2012–13 Ulster Rugby season

August 2023 August 2023 2012–13 Ulster Rugby season File:Nick Williams Ulster v Connacht 2013.jpg Nick Williams playing against Connacht, 19 April 2013 Ravenhill Stadium 12,500 David Humphreys (Director of Rugby)Mark Anscombe (Head Coach) Johann Muller Ruan Pienaar (205) Andrew Trimble (12) Heineken Cup (quarter-finalists)Pro12 (finalists) _redshoulders _redshoulders _redshoulders FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _redtop _red _red _red_3 FF0000 000000 FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF _redtop 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 season was Ulster's 19th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their first under head coach Mark Anscombe, who replaced Brian McLaughlin, after McLaughlin failed to get his contract re-signed.Mark Anscombe is named as the new Ulster Head Coach They competed in the Pro12 and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Major signings included number eight Nick Williams from the now defunct Aironi, wing Tommy Bowe returning from his four-year stay at the Ospreys, and flanker Roger Wilson returning after four years with Northampton Saints. Hooker Rob Herring joined from Western Province. Centre Nevin Spence died, along with his brother Graham and father Noel, in an accident at the family farm in Hillsborough, County Down, on 15 September 2012, where they were overcome by fumes in a slurry tank. Spence's sister was treated in hospital and survived the accident.http://www.thescore.ie/ulster-star-nevin-spence-dies-in-accident-on-co-down-farm-597031-Sep2012 Ulster star Nevin Spence dies in accident on Co. Down farm 16 September 2012 16 September 2012 thescore.ie dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120917000755/http://www.thescore.ie/ulster-star-nevin-spence-dies-in-accident-on-co-down-farm-597031-Sep2012/ 17 September 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19614688 Nevin Spence killed in County Down slurry accident BBC News 16 September 2012 16 September 2012https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/nevin-spences-sister-gives-harrowing-evidence-of-efforts-to-save-rugby-star-and-family-who-fell-into-slurry-tank-29023865.html Nevin Spence's sister gives harrowing evidence of efforts to save rugby star and family who fell into slurry tank, Irish Independent Retrieved 19 Sept 2020 As a mark of respect for Spence, a minute's silence was observed at many rugby games in Britain and Ireland the following week.Minute's silence for late rugby star, u.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2015. A memorial service was held at Ravenhill Stadium, the home ground of Ulster Rugby, on Sunday 23 September 2012.Ravenhill memorial for Nevin Spence, u.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2015. Ulster started the season with 13 consecutive wins in all competitions, the longest unbeaten run in their history.Ulster boss Saints from start to finish https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/report?gameId=167631&league=271937 espnscrum 21 April 2021 They finished top of the table in the Pro12 with 17 wins, and after beating Welsh side Scarlets in the semi-finals 28–17, it was an all- Ireland final between Ulster and Leinster. Leinster were the eventual champions, defeating Anscombe's side 24–18. Scrum-half Ruan Pienaar was the league's second-top scorer with 172 points. Ulster won the Fair Play Award, and Nick Williams was the Players' Player of the Year. Williams and centre Luke Marshall made the Pro12 Dream Team. Andrew Trimble's try against Connacht was Try of the Season. They topped their pool in the Champions Cup with five wins out of six, qualifying for the quarter-finals, where they lost 27–16 to Saracens. Ruan Pienaar was Ulster's top scorer with 205 points. Andrew Trimble was the top try-scorer with twelve tries, and was named Ulster's Player of the Year. Nick Williams was IRUPA Players' Player of the Year, and Craig Gilroy won the IRUPA Try of the Year award.David Kelly, "Williams nails awards double", Irish Independent, 9 May 2013 Staff Senior team Position Name Nationality Director of Rugby David Humphreys Ireland rugby union Ireland Head coach Mark Anscombe NZL New Zealand Assistant coach (backs) Neil Doak Ireland rugby union Ireland Assistant coach (defence) Jonny Bell Ireland rugby union Ireland Head of strength and conditioning Jonny Davis Ireland rugby union Ireland Strength and conditioning coach Kevin Geary Ireland rugby union Ireland Team doctor David Irwin Ireland rugby union Ireland Head physiotherapist Gareth Robinson Ireland rugby union Ireland Physiotherapist Alan McAldin Ireland rugby union Ireland Team administration co-ordinator Sarah Sherry Ireland rugby union Ireland Resource manager Mick Ennis AUS rugby union Australia Team manager David Millar Ireland rugby union Ireland Academy Position Name Nationality Elite performance development manager Allen Clarke Ireland rugby union Ireland High performance manager Gary Longwell Ireland rugby union Ireland Academy schools coach Brian McLaughlin Ireland rugby union Ireland Elite player development officer Niall Malone Ireland rugby union Ireland Strength and conditioning coach Chris Shields Ireland rugby union Ireland Strength and conditioning coach David Drake Ireland rugby union Ireland Squad Senior squad Players in (Season 2012/2013) IRE rugby union Tommy Bowe from WAL Ospreyshttp://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2012/0306/1224312898341.html The Irish Times Bowe going back to his roots 2022-02-08 2012-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120310094257/http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2012/0306/1224312898341.html dead AUS Sean Doyle from AUS Southern Districtshttp://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/10597.php News | news 10597.PHP RSA Rob Herring from RSA Western Province"Ulster sign Niall O'Connor and Rob Herring for 2012-13 season", BBC Sport, 18 June 2012 IRE rugby union Ricky Lutton from IRE rugby union Belfast HarlequinsNiall Crozier, “Crocked Paddy out for season”, ‘’Belfast Telegraph’’, 14 August 2012 IRE rugby union Niall O'Connor from IRE rugby union Connacht Rugbyhttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3825_7823970,00.html Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments RaboDirect PRO12 Ulster bring in O'Connor www.planetrugby.