2019–20 Ulster Rugby season

The 2019–20 season was Ulster's 26th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and Dan McFarland's second season as head coach. Lock Iain Henderson was named captain in place of retired hooker Rory Best. They competed in the Pro14 and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Both competitions were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he later stages being played in August, September and October 2020. In the Pro14, Ulster finished second in Conference A, making the playoffs and qualifying for next season's Champions Cup. They beat Edinburgh in the semi-final, but lost to Leinster in the final. They finished second in Pool 3 in the Champions Cup, qualifying for the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by Toulouse.

Ulster Rugby

2019–20 season
Head Coach	Dan McFarland
Operations Director	Bryn Cunningham
Captain	Iain Henderson
Pro14	Final
European Rugby Champions Cup	Quarter-final
Top try scorer	League: Matt Faddes (6) All: John Cooney (10)
Top points scorer	League: John Cooney (96) All: John Cooney (180)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Academy players who made their debuts this season included centre Stewart Moore and wing Ethan McIlroy. Ulster led the league in defence. Scrum-half John Cooney and centre Stuart McCloskey made the Pro14 Dream Team. Cooney and number eight Marcell Coetzee were nominated for European Player of the Year. Cooney was leading scorer with 180 and leading try scorer with ten, and was named Ulster's Player of the Year.

Events

Personnel changes

New signings were Australian lock Sam Carter, from the Brumbies; Ireland and Lions prop Jack McGrath, from Leinster; New Zealand wing Matt Faddes, from the Highlanders; South African-born, Irish-qualified prop Gareth Milasinovich, from Worcester Warriors; former Ireland U20 out-half Bill Johnston, from Munster; and lock David O'Connor, from Lansdowne, joining his older brother Alan at Ulster on a development contract.

Players leaving included flanker Caleb Montgomery to Worcester Warriors, wing David Busby to the Seattle Seawolves, out-half Johnny McPhillips to Leicester Tigers, and lock Alex Thompson to Jersey Reds. Utility back Peter Nelson and wing Jack Owens were released. Centre Darren Cave retired, and so did hooker Rory Best after captaining Ireland at the 2019 World Cup. Iain Henderson was named Ulster's new captain in Best's place.^[1]

Six new players joined the academy: wing Aaron Sexton, from Bangor Grammar School; wing Conor Rankin, from Campbell College; hooker Tom Stewart, last seasons' Ulster Schools Player of the Season, from Belfast Royal Academy; Irish-qualified centre Hayden Hyde, from Harlequins academy; prop Callum Reid, from Banbridge RFC;^[2] and wing Ethan McIlroy, who joined in January 2020, from Methodist College Belfast.^[3]

Scrum coach Aaron Dundon, strength and conditioning coach Kevin Geary and GPS analyst Chris Hagan left the province's support staff.^[4]

Rugby World Cup

Three Ulster players were named in the initial Ireland squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup: hooker Rory Best, captaining the team for his last tournament before retiring, lock Iain Henderson, and wing Jacob Stockdale. Flanker Jordi Murphy and hooker Rob Herring were later called up to replace the injured Jack Conan and Seán Cronin.

Season

With Iain Henderson away with Ireland at the World Cup, Rob Herring was named stand-in captain.^[5] When Herring was called up to the World Cup due to injury, the captaincy went to Billy Burns.^[6]

The pool stage of the Champions Cup was completed in January 2020, with Ulster finishing second in Pool 3 and qualifying for the quarter-finals.

The 2020 Six Nations Championship began in February 2020. Seven Ulster players, Ian Henderson, Rob Herring, Tom O'Toole, Will Addison, Billy Burns, John Cooney and Jacob Stokdale, were called up for Ireland. Robert Baloucoune included in the training squad as a development player.^[7] Stockdale, Henderson, Herring and Cooney appeared in the first three games, before the tournament was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ulster's away game against Benetton in the Pro14, scheduled for 29 February 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later recorded as a 0–0 draw. The rest of the season was suspended on 12 March.^[8] The knockout stage of the Champions Cup was also postponed.

The Pro14 season resumed in August, the regular season reduced from 21 games to 15,^[9] with matches played behind closed doors.^[10]

Scrum-half Alby Mathewson^[11] and out-half Ian Madigan^[12] joined in the summer, and were able to play in these late-season matches, but Ulster were docked a point in the Pro14 table as Madigan played two games before he was properly registered with his new club.^[13] Ulster finished second in Conference A and qualified for the playoffs. They beat Edinburgh in the semi-final, but lost to Leinster in the final. The knockout stages of the Champions Cup resumed in September, and Ulster went out in the quarter-finals to Toulouse.

The Six Nations resumed in October. The Ireland squad included four Ulster players, Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Stuart McCloskey and Jacob Stockdale,^[14] and Herring and Stockdale both played in the last two matches.

Academy players Stewart Moore, Azur Allison and Ethan McIlroy made their senior debuts this season.^[15]

Ulster had the highest home attendance in the Pro14, averaging 15,295,^[16] and led the league in defence.^[17] They were fourth in attendance in the Champions Cup, averaging 17,024.^[18]

Post-season

Inside centre Stuart McCloskey and scrum-half John Cooney were named on the Pro14 Dream Team.^[19] Cooney and number 8 Marcell Coetzee made the longlist for EPCR European Player of the Year.^[20]

At the Ulster Rugby Awards, John Cooney was named Player of the Year. Marcell Coetzee won Personality of the Year, Supporters' Club Player of the Year, and Rugby Writers' Player of the Year. Tom O'Toole was Young Player of the Year.

Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Chief executive officer	Jonny Petrie	Scotland
Operations Director	Bryn Cunningham	Ireland
Head Coach	Dan McFarland	England
Attack Coach	Dwayne Peel	Wales
Defence Coach	Jared Payne	Ireland
Forwards Coach	Roddy Grant	Scotland
Skills Coach	Dan Soper	New Zealand

Squad

Senior squad

Players in Sam Carter from Brumbies[21] Matt Faddes from Highlanders[22] Bill Johnston from Munster[23] Ian Madigan from Bristol Bears[12] Alby Mathewson unattached[11] Jack McGrath from Leinster[24] Gareth Milasinovich from Worcester Warriors[25] David O'Connor from Lansdowne[26] Promoted from academy Robert Baloucoune[27] James Hume[28] Angus Kernohan[27] Michael Lowry[28] Zack McCall[27] Eric O'Sullivan[28] Marcus Rea[27]

Players out Alan Bennie released Rory Best retired[29] David Busby to Seattle Seawolves[30] Darren Cave retired[31] Matthew Dalton released Wiehahn Herbst to Bulls[32] Johnny McPhillips to Leicester Tigers[33] Caleb Montgomery to Worcester Warriors[34] Ian Nagle to Zebre Peter Nelson released[35] Jack Owens released[35] Henry Speight to Brumbies Alex Thompson to Jersey Reds[36]

Ulster Rugby squad[37][38]
Props Eric O'Sullivan (18 apps, 10 starts) Marty Moore (16 apps, 13 starts) Jack McGrath (15 apps, 12 starts) Tom O'Toole (22 apps, 10 starts, 10 pts) Andrew Warwick (3 apps, 1 start) Ross Kane (8 apps) Kyle McCall (8 apps) Gareth Milasinovich* (no apps) Tommy O'Hagan (no apps) Hookers Rob Herring (18 apps, 18 starts, 25 pts) Adam McBurney (12 appearances, 4 starts, 5 pts) John Andrew (12 apps, 1 start, 5 pts) Zack McCall (no apps) Locks Alan O'Connor (22 apps, 18 starts, 5 pts) Kieran Treadwell (19 apps, 11 starts) Iain Henderson (c) (9 apps, 9 starts) Sam Carter (12 apps, 7 starts, 5 pts) David O'Connor (7 apps, 1 start) Jack Regan (1 app)	Back row Marcell Coetzee (17 apps, 17 starts, 5 pts) Sean Reidy (19 apps, 16 starts, 10 pts) Matty Rea (19 apps, 14 starts, 10 pts) Jordi Murphy (15 apps, 13 starts, 5 pts) Nick Timoney (14 apps, 7 starts, 10 pts) Greg Jones (4 apps, 2 starts, 15pts) Clive Ross (2 apps) Marcus Rea (1 app) Azur Allison (1 app) Scrum-halves John Cooney (20 apps, 18 starts, 180 pts) David Shanahan (15 apps, 4 starts, 10 pts) Alby Mathewson (4 apps, 1 start) Johnny Stewart (2 apps, 5 pts) Fly-halves Billy Burns* (16 apps, 16 starts, 22 pts) Bill Johnston (11 apps, 5 starts, 39 pts) Angus Curtis* (6 apps, 2 starts) Ian Madigan (4 apps, 1 start, 7 pts)	Centres Stuart McCloskey (17 apps, 17 starts, 15 pts) Luke Marshall (16 apps, 16 starts, 15 pts) James Hume (10 apps, 9 starts, 10 pts) Will Addison (8 apps, 8 starts, 5 pts) Stewart Moore (2 apps) Wings Jacob Stockdale (13 apps, 13 starts, 10 pts) Matt Faddes (14 apps, 10 starts, 35 pts) Rob Lyttle (10 apps, 10 starts, 15 pts) Craig Gilroy (15 apps, 8 starts, 20 pts) Robert Baloucoune (8 apps, 7 starts, 25 pts) Angus Kernohan (3 apps, 1 start, 5 pts) Fullbacks Louis Ludik* (16 apps, 12 starts) Michael Lowry (7 apps, 3 starts) Ethan McIlroy (1 app)
(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.[39][40]

Academy squad

Players in

• Ethan McIlroy from Methodist College Belfast.^[41]
• Tom Stewart from Belfast Royal Academy
• Aaron Sexton from Bangor Grammar School
• Callum Reid from Banbridge RFC;^[2]
• Conor Rankin from Campbell College
• Hayden Hyde from Harlequins academy

Ulster Rugby Academy squad[a]
Props Callum Reid (1) Hookers Tom Stewart (1) Locks Matthew Dalton (3) Jack Regan (3) (1 app)	Back row Matthew Agnew (2) Azur Allison (2) (1 app) Joe Dunleavy (3) Aaron Hall (4) David McCann (2) Scrum-halves Graham Curtis* (3) Fly-halves Bruce Houston (2)	Centres Hayden Hyde* (1) Stewart Moore (2) (2 apps) Wings Iwan Hughes (2) Conor Rankin (1) Aaron Sexton (1) Fullbacks Ethan McIlroy (1) (1 app)
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players, number in brackets indicates players stage in the three-year academy cycle. * denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.[42] Taking into account signings and departures head of 2019–20 season as listed on List of 2019–20 Pro14 transfers.

