The 2006–07 Ulster Rugby season was

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

's 13th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and their third under head coach

Mark McCall Mark Conn McCall (born 29 November 1967) is an Irish professional rugby union coach and former player, who is the current director of rugby of Premiership Rugby club Saracens. Arriving as an assistant in 2009 and taking charge of the first-team ...

. They competed in the

Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Investec 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 The Celtic League is a pan-Celtic organization, founded in 1961, that aims to promote modern Celtic identity and culture in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man – referred to as the Celtic nations; it places pa ...

. 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 Schoo ...

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

* Tim Barker from

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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, outside centre and wing. Career Mark Bartholomuesz started his rugby career at ...

from

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Tom Court Tom Court (born 6 November 1980) is an Australian-born former rugby union footballer. He most recently played for London Irish as a loosehead prop (rugby union), loosehead prop. He primarily played at tighthead in his early career at Ulster Rugb ...

from

Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team based in Brisbane for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union ...

* Kieron Dawson from

London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club that most recently competed in the Premiership Rugby, Premiership, the top division of rugby union in England. The club also participated in the European Rugby Champions Cup, European Champion ...

* Sam Harding from

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The club plays in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby union. It was formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. ...

(February 2007 to end of season)

Promoted from academy

Niall Conlon A list of players who have appeared for Ulster Rugby since rugby union was declared open to professionalism on 26 August 1995. Current players Jacob Boyd Loosehead prop. Son of former Ulster prop Clem Boyd. Captained RBAI to the Ulster Schools' ...

* Chris Henry"Success Stories"
Ulster Rugby, archived 23 November 2006 *

Mark Kettyle A list of players who have appeared for Ulster Rugby since rugby union was declared open to professionalism on 26 August 1995. Current players Jacob Boyd Loosehead prop. Son of former Ulster prop Clem Boyd. Captained RBAI to the Ulster Schools' ...

* Paul Marshall * Paul McKenzie *

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Players out

* Jonny Bell ''retired''"McCall determined to make his Mark again", ''Belfast Telegraph'', 6 September 2006 * Campbell Feather ''retired'' * Rowan Frost to Mountauban"Transfer Ins And Outs"
Irish Rugby, 30 June 2006 *

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Rotherham Titans Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a rugby union club from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the third tier of the English rugby union league system, following their promotion from the National League ...

* Oisin Hennessy ''released'' *

Tyrone Howe Tyrone Gyle Howe (born 2 April 1971, Newtownards, Northern Ireland) is a former rugby player who played on the wing for University of St Andrews RFC, Ulster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions. Howe was brought up in Dromore, attended Banb ...

''retired'' * Rod Moore to

Calvisano Calvisano (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is the manufacturing base of Lones Spa, manufacturer of Fly Flot shoes. Agritech is a known fiberglass silos company. Sport Its rugby union Rugby ...

* Reece Spee to

Pertemps Bees Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Portway, Birmingham. There have been three rugby clubs, each one a separate legal entity, that have borne the "Birmingham & Solihull" name: * Birmingham & Solih ...

* Shane Stewart to Newport Gwent Dragons * James Topping ''retired''

Academy squad

Players in

* Niall O'Connor * Neil Simpson * Michael Ferguson * Stephen Douglas * Mark Robinson * T. J. Anderson * Willie Faloon * David Drake * Phil Coulter * Owen McMurray * Richard Fegan * Dale Black

Season record

Heineken Cup

Pool 5

Celtic League

Home attendance

Friendlies

Ulster 'A'

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 Rory David Best (born 15 August 1982) is an Irish former rugby union player who was the captain of the Ireland national team from 2016 to 2019. He played hooker for Ulster and was registered for Banbridge RFC. Best earned 124 caps for Irelan ...

*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,

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*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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