User:Nicknack009/1991–92 Ulster Rugby Season

Davy McMaster was appointed Ulster coach in February 1991, in place of Harry Williams. His first match was against the Scottish Saltires on 27 February. The selection committee was chaired by Brian Turtle,^[1] and also included Richard Milliken, Joe Miles and Tom Matthews.^[2]

JJ McCoy, Willie Anderson and David Irwin retired from playing.^[3]

Derek McAleese made his debut for Ireland on 21 March 1992.

Mark McCall and Ronnie Carey made their debuts for Ireland on 30 May 1992.

Players selected

Ulster Rugby squad
Props Gary Bell, Instonians David Elliott, Bangor Brian McKibbin, Instonians Peter Millar, Ballymena Hookers Andy Adair, Instonians John MacDonald Locks Paddy Johns, Dungannon Gary Longwell, QUB Colin Morrison, Malone	Back row David Croft, Instonians Scott Kirkpatrick, Malone Gordon Hamilton, Ballymena Dean Macartney, Ballymena Denis McBride, Malone Stephen McKinty, Bangor Brian Robinson, Ballymena Scrum-halves Ashley Blair, Dungannon Andrew Matchett, Portadown Fly-halves Niall Malone, Loughborough Derek McAleese, Ballymena Peter Russell, Instonians	Centres Bill Harbinson, Malone John Hewitt, Bangor Maurice Field, Malone Mark McCall, Bangor Mark Wylie, Instonians Wings Ronnie Carey, Dungannon James Harley, QUB Kenny Hooks, Bangor Graeme McCluskey, Portadown Davy Smith, Ballymena Fullbacks Colin Wilkinson, Malone

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

IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Ulster	3	2	1	0	69	53	10
Munster	3	2	0	1	57	49	8
Leinster	3	1	0	2	48	51	4
Connacht	3	0	0	3	28	49	0

7 December 1991	Leinster	21-22	Ulster	Ravenhill
	Try: Beggy Ciaran Clarke Con: Woods (2) Pen: Woods (2) Drop: Ridge	Report^[4]	Try: Smyth Robinson Con: McAleese Pen: McAleese (4)
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell 4. Colin Morrison, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Paddy Johns, 7. Gordon Hamilton, 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. Davy Smyth, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Terry McMaster (for Smyth).

14 December 1991	Ulster	37-22	Munster	Ravenhill
	Try: Macartney Carey (2) Wilkinson Con: McAleese (3) Pen: McAleese (5)	Report^[5]	Try: Wallace (2) Danaher Con: Keyes (2) Pen: Keyes (2)	Referee: D. Lamont
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Colin Morrison, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Dean Macartney, 7. Gordon Hamilton, 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. Davy Smyth, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson.				Referee: D. Lamont

21 December 1991	Connacht	10-10	Ulster	Galway Sportsgrounds
	Try: Lawless Pen: White (2)	Report^[6]	Try: Carey Pen: McAleese (2)	Referee: R. McDowell
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Colin Morrison, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Dean Macartney, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Brian Robinson, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. Davy Smyth, 12. Mark McCall, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Ronnie Carey, 15. Colin Wilkinson.				Referee: R. McDowell

Representative

27 February 1991	Ulster	23-28	Scottish Saltires	Ravenhill
	Try: Harley, Matchett, McMaster Con: McAleese Pen: McAleese (3)	Report^[7]	Try: Dods, Turnbull Con: Dods Pen: Dods (6)
Ulster lineup: 1. Brian McKibbin, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Colin Morrison, 5. Graham Ellis, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Denis McBride, 8. David Croft, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. James Harley, 12. Maurice Field, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks, 15. Terry McMaster.

1 September 1991	Cornwall	6-27	Ulster	Redruth
	Pen: Thomas (2)	Report^[8]	Try: McBride Harley Con: Russell (2) Pen: Russell (5)
lineups: 1. Brian McKibbin, 2. Andy Adair, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Colin Morrison, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Dean Macartney, 7. Paddy Johns, 8. Denis McBride, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Peter Russell, 11. Kenny Hooks, 12. John Hewitt, 13. Maurice Field, 14. James Harley, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacement: Gary Bell (for Millar)

3 September 1991	RFU South West Division	22-10	Ulster	Exeter County Ground
	Try: Hull Callard Barrow Con: Callard (2) Pen: Callard (2)	Report^[9]	Try: Field Pen: Blair (2)
lineups: 1. David Elliott, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Colin Morrison, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Paddy Johns, 8. Denis McBride, 9. Ashley Blair, 10. Colin Wilkinson, 11. Andrew Matchett, 12. James Harley, 13. Bill Harbinson, 14. Kenny Hooks, 15. Maurice Field. Replacements: Andy Adair (for MacDonald), Brian McKibbin (for Elliott), Dean Macartney (for Johns).