Season record

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost		PF	PA	PD		TF	TA
2019-20 Champions Cup	7	5	0	2		137	143	-6		16	10
2019-20 Pro14	17	9	1	7		412	352	60		54	46
Total	24	14	1	9		549	495	54		70	56

European Rugby Champions Cup

Main article: 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup

Pool 3

Team v t e	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Clermont (4)	6	5	0	1	207	114	93	24	15	3	1	24
Ulster (6)	6	5	0	1	129	107	22	16	10	1	0	21
Harlequins	6	2	0	4	114	166	–52	13	20	0	2	10
Bath	6	0	0	6	102	165	–63	12	20	1	4	5

^[43]

16 November 2019	(1 BP) Bath	16–17	Ulster	The Recreation Ground
16:00	Try: Gabriel Hamer-Webb 60' c Con: Freddie Burns (1/1) 61' Pen: Freddie Burns (2/2) 25', 29' Rhys Priestland (1/2) 66'	Report[44] Highights Full game	Try: John Cooney 13' c Rob Lyttle 57' c Con: John Cooney (2/2) 14', 58' Pen: John Cooney (1/2) 70'	Attendance: 13,289 Referee: Manuel Bottino (FIR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Rob Lyttle, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney, 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 7'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 63'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Carter 24'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Matty Rea 51'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Angus Curtis (for Burns 59'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Lyttle, 63').

22 November 2019	Ulster	18–13	Clermont (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium
19:45	Try: Jordi Murphy 17' c John Cooney 62' m Con: John Cooney (1/2) 18' Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 2', 36'	Report[45] Highlights Full game	Try: Penalty try 71' Pen: Greig Laidlaw (2/3) 32', 61'	Attendance: 15,466 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney, 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan, 66'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 66'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor, 57'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Reidy, 61'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns, 68'), 23. Craig Gilroy.

7 December 2019	Ulster	25–24	Harlequins (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium
15:15	Try: Sean Reidy 31' c Stuart McCloskey 43' m Adam McBurney 66' c Con: John Cooney (2/3) 32', 66' Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 7', 78'	Report[46] Highlights Full game	Try: Alex Dombrandt 24' c Elia Elia (2) 56' c, 59' c Con: Marcus Smith (3/3) 25', 58', 60' Pen: Marcus Smith (1/2) 9'	Attendance: 17,923 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Jacob Stockdale. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Herring, 60'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 73'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor, 58'), 20. Matty Rea (for Coetzee, 60'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Bill Johnston, 23. Matt Faddes (for Gilroy, 73').

13 December 2019	Harlequins	10–34	Ulster (1 BP)	Twickenham Stoop
19:45	Try: Stephan Lewies 61' c Con: James Lang (1/1) 62' Pen: James Lang (1/1) 34'	Report[47] Highlights Full game	Try: John Cooney (2) 38' c, 58' c Marshall 46' c Faddes 75' m O'Toole 78' m Con: John Cooney (3/4) 40', 47', 59' Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 6'	Attendance: 13,808 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Matt Faddes, 15. Jacob Stockdale. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Herring, 66'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan, 71'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 34'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Treadwell, 49'), 20. Matty Rea (for Reidy, 49'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney, 76'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns, 62'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Ludik, 73').

11 January 2020	Clermont	29–13	Ulster	Stade Marcel-Michelin
13:00	Try: Alivereti Raka 48' c George Moala 76' c Con: Morgan Parra (1/1) 49' Greig Laidlaw (1/1) 77' Pen: Morgan Parra (3/4) 18', 40'+1, 67' Greig Laidlaw (1/1) 71' Drop: Camille Lopez (1/1) 6'	Report[48] Highlights	Try: John Cooney 7' c Con: John Cooney (1/1) 8' Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 2', 64'	Attendance: 19,004 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney, 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath, 60'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore, 49'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor, 69'), 20. Matty Rea (for Murphy, 69'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney, 69'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns, 69'), 23. Matt Faddes (for Addison, 50').

18 January 2020	Ulster	22–15	Bath (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium
15:15	Try: Marcell Coetzee 5' c Robert Baloucoune 41' c Will Addison 47' m Con: John Cooney (2/3) 6', 42' Pen: Billy Burns (1/1) 73'	Report[49] Highlights Full game	Try: Ruaridh McConnochie 18' c Ross Batty 65' m Con: Freddie Burns (1/2) 19' Pen: Freddie Burns (1/1) 46'	Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 3. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney, 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath, 55'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole, 26'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor, 60'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Murphy, 5'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney, 72'), 22. Bill Johnston, 23. Craig Gilroy (for Addison, 13', 52').

Quarter-final

20 September 2020	Toulouse (3)	36–8	(6) Ulster	Stade Ernest-Wallon
13:30	Try: Cheslin Kolbe (2) 2' m, 39' c Antoine Dupont 50' c Thomas Ramos 66' c Pita Ahki 61' c Con: Thomas Ramos (4/5) 40'+1, 52', 63', 69' Pen: Thomas Ramos (1/2) 14'	Report[50] Highlights Extended highlights	Try: John Cooney 72' m Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 26'	Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Rob Lyttle, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring, 62'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath, 46'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole, 62'), 19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor, 46'), 20. Kieran Treadwell (for Henderson, 55'), 21. Alby Mathewson (for McCloskey, 51'), 22. Matt Faddes (for Burns, 15'), 23. Matty Rea (for Timoney, 42').

