2011–12 Ulster Rugby season
Darren Cave in the 2012 Heineken Cup final
Ground(s)Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Coach(es)David Humphreys (Director of Rugby)
Brian McLaughlin (Head Coach)
Captain(s)Johann Muller
Top scorerIan Humphreys (168)
Most triesAndrew Trimble (6)
Craig Gilroy (6)
League(s)Heineken Cup (finalists)
Pro12 (6th)
1st kit
2nd kit
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The 2011–12 Ulster Rugby season was Ulster's 18th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their third under head coach Brian McLaughlin. They competed in the Heineken Cup and the inaugural Pro12, successor competition to the Celtic League.

They finished sixth in the Pro12, and qualified for next season's Champions Cup as the third highest placed Irish team. Scrum-half Ruan Pienaar, lock Dan Tuohy and prop BJ Botha made the Pro12 Dream Team. They finished second in their pool in the Heineken Cup, beat Edinburgh in the semi-final, and lost to Leinster in the final. Out-half Ian Humphreys was Ulster's top scorer with 168 points. Wings Andrew Trimble and Craig Gilroy were joint top try scorers with six each. Flanker Chris Henry was Player of the Year. Craig Gilroy won the IRUPA Try of the Year award.[1]

Brian McLaughlin, who was coaching Ulster while on sabbatical from his regular job as a teacher at Royal Belfast Academical Institution, stood to lose his teaching position and pension if he extended his contract with Ulster any further, and as head coach risked losing his job at any time. Director of rugby David Humphreys decided to offer him the security of a full-time position coaching the academy, and to replace him as head coach with Mark Anscombe.[2]

Staff

Position Name[3] Nationality
Chief Executive Officer Shane Logan  Ireland
Director of Rugby David Humphreys  Ireland
Head coach Brian McLaughlin  Ireland
Assistant coach (backs) Neil Doak  Ireland
Defence coach Jonny Bell  Ireland
Head of strength and conditioning Jonny Davis  Ireland
Team doctor David Irwin  Ireland
Team physiotherapist Gareth Robinson  Ireland
Physiotherapist Alan McAldin  Ireland
Performance analyst Alex McCloy  Ireland
Team manager David Millar  Ireland
Team administration co-ordinator Sarah Sherry  Ireland
Resource Manager Mick Ennis  Australia

Squad

Senior squad

Ulster Rugby squad[10]

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

    Position[11] Name Nationality
    High Performance Manager Gary Longwell  Ireland
    Elite Player Development Officer Jonny Bell  Ireland
    Elite Player Development Officer Niall Malone  Ireland
    Strength & Conditioning Coach Chris Shiells  Ireland
    Strength & Conditioning Coach Kevin Geary  Ireland
    Academy squad

    Props

    Hookers

    Locks

    • Ireland Iain Henderson (QUB) (2)
    • Ireland David O'Mahony (TBA) (1)
    • Ireland James Simpson (Ballynahinch) (1)

    Back row

    • Ireland Ali Birch (Dungannon) (2)
    • Ireland Neil Faloon (Armagh) (1)
    • Ireland Conor Joyce (Malone) (1)
    • Ireland David McGuigan (QUB) (2)
    • Ireland Sean O'Connell (Instonians) (1)

    Scrum-halves

    Fly-halves

    Centres

    Wings

    Fullbacks

    Heineken Cup

    Pool 4

    Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
    France Clermont Auvergne [5] 6402265+2121569+1462220
    Ireland Ulster [8] 6402168+815887+713120
    England Leicester Tigers 6402138+5123117+61017
    Italy Aironi 6006438−3451274−223000
    12 November 2011 Ulster Ireland 16 – 11 France Clermont Auvergne Ravenhill, Belfast  
    15:40 Try: Humphreys 69' c
    Con: Humphreys (1/1)
    Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 12', 40', 50'
    		 Report[12]
    Highlights
    Full game    		 Try: Nakaitaci 5' m
    Pen: Skrela (2/2) 17', 38'
    		 Attendance: 9,385
    Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
    Ulster lineup:

    Ulster lineup:
    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Simon Danielli.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou, 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 67'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa 67'),
    19. Lewis Stevenson, 20. Willie Faloon (for Ferris 76'),
    21. Ian Porter, 22. Nevin Spence, 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Danielli 55').

