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User:Nicknack009/1989–90 Ulster Rugby Season

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Harry Williams' third season as coach.

Players selected

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Ulster Rugby squad

Props

  • Ireland Gary Bell (Dungannon)
  • Ireland J. J. McCoy, Bangor
  • Ireland Mark Reynolds, Malone

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

  • Ireland Ashley Blair, Dungannon
  • Ireland Rab Brady, Ballymena
  • Ireland Stephen Matchett, Bangor

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.

IRFU Interprovincial Championship

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Team P W D L F A Pts
3 3 0 0 65 19 6
3 2 0 1 34 26 4
3 2 0 1 25 36 2
3 0 0 3 25 68 0
14 October 1989 Connacht Connacht 3-38 Ulster Ulster Galway Sportsgrounds  
Pen: O'Beirne
Report[1] Try: Hewitt (2)
Crossan (2)
Robinson (2)
Hooks
Matthews
Con: Russell (3)
Ulster lineup:

1. Mark Reynolds, John MacDonald, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Willie Anderson, 5. Paddy Johns,
6. Phillip Matthews, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Rab Brady, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Keith Crossan, 12. David Irwin, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Philip Rainey.

21 October 1989 Leinster Leinster 6-14 Ulster Ulster Lansdowne Road, Dublin  
Pen: B. Smith (2)
Report[2] Try: S. Smith
Crossan
Pen: Russell
Drop: Russell
Ulsterlineup:

1. Mark Reynolds (Malone), Steve Smith, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Willie Anderson, 5. Paddy Johns,
6. Phillip Matthews, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Rab Brady, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Keith Crossan, 12. David Irwin, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Colin Wilkinson.

28 October 1989 Ulster Ulster 13-10 Munster Munster Ravenhill, Belfast  
Try: Crossan (2)
Con: Russell
Pen: Russell
Report[3] Try: Lenihan
Kiernan
Con: Kiernan
Ulster lineup:

1. Mark Reynolds (Malone), 2. Steve Smith, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Willie Anderson, 5. Paddy Johns,
6. Phillip Matthews, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Rab Brady, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Keith Crossan, 12. John Hewitt, 13. David Irwin, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Philip Rainey.

Representative

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15 September 1989 Ulster Ulster 39-16 Scotland Scottish Saltires Ravenhill, Belfast  
Try: McBride (2)
Harbinson
Matthews
Russell
Hooks
Maxwell
Con: Russell (4)
Pen: Russell
Report[4] Try: Richard Diplock
Thompson
Con: Peter Dods (2)
Pen: Peter Dods (2)
Ulster lineup:

1. Mark Reynolds, Steve Smith, J. J. McCoy,
4. Willie Anderson (c), 5. Paddy Johns,
6. Denis McBride, 7. Philip Matthews, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Rab Brady, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Bill Harbinson, 12. Garth Maxwell, 13. Michael Rainey, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Philip Rainey.

5 November 1989 London & SE Division England 24-13 Ulster Ulster Sunbury  
Try: Pilgrim
Edwards
Clough
Con: Pilgrim (3)
Pen: Pilgrim
Report[5] Try: MacDonald
Wilkinson
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson
Ulster lineup:

1. Mark Reynolds, John MacDonald (c), Gary Bell,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed,
6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Gordon Hamilton, 8. Jeremy Hastings
9. Stephen Matchett, 10. Mark McCall,
11. James Harley, 12. Garth Maxwell, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Bill Harbinson,
15. Colin Wilkinson.

21 November 1989 Ulster Ulster 3-21 New Zealand New Zealand Ravenhill, Belfast  
Pen: Russell
Report[6] Try: Brooke
Tuigamala
Con: Botica (2)
Pen: Botica (3)
Ulster lineup:

1. Mark Reynolds, Steve Smith, J. J. McCoy,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Willie Anderson,
6. Phillip Matthews, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Ashley Blair, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Keith Crossan, 12. John Hewitt, 13. David Irwin (c), 14. Stuart Porter,
15. Philip Rainey.

International callups

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Selected against New Zealand, 18 November 1989

Selected for the 1990 Five Nations Championship:

References

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  1. ^ Kieran Rooney, "Ulster run in eight tries against Connacht", Sunday Independent, 15 October 1989
  2. ^ Sean Diffley, "Ulster tops in a flop", Sunday Independent, 22 October 1989
  3. ^ Sean Diffley, "Ulster are champions once more", Evening Herald, 28 October 1989
  4. ^ Jim Stokes, "Sparkling Ulster rub salt in the wounds", Belfast Telegraph, 16 September 1989
  5. ^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster hold heads high", Belfast Telegraph, 6 November 1989
  6. ^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster beaten but unbowed", Belfast Telegraph, 22 November 1989