User:Nicknack009/1994–95 Ulster Rugby Season

Players selected[edit]

Coach:
Props Gary Bell, Instonians (8 apps, 8 starts) Simon Booth, Ballymena (7 apps, 7 starts) Richard Mackey, Malone (2 apps, 1 start) Gary Leslie, Dungannon (1 app) Hookers John MacDonald, Malone (6 apps, 6 starts) Michael Patton, Bangor (1 app, 1 start) Allen Clarke, Northampton (1 app, 1 start) Andy Adair, Instonians (1 app Locks Davy Tweed, Ballymena (8 apps, 8 starts, 5 pts) Gary Longwell, Ballymena (5 apps, 5 starts) Jeremy Davidson, Ballymena (2 apps, 2 starts) Richard McCartney, Sale (1 app, 1 start)	Back row Stephen McKinty, Bangor (8 apps, 8 starts, 5 pts) Roger Wilson, Instonians (4 apps, 4 starts, 5 pts) Denis McBride, Malone (3 apps, 3 starts) David Erskine, Sale (3 apps, 3 starts) Kevin McKee, Instonians (2 apps, 2 starts) Jeremy Hastings, Dungannon (2 apps, 1 start) Don Whittle, Bangor (1 app, 1 start) Scrum-halves Andrew Matchett, Ballymena (5 apps, 5 starts, 10 pts) Stephen Smyth, City of Derry (2 apps, 2 starts, 5 pts) Neil Doak, NIFC (1 app, 1 start) Fly-halves David Humphreys, QUB (5 apps, 5 starts, 26 pts) Derek McAleese, Ballymena (2 apps, 2 starts, 22 pts) Keith McGarry, Dungannon (1 app, 1 start, 24 pts)	Centres Mark McCall, Bangor (6 apps, 6 starts, 29 pts) Maurice Field, Malone (5 apps, 5 starts) Michael Boyd, Collegians (2 apps, 1 start) Keith Crossan, Instonians (1 app, 1 start) Bill Harbinson, Malone (1 app, 1 start) Gareth Maxwell, Bangor (1 app, 1 start) Wings Ronnie Carey, Dungannon (4 apps, 4 starts, 5 pts) Innes Gray, Instonians/Oxford University) (4 apps, 4 starts, 10 pts) Tyrone Howe, Oxford University (3 apps, 3 starts, 35 pts) Davy Smyth, Ballymena (3 apps, 3 starts) Graeme McCluskey, Instonians (2 apps, 2 starts, 5 pts) Fullbacks Jonathan Bell, Northampton (4 apps, 4 starts, 5 pts) Stan McDowell, Dungannon (3 apps, 2 starts) Ian Orr, City of Derry (2 apps, 2 starts, 10 pts) Stuart Laing, Instonians (1 app, 1 start)

IRFU Interprovincial Championship[edit]

Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts	Status
Munster	4	4	0	159	58	16	Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Ulster	4	2	2	84	51	8	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Leinster	4	2	2	65	80	8	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Exiles	4	1	3	77	117	4
Connacht	4	1	3	55	134	4

Munster beat Ulster in an Interpro for the first time since 1980.^[1]

12 November 1994

Munster	17-16	Ulster
Try: Smith Pen: Smith (3) Drop: Burke	Report^[2]	Try: Matchett Con: McCall Pen: McCall Humphreys Drop: Humphreys

Musgrave Park
Referee: Alan Lewis

Ulster lineups

1. Gary Bell, 2. John MacDonald (c), 3. Simon Booth, 4. Gary Longwell, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. David Erskine, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Stephen McKinty, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Davy Smith, 12. Maurice Field, 13. Mark McCall, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Jonathan Bell.

19 November 1994

Ulster	20–6	Connacht
Try: Tweed (2) Con: McCall (2) Pen: McCall Drop: Humphreys	Report^[3]	Pen: Carolan Drop: White

Ravenhill

Ulster lineup

1. Simon Booth, 2. John MacDonald (c), 3. Gary Bell 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. David Erskine, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Stephen McKinty, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Graeme McCluskey, 12. Maurice Field, 13. Mark McCall, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Jonathan Bell. Replacements: Andy Adair (for McDonald, 72), Jeremy Hastings (for Erskine, 73).

10 December 1994

Exiles	16-42	Ulster
Try: Smith Con: Malone Pen: Malone (3)	Report^[4]	Try: J. Bell (2) Howe (2) Wilson Con: McCall Pen: McCall (4) Humphreys

Heywood Road
Referee: B. Smith

Ulster lineup

1. Simon Booth, 2. John MacDonald (c), 3. Gary Bell, 4. Gary Longwell, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Maurice Field, 13. Mark McCall, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Jonathan Bell.

