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2001–02 Ulster Rugby season
Ground(s) Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Coach(es) Alan Solomons
Captain(s) Andy Ward
Most appearances Neil Best, Paddy Wallace (17 each)
Top scorer David Humphreys (202)
Most tries Ryan Constable (6)
League(s) Heineken Cup (2nd in pool)
Celtic League (semi-finalists)
IRFU Interprovincial Championship (2nd)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →
David Humphreys' scores a Heineken Cup record 37 points against Wasps

The 2001–02 season was Ulster Rugby's seventh under professionalism, and their first under head coach Alan Solomons. They competed in the Heineken Cup, the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, and the inaugural Celtic League. Flanker Andy Ward was captain. [1]

Solomons, former assistant coach of South Africa and the Western Stormers, was appointed in January to succeed Harry Williams in June. Mark McCall remained assistant coach. [2] Former Springboks assistant coach Phil Mack, who had worked with Solomons with the Stormers, was appointed fitness advisor in place of Mike Bull. [3]

Hooker Allen Clarke retired from playing and was named Director of Elite Player Development, establishing Ulster's first academy programme, [4] based at the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland. The first intake consisted of fourteen players. [5]

The Irish, Scottish and Welsh unions agreed a format for the inaugural Celtic League in May 2001. It would involve all four Irish provinces, two teams from Scotland and nine from Wales, organised in two conferences. It would kick off on 18 August, with the final scheduled for 15 December. [6] Celtic league fixtures between Ulster and Leinster, and between Munster and Connacht, would count towards this year's IRFU Interprovincial Championship. The remaining Interprovincial fixtures would take place in April 2002. [7]

In the Celtic League, Ulster finished second in Pool A, qualifying for the playoffs. They beat Neath in the quarter-final, but lost to Munster in the semi-final. David Humphreys was the league's leading scorer with 122 points, and the "leading marksman" with 39 successful goal kicks. [8] In the Heineken Cup, they finished second in Pool 2, missing out on the knockout stage. They finished second in the Interprovincial Championship, qualifying for next season's Heineken Cup. David Humphreys was Ulster's Player of the Year. Lock Gary Longwell made his 100th appearance for Ulster in October 2001. [9]

Player transfers

Squad

Ulster Rugby squad [21]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

  • Ireland Andy Ward ( c) (14 apps, 14 starts, 20 pts)
  • Ireland Tony McWhirter (13 apps, 10 starts, 5 pts)
  • South Africa Russell Nelson (12 apps, 12 starts, 5 pts)
  • Ireland Neil McMillan (13 apps, 6 starts, 5 pts)
  • Australia David Allen* (2 apps, 1 starts)
  • South Africa Robby Brink (1 app, 1 start)
  • Ireland Mike Haslett (1 app)

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

( c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.

2001–02 Heineken Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Heineken Cup

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Stade Français 6 5 0 1 23 4 19 213 64 149 10
Ireland Ulster 6 4 0 2 17 11 6 196 142 54 8
England Wasps 6 2 0 4 9 9 0 120 186 βˆ’66 4
Italy Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 5 2 27 βˆ’25 102 239 βˆ’137 2
29 September 2001
15:30 		Benetton Treviso Italy 28 – 33 Ireland Ulster Stadio Comunale di Monigo  
Try: Perziano
Con: Mason
Pen: Mason (7)
 Report [22] Try: Ward
Topping
Humphreys
Con: Humphreys (3)
Pen: Humphreys (4)
 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: P. Adams
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Jeremy Davidson, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Ryan Constable (for Stewart, 53), Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 62), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 62), Clem Boyd (for Best, 69), Mark Crick (for Shields, 71).

