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2011–12 Ulster Rugby season

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.

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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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

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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

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Senior squad

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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

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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

Back row

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

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

Heineken Cup

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Main article: 2011–12 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Clermont Auvergne [5] 6 4 0 2 26 5 +21 215 69 +146 2 2 20
  Ulster [8] 6 4 0 2 16 8 +8 158 87 +71 3 1 20
  Leicester Tigers 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 123 117 +6 1 0 17
  Aironi 6 0 0 6 4 38 −34 51 274 −223 0 0 0
12 November 2011 Ulster   16 – 11   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   20 – 9   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   31 – 10   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   20 – 46   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   41 – 7   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   19 – 15   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   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

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8 April 2012 Munster   16–22   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   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

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28 April 2012 Ulster   22–19   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   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

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Main article: 2012 Heineken Cup Final
19 May 2012 Leinster   42–14   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   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

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Main article: 2011–12 Pro12
Pro12 Table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification[a]
1   Leinster (F) 22 18 1 3 568 326 +242 48 28 5 2 81 Play-off place
2   Ospreys (C) 22 16 1 5 491 337 +154 44 22 2 3 71
3   Munster (SF) 22 14 1 7 489 367 +122 45 27 5 4 67
4   Glasgow Warriors (SF) 22 13 4 5 445 321 +124 34 23 2 3 65
5   Scarlets 22 12 2 8 446 373 +73 43 30 5 5 62
6   Ulster 22 12 0 10 474 424 +50 53 41 5 3 56
7   Cardiff Blues 22 10 0 12 446 460 −14 43 45 5 5 50
8   Connacht 22 7 1 14 321 433 −112 27 36 0 7 37
9   Newport Gwent Dragons 22 7 1 14 370 474 −104 27 41 1 5 36
10   Benetton Treviso 22 7 0 15 419 558 −139 41 57 3 5 36
11   Edinburgh 22 6 1 15 454 588 −134 42 65 2 4 32
12   Aironi 22 4 0 18 289 551 −262 22 54 1 5 22
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: RaboDirect PRO12
Rules for classification: 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.
    (C) Champions; (F) Lost in the final; (SF) Lost in the semi-finals
    Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
2 September 2011 Ulster   28 – 14   Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Cave
Henry
Marshall
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Report[22] Try: Nathan
Pen: Weir (3)
 Attendance: 6,296
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Ulster lineup:

1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Pedrie Wannenberg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Ian Whitten, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 67'), 17. Jarlath Carey, 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Neil McComb, 20. Robbie Diack,
21. Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson, 23. Peter Nelson.

10 September 2011 (1 BP) Aironi   19 – 25   Ulster Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana  
15:00 Try: Williams
Con: Olivier
Pen: Olivier (4)
 Report[23] Try: Gilroy
Tuohy
Whitten
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Neil Hennessy
Ulster lineup:

1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
4. Tim Barker, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Ian Whitten, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 50'), 17. Declan Fitzpatrick (for McAllister 50'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Wannenburg 79'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Barker 56'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Faloon 61'),
21. Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 78'), 23. Luke Marshall (for Spence 65').

16 September 2011 Ulster   20 – 3   Cardiff Blues Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Cave (2)
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys
Jackson
 Report[24] Pen: Sweeney
 Attendance: 6,555
Referee: James Jones
Ulster lineup:

1. Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Ian Whitten, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 64'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Fitzpatrick 52'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Cronin 79'),
19. Neil McComb (for Tuohy 79'), 20. Mike McComish (for Diack 64'),
21. Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 67'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 74'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Cave 41').

25 September 2011 Ospreys   32 – 14   Ulster Liberty Stadium, Swansea  
16:30 Try: Penalty try
Fussell
Con: Biggar
Morgan
Pen: Biggar (6)
 Report[25] Try: Jackson
Penalty try
Con: Jackson
McKinney
 Attendance: 5,590
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Ulster lineup:

1. Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Ian Whitten, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 56'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Fitzpatrick 52'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Tuohy 66'),
19. Tim Barker (for Wannenburg 66'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Diack 58'),
21. Blane McIlroy (for P. Marshall 67'), 22. James McKinney (for Jackson 76'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Payne 53').