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120625114652/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3825_7823970,00.html 2012-06-25 IRE rugby union Neil Walsh (unattached, trial)Paul Fennessey, "We were about to hike up a volcano in Chile... I got an email saying Ulster Rugby want you over", The 42, 23 September 2018, via Internet Archive NZL Nick Williams from ITA Aironihttp://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/10598.php News | news 10598.PHP IRE rugby union Roger Wilson from ENG Northamptonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/17274581 Ospreys' Bowe signs Ulster deal BBC Sport Promoted from academy IRE rugby union Michael Allen IRE rugby union Ali Birch IRE rugby union Chris Cochrane IRE rugby union Michael Heaney IRE rugby union Iain HendersonDavid Kelly, "Hot prospect Henderson pens new Ulster deal", Irish Independent, 11 October 2012 Players out (Season 2012/2013) IRE rugby union Tim Barker to IRE rugby union Rainey Old BoysAdam McKendry, "Tim Barker: I have no regrets, only pride in my wonderful rugby career", Belfast Telegraph, 3 March 2019 IRE rugby union Jerry Cronin to ENG Doncaster Knights"Triple boost for Knights", Sky Sports, 15 May 2012 SCO Simon Danielli retiredhttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3825_7744586,00.html February 2022 IRE rugby union Willie Faloon to IRE rugby union Connacht Rugbyhttp://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/irish/2012/0327/315164-connacht-move-to-capture-faloon-from-ulster/ RTÉ News Connacht strengthen squad with move for flanker Willie Faloon 27 March 2012 IRE rugby union Conor Gaston to ENG London Irish"Conor Gaston bids to break into London Irish first team", Berkshire Live, 27 July 2012 IRE rugby union Ian Humphreys to ENG London Irishhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/17952392 Humphreys signs for London Irish BBC Sport IRE rugby union Andi Kyriacou to WAL Cardiff Blueshttp://www.walesonline.co.uk/rugbynation/rugby-news/2012/04/17/cardiff-blues-confirm-a-dozen-stars-to-leave-region-amid-shake-up-91466-30779914/ Cardiff Blues confirm a dozen stars to leave region amid shake-up 17 April 2012 IRE rugby union James McKinney to ENG Rotherham Titans"McKinney coup for Titans", Sky Sports, 15 May 2012 IRE rugby union Ian Porter one-year sabbaticalhttp://www.cornerflag.net/ian-porter/ Corner Flag Management Ian Porter 4 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140305011609/http://www.cornerflag.net/ian-porter/ 5 March 2014 IRE rugby union Nevin Spence deceased RSA Stefan Terblanche retired RSA Pedrie Wannenburg to FRA Castreshttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9818_7686863,00.html Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments Top 14 Castres get Garvey and Wannenburg www.planetrugby.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120428101509/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9818_7686863,00.html 2012-04-28http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2012/0322/313270-wannenburg-exits-ulster-at-seasons-end/ RTÉ News Wannenburg exits Ulster at season's end 22 March 2012 IRE rugby union Ian Whitten to ENG Exeter Chiefshttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3823_7578612,00.html Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments Aviva Premiership Chiefs snap up Whitten www.planetrugby.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120310055546/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3823_7578612,00.html 2012-03-10 Ulster Rugby squadAppearances and scoring stats from ItsRugby.co.ukProps IRE rugby union Tom Court (28 apps, 22 starts, 10 pts) NZL John Afoa (26 points, 20 starts) IRE rugby union Callum Black (28 apps, 9 starts) IRE rugby union Declan Fitzpatrick (9 apps, 6 starts) IRE rugby union Ricky Lutton (6 apps, 3 starts) IRE rugby union Adam Macklin (5 apps, 2 starts) IRE rugby union Kyle McCall, Ballynahinch (1 app) IRE rugby union Paddy McAllister (no apps) Hookers IRE rugby union Rory Best (17 apps, 16 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Rob Herring (21 apps, 10 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Nigel Brady (9 apps, 5 starts) IRE rugby union Niall Annett (5 apps) Locks IRE rugby union Dan Tuohy (20 apps, 17 starts, 5 pts) RSA Johann Muller (c) (17 apps, 16 starts) IRE rugby union Iain Henderson (19 apps, 14 starts, 10 pts) IRE rugby union Lewis Stevenson (19 apps, 14 starts) IRE rugby union Neil McComb (16 apps, 9 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Alan O'Connor (2 apps)Back row RSA Robbie Diack* (23 apps, 20 starts, 30 pts) NZL Nick Williams (23 apps, 20 starts, 35 pt) IRE rugby union Chris Henry (18 apps, 18 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Mike McComish (20 apps, 10 starts) IRE rugby union Roger Wilson (13 apps, 8 starts, 5 pts) AUS Sean Doyle* (4 apps, 3 starts) IRE rugby union Stephen Ferris (4 apps, 3 starts) IRE rugby union Ali Birch (4 apps, 2 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Conor Joyce (1 app, 1 start) Scrum-halves RSA Ruan Pienaar (21 apps, 20 starts, 202 pts) IRE rugby union Paul Marshall (22 apps, 13 starts, 20 pts) IRE rugby union Michael Heaney (9 apps, 3 starts) Fly-halves IRE rugby union Paddy Jackson (24 apps, 20 starts, 143 pts) IRE rugby union Niall O'Connor (8 apps, 4 starts, 45 pts)Centres IRE rugby union Darren Cave (27 apps, 24 starts, 15 pts) IRE rugby union Paddy Wallace (15 apps, 13 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Michael Allen (18 apps, 12 starts, 10 pts) IRE rugby union Luke Marshall (18 apps, 10 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Stuart Olding (14 apps, 10 starts, 25 pts) IRE rugby union Chris Farrell (1 app, 1 start) Wings IRE rugby union Andrew Trimble (26 apps, 25 starts, 60 pts) IRE rugby union Craig Gilroy (20 apps, 13 starts, 10 pts) IRE rugby union Tommy Bowe (14 apps, 12 starts, 30 pts) IRE rugby union Chris Cochrane (6 apps, 4 starts) IRE rugby union Neil Walsh (2 apps, 1 start) Fullbacks IRE rugby union Jared Payne (22 apps, 21 starts, 40 pts) IRE rugby union Ricky Andrew, Ballymena (8 apps, 6 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Peter Nelson, Dungannon (9 apps, 3 starts, 5 pts) IRE rugby union Adam D'Arcy* (4 apps, 2 starts) (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.http://www.ulsterrugby.com/team/index.php Ulster First Team Ulster Rugby 31 August 2018 28 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170828141949/http://ulsterrugby.com/team/index.php dead https://www.ulsterrugby.com/2019/06/squad-confirmed-for-2019-20-season/ Squad confirmed for 2019/20 season Ulster Rugby 24 June 2019 24 June 2019 24 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190624153409/https://www.ulsterrugby.com/2019/06/squad-confirmed-for-2019-20-season/ deadSquad Academy squad Players in IRE rugby union Alan O'Connor IRE rugby union Rory Scholes IRE rugby union Jake Caulfield Players out IRE rugby union Ryan Jablonski IRE rugby union John Burns IRE rugby union David O'Mahony IRE rugby union David McGuigan IRE rugby union Blane McIlroy Ulster Rugby Academy squad"Hughes Insurance Ulster Academy Squad 2012-13", Ulster Rugby, archived 10 August 2013Props IRE rugby union Jake Caulfield, Malone (1) IRE rugby union Conor Carey, Ballynahinch (3) IRE rugby union Kyle McCall, Ballynahinch (3) Hookers IRE rugby union Jonny Murphy, Ballynahinch (2) Locks IRE rugby union Alan O'Connor, Malone (1) IRE rugby union James Simpson, Ballynahinch (2)Back row IRE rugby union Neil Faloon, Ballynahinch (2) IRE rugby union Conor Joyce, Malone (2) IRE rugby union Sean O'Connell, Belfast Harlequins (2) Scrum-halves IRE rugby union Blane McIlroy (3) Fly-halves IRE rugby union Stuart Olding, Belfast Harlequins (2)Centres IRE rugby union Chris Farrell, Dungannon (2) Back three IRE rugby union Ricky Andrew, Ballymena (4) IRE rugby union Peter Nelson, Dungannon (2) IRE rugby union Rory Scholes, Belfast Harlequins (1) 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. Season record Competition Played Won Drawn Lost PF PA PD TF TA 2012-13 Heineken Cup 7 5 0 2 142 82 60 13 7 2011-12 Pro12 24 18 1 5 623 389 234 65 37 Total 31 23 1 7 765 471 294 78 44 Heineken Cup 2012–13 Heineken Cup Pool 4 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPtsIRE rugby union Ulster (6) 6 5 0 1 126 55 +71 12 5 2 1 23ENG Northampton Saints 6 3 0 3 94 109 −15 9 11 1 2 15FRA Castres 6 3 0 3 77 98 −21 6 6 0 2 14SCO Glasgow Warriors 6 1 0 5 70 105 −35 7 12 0 2 6 12 October 2012 20:00 (1 BP) Ulster IRE rugby union 41–17 Report"Ulster open with comfortable win", EPCR Historical Statistics, 18 November 2012 FRA Castres Olympique Trimble 8' cP. Marshall (2) 21' c, 42' mPienaar 80' c Jackson (3/4) Jackson (5/5) 7', 16', 36', 45', 60' Court 57 Andreu 32' cGarvey 51' c Teulet (2/2) Teulet (1/1) 4' Forestier 75 Ravenhill, Belfast 11,451 Andrew Small (England) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Mike McComish, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 75'), 17. Callum Black (for McComish 63'), 18. Adam Macklin, 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 63'), 20. Neil McComb, 21. Ruan Pienaar (for Marshall 63'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Wallace 72'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Bowe 65'). 19 October 2012 20:00 Glasgow Warriors SCO 8–19 Report"Ulster Rugby seize control of Pool 4", EPCR Historical Statistics, 27 October 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster Matawalu 77' m Horne (1/4) 20' Henry 60' c Jackson (1/1) Jackson (4/6) 23', 27', 63', 75' Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 6,194 Mathieu Raynal (France) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black (for Afoa 75'), 18. Adam Macklin, 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 78'), 20. Mike McComish (for Henderson 78'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Jackson 78'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Cave 78'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Trimble 79'). 7 December 2012 20:00 Northampton Saints ENG 6–25 Report"Ulster march on with bonus point win", EPCR Historical Statistics, 10 December 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster (1 BP) Lamb (2/5) 20', 40' Trimble 9' mBowe 33' mPayne 44' cTuohy 78' m Jackson (1/4) Jackson (1/3) 23' Henderson 71 Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 13,475 Jérôme Garcès (France) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Nigel Brady, 17. Callum Black (for Court 69'), 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. Robbie Diack (for Wilson 79'), 20. Nick Williams (for Muller 50'), 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Luke Marshall (for Wallace 69'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Trimble 69'). 15 December 2012 18:00 (1 BP) Ulster IRE rugby union 9–10 Report"Saints stun Ulster in thriller", EPCR Historical Statistics, 15 December 2012 ENG Northampton Saints Jackson (3/4) 30', 38', 42' van Velze 17' c Myler (1/1) Myler (1/1) 6' Ravenhill, Belfast 10,977 Nigel Owens (Wales) L Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Nick Williams, 7. Chris Henry (c), 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Nigel Brady, 17. Callum Black (for Court 70'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Tuohy 80'), 19. Neil McComb (for Bowe 78'), 20. Robbie Diack (for Williams 75'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Wallace 70'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Jackson 63'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Trimble 58'). 