7 September 1991	Ulster	22-9	Yorkshire	Ravenhill
	Try: Hooks Harbinson Field Con: McAleese (2) Pen: McAleese (2)	Report^[10]	Try: Harrison Con: Georgiou Pen: Georgiou
lineups: 1. Gary Bell, 2. Andy Adair, 3. Brian McKibbin, 4. Colin Morrison, 5. Gary Longwell, 6. Dean Macartney, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Paddy Johns, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. James Harley, 12. Maurice Field, 13. John Hewitt, 14. Kenny Hooks, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Mark McCall (for Hooks), Stephen McKinty (for McBride).

21 September 1991	Irish Exiles	0-39	Ulster	Sunbury
			Try: Smyth (2) Harbinson (3) Johns Con: McAleese (3) Pen: Wilkinson McAleese (2)
lineups: 1. David Elliott, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Peter Millar, 4. Colin Morrison, 5. Paddy Johns, 6. Dean Macartney, 7. Denis McBride, 8. Stephen McKinty, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Derek McAleese, 11. Davy Smyth, 12. Bill Harbinson, 13. Maurice Field, 14. Kenny Hooks, 15. Colin Wilkinson. Replacements: Andy Adair (for MacDonald).

29 January 1992	Ulster	16-41	Scottish Saltires	Ravenhill
	Try: Graeme McCluskey, Niall Malone, Bill Harbinson Con: McMaster (2)	Report^[11]	Try: Simon Burns (2), Moore, Michael Dods, Kent Bray, Graeme Shiel, John Allan Con: Oliver Pen: Gregg Oliver
Ulster lineup: 1. David Elliott, 2. John MacDonald, 3. Gary Bell, 4. Gary Longwell, 5. Tim Lowry, 6. Stephen McKinty, 7. Scott Kirkpatrick, 8. Denis McBride, 9. Andrew Matchett, 10. Niall Malone, 11. Graeme McCluskey, 12. Mark Wylie, 13. Bill Harbinson, 14. Davy Smyth, 15. Terry McMaster.

International callups

Selected for the 1992 Five Nations Championship:

Selected for the 1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand

References

^ Mark Simpson, "McMaster for Ulster", News Letter, 22 February 1991
^ Jim Stokes, "Milliken back - as Ulster selector", Belfast Telegraph, 8 February 1991
^ "End of an era", News Letter, 30 May 1991
^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster hold on by a whisker", Ireland's Saturday Night, 7 December 1991
^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster go on festive frolic", Ireland's Saturday Night, 14 December 1991
^ David Walsh, "Heroic Connacht warm the heart", Sunday Independent, 22 December 1991
^ Jim Stokes, "Dods kills off Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 28 February 1991
^ "Russell's golden boot sees Ulster through", Irish Independent, 2 September 1991
^ "Ulster's walking wounded go under", Belfast Telegraph, 4 September 1991
^ "Wilkinson wizardy (sic) sparks off Ulster win", Ireland's Saturday Night, 7 September 1991
^ Jim Stokes, "Punch-drunk Ulster slain by hot Scots", Belfast Telegraph, 30 January 1992

[1] Mark Simpson, "McMaster for Ulster", News Letter, 22 February 1991

[2] Jim Stokes, "Milliken back - as Ulster selector", Belfast Telegraph, 8 February 1991

[3] "End of an era", News Letter, 30 May 1991

[4] Jim Stokes, "Ulster hold on by a whisker", Ireland's Saturday Night, 7 December 1991

[5] Jim Stokes, "Ulster go on festive frolic", Ireland's Saturday Night, 14 December 1991

[6] David Walsh, "Heroic Connacht warm the heart", Sunday Independent, 22 December 1991

[7] Jim Stokes, "Dods kills off Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 28 February 1991

[8] "Russell's golden boot sees Ulster through", Irish Independent, 2 September 1991

[9] "Ulster's walking wounded go under", Belfast Telegraph, 4 September 1991

[10] "Wilkinson wizardy (sic) sparks off Ulster win", Ireland's Saturday Night, 7 September 1991

[11] Jim Stokes, "Punch-drunk Ulster slain by hot Scots", Belfast Telegraph, 30 January 1992

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