2010–11 Ulster Rugby season explained

Teamname:2010–11 Ulster Rugby season
Capacity:12,500
Coach:David Humphreys (Director of Rugby)
Brian McLaughlin (Head Coach)
Top Scorer:Ian Humphreys (155)
Most Tries:Craig Gilroy (8)
League:Heineken Cup (quarter-finalists)
Celtic League (semi-finalists)
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Nextseason:2011–12

The 2010–11 Ulster Rugby season was Ulster's 17th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their second under head coach Brian McLaughlin. This season marked the debuts of two South Africans, scrum-half Ruan Pienaar (replacing Isaac Boss, who had moved to Leinster) and second row forward Johann Muller. Ulster were quarter-finalists in the European Rugby Champions Cup, and semi-finalists in the Celtic League. Ruan Pienaar was Player of the Year. Nevin Spence was IRUPA Young Player of the Year.[1]

Forwards coach Jeremy Davidson left at the end of the season.[2]

Staff

PositionNameNationality
Chief Executive OfficerShane Logan Ireland
Director of RugbyDavid Humphreys Ireland
Head CoachBrian McLaughlin Ireland
Forwards CoachJeremy Davidson Ireland
Backs CoachNeil Doak Ireland

Squad

Senior squad

Players in (Season 2010/2011)

Promoted from academy

Players out (Season 2010/2011)

Ulster Rugby squad[18]
Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. Italics denotes academy players who appeared in the senior team.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.

Academy squad

Players in

Players out

Position[19] NameNationality
High Performance ManagerGary Longwell Ireland
Elite Player Development OfficerJonny Bell Ireland
Elite Player Development OfficerNiall Malone Ireland
Strength & Conditioning CoachChris Shiells Ireland
Strength & Conditioning CoachKevin Geary Ireland

Heineken Cup

See main article: 2010–11 Heineken Cup.

Pool 4

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
Biarritz (4)6 4 0 2 16 9 +7 140 85 +55 4 2 22
Ulster (8)6 5 0 1 15 8 +7 145 93 +52 2 0 22
Bath6 2 0 4 20 8 +12 147 108 +39 2 4 14
Aironi6 1 0 5 4 30 -26 65 211 -146 0 0 4

Quarter-final

Celtic League

See main article: 2010–11 Celtic League.

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts
1 Munster22 19 0 3 496 327 +169 44 22 5 2 83
2 Leinster22 15 1 6 495 336 +159 50 25 5 3 70
3 Ulster22 15 1 6 480 418 +62 44 35 3 2 67
4 Ospreys22 12 1 9 553 418 +135 56 29 6 7 63
5 Scarlets22 12 1 9 503 453 +50 49 43 5 7 62
6 Cardiff Blues22 13 1 8 479 392 +87 37 33 3 3 60
7 Newport Gwent Dragons22 10 1 11 444 462 -18 47 49 3 4 49
8 Edinburgh22 9 0 13 421 460 -39 39 44 2 5 43
9 Connacht22 7 1 14 394 459 -65 32 44 3 6 39
10 Benetton Treviso22 9 0 13 374 502 -128 29 58 0 2 38
11 Glasgow Warriors22 6 1 15 401 543 -142 33 48 1 6 33
12 Aironi22 1 0 21 247 517 -270 21 52 0 8 12
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.
Correct as of 7 May 2011. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

Semi-final

Home attendance

Domestic LeagueEuropean CupTotal
LeagueFixturesAverage AttendanceHighestLowestLeagueFixturesAverage AttendanceHighestLowestTotal AttendanceAverage Attendance
2010–11 Celtic League118,47611,4266,6512010–11 Heineken Cup38,863 10,5667,777119,8298,559

Ulster Ravens

British and Irish Cup

See main article: 2010–11 British and Irish Cup.

Pool C

TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTBLBPts<--P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts-->
Bedford Blues5 5 0 0 164 66 98 18 3 0 23
Moseley5 4 0 1 117 113 4 16 2 0 18
Neath5 3 0 2 78 76 2 9 0 2 14
London Welsh5 2 0 3 93 99 -6 14 1 2 11
Ulster Ravens5 1 0 4 109 128 -19 13 1 2 7
Swansea5 0 0 5 61 140 -79 7 0 2 2
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Ulster Rugby Awards

The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 10 May 2011 at the Culloden Hotel, Holywood. Winners were:[20]

Season reviews

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110508211121/http://www.espnscrum.com/celticleague-2010-11/rugby/story/139261.html "Nacewa scoops IRUPA award"
  2. https://ulster.rugby/content/jeremy-davidson-to-leave-ulster "Jeremy Davidson To Leave Ulster"
  3. News: Rugby News | Rugby Results, Fixtures & Tables. The Irish Times.
  4. Web site: Ulster Rugby : Ulster confirm signing of Pedrie Wannenburg . www.ulsterrugby.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619080307/http://www.ulsterrugby.com/11910.php . 2010-06-19.
  5. News: Rugby News | Rugby Results, Fixtures & Tables. .
  6. https://ulster.rugby/content/player-profile-jerry-cronin "Player Profile: Jerry Cronin"
  7. Niall Crozier, "Whitten called in to prop up Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 30 September 2010
  8. Micheal McGeary, "New deals for Ulster quartet", Belfast Telegraph, 13 January 2010
  9. https://ulster.rugby/content/all-about-tommy "All About Tommy"
  10. Web site: Leinster Rugby : Leinster announce squad for 2010/11... . www.leinsterrugby.ie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619084545/http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/newsroom/4833.php . 2010-06-19.
  11. Brendan Fanning, "Italians add life to party", Sunday Independent, 29 August 2010
  12. https://www.the42.ie/justin-fitzpatrick-houston-sabercats-4434794-Jan2019/ "Ex-Ireland prop Fitzpatrick embedded in US rugby's exciting rise"
  13. https://www.irishrugby.ie/2010/07/23/magners-league-ins-and-outs/ "Magners League – Ins And Outs"
  14. Web site: Planet Rugby Rugby Union News, Live Rugby Scores, Results & Fixtures . www.planetrugby.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616052329/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6275459,00.html . 2012-06-16.
  15. Web site: Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments Magners League Pollock hangs up his boots . www.planetrugby.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101126161439/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3825_6523004,00.html . 2010-11-26.
  16. https://ulster.rugby/content/bryn-cunningham-announces-retirement "Bryn Cunningham Announces Retirement"
  17. https://ulster.rugby/content/ulster-rugby-announce-release-of-clinton-schifcofske "Ulster Rugby Announce Release of Clinton Schifcofske"
  18. Appearances and scoring stats from ItsRugby.co.uk
  19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110123155648/http://www.ulsterrugby.com/rugby/academy.php "Ulster Rugby Academy"
  20. Niall Crozier, "Boks bag top gongs at awards", Belfast Telegraph, 11 May 2011