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2011–12 Ulster Rugby season

The 2011–12 Ulster Rugby season was Ulster's 18th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their third under head coach Brian McLaughlin. They competed in the Heineken Cup and the inaugural Pro12, successor competition to the Celtic League.

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Darren Cave in the 2012 Heineken Cup final
Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
David Humphreys (Director of Rugby)Brian McLaughlin (Head Coach)
Johann Muller
Ian Humphreys (168)
Andrew Trimble (6)Craig Gilroy (6)
Heineken Cup (finalists)Pro12 (6th)

1st kit

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The 2011–12 Ulster Rugby season was Ulster's 18th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their third under head coach Brian McLaughlin. They competed in the Heineken Cup and the inaugural Pro12, successor competition to the Celtic League.

They finished sixth in the Pro12, and qualified for next season's Champions Cup as the third highest placed Irish team. Scrum-half Ruan Pienaar, lock Dan Tuohy and prop BJ Botha made the Pro12 Dream Team. They finished second in their pool in the Heineken Cup, beat Edinburgh in the semi-final, and lost to Leinster in the final. Out-half Ian Humphreys was Ulster's top scorer with 168 points. Wings Andrew Trimble and Craig Gilroy were joint top try scorers with six each. Flanker Chris Henry was Player of the Year. Craig Gilroy won the IRUPA Try of the Year award.

Brian McLaughlin, who was coaching Ulster while on sabbatical from his regular job as a teacher at Royal Belfast Academical Institution, stood to lose his teaching position and pension if he extended his contract with Ulster any further, and as head coach risked losing his job at any time. Director of rugby David Humphreys decided to offer him the security of a full-time position coaching the academy, and to replace him as head coach with Mark Anscombe.

Position	Name	Nationality
Chief Executive Officer	Shane Logan	Ireland
Director of Rugby	David Humphreys	Ireland
Head coach	Brian McLaughlin	Ireland
Assistant coach (backs)	Neil Doak	Ireland
Defence coach	Jonny Bell	Ireland
Head of strength and conditioning	Jonny Davis	Ireland
Team doctor	David Irwin	Ireland
Team physiotherapist	Gareth Robinson	Ireland
Physiotherapist	Alan McAldin	Ireland
Performance analyst	Alex McCloy	Ireland
Team manager	David Millar	Ireland
Team administration co-ordinator	Sarah Sherry	Ireland
Resource Manager	Mick Ennis	Australia

Ulster Rugby squad
Props

Tom Court (21 apps, 18 starts, 15 pts) John Afoa (17 apps, 17 starts, 5 pts) Paddy McAllister (21 apps, 9 starts) Declan Fitzpatrick (11 apps, 9 starts) Jerry Cronin (7 apps, 6 starts) Callum Black (9 apps, 2 starts) Adam Macklin (21 apps, 1 start, 5 pts) Hookers

Rory Best (13 apps, 13 starts, 5 pts) Nigel Brady (9 apps, 5 starts) Andi Kyriacou (5 apps, 3 starts) Niall Annett (2 apps) Locks

Dan Tuohy (28 apps, 27 starts, 15 pts) Lewis Stevenson (25 apps, 13 starts) Johann Muller (c) (18 apps, 18 starts, 5 pts) Tim Barker (9 apps, 3 starts) Neil McComb (5 apps, 2 starts) Iain Henderson (2 apps, 1 start, 5 pts) | Back row

Pedrie Wannenburg (25 apps, 25 starts, 20 pts) Chris Henry (24 apps, 24 starts, 10 pts) Willie Faloon (21 apps, 14 starts) Robbie Diack* (21 apps, 10 starts, 15 pts) Stephen Ferris (9 apps, 8 starts, 15 pts) Mike McComish (8 apps, 4 starts) Ali Birch (5 apps, 1 start) Conor Joyce (1 app) Scrum-halves

Ruan Pienaar (19 apps, 17 starts, 167 pts) Paul Marshall (24 apps, 16 starts, 20 pts) Ian Porter (5 apps) Blane McIlroy (2 apps) Fly-halves

Ian Humphreys (26 apps, 22 starts, 155 pts) Paddy Jackson (14 apps, 7 starts, 43 pts) James McKinney (2 apps, 1 start, 10 pts) | Centres