5 October 2001
18:50 		Ulster Ireland 42 – 19 England London Wasps Ravenhill  
Try: Humphreys
Howe
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (6)
Drop: Humphreys (4)
 Report [23] Try: Green
Con: Logan
Pen: Logan (4)
 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: G. Desantis
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Mark Blair (for Davidson, 53)

27 October 2001
14:50 		Stade FranΓ§ais France 40 – 11 Ireland Ulster Stade Jean-Bouin  
Try: Marconnet
GalthiΓ©
Jonnet
Dominici
Con: DomΓ­nguez (3)
Berthe
Pen: DomΓ­nguez (4)
 Report [24] Try: McWhirter
Pen: Wallace (2)
 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Steve Lander
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Mark Blair,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Adam Larkin (for Bell, 54), Gary Longwell (for Johns, 55), Brad Free (for Doak, 66),
Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 69), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 69), Sheldon Coulter (for Stewart, 73).

2 November 2001
14:50 		Ulster Ireland 19 – 16 France Stade FranΓ§ais Ravenhill  
Try: Howe
Con: Wallace
Pen: Humphreys (3)
Wallace
 Report [25] Try: James
Jonnet
Pen: DomΓ­nguez (2)
 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: N. Whitehouse
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Mark Blair,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Paddy Wallace, 14. James Topping,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Adam Larkin (for B. Cunningham, 30), Clem Boyd (for Best, 66), Paddy Johns (for Blair, 68), Neil McMillan (for Nelson, 68).

6 January 2002
15:45 		London Wasps England 36 – 32 Ireland Ulster Loftus Road  
Try: Denney
Roiser
Waters
Con: A. King (3)
Pen: A. King (5)
 Report [26] Try: Ward
Constable
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Wallace (3)
Drop: Wallace
 Attendance: 5,556
Referee: G. Morandin
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Bryn Cunningham (for Humphreys, 40), Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 53), Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell, 53), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 59), Mark Crick (for Shields, 62).

11 January 2002
19:00 		Ulster Ireland 59 – 3 Italy Benetton Treviso Ravenhill  
Try: Howe (2)
Doak (2)
Longwell
Constable
Larkin, penalty try
Con: Humphreys
Wallace (4)
Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Report [27] Pen: Mason
 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: N. Whitehouse
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward, 8. Neil McMillan (c),
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Jeremy Davidson (for Johns, 45), Adam Larkin (for Coulter, 58), Mark Crick (for Shields, 69).

2001-02 Celtic League

Main article: 2001–02 Celtic League

Pool A Table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Ireland Leinster 7 7 0 0 281 114 +167 35 8 21
2 Ireland Ulster 7 4 1 2 194 157 +37 19 17 13
3 Scotland Glasgow 7 4 1 2 204 172 +32 25 17 13
4 Wales Llanelli 7 4 0 3 175 123 +52 14 7 12
5 Wales Swansea 7 3 0 4 124 158 βˆ’34 9 12 9
6 Wales Bridgend 7 3 0 4 161 208 βˆ’47 17 25 9
7 Wales Pontypridd 7 1 0 6 111 207 βˆ’96 8 25 3
8 Wales Ebbw Vale 7 1 0 6 134 245 βˆ’111 13 29 3

Match points were awarded as follows:

  • 3 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw
Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage.
Source: RaboDirect PRO12

Pool A Fixtures

17 August 2001 Ulster Ireland 30 – 13 Wales Swansea Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Free
Shields
Topping
Con: Humphreys (3)
Drop: Humphreys
 Report [28]
Match Centre 		Try: Payne
Con: Henson
Pen: Henson
 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: C. White
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Robby Brink, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Jonny Bell, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 29), 17. Jeremy Davidson (for Johns, 46), 18. Mike Haslett (for Brink, 74),
19. Ritchie Weir, 20. Bryn Cunningham, 21. Ryan Constable, 22. Kieran Campbell.