    19 November 2011 Leicester Tigers England 20 – 9 Ireland Ulster Welford Road, Leicester  
    18:00 Try: Smith 66' m
    Pen: Flood (5/6) 7', 16', 22', 45', 80'
    		 Report[13] Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 2', 10', 19'
    		 Attendance: 21,473
    Referee: Romain Poite (France)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Simon Danielli.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady, 17. Paddy McAllister, 18. Adam Macklin (for Fitzpatrick 68'),
    19. Lewis Stevenson, 20. Willie Faloon,
    21. Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 74'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Danielli 68').

    9 December 2011 Ulster Ireland 31 – 10 Italy Aironi Ravenhill, Belfast  
    19:30 Try: Ferris 16' c
    D'Arcy 40' m
    Trimble 42' m
    Marshall 56' c
    Jackson 68' c
    Con: Humphreys (3/5)
    		 Report[14] Try: D'Apice 78' c
    Con: Olivier (1/1)
    Pen: Tebaldi (1/3) 20'
    		 Attendance: 7,494
    Referee: Andrew Small (England)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Adam D'Arcy.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou, 17. Tom Court (for McAllister 50'), 18. Adam Macklin,
    19. Lewis Stevenson, 20. Robbie Diack,
    21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 50'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Spence 53'), 23. Stefan Terblanche (for Trimble 50').

    17 December 2011 Aironi Italy 20 – 46 Ireland Ulster Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana  
    14:30 Try: Sinoti 56' c
    Quartaroli 60' m
    Biagi 74' m
    Con: Orquera (1/1)
    Pen: Orquera (1/1) 17'
    		 Report[15] Try: Trimble 5' c
    penalty try 22' c
    Court 37' c
    Gilroy 69' c
    Diack 77' c
    Macklin 80' m
    Con: Humphreys (3/3)
    Pienaar (2/3)
    Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 15', 33'
    		 Attendance: 5,000
    Referee: Greg Garner (England)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Adam D'Arcy.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Jackson 67'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 49'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 78'),
    19. Tim Barker (for Tuohy 61'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Wannenburg 65'),
    21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 65'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Spence 46'), 23. Stefan Terblanche (for Trimble 49').

    13 January 2012 Ulster Ireland 41 – 7 England Leicester Tigers Ravenhill, Belfast  
    20:00 Try: Trimble (2) 5' c, 39' m
    Gilroy 69' c
    P. Marshall 72' c
    Con: Pienaar (3/4)
    Pen: Pienaar (5/5) 11', 32', 53', 56', 63'
    		 Report[16] Try: Murphy 13' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1)
    		 Attendance: 11,900
    Referee: Romain Poite (France)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Stefan Terblanche.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady (for Best 76'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 76'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 76'),
    19. Lewis Stevenson (for Ferris 71'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Wannenburg 71'),
    21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 65'), 22. Ian Whitten (for Cave 57'), 23. Adam D'Arcy.

    21 January 2012 Clermont Auvergne France 19 – 15 Ireland Ulster Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand  
    16:40 Try: Paulo 62' c
    Con: Parra (1/1)
    Pen: Parra (4/4) 14', 21', 48', 73'
    		 Report[17] Pen: Pienaar (5/7) 17', 32', 45', 56', 70'
    		 Attendance: 17,633
    Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy Yellow card 12',
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Stefan Terblanche.
    Replacements:
    16. Andi Kyriacou, 17. Callum Black, 18. Adam Macklin,
    19. Lewis Stevenson, 20. Willie Faloon,
    21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 61'), 22. Nevin Spence, 23. Adam D'Arcy.

    Quarter-final

    8 April 2012 Munster Ireland 16–22 Ireland Ulster Thomond Park, Limerick  
    13:45 IST Try: Zebo 34' c
    Con: O'Gara (1/1)
    Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 40', 49', 61'
    		 Report[18] Try: Gilroy 16' c
    Con: Pienaar (1/1)
    Pen: Pienaar (4/5) 5', 11', 20', 59'
    Drop: Humphreys (1/1) 32'
    		 Attendance: 26,500
    Referee: Romain Poite (France)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry Yellow card 37', 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Stefan Terblanche.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady, 17. Paddy McAllister, 18. Adam Macklin,
    19. Lewis Stevenson, 20. Willie Faloon,
    21. Paul Marshall, 22. Nevin Spence, 23. Adam D'Arcy.