Darren Cave (21 apps, 20 starts, 25 pts) Nevin Spence (18 apps, 17 starts) Ian Whitten (20 apps, 14 starts, 5 pts) Paddy Wallace (15 apps, 14 starts, 15 pts) Luke Marshall (7 apps, 2 starts, 5 pts) Chris Farrell (2 apps, 1 start) Michael Allen (1 app, 1 start) Stuart Olding (1 app) Wings

Craig Gilroy (29 apps, 27 starts, 30 pts) Andrew Trimble (17 apps, 17 starts, 30 pts) Simon Danielli (7 apps, 5 starts) Chris Cochrane (3 apps, 2 starts, 10 pts) Conor Gaston (2 apps, 1 start) Fullbacks

Stefan Terblanche (17 apps, 15 starts, 15 pts) Adam D'Arcy* (26 apps, 13 starts, 15 pts) Jared Payne (3 apps, 3 starts) Peter Nelson (2 apps, 1 start) Ricky Andrew (1 app) | | | | | | (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..mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:27em}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:22.5em}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=upper-alpha]{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=upper-roman]{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-alpha]{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-greek]{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-roman]{list-style-type:lower-roman}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-upper-alpha .references{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-upper-roman .references{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-alpha .references{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-greek .references{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-roman .references{list-style-type:lower-roman} | | |

Position	Name	Nationality
High Performance Manager	Gary Longwell	Ireland
Elite Player Development Officer	Jonny Bell	Ireland
Elite Player Development Officer	Niall Malone	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Chris Shiells	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Kevin Geary	Ireland

Academy squad
Props

Ryan Jablonski (Instonians) (1) Conor Carey (Ballymena) (2) Kyle McCall (Ballynahinch) (2) Hookers

Jonny Murphy (Banbridge) (1) John Burns (Ballymena) (3) Locks

Iain Henderson (QUB) (2) David O'Mahony (TBA) (1) James Simpson (Ballynahinch) (1) | Back row

Ali Birch (Dungannon) (2) Neil Faloon (Armagh) (1) Conor Joyce (Malone) (1) David McGuigan (QUB) (2) Sean O'Connell (Instonians) (1) Scrum-halves

Blane McIlroy (Ballymena) (2) Michael Heaney (3) Fly-halves

Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins) (1) | Centres

Chris Farrell (Dungannon) (1) Wings

Michael Allen (Belfast Harlequins) (3) Chris Cochrane (Dungannon) (5) Conor Gaston (Dungannon) (3) Fullbacks

Ricky Andrew (Ballymena) (3) Peter Nelson (Dungannon) (1) | | | | | | | | |


15:40	Try: Humphreys 69' cCon: Humphreys (1/1)Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 12', 40', 50'	ReportMatch centreHighlightsFull game	Try: Nakaitaci 5' mPen: Skrela (2/2) 17', 38'	Attendance: 9,385Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Ulster lineup:
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Simon Danielli. Replacements:
Andi Kyriacou, 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 67'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa 67'),
Lewis Stevenson, 20. Willie Faloon (for Ferris 76'),
Ian Porter, 22. Nevin Spence, 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Danielli 55'). | | | | |


18:00	Try: Smith 66' mPen: Flood (5/6) 7', 16', 22', 45', 80'	ReportMatch centre	Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 2', 10', 19'	Attendance: 21,473Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Simon Danielli. Replacements:
Nigel Brady, 17. Paddy McAllister, 18. Adam Macklin (for Fitzpatrick 68'),
Lewis Stevenson, 20. Willie Faloon,
Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 74'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Danielli 68'). | | | | |


19:30	Try: Ferris 16' cD'Arcy 40' mTrimble 42' mMarshall 56' cJackson 68' cCon: Humphreys (3/5)	ReportMatch centre	Try: D'Apice 78' cCon: Olivier (1/1)Pen: Tebaldi (1/3) 20'Cards: Toniolatti 36'	Attendance: 7,494Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Andi Kyriacou, 17. Tom Court (for McAllister 50'), 18. Adam Macklin,
Lewis Stevenson, 20. Robbie Diack,
Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 50'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Spence 53'), 23. Stefan Terblanche (for Trimble 50'). | | | | |


