Friday the 18th May saw the second Ulster Development Squad session with numbers exploding from 18 in the first session to a grand total of 28 players all wishing to further their rugby skills and knowledge and apparently there are more to come.  It should be noted that this is just the East of the province which has started as the West Development Squad has yet to commence.  This is a huge boost to the Ulster Women’s Inter-Provincial squad as more numbers will produce more competition and hopefully will prove to be vital in the push in that all important title for Inter-Pro champions.  The playing numbers in the Ulster set-up have now reached over 50 which will be fantastic for the future of the Ulster Women’s Rugby. 

The next session is planned for the 15th June and for details on the venue and how to join the squad can be found by emailing ulsterwomensrugby@hotmail.com. 

So far the Ulster Development Squad – East is:

Bangor                       Queens University          Ballyclare

Lauren Day                  Vicki Stewart                       Emma Weir
Ruth Beattie                 Claire Thompson                Courtney Bell
Hannah Whitla              Nikki Dennison
Ashleigh Cudworth
Helen McGaughy 
Dawn Millar
Vickki Coulter

Carrick                      Cooke                  Armagh

Ashley Rodden         Lesley Griffen         Sarah Edgar
Gillian Lyttle             Tess O’Hara           Sharon Hall
Leanne Kane            Aimee McNiece      Jenni Wallace
Jolene Cloughley      Emma Lowe           Lesley McGarity

Ulster University

Jennifer Goodall
Karen Law
Ciara McKeeman
Laura Stewart