    Semi-finals

    28 April 2012 Ulster Ireland 22–19 Scotland Edinburgh Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
    17:45 IST Try: Wannenburg 15' c
    Con: Pienaar (1/1)
    Pen: Pienaar (5/5) 5', 38', 58', 63', 75'
    		 Report[19] Try: Thompson 80' c
    Con: Laidlaw (1/1)
    Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 9', 11', 40', 45'
    		 Attendance: 45,147
    Referee: Romain Poite (France)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Stefan Terblanche Yellow card 28'.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady, 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 77'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Fitzpatrick 65'),
    19. Lewis Stevenson (for Ferris 77'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Faloon 73'),
    21. Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Adam D'Arcy.

    Final

    19 May 2012 Leinster Ireland 42–14 Ireland Ulster Twickenham Stadium, London  
    17:00 BST Try: O'Brien 12' c
    Healy 31' c
    penalty try 44' c
    van der Merwe 76' m
    Cronin 80' c
    Con: Sexton (3/3)
    McFadden (1/2)
    Pen: Sexton (3/4) 51', 67', 73'
    		 Report[20] Try: Tuohy 60' m
    Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 7', 40', 49'
    		 Attendance: 81,774
    Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
    Ulster lineup:

    1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
    4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy,
    6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
    9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson,
    11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
    15. Stefan Terblanche Yellow card 72'.
    Replacements:
    16. Nigel Brady, 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 74'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick,
    19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 79'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Henry 67'),
    21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 69'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson 45'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Trimble 79').

    Pro12

    Pro12 Table
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
    1Ireland Leinster (F) 221813568326+24248285281
    2Wales Ospreys (C) 221615491337+15444222371
    3Ireland Munster (SF) 221417489367+12245275467
    4Scotland Glasgow Warriors (SF) 221345445321+12434232365
    5Wales Scarlets 221228446373+7343305562
    6Ireland Ulster2212010474424+5053415356
    7Wales Cardiff Blues 2210012446460−1443455550
    8Ireland Connacht227114321433−11227360737
    9Wales Newport Gwent Dragons227114370474−10427411536
    10Italy Benetton Treviso227015419558−13941573536
    11Scotland Edinburgh226115454588−13442652432
    12Italy Aironi 224018289551−26222541522

    If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[21]

    1. number of matches won;
    2. the difference between points for and points against;
    3. the number of tries scored;
    4. the most points scored;
    5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
    6. the fewest red cards received;
    7. the fewest yellow cards received.
    Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. Qualification for the Heineken Cup is based on each country's allocation, i.e. three highest-ranked Irish teams, three highest-ranked Welsh teams, both Italian teams and both Scottish teams. Because Leinster won the 2012 Heineken Cup Final, Ireland earned an extra Heineken Cup place, which will go to Connacht. Aironi were denied a licence for the 2012–13 season due to financial issues; the newly established Zebre side replaced Aironi in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup.