24 August 2001 Glasgow Scotland 25 – 25 Ireland Ulster Hughenden Stadium  
19:30 Try: Simpson (2)
Nicol
Con: Hayes (2)
Pen: Hayes
MLaren
 Report [29]
Match Centre 		Try: Wallace
Constable
Nelson
Con: Wallace
Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Attendance: 6,095
Referee: N Whitehouse (Wales)
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Jeremy Davidson, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. David Allen, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Jonny Bell, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 49), 17. Kieran Campbell (for Free, 61), 18. Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 60),
19. Richie Weir (for Shields, 50), 20. Mark Blair (for Allen, 55), 21. Russell Nelson (for Ward, 40), 22. Niall Malone.

28 August 2001 Ulster Ireland 26 – 27 Wales Llanelli Ravenhill  
19:00 Try: B. Cunningham
Pen: Humphreys (7)
 Report [30]
Match Centre 		Try: Thomas
Evans
Proctor
Con: Jones (3)
Pen: Jones (2)
 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: B. Dickson
Ulster lineup:

1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Paddy Johns (c), 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
9. Kieran Campbell, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Adam Larkin (for Cunningham, 44), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Best, 63), 18. Richie Weir (for Shields, 76),
19. Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell, 44), 20. David Allen (for McWhirter, 63), 21. Neil Doak, 22. Ryan Constable.

31 August 2001 Leinster Ireland 31 – 9 Ireland Ulster Donnybrook  
19:35 Try: O'Kelly
D'Arcy (2)
Hickie
Con: Spooner
Pen: Spooner (2)
Drop: Dempsey
 Report [31]
Match Centre 		Pen: Humphreys (2)
Wallace
 Referee: N Williams
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Neil McMillan, 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonathan Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Bell, 56), 17. Niall Malone (for Humphreys, 72), 18. Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 78).
19. Clem Boyd (for Best, 71), 20. Mark Blair (for Johns, 44), 21. Tony McWhirter (for Ward, 71), 22. Ritchie Weir.

7 September 2001 Ebbw Vale Wales 27 – 29 Ireland Ulster Eugene Cross Park  
19:05 Try: Betts
Wagstaff
Green
Con: Mitchell (3)
Pen: Cull
Mitchell
 Report [32]

Match Centre

Try: Howe
Constable
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace (5)
 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: T. Spreadbury
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Mark Blair, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
15. Niall Malone.
Replacements:
16. Jan Cunningham (for Malone, 70), 17. Shane Stewart (for Constable, 56), 18. Richie Weir (for Shields, 62),
19. Clem Boyd (for Best, 40), 20. Gary Longwell (for Blair 52), 21. Tony McWhirter, 22. Brad Free.

12 September 2001 Ulster Ireland 46 – 14 Wales Bridgend Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Shields
McMillan
Humphreys (2)
Stewart
Ward (2)
Con: Humphreys (4)
Pen: Humphreys
 Report [33]
Match Centre 		Try: Ringer
James
Con: Rees
Dunston
 Attendance: 8,000
Ulster lineup:

1. Clem Boyd, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Brad Free (for Doak, 78), 17. Mark Blair (for Davidson, 40), 18. Tony McWhirter (for McMillan, 66),
19. Sheldon Coulter (for Stewart, 68), 20. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 66), 21. John Campbell (for Boyd, 78), 22. Richie Weir.

15 September 2001 Pontypridd Wales 20 – 29 Ireland Ulster Sardis Road  
14:30 Try: McIntosh
Pen: Sweeney (5)
 Report [34] [35]


Match Centre

Try: Best
Constable
Blair
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (3)
Drop: Humphreys
 Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Chris White
Ulster lineup:

1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 63), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Boyd, 61), 18. Mark Blair (for Longwell, 63),
19. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 58), 20. Ritchie Weir, 21. Sheldon Coulter, 22. Brad Free.

Quarter final

30 November 2001 Ulster Ireland 38 – 29 Wales Neath Ravenhill  
19:05 Try: Blair
Ward
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (8)
 Report [36]
Match Centre
Video 		Try: Tiueti
Moore
Con: Jarvis (2)
Pen: Jarvis (4)
 Attendance: 12,000
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Mark Blair,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Coulter, 52), 17. Clem Boyd, 18. Jeremy Davidson (for Blair, 60),
19. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 60), 20. Mark Crick, 21. Kieran Campbell, 22. James Topping.

