The 2006–07 Ulster Rugby season was
Ulster's 13th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their third under head coach
Mark McCall
Mark McCall (born 29 November 1967 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) is an Irish former rugby union player and current Director of Rugby (DoR) at Saracens. While DoR for Saracens the team has won the English Premiership Rugby competition ...
. They competed in the
Heineken Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...
and the
Celtic League.
They finished fifth in the Celtic League.
Andrew Trimble
Andrew Trimble (born 20 October 1984) is a former Irish rugby union player who played for Ulster and represented Ireland at international level.
Club career
He attended Coleraine Academical Institution, where he competed in the Ulster Schools ...
was the league's joint top try scorer with seven.
David Humphreys was fourth top points scorer with 148, and third leading marksman with 56 successful goal kicks. They were third in their Heineken Cup pool, failing to qualify for the knockout stage.
Roger Wilson was Ulster's Player of the Year.
Staff
Squad
Senior squad
Players in
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Kieron Dawson
Kieron Dawson (born 29 January 1975 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a retired Irish rugby union player who was a flanker for Ulster and Ireland.
He played for Bangor prior to his move to London Irish in 1996, he played 190 games ...
from
London Irish
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Mark Bartholomeusz
Mark Bartholomeusz (born 30 June 1977) is a retired Australian professional rugby union footballer. He played in the positions of fullback, flyhalf, inside centre, and wing.
Career
Bartholomeusz attended Brisbane State High School.He played i ...
from
Saracens
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*
Tom Court from
Queensland Reds
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Tim Barker from
Glasgow
Promoted from academy
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Chris Henry["Success Stories"]
Ulster Rugby, archived 23 November 2006
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Paul Marshall
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Paul McKenzie
* Niall Conlon
* Mark Kettyle
* Stuart Philpott
Players out
* Shane Stewart to
Newport Gwent Dragons
Dragons RFC ( cy, Dreigiau) are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in ...
* Rowan Frost to
Mountauban
* Rod Moore to
Calvisano
*
Tyrone Howe retired
*
Jonny Bell retired
* Campbell Feather retired
*
James Topping retired
* Reece Spee released
Academy squad
Players in
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Niall O'Connor
Niall O'Connor (born 7 July 1987) is a former rugby union player. O'Connor's playing position is at Fly-half.
Early years
O'Connor was born on 7 July 1987 and was educated at Limavady Grammar School in the town of his birth. He went to Unive ...
* Neil Simpson
Heineken Cup
Pool 5
Celtic League
Home attendance
Ulster Rugby Awards
The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Ramada Hotel on 17 May 2007. Winners were:
[Gavin Mairs, "Rory heads for World Cup as Personality of the Year", ''Belfast Telegraph'', 18 May 2007]
*Bank of Ireland Ulster Player of the Year:
Roger Wilson
*Guinness Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year:
Rory Best
*Vodofone Ulster Young Player of the Year:
David Pollock
*Kukri Sportswear Club of the Year:
Dungannon RFC
Dungannon RFC (Dungannon Football Club) is a rugby union club from Dungannon, Northern Ireland, playing in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League.
History
The 5th Earl of Ranfurly, who was President of Dungannon Football Club for 24 years an ...
*First Trust Club Player of the Year: Paul Magee, Dungannon
*Ken Goodall Award for Outstanding Player at the Sports Institute:
Thomas Anderson
*Northern Bank Schools Player of the Year: James Sandford,
The Royal School, Armagh
*Calor Gas Youth Player of the Year: David McGregor
*Belfast Telegraph Merit Award: Simon McDowell
*Dorrington B. Faulkner Award: Walter Lindsay,
Civil Service Rugby Club
Civil Service NI Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Maynard Sinclair Pavilion of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The club was formed in the autumn of 1922 by staff of the newly established Northern Ireland Civil Service. After some ...
References
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2006-07
2006–07 in Irish rugby union
2006–07 Celtic League by team
2006–07 Heineken Cup by team