User:Nicknack009/1992–93 Ulster Rugby Season

Davy McMaster was in his second season as Ulster coach.

Colin Wilkinson made his Ireland debut on 16 January 1993.

Players selected

Ulster Rugby squad
Props Gary Bell, Instonians David Elliott, Bangor Brian McKibbin, Instonians Davy Millar, Dungannon Peter Millar, Ballymena Hookers Andy Adair, Instonians John MacDonald Steve Smith, Ballymena Locks Paddy Johns, Dungannon Gary Longwell, QUB Davy Tweed, Ballymena	Back row Colin Darrah, NIFC Stuart Duncan, Malone Gordon Hamilton, Ballymena Jeremy Hastings, Dungannon Denis McBride Kevin McKee, Instonians Stephen McKinty, Bangor Brian Robinson, Ballymena Roger Wilson, Instonians Scrum-halves Ashley Blair, Dungannon Andrew Matchett, Ballymena Fly-halves David Humphreys, QUB Derek McAleese, Ballymena Peter Russell	Centres Maurice Field, Malone Bill Harbinson, Malone Mark McCall, Bangor Mark Wylie, Instonians Wings Ronnie Carey, Dungannon Keith Crossan, Instonians Innes Gray, QUB Tyrone Howe, Dungannon Stan McDowell, Dungannon Terry McMaster, Bangor Fullbacks Ian Orr, City of Derry Colin Wilkinson, Malone

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

Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
Ulster	4	4	0	59	38	16
Exiles	4	2	2	63	57	8
Leinster	4	2	2	54	74	8
Munster	4	1	3	64	62	4
Connacht	4	1	3	56	65	4

28 November 1992	Munster	11-12	Ulster
	Try: Cronin Pen: Haly (2)	Report^[1]	Pen: Russell Humphreys (2) Drop: Humphreys	Referee: O. Doyle
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Gary Longwell, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Peter Russell, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Bill Harbinson, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Andy Adair (for Smith), David Humphreys (for Russell).				Referee: O. Doyle

6 December 1992	Ulster	19-6	Connacht	Ravenhill
	Try: Field Tweed Howe Con: Russell (2)	Report^[2]^[3]	Pen: White (2)	Referee: B. Smith
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Paddy Johns, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Peter Russell, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Bill Harbinson, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson.				Referee: B. Smith

11 December 1992	Exiles	13-16	Ulster
	Try: Verling Con: Corcoran Pen: Corcoran (2)	Report^[4]	Try: Harbinson Con: Russell Pen: Russell (2) Drop: Russell
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Peter Russell, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Bill Harbinson, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Gary Longwell (for Robinson)

19 December 1992	Ulster	12-8	Leinster	Ravenhill
	Pen: Russell (3) Drop: Russell	Report^[5]	Try: O'Shea Pen: O'Shea	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: D. McHugh
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Paddy Johns, 6. Colin Darrah, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Stephen McKinty, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Peter Russell, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Bill Harbinson, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Brian McKibbin (for Elliott).				Attendance: 5,000 Referee: D. McHugh

1 September 1992	Ulster	39-18	Cornwall	Ravenhill
	Try: McMaster Blair Field Carey Con: McAleese Blair Pen: McAleese (5)	Report^[6]	Try: Cook Bick Con: Peters Drop: Campbell
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Gordon Hamilton (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. Terry McMaster, 12. Maurice Field, 13. Mark McCall, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson.

5 September 1992	Yorkshire	31-8	Ulster	Otley
	Try: Peter Buckton Harrison Johnny Eagle Tony Rice Con: Harrison Richard Petyt (3) Pen: Harrison	Report	Try: McKinty Pen: McAleese
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. Andy Adair, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Stuart Duncan, 7. Gordon Hamilton (c), 8. Stephen McKinty, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. Terry McMaster, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Bill Harbinson, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Ian Orr.

7 September 1992	Cumbria	16-27	Ulster	Ravenhill
	Try: Penalty try Con: Bell Pen: Bell (3)	Report^[7]	Try: Field Longwell McKinty Con: Humphreys (2) Blair Pen: Humphreys Drop: Humphreys
Ulster lineup: 1. Gary Bell, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Denis McBride, 7. Gordon Hamilton (c), 8. Stephen McKinty, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Terry McMaster, 12. Bill Harbinson, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Ian Orr.

23 October 1992	Ulster	11-35	Australia	Ravenhill
	Try: Robinson Pen: Russell Drop: McCall	Report^[8]	Try: Eales Gavin (2) McKenzie Little Con: Roebuck (5)
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Gordon Hamilton (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. Peter Russell, 11. Keith Crossan, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacement: Gary Bell (for Millar).

17 February 1993	Ulster	36-17	Scottish Saltires	Ravenhill
	Try: Wylie (2) Gray (2) McKee Con: Humphreys (4) Pen: Humphreys	Report^[9]	Try: Davies Scott Con: Stephens (2) Pen: Stephens
Ulster lineup: 1. Gary Bell, 2. Andy Adair, 3. Davy Millar, 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Jeremy Hastings, 7. Kevin McKee, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Innes Gray, 12. Mark McCall (c), 13. Mark Wylie, 14. Tyrone Howe, 15. Ian Orr. Replacement: Stan McDowell (for Howe)

Selected against Australia, 31 October 1992:

^ David Walsh, "Munster self destruct", Sunday Independent, 29 November 1992
^ Frank Frarragher, "Nightmare start leaves Connacht on a hiding to nothing at Ravenhill", Connacht Sentinel, 8 December 1992
^ Sean Diffley, "Ulster have a field day as Connacht fail", Evening Herald, 5 December 1992
^ David Walsh, "Exiles' rough justice", 13 December 1992
^ "Ulster spirit triumphs", Sunday Independent, 20 December 1992
^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster's second half surge", Belfast Telegraph, 2 September 1992
^ "Cumbria caught Red-handed". Irish Independent, 8 September 1992
^ "Rugby Union: Ulster's barrage tests tourists", Independent, 24 October 1992
^ Jim Stokes, "Humphreys sparkles in Ulster romp", Belfast Telegraph, 18 February 1993