30 September 2011 Newport Gwent Dragons   22 – 9   Ulster Rodney Parade, Newport  
19:05 Try: Riley
Con: Tovey
Pen: Tovey (4)
 Report[26] Pen: Jackson (3)
 Attendance: 4,554
Referee: Neil Paterson
Ulster lineup:

1. Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Jerry Cronin,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Ian Whitten, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Andy Kyriacou, 17. Kyle McCall, 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Tim Barker (for Stevenson 52'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Faloon 53'),
21. Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 47'), 22. James McKinney, 23. Conor Gaston.

7 October 2011 Ulster   12 – 23   Benetton Treviso Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Wannenburg (2)
Con: Humphreys
 Report[27] Try: Penalty try
Burton
Con: Burton (2)
Pen: Burton (3)
 Attendance: 7,372
Referee: Stefano Penne
Ulster lineup:

1. Declan Fitzpatrick, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Jerry Cronin,
4. Tim Barker, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Chris Henry,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Ian Whitten, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Jared Payne.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 65'), 17. Kyle McCall, 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Barker 54'), 20. Robbie Diack (for McComish 68'),
21. Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson (for Whitten 41'), 23. Adam D'Arcy 15').

29 October 2011 Scarlets   24 – 17   Ulster (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
15:00 Try: Trimble
Pen: Humphreys (4)
 Report[28] Try: Williams
Warren
Con: Thomas
Pen: Thomas (3)
Newton
 Attendance: 7,075
Referee: Alan Falzone
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 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. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Best 70'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 54'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 70'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 54'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Henry 70'),
21. Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 63'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 70'), 23. Ian Whitten (for Spence 60').

5 November 2011 Ulster   22 – 3   Connacht Ravenhill, Belfast  
17:35 Try: Gilroy
Court
Humphreys
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys
 Report[29] Pen: Nikora
 Attendance: 6,887
Referee: John Lacey
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 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, 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Lewis Stevenson, 20. Robbie Diack (for Ferris 59'),
21. Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 59'), 22. Nevin Spence, 23. Adam D'Arcy.

25 November 2011 Glasgow Warriors   17 – 9   Ulster Firhill Stadium, Glasgow  
19:35 Try: Nathan
Pen: Weir (3)
Drop: Weir
 Report[30] Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Attendance: 3,940
Referee: Stefano Penne
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Robbie Diack, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Simon Danielli, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 70'), 17. Callum Black, 18. Adam Macklin (for Fitzpatrick 63),
19. Tim Barker (for Tuohy 70'), 20. Mike McComish,
21. Ian Porter, 22. Paddy Jackson, 23. Ian Whitten (for Danielli 57').

2 December 2011 Ulster   24 – 17   Scarlets (1 BP) Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Ferris (2)
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (4)
 Report[31] Try: Lamont
Longi
Murphy
Con: Jones
 Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Alain Rolland
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 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. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Best 70'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 54'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 70'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 54'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Henry 70'),
21. Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 63'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 70'), 23. Ian Whitten.

26 December 2011 (1 BP) Leinster   42 – 13   Ulster RDS Arena, Dublin  
17:30 Try: Carr
Cronin
Auva'a
Penalty try
Madigan
Hagan
Con: McFadden (6)
 Report[32] Try: Cochrane
Con: McKinney
Pen: McKinney (2)
 Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Adam Macklin,
4. Tim Barker, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
6. Neil McComb, 7. Ali Birch, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. James McKinney,
11. Conor Gaston, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Michael Allen, 14. Chris Cochrane,
15. Peter Nelson.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Brady 74'), 17. Jerry Cronin (for Black 68'), 18. Tom Court (for Macklin 40'),
19. James Simpson (for Joyce 74'), 20. Conor Joyce (for Barker 21'),
21. Ian Porter (for P. Marshall 68'), 22. Stuart Olding (for McKinney 68'), 23. Ricky Andrew.

