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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox rugby team 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 | Шаблон:Flag |
| Director of Rugby | David Humphreys | Шаблон:Flag |
| Head coach | Brian McLaughlin | Шаблон:Flag |
| Assistant coach (backs) | Neil Doak | Шаблон:Flag |
| Defence coach | Jonny Bell | Шаблон:Flag |
| Head of strength and conditioning | Jonny Davis | Шаблон:Flag |
| Team doctor | David Irwin | Шаблон:Flag |
| Team physiotherapist | Gareth Robinson | Шаблон:Flag |
| Physiotherapist | Alan McAldin | Шаблон:Flag |
| Performance analyst | Alex McCloy | Шаблон:Flag |
| Team manager | David Millar | Шаблон:Flag |
| Team administration co-ordinator | Sarah Sherry | Шаблон:Flag |
| Resource Manager | Mick Ennis | Шаблон:Flag |
Squad
Senior squad
Players in (Season 2011/2012)
- Шаблон:Flagicon John Afoa from Шаблон:Flagicon Auckland Blues[4]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Callum Black from Шаблон:Flagicon Worcester[5]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mike McComish from Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jared Payne from Шаблон:Flagicon Auckland Blues[6]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Lewis Stevenson from Шаблон:Flagicon Harlequins[7]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stefan Terblanche from Шаблон:Flagicon Sharks (On 3 Month Deal)
Promoted from academy
- Шаблон:Flagicon Niall Annett
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paddy Jackson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Luke Marshall
- Шаблон:Flagicon James McKinney
Players out (Season 2011/2012)
- Шаблон:Flagicon T. J. Anderson to Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht[8]
- Шаблон:Flagicon BJ Botha to Шаблон:Flagicon Munster Rugby
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Caldwell to Шаблон:Flagicon Bath
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Emerick to Шаблон:Flagicon Wasps
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark McCrea to Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht
- Шаблон:Flagicon Niall O'Connor to Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht[9]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Seymour to Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Smith to Шаблон:Flagicon Newport Gwent Dragons
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bryan Young to Шаблон:Flagicon Cavalieri
| Ulster Rugby squad[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wings
Fullbacks
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| (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.Шаблон:Notelist |
Academy squad
Players in
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stuart Olding
- Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Farrell
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jonny Murphy
- Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Nelson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Jablonski
- Шаблон:Flagicon David O'Mahony
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Simpson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Neil Faloon
- Шаблон:Flagicon Conor Joyce
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sean O'Connell
Players out
- Шаблон:Flagicon Niall Annett to Шаблон:Flagicon Worcester Warriors
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dominic Gallagher
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Lecky
- Шаблон:Flagicon James McKinney
| Position[11] | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| High Performance Manager | Gary Longwell | Шаблон:Flag |
| Elite Player Development Officer | Jonny Bell | Шаблон:Flag |
| Elite Player Development Officer | Niall Malone | Шаблон:Flag |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Chris Shiells | Шаблон:Flag |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Kevin Geary | Шаблон:Flag |
| Academy squad | ||
|---|---|---|
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wings
Fullbacks
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Heineken Cup
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Clermont Auvergne [5] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 215 | 69 | +146 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster [8] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 158 | 87 | +71 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester Tigers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 123 | 117 | +6 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Aironi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 51 | 274 | −223 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Pro12
Шаблон:Main Шаблон:2011–12 Pro12 league table
End-of-season awards
2011–2012 Dream Team[12]
| Pos | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SH | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ruan Pienaar | Ulster |
| LL | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Tuohy | Ulster |
| TP | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon BJ Botha | Ulster |
Ulster Ravens
British and Irish Cup
Pool C
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TB | LB | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Bedford Blues | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 66 | 98 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Moseley | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 113 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Neath | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 76 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon London Welsh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 99 | -6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster Ravens | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 128 | -19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Swansea | 5 | 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 | |||||||||||||
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.[13] Winners were:[14]
- Ulster Player of the Year: Chris Henry
- Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year: Stephen Ferris
- Young Player of the Year: Craig Gilroy
- Supporters Club Player of the Year: Pedrie Wannenburg
- Academy Player of the Year: Chris Farrell
- Most Improved Player of the Year: Paul Marshall
- Dorrington B. Faulkner Award: John Wilson
- Youth Player of the Year: Russell Blair
- Schools Player of the Year: James Harrison
- Club Player of the Year: Richard Lutton
- Club of the Year: Malone RFC
References
- ↑ "Top dog: Kearney named Players' Player of the Year", The 42, 10 May 2012
- ↑ "It's Grim Up North - Ulster's Malaise", Digging Like a Demented Mole, 4 March 2018
- ↑ "Team Management", Ulster Rugby, archived 9 October 2011
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "Connacht sign Anderson from Ulster", The Irish Times, 7 March 2011
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Appearances and scoring stats from ItsRugby.co.uk
- ↑ "Ulster Rugby Academy", Ulster Rugby, archived 14 January 2012
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Niall Crozier, "Ulster's big winners to be unveiled at glitzy awards night", Belfast Telegraph, 10 May 2012
- ↑ "Ferris lost for words as he scoops top Ulster award", News Letter, 12 May 2012