Pro14

Main article: 2019–20 Pro14

2019–20 Pro14 table view · watch · edit · discuss
Conference A
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Leinster (CH)	15	15	0	0	531	216	+315	74	28	9	0	69
2	Ulster (RU)	15	8	1	6	385	306	+79	50	40	7	3	44[a]
3	Glasgow Warriors	15	8	0	7	364	329	+35	53	42	5	1	38
4	Cheetahs	13	6	0	7	342	280	+62	48	32	5	2	32
5	Dragons	15	5	1	9	283	415	–132	32	49	1	1	24
6	Zebre	15	3	1	11	230	399	–169	29	56	4	3	21
7	Ospreys	15	2	2	11	205	375	–170	21	45	1	4	17
Conference B
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Edinburgh (SF)	15	11	0	4	391	225	+166	47	27	5	2	51
2	Munster (SF)	15	10	0	5	426	255	+171	53	26	8	3	51
3	Scarlets	15	10	0	5	354	274	+80	46	34	5	2	47
4	Connacht	15	8	0	7	302	360	–58	41	48	7	1	40
5	Benetton	15	6	1	8	309	350	–41	35	42	5	5	36
6	Cardiff Blues	15	7	0	8	283	327	–44	30	38	3	2	33
7	Southern Kings	13	1	0	12	204	498	–294	23	75	0	3	7
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -[52] number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams that compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup Red background indicates teams ineligible for European cup tournaments Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup. (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (Q) Qualified for Pro14 play-off semi-finals. (e) Cannot reach play-offs.

1. Ulster deducted 1 point for administration error regarding Ian Madigan. ^[51]

27 September 2019	(1 BP) Ulster	38–14	Ospreys	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Craig Gilroy 13' c, 50' c Greg Jones 30' c Matt Faddes 39' c Penalty Try 71' Con: John Cooney (4/4) 14', 31' 40+1, 51' Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 46'	Report[53] Match centre Highlights	Try: Dan Evans 7' m Pen: Price (3/3) 4', 22', 37'	Attendance: 12,408 Referee: Marius Mitrea
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Greg Jones, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. James Hume, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Matt Faddes. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 70'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 59'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 59'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Carter 60'), 20. Clive Ross (for Matty Rea 70'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 70'), 22. Michael Lowry (for Burns 52'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Marshall 72').

5 October 2019	(1 BP) Cheetahs	63–26	Ulster (1 BP)	Free State Stadium
17:15	Try: Anthonie Volmink (3) 8' c 21' c 42' c Rhyno Smith (2) 27' c 45' c Joseph Dweba 36' c Louis Fouche 49' c Reinach Venter 68' c Con: Ruan Pienaar (6) 9' 22' 29' 38' 43' 46' Tian Schoeman 50' 69'	Report[54] Match centre Highlights	Try: Sam Carter 25' c James Hume 58' c David Shanahan 63' Craig Gilroy 79' c Con: John Cooney 26' Bill Johnston (2) 58' 80'	Attendance: 4,582 Referee: Ian Davies
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Kieran Treadwell, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Greg Jones, 9. John Cooney, 10. Bill Johnston, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. James Hume, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Matt Faddes. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 52'), 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan 46', 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 46'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Carter 46'), 20. Clive Ross (for Reidy 50'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 46'), 22. Michael Lowry (for Faddes 46'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Hume 65').

12 October 2019	Southern Kings	17–42	Ulster (1 BP)	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
15:00	Try: Tertius Kruger 37' c Aston Fortuin 68' c Con: Demetri Catrakilis 37' JT Jackson 68' Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 7'	Report[55] Match centre Highlights	Try: John Cooney (2) 1' c 31' c Luke Marshall 13' c Rob Herring 16' c Matt Faddes 29' c Sean Reidy 58' c Con: John Cooney (6) 2' 14' 17' 30' 32' 59'	Attendance: 2,807 Referee: Craig Evans
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Matt Faddes. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 54'), 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan 55'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 64'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for Carter 51'), 20. Greg Jones (for Coetzee 66'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 60'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Burns 70'), 23. James Hume (for McCloskey 45').

25 October 2019	Ulster	23–14	Cardiff Blues	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Luke Marshall 2' c Billy Burns 19'c Con: John Cooney (2) 3' 20' Pen: John Cooney (3) 8' 45' 62'	Report[56] Match centre Highlights	Try: Aled Summerhill 42' c Will Boyde 56' c Con: Jarrod Evans (2) 43' 57'	Attendance: 12,250 Referee: Mike Adamson
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. John Andrew, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. James Hume, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Andrew 58'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 49'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 65'), 19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 49'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Reidy 58'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Bill Johnston, 23. Matt Faddes (for Hume 2').