    Updated 5 May 2012. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

      2 September 2011 Ulster Ireland 28 – 14 Scotland Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Cave
      Henry
      Marshall
      Con: Humphreys (2)
      Pen: Humphreys (3)
      		 Report Try: Nathan
      Pen: Weir (3)
      		 Attendance: 6,296
      Referee: Leighton Hodges
      10 September 2011 (1 BP) Aironi Italy 19 – 25 Ireland Ulster Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana  
      15:00 Try: Williams
      Con: Olivier
      Pen: Olivier (4)
      		 Report Try: Gilroy
      Tuohy
      Whitten
      Con: Humphreys (2)
      Pen: Humphreys (2)
      		 Attendance: 3,000
      Referee: Neil Hennessy
      16 September 2011 Ulster Ireland 20 – 3 Wales Cardiff Blues Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Cave (2)
      Con: Humphreys (2)
      Pen: Humphreys
      Jackson
      		 Report Pen: Sweeney
      		 Attendance: 6,555
      Referee: James Jones
      25 September 2011 Ospreys Wales 32 – 14 Ireland Ulster Liberty Stadium, Swansea  
      16:30 Try: Penalty try
      Fussell
      Con: Biggar
      Morgan
      Pen: Biggar (6)
      		 Report Try: Jackson
      Penalty try
      Con: Jackson
      McKinney
      		 Attendance: 5,590
      Referee: Dudley Phillips
      30 September 2011 Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 22 – 9 Ireland Ulster Rodney Parade, Newport  
      19:05 Try: Riley
      Con: Tovey
      Pen: Tovey (4)
      		 Report Pen: Jackson (3)
      		 Attendance: 4,554
      Referee: Neil Paterson
      7 October 2011 Ulster Ireland 12 – 23 Italy Benetton Treviso Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Wannenburg (2)
      Con: Humphreys
      		 Report Try: Penalty try
      Burton
      Con: Burton (2)
      Pen: Burton (3)
      		 Attendance: 7,372
      Referee: Stefano Penne
      29 October 2011 Scarlets Wales 24 – 17 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
      15:00 Try: Trimble
      Pen: Humphreys (4)
      		 Report Try: Williams
      Warren
      Con: Thomas
      Pen: Thomas (3)
      Newton
      		 Attendance: 7,075
      Referee: Alan Falzone
      5 November 2011 Ulster Ireland 22 – 3 Ireland Connacht Ravenhill, Belfast  
      17:35 Try: Gilroy
      Court
      Humphreys
      Con: Humphreys (2)
      Pen: Humphreys
      		 Report Pen: Nikora
      		 Attendance: 6,887
      Referee: John Lacey
      25 November 2011 Glasgow Warriors Scotland 17 – 9 Ireland Ulster Firhill Stadium, Glasgow  
      19:35 Try: Nathan
      Pen: Weir (3)
      Drop: Weir
      		 Report Pen: Humphreys (3)
      		 Attendance: 3,940
      Referee: Stefano Penne
      2 December 2011 Ulster Ireland 24 – 17 Wales Scarlets (1 BP) Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Ferris (2)
      Con: Humphreys
      Pen: Humphreys (4)
      		 Report Try: Lamont
      Longi
      Murphy
      Con: Jones
      		 Attendance: 8,117
      Referee: Alain Rolland
      26 December 2011 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 42 – 13 Ireland Ulster RDS Arena, Dublin  
      17:30 Try: Carr
      Cronin
      Auva'a
      Penalty try
      Madigan
      Hagan
      Con: McFadden (6)
      		 Report Try: Cochrane
      Con: McKinney
      Pen: McKinney (2)
      		 Attendance: 18,500
      Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
      30 December 2011 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 33 – 17 Ireland Munster Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Terblanche
      Afoa
      Humphreys
      Pienaar
      Con: Humphreys (2)
      Pen: Humphreys (2)
      Pienaar
      		 Report Try: O'Dea
      Murphy
      Con: Keatley (2)
      Pen: Keatley
      		 Attendance: 11,379
      Referee: Alain Rolland
      6 January 2012 Edinburgh Scotland 20 – 42 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh  
      19:30 Try: De Luca
      Walker
      Con: Laidlaw (2)
      Pen: Laidlaw (2)
      		 Report Try: Best
      Tuohy
      Trimble
      Cave
      Con: Pienaar (2)
      Pen: Humphreys (2)
      Pienaar (4)
      		 Attendance: 3,792
      Referee: George Clancy
      10 February 2012 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 30 – 12 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Diack
      Pienaar
      Gilroy
      Terblanche
      Con: Pienaar (2)
      Pen: Pienaar (2)
      		 Report Pen: Tovey (4)
      		 Attendance: 7,435
      Referee: Carlo Damasco
      17 February 2012 Cardiff Blues Wales 21 – 14 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff  
      19:05 Try: Parks
      James
      Con: Parks
      Pen: Parks (3)
      		 Report Try: Diack
      Pen: Pienaar (3)
      		 Attendance: 9,154
      Referee: George Clancy
      24 February 2012 Ulster Ireland 15 – 14 Wales Ospreys (1 BP) Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Penalty try
      Wallace
      Con: Pienaar
      Pen: Pienaar
      		 Report Try: Bearman
      Walker
      Con: Biggar
      		 Attendance: 8,131
      Referee: Neil Hennessy
      2 March 2012 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 38 – 16 Scotland Edinburgh Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Marshall
      Terblanche
      D'Arcy
      Penalty try
      Cochrane
      Humphreys
      Con: Pienaar (4)
      		 Report Try: S. Visser
      T. Visser
      Pen: Godman (2)
      		 Attendance: 8,044
      Referee: Nigel Owens
      24 March 2012 (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 23 – 27 Ireland Ulster Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
      16:15 Try: Ceccato
      Di Bernardo
      Con: Burton (2)
      Pen: Burton
      Drop: Burton
      		 Report Try: Henry
      Wallace
      D'Arcy
      Con: Pienaar (3)
      Pen: Pienaar
      		 Attendance: 4,200
      Referee: Leighton Hodges
      30 March 2012 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 45 – 7 Italy Aironi Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Wallace
      Penalty try
      Best
      Cave
      Court
      Wannenburg
      Con: Pienaar (4)
      Humphreys (2)
      Pen: Pienaar
      		 Report Try: Tibaldi
      Con: Olivier
      		 Attendance: 10,125
      Referee: Neil Paterson
      14 April 2012 Connacht Ireland 26 – 21 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway  
      17:15 Try: Nikora
      Duffy
      Tiernan O'Halloran
      Con: Nikora
      Pen: Nikora (3)
      		 Report Try: Marshall
      Jackson
      Con: Jackson
      Pen: Jackson (3)
      		 Attendance: 5,017
      Referee: Dudley Phillips
      20 April 2012 Ulster Ireland 8 – 16 Ireland Leinster Ravenhill, Belfast  
      19:05 Try: Laughlin
      Con: Sexton
      Pen: Sexton
      Drop: Sexton
      		 Report Try: Muller
      Pen: Pienaar
      		 Attendance: 10,500
      Referee: John Lacey
      5 May 2012 (1 BP) Munster Ireland 36 – 8 Ireland Ulster Thomond Park, Limerick  
      19:30 Try: Zebo
      O'Mahony
      Sherry
      Archer
      O'Donnell
      Con: Deasy (2)
      Cusack
      Pen: Deasy
      		 Report Try: Henderson
      Pen: Jackson
      		 Attendance: 19,362
      Referee: Alain Rolland