14:30	Try: Sinoti 56' cQuartaroli 60' mBiagi 74' mCon: Orquera (1/1)Pen: Orquera (1/1) 17'	ReportMatch centre	Try: Trimble 5' cpenalty try 22' cCourt 37' cGilroy 69' cDiack 77' cMacklin 80' mCon: Humphreys (3/3)Pienaar (2/3)Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 15', 33'	Attendance: 5,000Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Jackson 67'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 49'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 78'),
Tim Barker (for Tuohy 61'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Wannenburg 65'),
Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 65'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Spence 46'), 23. Stefan Terblanche (for Trimble 49'). | | | | |


20:00	Try: Trimble (2) 5' c, 39' mGilroy 69' cP. Marshall 72' cCon: Pienaar (3/4)Pen: Pienaar (5/5) 11', 32', 53', 56', 63'	ReportMatch centre	Try: Murphy 13' cCon: Twelvetrees (1/1)Cards: Cole 64'	Attendance: 11,900Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Best 76'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 76'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 76'),
Lewis Stevenson (for Ferris 71'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Wannenburg 71'),
Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 65'), 22. Ian Whitten (for Cave 57'), 23. Adam D'Arcy. | | | | |


16:40	Try: Paulo 62' cCon: Parra (1/1)Pen: Parra (4/4) 14', 21', 48', 73'	ReportMatch centre	Pen: Pienaar (5/7) 17', 32', 45', 56', 70'Cards: Tuohy 14'	Attendance: 17,633Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Andi Kyriacou, 17. Callum Black, 18. Adam Macklin,
Lewis Stevenson, 20. Willie Faloon,
Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 61'), 22. Nevin Spence, 23. Adam D'Arcy. | | | | |


13:45 IST	Try: Zebo 34' cCon: O'Gara (1/1)Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 40', 49', 61'	ReportMatch centre	Try: Gilroy 16' cCon: Pienaar (1/1)Pen: Pienaar (4/5) 5', 11', 20', 59'Drop: Humphreys (1/1) 32'Cards: Henry 37'	Attendance: 26,500Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Nigel Brady, 17. Paddy McAllister, 18. Adam Macklin,
Lewis Stevenson, 20. Willie Faloon,
Paul Marshall, 22. Nevin Spence, 23. Adam D'Arcy. | | | | |


17:45 IST	Try: Wannenburg 15' cCon: Pienaar (1/1)Pen: Pienaar (5/5) 5', 38', 58', 63', 75'Cards: Terblanche 29'	ReportMatch centre	Try: Thompson 80' cCon: Laidlaw (1/1)Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 9', 11', 40', 45'	Attendance: 45,147Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Nigel Brady, 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 77'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Fitzpatrick 65'),
Lewis Stevenson (for Ferris 77'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Faloon 73'),
Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Adam D'Arcy. | | | | |


17:00 BST	Try: O'Brien 12' cHealy 31' cpenalty try 44' cvan der Merwe 76' mCronin 80' cCon: Sexton (3/3)McFadden (1/2)Pen: Sexton (3/4) 51', 67', 73'	ReportMatch centre	Try: Tuohy 60' mPen: Pienaar (3/3) 7', 40', 49'Cards: Terblanche 72'	Attendance: 81,774Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Nigel Brady, 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 74'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick,
Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 79'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Henry 67'),
Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 69'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson 45'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Trimble 79'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: CaveHenryMarshallCon: Humphreys (2)Pen: Humphreys (3)	ReportMatch centre	Try: NathanPen: Weir (3)	Attendance: 6,296Referee: Leighton Hodges
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Pedrie Wannenberg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Ian Whitten, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 67'), 17. Jarlath Carey, 18. Adam Macklin,
Neil McComb, 20. Robbie Diack,
Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson, 23. Peter Nelson. | | | | |


15:00	Try: WilliamsCon: OlivierPen: Olivier (4)	ReportMatch centre	Try: GilroyTuohyWhittenCon: Humphreys (2)Pen: Humphreys (2)Cards: Cronin	Attendance: 3,000Referee: Neil Hennessy
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
Tim Barker, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Ian Whitten, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 50'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for McAllister 50'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Wannenburg 79'),
Lewis Stevenson (for Barker 56'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Faloon 61'),
Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 78'), 23. Luke Marshall (for Spence 65'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: Cave (2)Con: Humphreys (2)Pen: HumphreysJackson	ReportMatch centre	Pen: SweeneyCards: Rush	Attendance: 6,555Referee: James Jones
Ulster lineup:

Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Ian Whitten, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Jared Payne. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 64'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Fitzpatrick 52'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Cronin 79'),
Neil McComb (for Tuohy 79'), 20. Mike McComish (for Diack 64'),
Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 67'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 74'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Cave 41'). | | | | |


16:30	Try: Penalty tryFussellCon: BiggarMorganPen: Biggar (6)Cards: Hibbard	ReportMatch centre	Try: JacksonPenalty tryCon: JacksonMcKinneyCards: Diack	Attendance: 5,590Referee: Dudley Phillips
Ulster lineup:

Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Ian Whitten, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Jared Payne. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 56'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Fitzpatrick 52'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Tuohy 66'),
Tim Barker (for Wannenburg 66'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Diack 58'),
Blane McIlroy (for P. Marshall 67'), 22. James McKinney (for Jackson 76'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Payne 53'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: RileyCon: ToveyPen: Tovey (4)	ReportMatch centre	Pen: Jackson (3)Cards: Spence	Attendance: 4,554Referee: Neil Paterson
Ulster lineup:

Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Jerry Cronin,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Ian Whitten, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Andy Kyriacou, 17. Kyle McCall, 18. Adam Macklin,
Tim Barker (for Stevenson 52'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Faloon 53'),
Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 47'), 22. James McKinney, 23. Conor Gaston. | | | | |


19:05	Try: Wannenburg (2)Con: Humphreys	ReportMatch centre	Try: Penalty tryBurtonCon: Burton (2)Pen: Burton (3)Cards: Fitzpatrick	Attendance: 7,372Referee: Stefano Penne
Ulster lineup:

Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
Tim Barker, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Chris Henry,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Ian Whitten, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Jared Payne. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 65'), 17. Kyle McCall, 18. Adam Macklin,
Lewis Stevenson (for Barker 54'), 20. Robbie Diack (for McComish 68'),
Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson (for Whitten 41'), 23. Adam D'Arcy 15'). | | | | |


15:00	Try: TrimblePen: Humphreys (4)Cards: Adam Macklin	ReportMatch centre	Try: WilliamsWarrenCon: ThomasPen: Thomas (3)Newton	Attendance: 7,075Referee: Alan Falzone
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Best 70'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 54'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 70'),
Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 54'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Henry 70'),
Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 63'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 70'), 23. Ian Whitten (for Spence 60'). | | | | |


17:35	Try: GilroyCourtHumphreysCon: Humphreys (2)Pen: Humphreys	ReportMatch centre	Pen: Nikora	Attendance: 6,887Referee: John Lacey
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Simon Danielli. Replacements:
Andi Kyriacou, 17. Paddy McAllister, 18. Adam Macklin,
Lewis Stevenson, 20. Robbie Diack (for Ferris 59'),
Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 59'), 22. Nevin Spence, 23. Adam D'Arcy. | | | | |


19:35	Try: NathanPen: Weir (3)Drop: Weir	ReportMatch centre	Pen: Humphreys (3)	Attendance: 3,940Referee: Stefano Penne
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Robbie Diack, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Simon Danielli, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 70'), 17. Callum Black,
Adam Macklin (for Fitzpatrick 63),
Tim Barker (for Tuohy 70'), 20. Mike McComish,
Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson, 23. Ian Whitten (for Danielli 57'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: Ferris (2)Con: HumphreysPen: Humphreys (4)	ReportMatch centre	Try: LamontLongiMurphyCon: JonesCards: Evans	Attendance: 8,117Referee: Alain Rolland
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Best 70'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 54'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 70'),
Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 54'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Henry 70'),
Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 63'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 70'), 23. Ian Whitten. | | | | |


17:30	Try: CarrCroninAuva'aPenalty tryMadiganHaganCon: McFadden (6)	ReportMatch centre	Try: CochraneCon: McKinneyPen: McKinney (2)	Attendance: 18,500Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Ulster lineup:

