dragons U23	Eaton Park
14:30	Try: Sexton (2) Con: McPhillips Pen: McPhillips (5)	Report^[89]	Try: Smith Gasson Benjamin Con: Botica (2)
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Peter Cooper, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Rodney Ah You, 4. Matthew Dalton, 5. Caleb Montgomery, 6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. Aaron Hall, 8. Marcus Rea (c), 9. Michael Stronge, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Aaron Sexton, 12. Ben Power, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Iwan Hughes, 15. Bruce Houston. Replacements: 16. Peter Cromie, 17. Campbell Classon, 18. Paul McGookin, 19. Bradley Luney, 20. David McCann 21. Greg Jones, 22. Graham Curtis, 23. R Johnston.

5 October 2018	Ospreys Development	19 – 39	Ulster 'A'	St. Helen's
19:00	Try: Morgan-Williams Cross Morris Con: Evans Thomas	Report^[90]^[91]	Try: Cooper Stewart Marcus Rea Ah You Sexton Con: Houston (4) Pen: Houston Drop: Houston
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Peter Cooper, 2. John Andrew, 3. Rodney Ah You, 4. Bradley Luney, 5. Caleb Montgomery, 6. Marcus Rea (c), 7. Clive Ross, 8. Greg Jones, 9. Johnny Stewart, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Aaron Sexton, 12. Ben Power, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Iwan Hughes. Replacements: 16. Kack McCall, 17. Corrie Barrett, 18. Paul McGookin, 19. Alex Thompson, 20. C McCann, 21. Joe Dunleavy, 22. Graham Curtis, 23. Lewis Finlay.

14 October 2018	Connacht Eagles	12 – 49	Ulster 'A' (1 BP)	Galway Sportsgrounds
	Try: Kelly Lane Con: Mitchell	Report^[92]^[93]	Try: Sexton (2) Baloucoune (2) Cooper O'Toole Montgomer Con: Houston (6) Stewart
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Peter Cooper, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Matthew Dalton, 5. Caleb Montgomery, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Marcus Rea, 8. Greg Jones, 9. Johnny Stewart, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Aaron Sexton, 12. Ben Power, 13. James Hume, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Iwan Hughes. Replacements: 16. Clayton Milligan, 17. Corrie Barrett, 18. Campbell Classon, 19. Alex Thompson, 20. Matthew Agnew, 21. Michael Stronge, 22. Graham Curtis.

Cara Cup

Main article: Cara Cup

20 March 2019	Ulster A	21 – 44	Connacht A	Union Point Sports Complex, Weymouth, Massachusetts
19:30	Try: Hayes (2) Murphy (2) O'Brien Lane Copeland Con: Dean (3) Pen: Dean	Report^[94]	Try: McPhillips G. Curtis (2) Con: McPhillips Houston (2)
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Peter Cooper, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Ross Kane, 4. JJ McKee, 5. Jack Regan, 6. Caleb Montgomery, 7. Marcus Rea (c), 8. Joe Dunleavy, 9. Michael Stronge, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Jack Owens, 12. Ben Power, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Graham Curtis, 15. Iwan Hughes. Replacements: 16. Claytan Milligan, 17. Callum Reid, 18. Corrie Barrett, 19. Bradley Luney, 20. David McCann, 21. Charlie Clarke, 22. Lewis Finlay, 23. Bruce Houston 24. Ben McCaughey.

24 January 2019	Ulster A	9 – 20	New England Free Jacks	Union Point Sports Complex, Weymouth, Massachusetts
19:30	Try: Z. McCall Power S. Moore G. Curtis Owens Clarke Hughes Con: Houston (4)	Report^[95]	Try: Haini Tompson Con: Leader Pen: Leader
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Callum Reid, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Corrie Barrett, 4. JJ McKee, 5. Jack Regan, 6. David McCann, 7. Marcus Rea (c), 8. Joe Dunleavy, 9. Graham Curtis, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Ben McCaughey, 12. Ben Power, 13. Stewart Moore, 14. Iwan Hughes, 15. Jack Owens. Replacements: 16. Claytan Milligan, 17. Caleb Montgomery, 18. Bradley Luney, 19. Lewis Finlay, 20. Charlie Clarke, 21. Michael Stronge.

Home attendance

Domestic League					European Cup					Total
League	Fixtures	Average Attendance	Highest	Lowest	League	Fixtures	Average Attendance	Highest	Lowest	Total Attendance	Average Attendance
2018–19 Pro14	11	13,835	17,358	11,882	2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup	3	14,039	16,842	12,124	194,300	13,879

Ulster Rugby Awards

The Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast, on 9 May 2019. Winners were:^[96]

• Player of the Year: Stuart McCloskey
• Personality of the Year: Rory Best
• Young Player of the Year: Eric O'Sullivan
• Rugby Writers Player of the Year: Marcell Coetzee
• Supporters Club Player of the Year: Stuart McCloskey
• Academy Player of the Year: Michael Lowry
• Ulster A Player of the Year: Aaron Sexton
• Women's Player of the Year: Claire McLaughlin, Old Belvedere R.F.C.
• Youth Player of the Year: Matthew Sands, City of Armagh RFC
• Boys' Schools Player of the Year: Tom Stewart, Belfast Royal Academy
• Girls' Schools Player of the Year: Zara Flack, Enniskillen Royal Grammar School
• Real Rugby Heroes Award (adult category): Victor Kearney, Donegal Town RFC
• Real Rugby Heroes Award (youth category): Heather Thornton, Rainey Old Boys R.F.C.
• Dorrington B. Faulkner Award: Barney McGonigle
• Club Player of the Year: Ross Adair, Ballynahinch RFC
• Referee of the Year: Peter Martin
• Club of the Year: Queen's University RFC
• U18 Girls Player of the Year: Kelly McCormill, Cooke RFC

Season reviews

• "Ulster’s progression in 2019", The Front Row Union, 8 May 2019
• "Making an impact at Ulster Rugby", The Front Row Union, 23 May 2019
• Ulster Men: Who did what 2018-19, The From Row Union, 18 July 2019
• "Dan McFarland: Season Review", Ulster Rugby, 6 June 2019
• "Ulster continue to make strides", United Rugby, 12 June 2019

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