30 December 2011 (1 BP) Ulster   33 – 17   Munster Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Terblanche
Afoa
Humphreys
Pienaar
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Pienaar
 Report[33] Try: O'Dea
Murphy
Con: Keatley (2)
Pen: Keatley
 Attendance: 11,379
Referee: Alain Rolland
Ulster lineup:

1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Stefan Terblanche, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 58'), 17. Callum Black (for McAllister 63'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 75'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 63'), 20. Ali Birch (for Faloon 73'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 68'), 22. Chris Farrell (for Cave 64'), 23. Peter Nelson (for D'Arcy 73').

6 January 2012 Edinburgh   20 – 42   Ulster (1 BP) Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh  
19:30 Try: De Luca
Walker
Con: Laidlaw (2)
Pen: Laidlaw (2)
 Report[34] Try: Best
Tuohy
Trimble
Cave
Con: Pienaar (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Pienaar (4)
 Attendance: 3,792
Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Stefan Terblanche.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Best 70'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 77'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 77'),
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 70'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Wannenburg 11'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 21'), 22. Paddy Wallace (for Whitten 60'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Gilroy 75').

10 February 2012 (1 BP) Ulster   30 – 12   Newport Gwent Dragons Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Diack
Pienaar
Gilroy
Terblanche
Con: Pienaar (2)
Pen: Pienaar (2)
 Report[35] Pen: Tovey (4)
 Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Carlo Damasco
Ulster lineup:

1. Callum Black, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Mike McComish, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Stefan Terblanche, 12. Nevin Spence, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 55'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Black 48'), 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Tim Barker (for Stevenson 73'), 20. Ali Birch (for Faloon 64'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 64'), 22. Michael Allen, 23. Simon Danielli (for D'Arcy 57').

17 February 2012 Cardiff Blues   21 – 14   Ulster (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff  
19:05 Try: Parks
James
Con: Parks
Pen: Parks (3)
 Report[36] Try: Diack
Pen: Pienaar (3)
 Attendance: 9,154
Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup:[37]

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. John Afoa,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Robbie Diack, 8. Willie Faloon,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Ian Whitten, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Stefan Terblanche.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 66'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 53'), 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Tim Barker, 20. Mike McComish (for Diack 75'),
21. Paul Marshall (for Humphreys 75'), 22. Simon Danielli, 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Terblanche 61').

24 February 2012 Ulster   15 – 14   Ospreys (1 BP) Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Penalty try
Wallace
Con: Pienaar
Pen: Pienaar
 Report[38] Try: Bearman
Walker
Con: Biggar
 Attendance: 8,131
Referee: Neil Hennessy
Ulster lineup:

1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Pedrie Wannenburg,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar,
11. Ian Whitten, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Stefan Terblanche.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 72'), 17. Callum Black (for McAllister 72'), 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Tim Barker (for Stevenson 70'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Wannenburg 53'),
21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Simon Danielli (for Gilroy 63'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Danielli 73').

2 March 2012 (1 BP) Ulster   38 – 16   Edinburgh Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Marshall
Terblanche
D'Arcy
Penalty try
Cochrane
Humphreys
Con: Pienaar (4)
 Report[39] Try: S. Visser
T. Visser
Pen: Godman (2)
 Attendance: 8,044
Referee: Nigel Owens
Ulster lineup:

1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Pedrie Wannenburg, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar,
11. Stefan Terblanche, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Ian Whitten, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 52'), 17. Callum Black (for McAllister 51'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 64'),
19. Neil McComb (for McComish 46'), 20. Mike McComish (for Wannenburg 12'),
21. Ian Humphreys (for P. Marshall 52'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Whitten 70'), 23. Chris Cochrane (for D'Arcy 60').

24 March 2012 (1 BP) Benetton Treviso   23 – 27   Ulster Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
16:15 Try: Ceccato
Di Bernardo
Con: Burton (2)
Pen: Burton
Drop: Burton
 Report[40] Try: Henry
Wallace
D'Arcy
Con: Pienaar (3)
Pen: Pienaar
 Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Andi Kyriacou, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Chris Henry, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Stefan Terblanche, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Nigel Brady (for Kyriacou 51'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 60'), 18. Adam Macklin,
19. Lewis Stevenson (for Muller 58'), 20. Neil McComb,
21. Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Whitten (for Cave 61'), 23. Nevin Spence (for Stevenson 61').