11 January 2013 20:00 Ulster IRE rugby union 23–6 Report"Ulster into last eight again", EPCR Historical Statistics, 11 January 2013 SCO Glasgow Warriors Williams 19' cPayne 73' mCave 78' m Pienaar (1/3) Pienaar (2/4) 6', 62' Henderson 52 Weir (2/4) 48', 55' Ravenhill, Belfast 10,940 Pascal Gaüzère (France) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry (c), 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 77'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 77'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa 77'), 19. Neil McComb, 20. Roger Wilson (for Diack 60'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Jackson 60'), 22. Michael Allen (for Gilroy 77'), 23. Chris Cochrane. 19 January 2013 14:35 (1 BP) Castres Olympique FRA 8–9 Report"Victorious Ulster have to wait on home tie", EPCR Historical Statistics, 19 January 2013 IRE rugby union Ulster Lamerat 8' m Kockott (1/2) 18' Pienaar (3/5) 11', 35', 63' Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres 7,632 Nigel Owens (Wales) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Neil McComb, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry (c), 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Craig Gilroy. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black, 18. Declan Fitzpatrick, 19. Iain Henderson (for Wilson 28'), 20. Mike McComish, 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Paddy Jackson (for P. Marshall 55'), 23. Chris Cochrane. Quarter–final 6 April 2013 18:30 Saracens ENG 27–16 Report"Saracens heading back to Twickenham", EPCR Historical Statistics, 6 April 2013Highlights IRE rugby union Ulster Fraser 32' c Ashton 62' m Farrell (1/2) Farrell (5/5) 1', 28', 36', 49', 59' Henderson 78' c Pienaar (1/1) Pienaar (3/5) 26', 30', 56' Twickenham, Londonhttp://blogs.espnscrum.com/latest-news/archives/2013/01/saracens_take_euro_quarter_to.php 30 January 2013 Saracens take euro quarter to Twickenham 30 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130216001715/http://blogs.espnscrum.com/latest-news/archives/2013/01/saracens_take_euro_quarter_to.php 16 February 2013 dead 37,888 Romain Poite (FFR) L Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry (c), 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black, 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. Robbie Diack (for Muller 64'), 20. Mike McComish, 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Stuart Olding (for L. Marshall 68'), 23. Tommy Bowe (for Cave 58'). Pro12 2012–13 Pro12 31 August 2012 19:05 Ulster IRE rugby union 18–10 Report"Warriors clipped by Ulster wings", Guinness Pro12, 31 August 2012 SCO Glasgow Warriors Allen 38' mGilroy 45' c O'Connor (1/2) O'Connor (2/5) 11', 80' Seymour 68' c Jackson (1/1) Weir (1/1) 21' Seymour Ravenhill, Belfast 8,108 Marius Mitrea (FIR) W Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Lewis Stevenson, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Michael Heaney, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Chris Farrell, 14. Michael Allen, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Nigel Brady, 17. Tom Court (for Black 61'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick, 19. Neil McComb, 20. Mike McComish (for Williams 54'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Heaney 59'), 22. Niall O'Connor (for Jackson 9'), 23. Darren Cave (for Farrell 64'). 8 September 2012 18:30 (1 BP) Ospreys WAL 13–16 Report"Reigning champions Ospreys fall to second defeat", Guinness Pro12, 8 September 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster Dirksen 24' c Morgan (1/1) Morgan (2/3) 47', 53' P. Marshall 75' c Jackson (1/1) O'Connor (1/4) 32'Jackson (2/2) 56', 68' Liberty Stadium, Swansea 8,566 John Lacey (IRFU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Lewis Stevenson, 6. Mike McComish, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Michael Heaney, 10. Niall O'Connor, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Chris Farrell, 14. Michael Allen, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Nigel Brady (for Herring 49'), 17. Tom Court (for Black 41'), 18. John Afoa (for Fitzpatrick 49'), 19. Neil McComb (for Stevenson 66'), 20. Stephen Ferris (for Doyle 55'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Heaney 41'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for O'Connor 55'), 23. Andrew Trimble. 14 September 2012 19:05 Ulster IRE rugby union 20–19 Report"Ulster hold firm as Jackson sinks Munster", Guinness Pro12, 14 September 2012 IRE rugby union Munster (1 BP) Payne 51' m Jackson (5/6) 16', 36', 40', 44', 69' Earls 38' c Keatley (1/1) Keatley (2/2) 3', 8' Keatley (2/2) 13', 67' Dougall Ravenhill, Belfast 10,397 Alain Rolland (IRFU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Lewis Stevenson, 6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Brady 61'), 17. Callum Black, 18. Adam Macklin, 19. Neil McComb (for Stevenson 68'), 20. Mike McComish (for Doyle 68'), 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Peter Nelson, 23. Craig Gilroy (for Cave 54'). 28 September 2012 19:05 Cardiff Blues WAL 19–48 Report"Ulster pay fitting tribute to Spence", Guinness Pro12, 28 September 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster (1 BP) Robinson 61' c G. Davies (1/1) Tovey (3/3) 2', 9', 19'G. Davies (1/1) 47' Allen 18' cWilliams (2) 29' c, 66' cBowe (2) 48' m, 55' mPayne 53' cTrimble 77' c Jackson (5/7) Jackson (1/3) 13' Cardiff Arms Park 8,217 Marius Mitrea (FIR) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. John Afoa, 4. Neil McComb, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Darren Cave, 13. Michael Allen, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black (for Court 66'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 74'), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for McComb 66'), 20. Mike McComish (for Henderson 60'), 21. Michael Heaney (for Brady 66'), 22. Paddy Wallace (for Allen 18'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Bowe 60'). 