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Harry Williams was coach for the fourth and final season.

Fullback Philip Rainey announced his retirement in May 1990, with 42 caps for Ulster and 1 for Ireland.[1]

Portadown scrum-half Andrew Matchett made his provincial debut against Spain in September.[2]

Paddy Johns made his debut for Ireland on 27 October 1990.

Brian Robinson and Gordon Hamilton made their debuts for Ireland on 2 February 1991.

Players selected

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Ulster Rugby squad

Props

  • Ireland David Elliott, Bangor
  • Ireland J. J. McCoy, Bangor
  • Ireland Bruce McKenzie, Ballymena
  • Ireland Brian McKibbin, Instonians
  • Ireland Peter Millar, Ballymena
  • Ireland Mark Reynolds, Malone

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

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 48 30 12
3 2 0 1 61 49 8
3 2 0 1 38 58 4
3 0 0 3 45 55 0
1 December 1990 Ulster Ulster 13-6 Leinster Leinster Ravenhill  
Try: Smith
Pen: Russell
McAleese
Drop: Russell
 Report[3] Pen: Farren (2)
 Referee: R. McDowell
Ulster lineup:

1. David Elliott, 2. Steve Smith, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed,
6. Phillip Matthews, 7. Gordon Hamilton, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Terry McMaster, 12. David Irwin, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Colin Wilkinson.
Replacements:
Willie Anderson (for Tweed), Derek McAleese (for Russell).

8 December 1990 Munster Munster 15-19 Ulster Ulster Musgrave Park, Cork  
Pen: Kiernan (4)
Drop: Keyes
 Report[4] Try: Robinson
Matthews
Con: McAleese
Pen: McAleese (3)
 Referee: G. Black
Ulster lineup:

1. Brian McKibbin, 2. Steve Smith, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Willie Anderson,
6. Phillip Matthews, 7. Gordon Hamilton, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Derek McAleese,
11. Terry McMaster, 12. David Irwin, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Colin Wilkinson.
Replacement:
John Rogers (for Johns).

15 December 1990 Ulster Ulster 16-9 Connacht Connacht Ravenhill  
Try: Matchett
Robinson
Con: McAleese
Pen: McAleese (2)
 Report[5] Try: Geoghegan
Con: Elwood
Pen: White
 Referee: B. Smith
Ulster lineup:

1. Brian McKibbin, 2. Steve Smith, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Colin Morrison, 5. Willie Anderson,
6. Phillip Matthews, 7. Gordon Hamilton, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Derek McAleese,
11. Terry McMaster, 12. David Irwin, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Colin Wilkinson.
Replacements:
Maurice Field (for Hewitt).

Representative

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14 April 1990 Cote Basque France 36-25 Ulster Ulster Mont de Marsan  
Try: Johns
Hooks (2)
Smyth
Con: Blair (3)
Pen: Russell
Ulster lineup:

1. M Reynolds, 2. Steve Smith, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Graham Ellis,
6. Denis McBride, 7. Stephen McKinty, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Ashley Blair, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Davy Smyth, 12. Bill Harbinson, 13. Michael Daly, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Colin Wilkinson.

1 September 1990 Yorkshire Yorkshire 12-12 Ulster Ulster Circle Ground, Hull  
Try: Jason Georgiou
Con: Harrison
Pen: Harrison (2)
 Report[6] Try: Robinson
Con: Russell
Pen: Russell (2)
Ulster lineup:

1. Brian McKibbin, 2. John MacDonald, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Willie Anderson,
6. Don Whittle, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Ashley Blair, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Keith Crossan, 12. David Irwin, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Colin Wilkinson.

4 September 1990 Ulster Ulster 28-13 Spain Spain Ravenhill  
Try: McKibbin
Irwin
Hooks
Crossan
Hewitt
Pen: Russell (2)
 Report[7] Try: Malo
Torres
Con: Puertas
Pen: Puertas
 Referee: O. Doyle
Ulster lineup:

1. Brian McKibbin, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Peter Millar,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Willie Anderson,
6. Denis McBride, 7. Stephen McKinty, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Keith Crossan, 12. David Irwin, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Colin Wilkinson.
Replacement:
Davy Tweed (for Johns).

12 September 1990 Ulster Ulster 33-6 Ireland Irish Exiles Ravenhill  
Try: Daly
Matchett
Field
McKinty
Smyth
Con: Russell
McMaster
Pen: Russell (2)
McMaster
 Report[8] Try: Cleary
Con: Mullen
 Referee: Stephen Hilditch
Ulster lineup:

1. Bruce McKenzie, 2. John MacDonald (c), 3. Peter Millar,
4. Tim Lowry, 5. Davy Tweed,
6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Gordon Hamilton, 8. Willie Anderson,
9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Peter Russell,
11. Keith Crossan, 12. Michael Daly, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Davy Smyth,
15. Colin Wilkinson.
Replacement:
Terry McMaster.

29 September 1990 Bath England 25-6 Ulster Ulster Recreation Ground  
Try: Trick
Callard (2)
Con: Webb (2)
Pen: Webb (3)
 Report[9] Pen: McAleese (2)
 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Victor Hosking
Ulster lineup:

1. Bruce MacKenzie, 2. John MacDonald, 3. J. J. McCoy,
4. Graham Ellis, 5. Willie Anderson (c),
6. Denis McBride, 7. Phillip Matthews, 8. Brian Robinson,
9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Derek McAleese,
11. Keith Crossan, 12. Michael Daly, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Kenny Hooks,
15. Colin Wilkinson.

International callups

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Players selected for the 1991 Five Nations Championship:

Selected for the 1991 Ireland rugby union tour of Namibia

Selected for the 1991 Rugby World Cup:

References

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  1. ^ "Gentleman Phillip retires on high note", News Letter, 9 May 1990
  2. ^ Jim Stokes, "Andy caps it with big debut", Belfast Telegraph, 3 September 1990
  3. ^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster back on winning trail", Ireland's Saturday Night, 1 December 1990
  4. ^ Sean Diffley, "Magnificant Ulster rally", Sunday Independent, 9 December 1990
  5. ^ Sean Diffley, "Ulster tops in cracker", Sunday Independent, 16 December 1990
  6. ^ Jim Stokes, "Ring-rusty Ulster only get a draw", Ireland's Saturday Night, 1 September 1990
  7. ^ Jim Stokes, "Siesta time - then Ulster spring to life", Belfast Telegraph, 5 September 1990
  8. ^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster's new faces come out of exile", Belfast Telegraph, 13 September 1990
  9. ^ Jim Stokes, "Early 'Bath'", Ireland's Saturday Night, 29 September 1990
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