30 March 2012 (1 BP) Ulster   45 – 7   Aironi Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Wallace
Penalty try
Best
Cave
Court
Wannenburg
Con: Pienaar (4)
Humphreys (2)
Pen: Pienaar
 Report[41] Try: Tibaldi
Con: Olivier
 Attendance: 10,125
Referee: Neil Paterson
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
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 64'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Afoa 54'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Court 72'),
19. Dan Tuohy (for Stevenson 54'), 20. Willie Faloon,
21. Paul Marshall, 22. Ian Whitten (for Cave 60'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Wallace 64').

14 April 2012 Connacht   26 – 21   Ulster (1 BP) Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway  
17:15 Try: Nikora
Duffy
Tiernan O'Halloran
Con: Nikora
Pen: Nikora (3)
 Report[42] Try: Marshall
Jackson
Con: Jackson
Pen: Jackson (3)
 Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Ulster lineup:

1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Adam Macklin,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Neil McComb,
6. Mike McComish, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys,
11. Adam D'Arcy, 12. Paddy Jackson, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Ian Whitten,
15. Stefan Terblanche.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 68'), 17. Callum Black (for McAllister 68'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Court 56'),
19. Iain Henderson (for McComb 74'), 20. Ali Birch (for Diack 55'   72'),
21. Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 37'), 22. Michael Allen, 23. Craig Gilroy (for Humphreys 56').

20 April 2012 Ulster   8 – 16   Leinster Ravenhill, Belfast  
19:05 Try: Laughlin
Con: Sexton
Pen: Sexton
Drop: Sexton
 Report[43] Try: Muller
Pen: Pienaar
 Attendance: 10,500
Referee: John Lacey
Ulster lineup:

1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Johann Muller, 5. Lewis Stevenson,
6. Chris Henry, 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.
Replacements:
16. Andi Kyriacou (for Brady 60'), 17. Paddy McAllister (for Court 60'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Fitzpatrick 55'),
19. Neil McComb (for Wannenburg 49'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Henry 17'),
21. Ian Porter (for Pienaar 67'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Trimble 75'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Wallace 33').

5 May 2012 (1 BP) Munster   36 – 8   Ulster Thomond Park, Limerick  
19:30 Try: Zebo
O'Mahony
Sherry
Archer
O'Donnell
Con: Deasy (2)
Cusack
Pen: Deasy
 Report[44] Try: Henderson
Pen: Jackson
 Attendance: 19,362
Referee: Alain Rolland
Ulster lineup:

1. Paddy McAllister, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick,
4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy,
6. Iain Henderson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Robbie Diack,
9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson,
11. Chris Cochrane, 12. Ian Whitten, 13. Nevin Spence, 14. Andrew Trimble,
15. Adam D'Arcy.
Replacements:
16. Niall Annett (for Brady 65'), 17. Callum Black (for Fitzpatrick 55'), 18. Tom Court (for McAllister 12'),
19. Mike McComish (for Diack 55'), 20. Ali Birch (for Faloon 48'),
21. Blane McIlroy (for P. Marshall 60'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Trimble 51'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for D'Arcy 64').

End-of-season awards

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2011–2012 Dream Team[45]

Pos Player Team
SH 9   Ruan Pienaar Ulster
LL 4   Dan Tuohy Ulster
TP 3   BJ Botha Ulster

Ulster Ravens

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British and Irish Cup

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Main article: 2011–12 British and Irish Cup

Pool C

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Pool 6
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
  Ulster Ravens 4 4 0 0 115 60 55 14 2 0 18
  Nottingham 4 4 0 0 98 79 19 10 1 0 17
  Leeds Carnegie 4 2 0 2 77 61 16 12 1 1 10
  Swansea 4 1 0 3 64 106 -42 6 0 1 5
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

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

Home attendance

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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

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The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Culloden Hotel on 10 May 2012.[48] Winners were:[49]

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