1 November 2019	Ulster	22–7	Zebre	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: David Shanahan 20' c Penalty try 51' Rob Lyttle 70' Con: Bill Johnston 21' Pen: Bill Johnston 32'	Report[57] Match centre Highlights	Try: Mattia Bellini 1' c Con: Carlo Canna 2'	Attendance: 10,975 Referee: Sam Grove-White
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Bill Johnston, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Matt Faddes, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 71'), 17. Kyle McCall (for McGrath 71'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 71'), 19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 54'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Timoney 51'), 21. John Cooney (for Shanahan 71'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Ludik 51'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Addison 16').

9 November 2019	Munster	22–16	Ulster (1 BP)	Thomond Park
17:15	Try: CJ Stander 14' c Rory Scannell 35' Andrew Conway 64' c Con: JJ Hanrahan 14' Tyler Bleyendaal 66' Pen: JJ Hanrahan 25'	Report[58] Match centre Highlights	Try: Rob Herring 49' c Con: John Cooney 51' Pen: John Cooney (3) 3' 19' 57'	Attendance: 14,436 Referee: Frank Murphy
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Angus Curtis, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Rob Lyttle, 15. Matt Faddes. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 53'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 55'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 53'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for O'Connor 55'), 20. Matty Rea (for Murphy 66'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 78'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Curtis 78'), 23. Robert Baloucoune (for Lyttle 70').

29 November 2019	(1 BP) Ulster	29–5	Scarlets	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Matt Faddes (2) 4' 78' John Cooney 8' c Matty Rea 16' c Robert Baloucoune 27' Con: John Cooney (2) 8' 17'	Report[59] Match centre Highlights	Try: Jac Morgan 74'	Attendance: 12,319 Referee: Sam Grove-White
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Bill Johnston, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Matt Faddess, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Herring 50'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for O'Sullivan 65'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 58'), 19. David O'Connor (for Rea 71'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Coetzee 50'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 50'), 22. Angus Curtis (for Johnston 71'), 23. Angus Kernohan (for Ludik 65').

20 December 2019	(1 BP) Leinster	54–42	Ulster (1 BP)	RDS Arena
19:35	Try: Max Deegan (2) 2' c 62' c Scott Penny (2) 15' c 22' c Robbie Henshaw 27' c Fergus McFadden 39' Rob Kearney 44' c Ronan Kelleher 48' c Con: Harry Byrne (7) 3' 16' 23' 28' 45' 49' 62'	Report[60] Match centre Highlights	Try: Angus Kernohan 8' c Matt Faddes 35' c Craig Gilroy 57' c Greg Jones (2) 64' v 72' c Johnny Stewart 80+2' Con: Bill Johnston (6) 10' 37' 58' 65' 73' 80+2'	Attendance: 16,375 Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. David O'Connor, 5. Alan O'Connor, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Greg Jones, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Bill Johnston, 11. Angus Kernohan, 12. Angus Curtis, 13. Matt Faddes, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Rob Lyttle. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for McBurney 55'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Warwick 55'), 18. Ross Kane (for O'Toole 55'), 19. Jack Regan (for A. O'Connor 69'), 20. Azur Allison (for Curtis 51'), 21. Jonny Stewart (for Shanahan 71'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Faddes 49'), 23. Ethan McIlroy (for Lyttle 23').

27 December 2019	(1 BP) Ulster	35–3	Connacht	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Alan O'Connor 17' c Billy Burns 22' c Robert Baloucoune 43' c Rob Herring 49' c Nick Timoney 76' c Con: John Cooney (4) 18' 23' 44' 50' Bill Johnston 77'	Report[61] Match centre Highlights	Pen: Conor Fitzgerald	Attendance: 17,483 Referee: Sean Gallagher
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. Adam McBurney (for Gilroy 39-46', for Herring 64'), 17. Kyle McCall (for McGrath 51'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 51'), 19. David O'Connor (for Treadwell 59'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Coetzee 23'), 21. David Shanahan (for Cooney 69'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns 60'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Ludik 27').

3 January 2020	(1 BP) Ulster	38–17	Munster	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: John Cooney 17. c Robert Baloucoune 34' c Matty Rea 42' c Stuart McCloskey 57' c Jacob Stockdale 61' c Con: John Cooney (5) 18' 35' 43' 58' 62' Pen: John Cooney 14'	Report[62] Match centre Highlights	Try: Shane Daly 9' c Niall Scannell 65' c Con: Joey Carbery (2) 10' 65' Pen: Joey Carbery 39'	Attendance: 17,461 Referee: Daniel Jones
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Timoney, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Will Addison. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 72'), 17. Kyle McCall (gor McGrath 62'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 58'), 19. David O'Connor (for A. O'Connor 66'), 20. Greg Jones (for Reidy 70'), 21. David Shanahan (for Burns 62'), 22. Angus Kernohan (for Cooney 73'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Marshall 62').

15 February 2020	Ospreys	26–24	Ulster (1 BP)	Liberty Stadium
17:15	Try: Owen Watkin 15' c Scott Otten (2) 24' 47' Con: Luke Price 16' Pen: Luke Price (3) 4' 28' 75'	Report[63] Match centre Highlights	Try: Robert Baloucoune 9' c Matt Faddes 59' c Stuart McCloskey 67' c Con: Billy Burns 10' Bill Johnston (2) 60' 69' Pen: Billy Burns 35'	Attendance: 5,868 Referee: Marius Mitrea
Lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Matt Faddes. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for McBurney 50'), 17. Jack McGrath (for O'Sullivan 40'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 40'), 19. David O'Connor (for Treadwell 50'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for Rea 50'), 21. Jonny Stewart, 22. Bill Johnston (for Burns 57'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Faddes 60').