5 October 2012 19:05 Ulster IRE rugby union 25–0 Report"Ulster maintain their perfect start against Connacht", Guinness Pro12, 5 October 2012 IRE rugby union Connacht penalty try 34' cWilliams 40' cL. Marshall 78' m Jackson (2/2) Jackson (2/2) 11', 60' Gannon Ravenhill, Belfast 10,052 George Clancy (IRFU) W 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. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 59'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 69'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Williams 75'), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Muller 67'), 20. Mike McComish (for Ferris 67'), 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall 72'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Jackson 69'), 23. Craig Gilroy (for Trimble 67'). 26 October 2012 19:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 19–46 Report"Ulster on the charge with Dragons success", Guinness Pro12, 26 October 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster (1 BP) Tuilagi 29' c Prydie (1/1) Prydie (4/5) 2', 10', 35', 52' Court 16' cWilliams 32' cPienaar 37' mCave 60' cTrimble 61' cPayne 78' c Pienaar (5/6) Pienaar (2/4) 42', 49' Rodney Parade, Newport 5,057 Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Tommy Bowe. Replacements: 16. Nigel Brady, 17. Callum Black, 18. John Afoa, 19. Mike McComish (for Tuohy 64'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams 56') 21. Paddy Jackson (for P. Marshall 66'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Wallace 56'), 23. Jared Payne (for Cave 66'). }} 2 November 2012 19:05 (1 BP) Ulster IRE rugby union 45–20 Report"Pienaar stars as unbeaten Ulster march on", Guinness Pro12, 2 November 2012 SCO Edinburgh penalty try 29' cPayne (2) 31' c, 66' cPienaar 35' cWilson 57' cGilroy 80' c Pienaar (6/6) O'Connor (1/1) 15' Brown (2) 11' c, 37' c Hunter (2/2) Hunter (2/2) 20', 42' Ravenhill, Belfast 11,078 Nigel Owens (WRU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. John Afoa, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Neil McComb, 6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Chris Cochrane, 15. Ricky Andrew. Replacements: 16. Niall Annett (for Brady 69'), 17. Ricky Lutton (for Black 74'), 18. Adam Macklin (for Afoa 70'), 19. Robbie Diack, 20. Nick Williams (for Ferris 46') 21. Niall O'Connor (for P. Marshall 65'), 22. Peter Nelson (for Andrew 69'), 23. Stuart Olding (for Wallace 65'). 18 November 2012 15:00http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/rabo-direct-pro-12/2012/0925/339069-ulster-match-rescheduled-for-18-november/ Ulster versus Zebre rescheduled for 18 November RTÉ 25 September 2012 25 September 2012 (2 BP) Zebre ITA 25–27 Report"Ulster break Zebre hearts", Guinness Pro12, 18 November 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster Tebaldi 11' mHalangahu 44' mvan Schalkwyk (2) 54' m, 65' c Halangahu (1/4) Halangahu (1/2) 40' Sarto Wallace 58' mpenalty try 75' c O'Connor (1/2) O'Connor (5/5) 10', 27', 34', 48', 63' Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma 2,550 Neil Paterson (SRU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. John Afoa, 4. Robbie Diack, 5. Neil McComb, 6. Nick Williams, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Michael Heaney, 10. Niall O'Connor, 11. Chris Cochrane, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Michael Allen, 15. Ricky Andrew. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Brady 52'), 17. Tom Court (for Black 55'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick, 19. James Simpson, 20. Ali Birch, 21. Blane McIlroy, 22. Peter Nelson, 23. Stuart Olding. 23 November 2012 19:05 (1 BP) Benetton Treviso ITA 15–16 Report"Ulster ride their luck to extend the streak", Guinness Pro12, 23 November 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster Williams 8' cNitoglia 40' m Di Bernardo (1/2) Di Bernardo (1/3) 28' Nelson 24' c O'Connor (1/1) O'Connor (3/4) 20', 49', 58' Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 3,500 Peter Allan (SRU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Robbie Diack, 5. Neil McComb, 6. Nick Williams, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Nigel Brady (for Herring 67'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 63'), 18. John Afoa (for Fitzpatrick 41'), 19. James Simpson, 20. Ali Birch, 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Stuart Olding, 23. Chris Cochrane. 2 December 2012 16:00 (1 BP) Scarlets WAL 12–19 Report"Jackson inspires Ulster to perfect ten", Guinness Pro12, 2 December 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster Thomas (4/7) 20', 49', 52', 80' Trimble 28' c Jackson (1/1) Jackson (4/5) 9', 33', 43', 58' Tuohy Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli 7,089 Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller(c), 5. Neil McComb, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Robbie Diack, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Rory Best (for Herring 57'), 17. Tom Court (for Black 57'), 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. Dan Tuohy (for Muller), 20. Mike McComish (for McComb 61'), 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Niall O'Connor, 23. Tommy Bowe (for Gilroy 41'). 