Callum Black, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Adam Macklin,
Tim Barker, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
Neil McComb, 7. Ali Birch, 8. Robbie Diack,
Paul Marshall, 10. James McKinney,
Conor Gaston, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Michael Allen, 14. Chris Cochrane,
Peter Nelson. Replacements:
Niall Annett (for Brady 74'), 17. Jerry Cronin (for Black 68'), 18. Tom Court (for Macklin 40'),
James Simpson (for Joyce 74'), 20. Conor Joyce (for Barker 21'),
Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 68'), 22. Stuart Olding (for McKinney 68'), 23. Ricky Andrew. | | | | |


19:05	Try: TerblancheAfoaHumphreysPienaarCon: Humphreys (2)Pen: Humphreys (2)Pienaar	ReportMatch centre	Try: O'DeaMurphyCon: Keatley (2)Pen: Keatley	Attendance: 11,379Referee: Alain Rolland
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Stefan Terblanche, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 58'), 17. Callum Black (for McAllister 63'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 75'),
Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 63'), 20. Ali Birch (for Faloon 73'),
Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 68'), 22. Chris Farrell (for Cave 64'), 23. Peter Nelson (for D'Arcy 73'). | | | | |


19:30	Try: De LucaWalkerCon: Laidlaw (2)Pen: Laidlaw (2)	ReportMatch centre	Try: BestTuohyTrimbleCaveCon: Pienaar (2)Pen: Humphreys (2)Pienaar (4)	Attendance: 3,792Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Andi Kyriacou (for Best 70'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 77'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 77'),
Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 70'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Wannenburg 11'),
Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 21'), 22. Paddy Wallace (for Whitten 60'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Gilroy 75'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: DiackPienaarGilroyTerblancheCon: Pienaar (2)Pen: Pienaar (2)Cards: Whitten Faloon	ReportMatch centre	Pen: Tovey (4)	Attendance: 7,435Referee: Carlo Damasco
Ulster lineup:

Callum Black, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Mike McComish, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Stefan Terblanche, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 55'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Black 48'), 18. Adam Macklin,
Tim Barker (for Stevenson 73'), 20. Ali Birch (for Faloon 64'),
Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 64'), 22. Michael Allen, 23. Simon Danielli (for D'Arcy 57'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: ParksJamesCon: ParksPen: Parks (3)	ReportMatch centre	Try: DiackPen: Pienaar (3)Cards: Humphreys	Attendance: 9,154Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. John Afoa,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Chris Henry, 7. Robbie Diack, 8. Willie Faloon,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Ian Whitten, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 66'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 53'), 18. Adam Macklin,
Tim Barker, 20. Mike McComish (for Diack 75'),
Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 75'), 22. Simon Danielli, 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Terblanche 61'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: Penalty tryWallaceCon: PienaarPen: Pienaar	ReportMatch centre	Try: BearmanWalkerCon: BiggarCards: Biggar	Attendance: 8,131Referee: Neil Hennessy
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar,
Ian Whitten, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 72'), 17. Callum Black (for McAllister 72'), 18. Adam Macklin,
Tim Barker (for Stevenson 70'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Wannenburg 53'),
Ian Humphreys, 22. Simon Danielli (for Gilroy 63'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Danielli 73'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: MarshallTerblancheD'ArcyPenalty tryCochraneHumphreysCon: Pienaar (4)	ReportMatch centre	Try: S. VisserT. VisserPen: Godman (2)	Attendance: 8,044Referee: Nigel Owens
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar,
Stefan Terblanche, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 52'), 17. Callum Black (for McAllister 51'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 64'),
Neil McComb (for McComish 46'), 20. Mike McComish (for Wannenburg 12'),
Ian Humphreys (for P. Marshall 52'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Whitten 70'), 23. Chris Cochrane (for D'Arcy 60'). | | | | |


16:15	Try: CeccatoDi BernardoCon: Burton (2)Pen: BurtonDrop: Burton	ReportMatch centre	Try: HenryWallaceD'ArcyCon: Pienaar (3)Pen: Pienaar	Attendance: 4,200Referee: Leighton Hodges
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Stefan Terblanche, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 51'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 60'), 18. Adam Macklin,
Lewis Stevenson (for Muller 58'), 20. Neil McComb,
Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Whitten (for Cave 61'), 23. Nevin Spence (for Stevenson 61'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: WallacePenalty tryBestCaveCourtWannenburgCon: Pienaar (4)Humphreys (2)Pen: Pienaar	ReportMatch centre	Try: TibaldiCon: OlivierCards: Toniolatti	Attendance: 10,125Referee: Neil Paterson
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
Johann Muller, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Nigel Brady (for Best 64'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Afoa 54'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Court 72'),
Dan Tuohy (for Stevenson 54'), 20. Willie Faloon,
Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Whitten (for Cave 60'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Wallace 64'). | | | | |