17 December 1994

Ulster	6-12	Leinster
Pen: Humphreys McCall	Report^[5]	Pen: McGowan (4)

Ravenhill
Referee: T. Spreadbury

Ulster lineup

1. Gary Bell, 2. John MacDonald (c), 3. Simon Booth, 4. Jeremy Davidson, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Maurice Field, 13. Mark McCall, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Jonathan Bell. Replacements: Gary Longwell (for Davidson 63), Stan McDowell (for J. Bell, 75).

Representative[edit]

25 August 1994

Basque Country	11-74	Ulster
	Report^[6]	Try: Howe (5) Gray (2) Orr (2) Matchett Con: McGarry (9) Pen: McGarry (2)

San Sebastian

Ulster lineup

1. Simon Booth, 2. Michael Patton, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Richard McCartney, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Jeremy Hastings, 8. Kevin McKee, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Keith McGarry, 11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Stan McDowell, 13. Mark McCall, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Ian Orr.

28 August 1994 Ciboure Select XV v Ulster (cancelled after the home side failed to field a team)

22 October 1994

South of Scotland	20-19	Ulster
Try: Soden Redpath Nichol Con: Aitchison Pen: Chalmers	Report^[7]	Try: Smyth Con: McAleese Pen: McAleese (4)

Kelso

Ulster lineup

1. Simon Booth, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Gary Longwell, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Don Whittle, 8. Kevin McKee, 9. Stephen Smyth, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. Davy Smyth, 12. Michael Boyd, 13. Gareth Maxwell, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Ian Orr. Replacement: Richard Mackey (for Booth)

29 October 1994

Ulster	18-8	Glasgow District
Try: McKinty Carey Con: McAleese Pen: McAleese (2)	Report^[8]	Try: Wallace Pen: Barrett

Ravenhill

Ulster lineup

1. Simon Booth, 2. John MacDonald (c), 3. Gary Bell, 4. Gary Longwell, 5. Davy Tweed, 6. David Erskine, 7. Stephen McKinty, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Stephen Smyth, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. Davy Smyth, 12. Maurice Field, 13. Keith Crossan, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Stuart Laing. Replacement: Michael Boyd (for Field)

28 February 1995

Ulster	16-5	Northern Transvaal
Try: McCluskey Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (3)	Report^[9]	Try: Jacques Olivier Dawie du Toit Con: Lance Sherell Pen: Lance Sherell

Ravenhill

Ulster lineup

1. Richard Mackey, 2. Allen Clarke, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Davy Tweed, 5. Jeremy Davidson, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Kevin McKee, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys, 11. Graeme McCluskey, 12. Mark McCall (c), 13. Bill Harbinson, 14. Innes Gray, 15. Stan McDowell. Replacement: Gary Leslie (for Mackey)

References[edit]

^ Mark Jonas, "Overdue win for Munster", Sunday Tribune, 13 November 1994
^ "Ulster late rally falls short", Sunday Life, 13 November 1994
^ "Ulster's blushes barely spared", The Sunday Tribune, 10 November 1994
^ Tom Buckey "Exiles crushd by Ulster's all-round superiority", Sunday Independent, 11 December 1994
^ Michael Logan, "Leinster best of bad pair", The Sunday Tribune, 18 December 1994
^ Jim Stokes, "A stroll in the park for Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 26 August 1994
^ Jim Stokes, "Time runs out for gallant Ulster", Ireland's Saturday Night, 22 October 1994
^ Micheal McGeary, "Scots on the rocks", Sunday Life, 30 October 1994
^ Jim Stokes, "Doak inspires Ulster to victory", Belfast Telegraph, 1 March 1995

[1] Mark Jonas, "Overdue win for Munster", Sunday Tribune, 13 November 1994

[2] "Ulster late rally falls short", Sunday Life, 13 November 1994

[3] "Ulster's blushes barely spared", The Sunday Tribune, 10 November 1994

[4] Tom Buckey "Exiles crushd by Ulster's all-round superiority", Sunday Independent, 11 December 1994

[5] Michael Logan, "Leinster best of bad pair", The Sunday Tribune, 18 December 1994

[6] Jim Stokes, "A stroll in the park for Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 26 August 1994

[7] Jim Stokes, "Time runs out for gallant Ulster", Ireland's Saturday Night, 22 October 1994

[8] Micheal McGeary, "Scots on the rocks", Sunday Life, 30 October 1994

[9] Jim Stokes, "Doak inspires Ulster to victory", Belfast Telegraph, 1 March 1995

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