21 December 2012 19:05 Ulster IRE rugby union 27–19 Report"Ulster back to form with Leinster win", Guinness Pro12, 21 December 2012 IRE rugby union Leinster Penalty try 37' cWilliams 44' cTrimble 75' c Pienaar (3/3) Jackson (1/3) 26'Pienaar (1/2) 30' Best 70 McFadden 78' c Madigan (1/1) Madigan (4/5) 12', 19', 34', 43' Ravenhill, Belfast 10,940 George Clancy (IRFU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Neil McComb, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Diack 72'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 79'), 18. Adam Macklin, 19. Alan O'Connor (for Henderson 79'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams 69'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Jackson 66'), 22. Paddy Wallace, 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Cave 59'). {{rugbybox collapsible2 | date = 29 December 2012 | time = 17:30 | home = Munster IRE rugby union | score = 24–10 | report = Report"Munster finally bring Ulster's unbeaten run to an end with 24-10 victory", Guinness Pro12, 29 December 2012 | away = IRE rugby union Ulster | try1 = penalty try 33' cZebo 45' cP. O'Mahony 50' c | con1 = Keatley (3/3) | pen1 = Keatley (1/1) 3' | try2 = Birch 80' c | con2 = Olding (1/1) | pen2 = O'Connor (1/2) 22' | cards2 = P. Marshall 35 | stadium = Thomond Park, Limerick | attendance = 23,587 | referee = Alain Rolland (IRFU) |result = L | lineup2 = ''Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Adam Macklin, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Neil McComb, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Niall O'Connor, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Michael Allen, 14. Chris Cochrane, 15. Adam D'Arcy. Replacements: 16. Niall Annett (for Herring 58'), 17. Tom Court (for Black 58'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Macklin 65'), 19. Alan O'Connor'', 20. Ali Birch (for McComish 58'), 21. Michael Heaney (for Marshall 67'), 22. Stuart Olding (for O'Connor 60'), 23. Ricky Andrew (for Gilroy 70'). 4 January 2013 19:05 (1 BP) Ulster IRE rugby union 47–17 Report"Ulster back to winning ways in stunning top-of-the-table win over Scarlets", Guinness Pro12, 4 January 2013 WAL Scarlets Diack 44' cWilliams 56' cTrimble 73' cpenalty try 76' cMcComb 77' c Pienaar (2/2)Jackson (3/3) Pienaar (4/4) 23', 34', 38', 48' Turnbull 67' cS. Williams 80' c Thomas (1/1)S. Williams (1/1) Thomas (1/2) 9' Thomas Ravenhill, Belfast 10,977 Leighton Hodges (WRU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Adam Macklin, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Adam D'Arcy. Replacements: 16. Niall Annett (for Herring 72'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 72'), 18. John Afoa (for Macklin 41'), 19. Neil McComb (for Tuohy 36'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams 58'), 21. Michael Heaney (for Pienaar 69'), 22. Paddy Wallace (for L. Marshall 41'), 23. Ricky Andrew (for D'Arcy 14'). 8 February 2013 19:05 (1 BP) Ulster IRE rugby union 12–16 Report"Bevington try sets up vital win for Ospreys", Guinness Pr12, 8 February 2013 WAL Ospreys Pienaar (3/3) 5', 15', 33'Olding (1/1) 65' Bevington 67' c Morgan (1/1) Morgan (3/3) 10', 22', 54' Allen Ravenhill, Belfast 10,886 Marius Mitrea (FIR) L Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Tom Court, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Lewis Stevenson, 6. Mike McComish, 7. Ali Birch, 8. Robbie Diack, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Stuart Olding, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Ricky Andrew. Replacements: 16. Niall Annett (for Herring 58'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. Dan Tuohy (for Muller 58'), 20. Neil McComb, 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 58'), 22. Darren Cave (for Wallace 44'), 23. Chris Cochrane (for Allen 76'). 15 February 2013 19:05 (1 BP) Ulster IRE rugby union 26–3 Report"Diack at the double to keep Ulster top", Guinness Pro12, 15 February 2013 ITA Zebre Herring 8' cDiack (2) 40' m, 57' cAndrew 73' c Pienaar (3/4) Halangahu (1/2) 34' Ravenhill, Belfast 10,309 Neil Paterson (SRU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Lewis Stevenson, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Robbie Diack, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Chris Cochrane, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Ricky Andrew. Replacements: 16. Niall Annett (for Herring 66'), 17. Callum Black (for Stevenson 69'), 18. John Afoa (for Fitzpatrick), 19. Neil McComb (for Court 66'), 20. Mike McComish (for Henderson 11'), 21. Michael Heaney, 22. Stuart Olding (for L. Marshall 38'), 23. Neil Walsh (for Cochrane 59'). 22 February 2013 19:35 (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors SCO 20–14 Report"Matawalu inspires Warriors to victory over Ulster", Guinness Pro12, 22 February 2013 IRE rugby union Ulster (1 BP) Swinson 15' mSeymour 28' mMurchie 41' mMatawalu 73' m Olding 67' m Pienaar (3/5) 6', 18', 49' Scotstoun, Glasgow 5,613 Nigel Owens (WRU) L Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. John Afoa, 4. Neil McComb, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Conor Joyce, 7. Ali Birch, 8. Robbie Diack, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Wallace, 11. Neil Walsh, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Andrew Trimble, 14. Michael Allen, 15. Ricky Andrew. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Brady 49'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. Alan O'Connor, 20. Mike McComish (for Birch 49'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Wallace 51'), 22. Darren Cave, 23. Chris Cochrane. 1 March 2013 19:05 Ulster IRE rugby union 29–29 Report"Budd late hat-trick scores denies Ulster", Guinness Pro12, 1 March 2013 ITA Benetton Treviso (1 BP) Trimble 19' cOlding 33' c Jackson (2/2) Jackson (5/7) 28', 47', 56', 70', 78' Stevenson Henderson 35 Budd (3) 40' c, 64' c, 79' mBarbieri 51' c Di Bernardo (3/4) Di Bernardo (1/1) 4' Ravenhill, Belfast 10,678 Andrew McMenemy (SRU) D Ulster lineup: 1. John Afoa, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Robbie Diack, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Ricky Andrew. Replacements: 16. Nigel Brady, 17. Callum Black, 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. Neil McComb (for Tuohy 72'), 20. Ali Birch, 21. Paul Marshall (for Andrew 67'), 22. Niall O'Connor (for Pienaar 72'), 23. Chris Cochrane (for Cave 25'). 