User:Nicknack009/1993–94 Ulster Rugby Season

Davy McMaster was in his third and final season as coach. Richard Milliken chaired the selectors' committee, alongside McMaster, Harry Steele, and newcomers Nigel Carr and Stephen Blake-Knox.^[1]

Maurice Field made his debut for Ireland on 19 February 1994.

Jonny Bell made his debut for Ireland on 5 June 1994.

Players selected

Ulster Rugby squad
Props Gary Bell, Instonians Simon Booth, Ballymena David Elliott, Bangor Davy Millar, Dungannon Peter Millar, Ballymena Hookers Andy Adair, Instonians John MacDonald Michael Patton, Bangor Locks Bruce Cornelius, Instonians Jeremy Davidson, Dungannon Colin Hamilton, Instonians Paddy Johns, Dungannon Gary Longwell, QUB Colin Morrison, Malone Davy Tweed, Ballymena	Back row Johnny Boyd, Dungannon Colin Darrah, NIFC Jeremy Hastings, Dungannon John Hastings, Dungannon Denis McBride Kevin McKee, Instonians Stephen McKinty, Bangor Brian Robinson, Ballymena Scrum-halves Ashley Blair, Dungannon Andrew Matchett, Ballymena Stephen Smyth, City of Derry Fly-halves David Humphreys, QUB	Centres Jonny Bell, Loughborough Maurice Field, Malone Mark McCall, Bangor Wings Ronnie Carey, Dungannon Innes Gray, QUB Tyrone Howe, Dungannon Graeme McCluskey, Instonians Stan McDowell, Dungannon 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
Leinster	4	3	1	72	40	8
Ulster	4	3	1	84	59	8
Munster	4	3	1	91	71	8
Exiles	4	1	3	71	80	4
Connacht	4	0	4	42	110	0

17 October 1993	Ulster	21-3	Exiles	Ravenhill
	Try: Tweed Millar Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (3)	Report^[2]^[3]^[4]	Pen: Burke	Referee: B. Smith
Ulster lineup: 1. Davy Millar, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Ian Orr. Replacements: Stephen Smyth (for Orr).				Referee: B. Smith

23 October 1993	Connacht	10-39	Ulster	Galway Sportsgrounds
	Try: Curley Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood	Report^[5]^[6]	Try: Blair Wilkinson Humphreys McKinty McBride Con: McCall (4) Pen: McCall (2)	Referee: A. Lewis
Ulster lineup: 1. Davy Millar, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Colin Wilkinson.				Referee: A. Lewis

12 November 1993	Leinster	25-0	Ulster	Donnybrook
	Try: Woods O'Shea Gavin Con: O'Shea (2) Pen: O'Shea (2)	Report^[7]^[8]		Referee: S. Lander
Ulster lineup: 1. Davy Millar, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Gary Longwell (for Tweed, 40)				Referee: S. Lander

18 December 1993	Ulster	24-21	Munster	Ravenhill
	Try: Wilkinson Howe Con: McCall Pen: McCall (3) Drop: Humphreys	Report^[9]	Pen: O'Sullivan (7)	Referee: G. Black
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Jeremy Hastings (for McBride, 31).				Referee: G. Black

16 October 1993	Ulster	21-3	Irish Exiles	Ravenhill
	Try: Tweed Millar Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (3)	Report^[10]	Pen: Burke
Ulster lineup: 1. Davy Millar, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Paddy Johns, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Innes Gray, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Tyrone Howe, 15. Ian Orr. Replacement: Stephen Smyth (for Orr)

29 October 1993	Ulster	6-22	South African Barbarians	Ravenhill
	Pen: McCall (2)	Report	Try: Schultz Roux Mulder Con: De Beer (2) Pen: De Beer
Ulster lineup: 1. Davy Millar, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Paddy Johns, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Maurice Field, 13. Mark McCall, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Ian Orr.

4 December 1993	Ulster	44-26	South of Scotland
	Try: McCall Gray (2) McDowell Howe Con: McCall (5) Pen: McCall (2) Humphreys	Report^[11]	Try: Hay Parker (2) Con: Parker (2) Pen: Parker (2)
Ulster lineup: 1. Davy Millar, 2. Andy Adair, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Jeremy Davidson, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride (c), 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Mark McCall, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Stan McDowell.

11 December 1993	Edinburgh District	39-13	Ulster
	Try: Stark Timms Paul Adam Con: Hastings (2) Pen: Hastings (5)	Report^[12]	Try: Wilkinson Con: McCall Pen: McCall (2)
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. Michael Patton, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Colin Hamilton, 5. Colin Morrison, 6. Colin Darrah, 7. Jeremy Hastings, 8. John Hastings, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Mark McCall (c), 13. Maurice Field, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Stan McDowell (for Gray), Johnny Boyd (for John Hastings).

^ "Nigel's new role", Belfast Telegraph, 12 February 1993
^ Neil McKay, "Ulster's Best is yet to come", Sunday Life, 17 October 1993
^ Alex George, "Ulster shouldn't get carried away", News Letter, 18 October 1993
^ "Exiles never in with a shout", Irish Examiner, 18 October 1993
^ Michael Glynn, "Mannion's heroics fail to save sub-par Connacht", Connacht Tribune, 29 October 1993
^ Mick Doyle, "Ulster always in control", Sunday Independent, 24 October 1993
^ Micheal McGeary, "Leinster end ten year unbeaten run", Sunday Life, 28 November 1993
^ Mark Jones, "Leinster end Ulster's run", Sunday Tribune, 28 November 1993
^ Mark Jones, "Title shared three ways", Sunday Tribune, 19 December 1993
^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster in top gear", Ireland's Saturday Night, 16 October 1993
^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster in 5 try blitz", Ireland's Saturday Night, 4 December 1993
^ "Nightmare in store for Ulster selectors", Sunday Independent, 12 December 1993