Ulster Rugby : Ulster Academy News

Top Mins on Pitch

Tommy Bowe	1,280
Matt McCullough	980
Justin Fitzpatrick	965
Simon Danielli	935
Neil Best	932

Top Points Scorers

Paddy Wallace	79
Niall O'Connor	59
Tommy Bowe	40
Simon Danielli	35
David Humphreys	27

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	Chris Henry Captains Ulster A v Leinster A
	3 Apr, 12:29
	Ulster A Manager Gary Longwell has today named his team to take on Leinster A at Ravenhill tomorrow evening, kick off 6.30pm.
	Ulster A Squad named for Leinster A clash
	2 Apr, 09:40
	Ulster A Manager Gary Longwell has today confirmed his A squad to play Leinster A on Friday evening at Ravenhill.
	Ireland U20 Team Named to Play England U20
	13 Mar, 15:54
	Ulster Rugby Academy members Chris Cochrane and Paul Karayiannis have been selected to start in Ireland U20's Six Nations Clash tomorrow night.
	Ulster A defeat Connacht A 33-24 at Enniskillen
	11 Mar, 18:27
	Despite terrible weather conditions at Enniskillen, Ulster A recorded a 33-24 victory over Connacht A..read on for more information
	Munster A v Ulster A Highlights and Interviews
	24 Feb, 18:34
	Ulster A exacted sweet revenge over Munster A last Friday in Cork, to view highlights and post match interviews please read on....
	Ulster A victorious in Cork
	22 Feb, 16:43
	Ulster exacted sweet revenge for the defeat earlier this month when they defeated Munster 10-6 in the A game at Temple Hill this afternoon
	Five Ulster Academy Members Selected for Ireland U20 v Scotland U20
	20 Feb, 15:48
	Three Ulster Rugby Academy players will start against Scotland U20 this Friday evening in Dubarry park, Athlone.
	McCullough to Captain Ulster A
	20 Feb, 15:37
	Ulster A Manager Gary Longwell has named his side to travel down to Cork on Friday to take on Munster A at Cork Con, KO 2pm.
	Ulster A 5 v 38 Munster A
	8 Feb, 18:34
	Ulster A were defeated at Shawsbridge this evening by a clinical Munster A. The final score stood at 5-38 with the southern visitors scoring six tries against Ulster’s one.
	McCrea signs for Ulster
	10 Jan, 10:28
	Ulster Rugby today confirmed that Mark McCrea has signed a professional contract which will keep him at Ravenhill until June 2009.
	Ulster A team named to play Irish U20s
	4 Jan, 18:04
	Ulster A will take on the Irish U20’s side at Athlone on Saturday night at 6pm.
	O'Connor Signs for Ulster Rugby
	24 Dec, 11:53
	Ulster Rugby today confirmed that Niall O’Connor has signed a professional contract which will keep him at Ravenhill until June 2009.
	An Interview With Gary Longwell
	15 Nov, 09:43
	With more and more young players breaking through to the Ulster XV from the Ulster Rugby Academy, High Performance Manager Gary Longwell has spoken about out about how the Academy strives to develop the rugby stars of the future.
	BANK OF IRELAND CREDIT CARD RAISES £25K FOR THE ULSTER RUGBY ACADEMY
	7 Aug, 17:09
	The Ulster Rugby Academy received a massive boost when the Bank of Ireland presented the Academy High Performance Development Manager Gary Longwell with a cheque for £25,000.
	Mark McCrea Receives Ulster Rugby Supporters Club Award
	25 Oct, 15:46
	Ulster Rugby today confirmed that the Ulster Rugby Supporters Club have awarded Academy player Mark McCrea a £2000 bursary in the first year of an annual URSC Award.
	What a Week for the Ulster Academy!
	5 Sep, 11:44
	The Ulster Rugby Academy has been in the spotlight in recent days following on from examples of fantastic play from some of its members.
	Ulster U20 XV Attend Training Boot Camp
	9 Aug, 14:59
	The Ulster U20 XV are being put through their paces training at an army camp in Antrim this week. The squad, which includes 8 Ulster Academy players, arrived at the barracks on Tuesday morning.
	Ulster Academy Team Building Day
	30 Jul, 14:56
	Gary Longwell and the management team of the Ulster Rugby Academy recently held a Team Building day to welcome the new members of the Ulster Rugby Academy. The squad headed down to the Pomeroy Forest in County Tyrone for games and physical endurance activities to help to the team get to know the new arrivals.
	David Drake Talks Exclusively to www.ulsterrugby.com
	30 Jul, 14:26
	Academy player David who plays club rugby for Ballymena, is studying Sports Science at the University of Ulster Jordanstown. After his performance in the U20 Internationals during the Six Nations he was selected to train with the Ulster XV over the summer.
	Up Close and Personal with Thomas Anderson
	24 Jul, 14:05
	www.ulsterrugby.com caugh up with Ulster Rugby Academy player Thomas Anderson this week.
	An Interview with Niall O'Connor
	26 Jul, 13:38
	Fly Half Niall who plays with Belfast Harlequins, joined the Ulster Academy at the beginning of the 2006/07 Season. Niall studies law at the University of Ulster Jordanstown and following his involvement in the Ireland U20’s Grand Slam he has been selected to train with Ulster XV team throughout the summer as they prepare for their 2007/08 Season.
	Ulster Academy Players get expert coaching session
	16 Apr, 12:05
	Ulster Rugby Academy coach Gary Longwell welcomed Neil Jenkins and Dale Mackintosh to Ulster last week to take a coaching session. Read on for more information.
	Ulster Rugby Academy 38 v 10 Russia U19s
	30 Mar, 12:04
	The final score was 38-10 to the Ulster Academy with trys from Ryan Garett(2) Ian Whitten Chris Maguire Mark McCrea and David Johnston with 4 successful conversations by Owen McMurray.
	Ulster players named in Irish U20s side to take on Scotland
	7 Mar, 13:46
	There is one personnel change and one positional switch to the starting Ireland U20 team (sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers) to play Scotland U20 in Falkirk from the side that beat England 13 – 6 in Dubarry Park.
	Ballynahinch v Ireland U19 : This Saturday at Ballymacarn Park
	5 Mar, 09:23
	Ballynahinch 1sts will take on the Irish U19 side this Saturday at Ballymacarn Park, kick off 3.30pm, for more information please read on.
	Ulster Rugby Academy uses specialists sports software: VCP
	2 Mar, 12:25
	The Ulster Rugby Academy in association with the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland (SINI), has introduced a world leading sports software package to the training regime at Jordanstown.
	CRY testing for all Ulster Rugby Academy Players
	21 Feb, 10:56
	The Ulster Rugby Academy in conjunction with the Sports Institute Northern Ireland (SINI) has recently started to test all athletes for Cardiac abnormalities. All the Ulster Rugby Academy players will have been tested for cardiac abnormalities by the end of March.
	Academy Players involved in A Squad
	5 Oct, 16:03
	Three Ulster Rugby Academy players are starting for the Ulster A team against, while there are three on the bench. Read on for more information.
	Ulster Rugby Academy Update
	8 Aug, 17:18
	It's not just members of the senior Ulster Rugby Squad that are back in training, our young Academy players, Ulster Rugby players of the future are also back working hard in the gym and getting ready for the season ahead.