22 March 2013 19:30 Edinburgh SCO 14–8 Report"Scott and Hodge start new Edinburgh era with victory over Ulster", Guinness Pro12, 22 March 2013 IRE rugby union Ulster (1 BP) McInally 56' m Francis (3/3) 16', 31', 74' Trimble 65' m Jackson (1/4) 40' Murrayfield, Edinburgh 4,714 Leighton Hodges (WRU) L Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rob Herring, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Lewis Stevenson, 6. Dan Tuohy, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Robbie Diack, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Niall Annett, 17. Callum Black, 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. Nick Williams (for Muller 41'), 20. Ali Birch, 21. Michael Heaney (for P. Marshall 60'), 22. Ricky Andrew, 23. Peter Nelson (for Olding 55'). 30 March 2013 18:15 (1 BP) Leinster IRE rugby union 18–22 Report"Ulster make history to leapfrog Leinster", Guinness Pro12, 30 March 2013 IRE rugby union Ulster Madigan (6/6) 15', 19', 26', 40', 48', 69' Diack 22' mHenderson 62' m Pienaar (4/4) 39', 51', 57', 71' Payne RDS Arena, Dublin 18,500 George Clancy (IRFU) W 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Johann Muller, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black (for Court 71'), 18. Kyle McCall (for Lutton 69'), 19. Lewis Stevenson, 20. Iain Henderson (for Williams 57'), 21. Roger Wilson (for Henry 63'), 22. Paul Marshall, 23. Peter Nelson (for Trimble 72'). 12 April 2013 19:05 (1 BP) Ulster IRE rugby union 31–5 Report"Ulster go top with Dragons success", Guinness Pro12, 12 April 2013 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Bowe 24' cOlding 35' cCave 38' cP. Marshall 45' c Pienaar (4/4) Pienaar (1/1) 29' Prydie 70' m D. Evans Ravenhill, Belfast 9,647 Leighton Hodges (WRU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 67'), 17. Callum Black (for Court 51'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Lutton 58'), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Henderson 44'), 20. Ali Birch (for Diack 67'), 21. Niall O'Connor, 22. Michael Allen (for Olding 53'), 23. Adam D'Arcy (for Bowe 64'). 19 April 2013 19:45 Connacht IRE rugby union 18–34 Report"Olding sets leaders Ulster on the way to victory", Guinness Pro12, 19 April 2013 IRE rugby union Ulster (1 BP) Naoupu 3' mVainikolo 17' c Parks (1/2) Parks (1/1) 24'Nikora (1/1) 49' Olding 9' cTrimble 11' mBest 32' c Bowe 71' cPayne 74' m Pienaar (3/5) Pienaar (1/3) 29' The Sportsground, Galway 6,463 Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU) W 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Callum Black, 18. John Afoa (for Lutton 47'), 19. Johann Muller (for Stevenson 44'), 20. Iain Henderson (for Williams 60'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 75'), 22. Michael Allen (for Cave 77'), 23. Peter Nelson (for Payne 75'). 3 May 2013 19:45 (1 BP) Ulster IRE rugby union 37–13 Report"Trimble's double secures top spot for Ulster", Guinness Pro12, 3 May 2013 WAL Cardiff Blues Pienaar 9' cTrimble (2) 43' c, 54' cDiack 78' c Pienaar (4/4) Pienaar (3/4) 26', 46', 50' Hewitt 4' c Patchell (1/1) Patchell (1/2) 21' Patchell (1/1) 28' Hewitt Ravenhill, Belfast 10,700 Neil Paterson (SRU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best, 3. John Afoa, 4. Johann Muller, 5. Iain Henderson, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ruan Pienaar, 11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Nigel Brady (for Best 52'), 17. Tom Court (for Black 61'), 18. Declan Fitzpatrick (for Afoa 22'), 19. Dan Tuohy (for Muller 61'), 20. Sean Doyle (for Henderson 67'), 21. Paddy Jackson (for P. Marshall 51'), 22. Michael Allen (for Cave 69'), 23. Peter Nelson (for Bowe 69'). Semi-final 10 May 2013 19:45 Ulster IRE rugby union 28–17 Report"Ulster romp into first RaboDirect PRO12 final", Guinness Pro12, 10 May 2013 WAL Scarlets Bowe 25' cDiack 34' mCourt 43' c Pienaar (2/3) Pienaar (3/4) 7', 40', 63' Trimble 21 G. Davies 61' cTimani 79' c O. Williams (2/2) O. Williams (1/2) 5' Williams Ravenhill, Belfast 10,700 Alain Rolland (IRFU) W Ulster lineup: 1. Tom Court, 2. Rory Best, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Tommy Bowe, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 73'), 17. Callum Black, 18. Ricky Lutton (for Fitzpatrick 56'), 19. Iain Henderson (for Tuohy 67'), 20. Mike McComish (for Williams 68'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Jackson 59'), 22. Michael Allen (for Trimble 75'), 23. Peter Nelson (for Olding 67'). Final 2013 Pro12 Grand Final The final was contested on Saturday, 25 May 2013, between the winners of the two semi-finals. 25 May 2013 16:45 Ulster IRE rugby union 18–24 Report"Heaslip try sees Leinster finally end their drought", Guinness Pro12, 25 May 2013 IRE rugby union Leinster Pienaar (6/6) 24', 36', 47', 51', 56', 69' Jennings 3' cHeaslip 63' m J. Sexton (1/2) J. Sexton (4/5) 8', 34', 40', 45' RDS Arena, Dublin 19,200 John Lacey (Ireland) L FB 15NZL Jared PayneRW 14IRE rugby union Andrew TrimbleOC 13IRE rugby union Darren CaveIC 12IRE rugby union Stuart Olding 64LW 11IRE rugby union Tommy BoweFH 10IRE rugby union Paddy JacksonSH 9 RSA Ruan PienaarN8 8 NZL Nick WilliamsOF 7 IRE rugby union Chris HenryBF 6 RSA Robbie Diack 44 54 64RL 5 IRE rugby union Dan TuohyLL 4 RSA Johann Muller (c)TP 3 NZL John AfoaHK 2 IRE rugby union Rory BestLP 1 IRE rugby union Tom Court 73Replacements:HK 16IRE rugby union Rob HerringPR 17IRE rugby union Callum Black 73PR 18IRE rugby union Declan FitzpatrickLK 19IRE rugby union Iain Henderson 64FL 20IRE rugby union