      End-of-season awards

      2011–2012 Dream Team[22]

      Pos Player Team
      SH9South Africa Ruan PienaarUlster
      LL4Ireland Dan TuohyUlster
      TP3South Africa BJ BothaUlster

      Ulster Ravens

      British and Irish Cup

      Pool C

      Pool 6
      Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
      Ireland Ulster Ravens 44001156055142018
      England Nottingham 4400987919101017
      England Leeds Carnegie 4202776116121110
      Wales Swansea 410364106-426015
      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

      [23]

      11 November 2011 Ulster Ravens Ireland 39 – 7 England Doncaster Deramore Park  
      19:30 Stats
      18 November 2011 Currie Scotland 13 – 28 Ireland Ulster Ravens Malleny Park  
      19:30 Stats Attendance: 652
      10 December 2011 Ulster Ravens Ireland 17 – 16 Wales Pontypridd Deramore Park  
      14:30 Stats
      17 December 2011 Rotherham England 24 – 31 Ireland Ulster Ravens Clifton Lane  
      13:30 Stats Attendance: 581

      Home attendance

      Domestic League European Cup Total
      League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance
      2011–12 Pro12 11 8,258 11,379 6,296 2011–12 Heineken Cup 3 9,593 11,900 7,494 119,620 8,544

      Ulster Rugby Awards

      The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Culloden Hotel on 10 May 2012.[24] Winners were:[25]

      References

      1. ↑ "Top dog: Kearney named Players' Player of the Year", The 42, 10 May 2012
      2. ↑ "It's Grim Up North - Ulster's Malaise", Digging Like a Demented Mole, 4 March 2018
      3. ↑ "Team Management", Ulster Rugby, archived 9 October 2011
      4. ↑ "Ulster Sign All-Black Prop John Afoa". Ulster Rugby. 16 March 2011.
      5. ↑ "Ulster announce two new signings". The Irish Times. 7 March 2011.
      6. ↑ "Payne signs with Ulster". The Blues. 1 April 2011.
      7. ↑ "Ulster snap up Stevenson". Sky Sports. 18 February 2011.
      8. ↑ "Connacht sign Anderson from Ulster", The Irish Times, 7 March 2011
      9. ↑ "Connacht sign Ulster duo as Naoupu returns". RTÉ Sport. 7 January 2011.
      10. ↑ Appearances and scoring stats from ItsRugby.co.uk
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