22 February 2020	Ulster	20–10	Cheetahs	Kingspan Stadium
19:35	Try: Tom O'Toole 7' c Robert Baloucoune 45' c Con: Bill Johnston (2) 8' 47' Pen: Bill Johnston (2) 35' 59'	Report[64] Match centre Highlights Full game	Try: Clayton Blommetjies 65' c Con: Ruan Pienaar 67' Pen: Ruan Pienaar 38'	Attendance: 13,829 Referee: Mike Adamson
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Bill Johnston, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. James Hume, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Robert Baloucoune, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for McBurney 65'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Tom O'Toole (For M. Moore 5'), 19. David O'Connor (for Treadwell 58'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Murphy 58'), 21. Jonny Stewart (for Shanahan 61'), 22. Stewart Moore (for Hume 67'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Lowry 61').

29 February 2020	Benetton	0-0	Ulster	Stadio Comunale di Monigo
15:00		Postponed due to coronavirus fears. Awarded as a 0–0 draw.

23 August 2020	(1 BP) Connacht	26–20	Ulster (1 BP)	Aviva Stadium
16:30	Try: John Porch 11' c Kieran Marmion 22' c Bundee Aki 54' c Jack Aungier 78' Con: Jack Carty (3) 11' 23' 55'	Report[65] Match centre Highlights	Try: Jacob Stockdale 48' c Nick Timoney 61' c Con: Billy Burns 49' Ian Madigan 62' Pen: John Cooney (2) 5' 20'	Referee: Frank Murphy
Ulster lineup: 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Nick Timoney, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Louis Ludik, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Jacob Stockdale. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for McBurney 56'), 17. Eric O'Sullivan (for McGrath 40'), 18. Tom O'Toole (for Moore 40'), 19. Sam Carter (for O'Connor 31'), 20. Matty Rea (for Coetzee 46'), 21. Alby Mathewson (for Cooney 40'), 22. Ian Madigan (for Burns 52'), 23. Michael Lowry (for Hume 72').

29 August 2020	Ulster	10–28	Leinster	Aviva Stadium
19:35	Try: Rob Herring 53' c Con: John Cooney 54' Pen: John Cooney 67'	Report[66] Match report Highlights	Try: Ed Byrne 2' c Scott Penny 72' Harry Byrne 77' Con: Ross Byrne 4' Harry Byrne 79' Pen: Ross Byrne (3) 14' 20' 44'	Referee: George Clancy
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Sam Carter, 5. Kieran Treadwell, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Ian Madigan, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Matt Faddes, 15. Jacob Stockdale. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 62'), 17. Kyle McCall (for O'Sullivan 70'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 54'), 19. David O'Connor (for Treadwell 54'), 20. Nick Timoney (for Murphy 62'), 21. David Shanahan (for McCloskey 73'), 22. Bill Johnston (for Madigan 62'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Stockdale 54').

Semi-final

5 September 2020	Edinburgh	19–22	Ulster	Murrayfield Stadium
19:35	Try: Stuart McInally 14' Darcy Graham 46' Chris Dean 57' Con: Jaco van der Walt (2/3) 47', 59'	Report[67] Match centre Highlights Extended highlights	Try: Rob Lyttle 54' Rob Herring 62' John Andrew 75' Con: Billy Burns (1/2) 55' Ian Madigan (1/1) 76' Pen: Ian Madigan (1/1) 80'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. John Cooney, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Louis Ludik, 15. Jacob Stockdale. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 69'), 17. Jack McGrath (for O'Sullivan 51'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 51'), 19. Kieran Treadwell (for Carter 48'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Murphy 40'), 21. Alby Mathewson (for Cooney 40'), 22. Ian Madigan (for Burns 69'), 23. Michael Lowry (for Ludik 40').

Final

Main article: 2020 Pro14 Grand Final

12 September 2020	Leinster	27–5	Ulster	Aviva Stadium
19:35	Try: James Lowe 12' c Robbie Henshaw 45' c Caelan Doris 71' c Con: Ross Byrne (2/2) 14', 47' Johnny Sexton (1/1) 72' Pen: Ross Byrne (2/2) 26', 44'	Report[68] Report Highlights Extended highlights	Try: James Hume 3' m	Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Ulster lineup: 1. Eric O'Sullivan, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom O'Toole, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Matty Rea, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Marcell Coetzee, 9. Alby Mathewson, 10. Billy Burns, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. James Hume, 14. Rob Lyttle, 15. Michael Lowry. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 20-34', 72'), 17. Jack McGrath (for O'Sullivan 47'), 18. Marty Moore (for O'Toole 55'), 19. Sam Carter (for Henderson 47'), 20. Jordi Murphy (for Rea 55'), 21. John Cooney (for Mathewson 47'), 22. Ian Madigan (for Burns 54'), 23. Nick Timoney (for Coetzee 47').

Home attendance

Domestic League					European Cup					Total
League	Fixtures	Average Attendance	Highest	Lowest	League	Fixtures	Average Attendance	Highest	Lowest	Total Attendance	Average Attendance
2019–20 Pro14	7‡	13,818	17,483	10,975	2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup	3	17,024	17,923	15,466	147,796	14,780
‡Match figures include fixtures in which COVID-19 restrictions limited attendance, but exclude fixtures in which no spectators were allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ulster 'A'

The following players, other than players from the senior squad and academy, appeared for Ulster 'A this season.