17:15	Try: NikoraDuffyTiernan O'HalloranCon: NikoraPen: Nikora (3)Cards: Loughney Swift	ReportMatch centre	Try: MarshallJacksonCon: JacksonPen: Jackson (3)Cards: Stevenson Birch	Attendance: 5,017Referee: Dudley Phillips
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Adam Macklin,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Neil McComb,
Mike McComish, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Adam D'Arcy, 12. Paddy Jackson, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Ian Whitten,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 68'), 17. Callum Black (for McAllister 68'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Court 56'),
Iain Henderson (for McComb 74'), 20. Ali Birch (for Diack 55'),
Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 37'), 22. Michael Allen, 23. Craig Gilroy (for Humphreys 56'). | | | | |


19:05	Try: LaughlinCon: SextonPen: SextonDrop: Sexton	ReportMatch centre	Try: MullerPen: Pienaar	Attendance: 10,500Referee: John Lacey
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
Johann Muller, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Stefan Terblanche. Replacements:
Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 60'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 60'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Fitzpatrick 55'),
Neil McComb (for Wannenburg 49'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Henry 17'),
Ian Porter (for Pienaar 67'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Trimble 75'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Wallace 33'). | | | | |


19:30	Try: ZeboO'MahonySherryArcherO'DonnellCon: Deasy (2)CusackPen: Deasy	ReportMatch centre	Try: HendersonPen: Jackson	Attendance: 19,362Referee: Alain Rolland
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
Iain Henderson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Chris Cochrane, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Andrew Trimble,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements:
Niall Annett (for Brady 65'), 17. Callum Black (for Fitzpatrick 55'), 18. Tom Court (for McAllister 12'),
Mike McComish (for Diack 55'), 20. Ali Birch (for Faloon 48'),
Blane McIlroy (for P. Marshall 60'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Trimble 51'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for D'Arcy 64'). | | | | |

2011–2012 Dream Team

Pos		Player	Team
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar	Ulster
LL	4	Dan Tuohy	Ulster
TP	3	BJ Botha	Ulster


		Report	Pen: McKinney
Ulster lineup:

Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
Tim Barker, 5. Neil McComb,
Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Chris Henry (c), 8. Robbie Diack,
Paul Marshall, 10. James McKinney,
Ricky Andrew, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Conor Gaston,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements: Callum Black, Paddy McAllister, Adam Macklin, Jerry Cronin, John Burns, Lewis Stevenson, Mike McComish, Willie Faloon, Ian Porter, Paddy Jackson, Graig Gilroy. | | | | |


	Try: BurnsGilroyDiackMcIlroyNelsonCon: Jackson (3)Pen: Jackson	Report	Try: (2)Con: (1)Pen: (1)
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. John Burns, 3. Adam Macklin,
Lewis Stevenson (c), 5. Neil McComb,
Mike McComish, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
Stuart Olding, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Chris Farrell, 14. Michael Allen,
Peter Nelson. Replacements: Andrew Warwick, Callum Black, Declan Fitzpatrick, James Simpson, Ali Birch, Blane McIlroy, Conor Gaston. | | | | |


	Try: GilroyP. MarshallFaloonCon: Humphreys (2)Pen: Humphreys	Report	Try: Dickson
Ulster lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
Lewis Stevenson, 5. Neil McComb,
Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry (c),
Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Conor Gaston,
Adam D'Arcy. Replacements: Ian Whitten (for Spence 50'), Tim Barker (for Stevenson 50'), Callum Black (for McAllister 55'), Dan Tuohy (for McComb 61'), Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 61'), Robbie Diack (for Wannenburg 72'), Peter Nelson (for Gaston 72'), Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 72'), Luke Marshall (for Cave 78'), Adam Macklin (for Cronin 79'). | | | | |