Mike McComishSH 21IRE rugby union Paul MarshallCE 22IRE rugby union Mike Allen 64FB 23IRE rugby union Peter NelsonCoach:NZL Mark Anscombe FB 15FIJ Isa Nacewa 47 57RW 14IRE rugby union Fergus McFaddenOC 13IRE rugby union Brian O'DriscollIC 12IRE rugby union Ian MadiganLW 11IRE rugby union Andrew ConwayFH 10IRE rugby union Johnny SextonSH 9 IRE rugby union Isaac BossN8 8 IRE rugby union Jamie HeaslipOF 7 IRE rugby union Shane JenningsBF 6 IRE rugby union Kevin McLaughlinRL 5 IRE rugby union Devin Toner 73LL 4 IRE rugby union Leo Cullen (c)TP 3 IRE rugby union Mike Ross 75HK 2 IRE rugby union Richardt Strauss 29 40LP 1 IRE rugby union Cian Healy 77Replacements:HK 16IRE rugby union Seán Cronin 29 40PR 17IRE rugby union Jack McGrath 77PR 18IRE rugby union Jamie Hagan 75LK 19RSA Quinn Roux 73FL 20IRE rugby union Rhys RuddockSH 21IRE rugby union John CooneyCE 22NZL Andrew GoodmanWG 23IRE rugby union David KearneyCoach:NZL Josef Schmidt Man of the Match: IRE rugby union Shane Jennings (Leinster) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) Television match official: Dermot Moloney (Ireland) End-of-season awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Season: NZL Nick Williams (Ulster) Young Player of the Season: IRE rugby union Luke Marshall (Ulster) Fairplay Award: Ulster Try of the Season: IRE rugby union Andrew Trimble (Ulster vs Connacht)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuJnOi7_bWU Classy Ruan Pienaar reverse pass sees Andrew Trimble score try - Connacht v Ulster 19 Apr 2013 YouTube 2012–2013 Dream Teamhttp://www.rabodirectpro12.com/news/11671.php 2013 RaboDirect PRO12 Dream Team Has Lions Flavour RaboDirect PRO12 3 May 2013 24 October 2013 Pos Player TeamIC 12 IRE rugby union Luke Marshall UlsterN8 8 NZL Nick Williams Ulster Home attendance Domestic LeagueEuropean CupTotal League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance2012–13 Pro121210,37311,0788,1082012–13 Heineken Cup311,12311,45110,940157,84010,523 Friendlies 9 August 2012 Bayonne FRA 15-20 ReportRichard Mulligan, "Anscombe makes mark with victory", News Letter, 10 August 2012 IRE rugby union Ulster Michael HeaneyMcComb O'Connor (2) JacksonO'Connor Roumieu (2)Garcia Potgieter Garcia Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne W Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Niall Annett, 3. Adam Macklin, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Neil McComb, 6. Mike McComish, 7. Sean Doyle, 8. Robbie Diack, 9. Blane McIlroy, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Chris Cochrane, 12. Chris Farrell, 13. Jared Payne, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: Rob Herring, Ricky Lutton, John Afoa, Lewis Stevenson, Ali Birch, Michael Heaney, Niall O'Connor, Michael Allen, Luke Marshall, Ricky Andrew. 19 August 2012 Ulster IRE rugby union 14-14 ReportRichard Mulligan, "Still work to do: Muller", News Letter, 20 August 2012 ENG Leicester Tigers Penalty tryCochrane O'ConnorJackson GonevaWaldrom Ford (2) Ravenhill, Belfast D Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Lewis Stevenson, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Ali Birch, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Michael Heaney, 10. Niall O'Connor, 11. Michael Allen, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Chris Farrell, 14. Chris Cochrane, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: Ricky Lutton, Rob Herring (for Brady 40'), Niall Annett, John Afoa (for Fitzpatrick 26'), Adam Macklin (Afoa 65'), Neil McComb (for Stevenson 40'), Mike McComish (for Birch 40'), Sean Doyle (for Williams 40'), Blane McIlroy (for Heaney 64'), Paddy Jackson (for O'Connor 40'), Stuart Olding (for Allen 65'), Ricky Andrew (for Cochrane 40'), Peter Nelson (for L. Marshall 40'). 24 August 2012 Ulster IRE rugby union 24-20 ReportNiall Crozier, "Ulster hang on in tense finale", Belfast Telegraph, 25 August 2012 ENG Newcastle Falcons Williams (2)AllenPayne Jackson (2) TaitHallSole Gopperth Gopperth Ravenhill, Belfast W Ulster lineup: 1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Declan Fitzpatrick, 4. Johann Muller (c), 5. Lewis Stevenson, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Mike McComish, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Michael Heaney, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Chris Farrell, 14. Michael Allen, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: Niall Annett, Nigel Brady, Ricky Lutton, John Afoa, Adam Macklin, Neil McComb, Ali Birch, Sean Doyle, Blane McIlroy, Niall O'Connor, Peter Nelson, Ricky Andrew, Chris Cochrane. Ulster Women 2012-13 Women's Interprovincial Series IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series Team P W D L PF PA BP Pts 1left Munster Munster 3 3 0 0 75 25 0 12 2left Leinster Leinster 3 2 0 1 56 35 1 9 3left Ulster Ulster 3 1 0 2 48 65 2 6 4left Connacht Connacht 3 0 0 3 8 62 3 3 2 December 2012 Ulster Ulster 10-36 Munster Munster Upper Malone, Belfast L 8 December 2012 Leinster Leinster 24-20 Ulster Ulster Milltown House, Ashbourne L 15 December 2012 Connacht Connacht 5-18 Ulster Ulster The Sportsground, Galway W Ulster Rugby Awards The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 10 May 2013. Winners were:Richard Mullugan, "Nevin Spence honoured at Ulster Rugby awards", News Letter, 11 May 2013 Bank of Ireland Ulster Player of the Year: Andrew Trimble Heineken Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year: Nevin Spence BT Sports Young Player of the Year: Iain Henderson Ulster Rugby Supporters Club Player of the Year: Andrew Trimble Abbey Insurance Academy Player of the Year: Stuart Olding Belfast Telegraph Most Improved Player of the Year: Robbie Diack Danske Bank Ulster Schools Player of the Year: Jack Owens, Campbell College References 2012-13 Category:2012–13 in Irish rugby union Category:2012–13 Pro12 by team Category:2012–13 Heineken Cup by team