Players used by Ulster 'A'
Props Peter Cooper Paul Mullan Jonny Blair Hookers Claytan Milligan	Locks Conor McMenamin JJ McKee Scrum-halves Nathan Doak Lewis Finlay Michael Stronge	Fly-halves Greg Hutley Sean Kearns Centres Ben Power Wings Luke Pollock Ross Adair

Celtic Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Celtic Cup

	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Leinster A (CH)	7	7	0	0	351	140	211	55	22	7	0	35
2	Ulster A (RU)	7	5	0	2	198	170	28	28	23	5	0	25
3	Connacht Eagles	7	5	0	2	191	169	22	24	24	3	0	23
4	Scarlets A	7	4	0	3	217	194	23	29	28	4	2	22
5	Dragons A	7	2	0	5	205	236	-31	30	34	5	2	15
6	Munster A	7	2	1	4	165	206	-41	22	31	3	0	13
7	Ospreys Development	7	1	1	5	133	229	-96	19	32	2	0	8
8	Cardiff Blues A	7	1	0	6	109	225	-116	17	30	2	1	7
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order - number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams that advance to the final (Q) Qualified for the final (CH) Champions (RU) Runners-up Updated: 5 October 2019 Source: Munster Rugby

24 August 2019	(2 BP) Scarlets A	32–35	Ulster A (1 BP)	Church Bank Playing Fields
14:30	Try: E. Jones (3) R. Jones Con: Hughes (2) Pen: Hughes Wilson	Report[69]	Try: Allison Reid McCann Cooper Con: Houston (3) Pen: Houston (3)
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Callum Reid, 2. Zack McCall (c), 3. Peter Cooper, 4. JJ McKee, 5. Jack Regan, 6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann, 8. Azur Allison, 9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Graham Curtis, 12. Ben Power, 13. Hayden Hyde, 14. Ethan McIlroy, 15. Conor Rankin. Replacements: 16. Claytan Milligan, 17. Paul Mullen, 18. Jonny Blair, 19. Conor McMenamin, 20. Matthew Agnew, 21. Aaron Hall, 22. Lewis Finlay, 23. Michael Stronge.

31 August 2019	(1 BP) Ulster A	32–5	Cardiff A	Gibson Park
19:30	Try: Adair Allison Rankin Hyde Con: Houston (3) Pen: Houston (2)	Report[70]	Try: Stuckey
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Callum Reid, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Peter Cooper, 4. Matthew Dalton, 5. Jack Regan, 6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann (c), 8. Azur Allison, 9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Graham Curtis, 12. Hayden Hyde, 13. Ross Adair, 14. Ethan McIlroy, 15. Conor Rankin. Replacements: 16. Claytan Milligan, 17. Paul Mullen, 18. Jonny Blair, 19. JJ McKee, 20. Matthew Agnew, 21. Aaron Hall, 22. Lewis Finlay, 23. Greg Hutley.

6 September 2019	(1 BP) Ulster A	33–13	Connacht Eagles	Eaton Park
16:00	Try: McCann Rankin Adair Cooper (2) Con: Houston (4)	Report[71]	Try: Maksymiw Con: Dean Pen: Dean (2)	Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Callum Reid, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Peter Cooper, 4. Matthew Dalton, 5. Jack Regan, 6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann (c), 8. Azur Allison, 9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Luke Pollock, 12. Ben Power, 13. Hayden Hyde, 14. Ross Adair, 15. Conor Rankin. Replacements: 16. Claytan Milligan, 17. Paul Mullen, 18. Jonny Blair, 19. JJ McKee, 20. Matthew Agnew, 21. Aaron Hall, 22. Lewis Finlay, 23. Michael Stronge.

14 September 2019	(1 BP) Leinster A	55–24	Ulster A (1 BP)	Energia Park
15:00	Try: Mullin (3) Russell Osborne Sheehan (2) Clarkson Patterson Con: H. Byrne (5)	Report[72]	Try: Marcus Rea McCann (2) O'Hagan Con: Houston (2)	Referee: Robert O'Sullivan (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Peter Cooper, 4. Jack Regan, 5. David O'Connor, 6. Azur Allison, 7. Marcus Rea (c), 8. David McCann, 9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Graham Curtis, 12. Hayden Hyde, 13. Ross Adair, 14. Ethan McIlroy, 15. Conor Rankin. Replacements: 16. Tom Stewart (for McBurney 78'), 17. Tommy O'Hagan (for Cooper 55'), 18. Paul Mullen (for Warwick 78'), 19. Matthew Dalton (for Regan 40'), 20. Aaron Hall (for Allison 40'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Doak 40'), 22. Ben Power (for Rankin 78'), 23. Luke Pollock (for Curtis 19').