19:30	Try: MacklinAllenCochraneNelsonFarrellCon: Jackson (3)Pen: Jackson (4)	Report	Try: GidlowCon: McIlwaine	Referee: I. Davies
Ulster Ravens lineup':

Callum Black, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Adam Macklin,
Tim Barker, 5. Neil McComb,
Ali Birch, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Robbie Diack,
Blane McIlroy, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Chris Cochrane, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Michael Allen,
Peter Nelson. Replacements:
Niall Annett, 17. Conor Carey, 18. James Simpson, 19. Sean O'Connell,
Michael Heaney, 21. James McKinney, 23. Ricky Andrew. | | | | |


19:30	Try: SmithCon: ForbesPen: Forbes	Report	Try: Penalty tryAndrewCochraneCon: McKinney (2)Pen: McKinney (3)	Attendance: 652Referee: R. Thomas
Ulster Ravens lineup:

Callum Black, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Conor Carey,
Tim Barker, 5. Neil McComb,
Conor Joyce, 7. Ali Birch, 8. Sean O'Connell.
Blane McIlroy, 10. James McKinney,
Chris Cochrane, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Michael Allen, 14. Conor Gaston,
Peter Nelson. Replacements:
Niall Annett, 17. Ricky Lutton 57'), 18. James Simpson (for Barker 75'), 19. Neil Faloon (for Birch 60'),
Michael Heaney, 21. C Quinn (for Allen 49'), 22. Ricky Andrew (for Nelson 40') | | | | |


14:30	Try: NelsonPen: McKinney (4)	Report	Try: KnappsNuthallPen: Gunter (2)
Ulster Ravens lineup:

Callum Black, 2. Nigel Brady (c), 3. Jerry Cronin,
Tim Barker, 5. Neil McComb,
Ali Birch, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Mike McComish,
Ian Porter, 10. James McKinney,
Chris Cochrane, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Conor Gaston,
Peter Nelson. Replacements:
Niall Annett, 17. Conor Carey, 18. James Simpson, 19. Neil Faloon,
Blane McIlroy, 21. Michael Allen, 22. Ricky Andrew. | | | | |


13:30	Try: McMahonWadeHoman	Report	Try: BlackNelsonAllenW. FaloonCon: McKinneyPen: McKinney (2)Nelson	Attendance: 581
Ulster Ravens lineup:

Callum Black, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
James Simpson, 5. Stevenson,
Ali Birch, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Mike McComish,
Ian Porter, 10. James McKinney,
Chris Cochrane, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Conor Gaston,
Peter Nelson. Replacements:
Niall Annett, 17. Conor Carey, 18. David O'Mahony, 19. Neil Faloon,
Blane McIlroy, 21. Michael Allen, 22. Ricky Andrew. | | | | |


19:30	Pen: Jackson (3) 8', 45', 60'	Report	Try: Scanlon 31' cDeasy 39' cCon: Deasy (2/2)Pen: Deasy (2) 2', 58'	Referee: James Matthew (SRU)
Ulster Ravens lineup:

Paddy McAllister, 2. Nigel Brady (c), 3. Jerry Cronin,
Tim Barker, 5. Neil McComb,
Conor Joyce, 7. Ali Birch, 8. Mike McComish,
Blane McIlroy, 10. Paddy Jackson,
Chris Cochrane, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Chris Farrell, Michael Allen,
Conor Gaston. Replacements:
Niall Annett, 17. Conor Carey, 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. James Simpson, 20. Iain Henderson,
Ian Porter, 22. James McKinney. | | | | |

	Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	BP	Pts
1	Leinster	3	3	0	62	8	0	12
2	Munster	3	2	1	51	55	1	9
3	Ulster	3	1	2	30	56	2	6
4	Connacht	3	0	3	30	54	3	3

The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Culloden Hotel on 10 May 2012. Winners were:

Ulster Player of the Year: Chris Henry
Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year: Stephen Ferris
Young Player of the Year: Craig Gilroy
Supporters Club Player of the Year: Pedrie Wannenburg
Academy Player of the Year: Chris Farrell
Most Improved Player of the Year: Paul Marshall
Dorrington B. Faulkner Award: John Wilson
Youth Player of the Year: Russell Blair
Schools Player of the Year: James Harrison
Club Player of the Year: Richard Lutton
Club of the Year: Malone RFC

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