21 September 2019	(1 BP) Dragons A	31–43	Ulster A (1 BP)	CCB Centre
15:00	Try: Buckland Penalty try Owen Talbot-Davies Con: Robson (2) Botica Pen: Robson	Report[73]	Try: Adair (3) Hall Curtis Pollock Con: Houston (5) Pen: Houston
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Peter Cooper, 4. Jack Regan, 5. David O'Connor, 6. Azur Allison, 7. Marcus Rea (c), 8. David McCann, 9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Graham Curtis, 12. Hayden Hyde, 13. Ross Adair, 14. Ethan McIlroy, 15. Conor Rankin. Replacements: 16. Tom Stewart (for McBurney 78'), 17. Tommy O'Hagan (for Cooper 55'), 18. Paul Mullen (for Warwick 78'), 19. Matthew Dalton (for Regan 40'), 20. Aaron Hall (for Allison 40'), 21. Johnny Stewart (for Doak 40'), 22. Ben Power (for Rankin 78'), 23. Luke Pollock (for Curtis 19').

27 September 2019	Ulster A	19–3	Ospreys Development	Gibson Park
17:00	Try: Cooper McBurney Marcus Rea Con: Houston (2)	Report[74]	Pen: Thomas
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Callum Reid, 2. Adam McBurney, 3. Peter Cooper, 4. David O'Connor, 5. Jack Regan, 6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann (c), 8. Azur Allison, 9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Graham Curtis, 12. Angus Curtis, 13. Hayden Hyde, 14. Ross Adair, 15. Ethan McIlroy. Replacements: 16. Zack McCall, 17. Tommy O'Hagan, 18. Paul Mullen, 19. Matthew Dalton, 20. Marcus Rea, 21. Lewis Finlay, 22. Luke Pollock, 23. Conor Rankin.

4 October 2019	Ulster A	12–31	Munster A (1 BP)	Shaw's Bridge
17:00	Try: McCann Graham Curtis Con: Houston	Report[75]	Try: Oliver Hurley McHenry French Con: Healy (2) Crowley (2) Pen: Healy	Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Tommy O'Hagan, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Andrew Warwick, 4. David O'Connor, 5. Jack Regan, 6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann, 8. Marcus Rea, 9. Johnny Stewart, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Graham Curtis, 12. Ben Power, 13. Hayden Hyde, 14. Angus Kernohan, 15. Ethan McIlroy. Replacements: 16. Tom Stewart, 17. Callum Reid, 18. Peter Cooper, 19. Matthew Dalton, 20. Matthew Agnew, 21. Nathan Doak, 22. Luke Pollock, 23. Conor Rankin.

Final

13 October 2019	Leinster A	31–10	Ulster A	Energia Park
15:00	Try: Dowling Sheehan Russell Patterson Con: Russell (2) H. Byrne (2) Pen: Russell	Report[76]	Try: Curtis Con: Houston Pen: Houston	Referee: Robert O'Sullivan (IRFU)
Ulster 'A' lineup: 1. Callum Reid, 2. Zack McCall, 3. Andrew Warwick, 4. David O'Connor, 5. Jack Regan, 6. Joe Dunleavy, 7. David McCann, 8. Marcus Rea, 9. Nathan Doak, 10. Bruce Houston, 11. Graham Curtis, 12. Hayden Hyde, 13. Ross Adair, 14. Angus Kernohan, 15. Ethan McIlroy. Replacements: 16. Tom Stewart, 17. Peter Cooper, 18. Tommy O'Hagan, 19. Matthew Dalton, 20. Matthew Agnew, 21. Johnny Stewart, 22. Luke Pollock, 23. Sean Kearns.

Ulster Women

2019-20 Women's Interprovincial Series

Main article: IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series

	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	BP	Pts
1	Leinster	5	5	0	0	162	39	0	20
2	Munster	5	3	0	2	134	70	2	14
3	Connacht	5	2	0	3	64	122	0	8
4	Ulster	5	0	0	5	51	180	1	1

17 August 2019	Munster	38-12	Ulster	Musgrave Park, Cork

24 August 2019	Ulster	5-24	Leinster	Palace Grounds

31 August 2019	Ulster	19-20	Connacht	Upper Malone

14 September 2019	Leinster	59-3	Ulster	Templeville Road

21 September 2019	Munster	39-12	Ulster	Donnybrook Stadium

Ulster Rugby Awards

The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 29 September 2020. Winners were:^[77][78][79]

• Player of the Year: John Cooney (nominees: Marcell Coetzee, Alan O'Connor, Sean Reidy)
• Personality of the Year: Marcell Coetzee
• Supporters' Club Player of the Year: Marcell Coetzee (nominees: John Cooney, Stuart McCloskey)
• Rugby Writers' Player of the Year: Marcell Coetzee (nominees: John Cooney, Stuart McCloskey)
• Young Player of the Year: Tom O'Toole (nominees: Robert Baloucoune, James Hume, Michael Lowry)
• Ulster A Player of the Year: Ethan McIlroy (nominees: Ross Adair, Hayden Hyde)
• Academy Player of the Year: David McCann (nominees: Ethan McIlroy, Lewis Finlay)
• Women's Player of the Year - Kathryn Dane (nominees: Vicky Irwin, Neve Jones)
• Referee of the Year: Chris Busby
• Dorrington B. Faulkner (Services to Rugby) Award: Ross Workman, Omagh Academicals RFC
• Youth Player of the Year: Jack Milton, Ballyclare RFC
• U18 Girls' Player of the Year: Ava Fannin, RFC Virginia
• Girls Schools' Player of the Year: Lucy Thompson, Enniskillen Royal Grammar School
• Boys Schools' Player of the Year: Nathan Doak, Wallace High School
• Club Player of the Year: Shea O'Brien, City of Armagh RFC