Semi final

8 December 2001 Munster Ireland 15 – 9 Ireland Ulster Lansdowne Road  
15:00 Pen: O'Gara (5)
 Report [37]
Match Centre 		Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: I. Ramage
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Mark Blair, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 56), 17. Paddy Johns (for Blair, 44), 18. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 64),
19. Mark Crick (for Nelson 61-64), 20. Clem Boyd, 21. Kieran Campbell, 22. Bryn Cunningham.

2001-02 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Main article: IRFU Interprovincial Championship
Team P W D L F A BP Pts Status
3 2 0 1 86 35 2 12 Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 2 0 1 50 66 0 8 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 1 1 1 64 48 1 7 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 0 0 3 56 107 1 1

Celtic League pool matches between Irish provinces count towards the Interprovincial Championship.

22 April 2002 Connacht Connacht 17-18 Ulster Ulster Galway Sportsgrounds  
Try: Uijs
Pen: McHugh (4)
 Report [38] Try: Constable
B. Cunningham
Con: Wallace
Pen: Wallace (2)
 Referee: D. McHugh
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Aidan McKearney,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Warren Brosnihan,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Sheldon Coulter (for Topping, 59), Matt McCullough (for McKearney, 59), Bryan Young (for McCullough, 78).

12 May 2002 Ulster Ulster 23-18 Munster Munster Ravenhill  
Try: Wallace
Doak
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace (2)
Drop: Wallace
 Report [39] Try: O'Connell
Stringer
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2)
 Referee: Alan Lewis
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Matt Sexton, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Warren Brosnihan, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Tony McWhirter,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Stan McDowell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Russell Nelson (for Brosnihan, 69), Bryan Young (for Fitzpatrick, 79),

Friendlies

3 August 2001 Ulster Ulster 33-15 England Coventry Ravenhill  
Try: Bell
S. Best
Ward
J. Cunningham
Hughes
Con: Wallace (4)
 Report [40] [41] [42] Try: Truelove
Brady
Con: Pearce
Pen: Pearce
Ulster lineup:

1. Simon Best, 2. Richie Weir, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Mark Blair, 5. Aidan Kearney,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Kieran Campbell, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Niall Malone.
Replacements:
Scott Young (for Malone 40), James Topping, Stan McDowell (for Stewart 40-49), Adam Larkin (for Bell 66),
David Humphreys, Neil Doak (for Campbell 40), Andrew Hughes, Mike Haslett (for Nelson 42),
Gary Longwell (for Kearney 48), John Campbell (for Best 66). Paul Shields (for Weir 40).

8 August 2001 Ulster Ulster 30-17 England Sale Sharks Ravenhill  
Try: Shields
Haslett
Larkin
Con: Humphreys
Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace (3)
 Report [43] Try: Cueto
Shepherd
Con: Shepherd (2)
Pen: Shepherd
Ulster lineup:

1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Robby Brink, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Paddy Wallace (for Humphreys 21), Mike Haslett (for Brink 32), Sheldon Coulter (for J. Cunningham 40),
Justin Fitzpatrick (for Boyd 53), Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell 53), Adam Larkin (for Constable 67).

8 August 2001 Ulster Ulster 51-24 Munster Munster Ravenhill  
Try: Humphreys
Constable (2)
Doak
Larkin
Howe
Con: Humphreys (6)
Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Report [44] [45] Try: Horan
Staunton
Con: Staunton
Pen: Staunton (3)
Holland
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Neil McMillan, 8. Ryan Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Jan Cunningham,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Tony McWhirter (for McMillan 58), Mark Crick (for Shields 58), Bryn Cunningham (for Wallace 71).

24 November 2001 Connacht Connacht 22-16 Ulster Ulster Galway Sportsgrounds  
Try: Yapp
Con: Elwood
Pen: Elwood (5)
 Report [46] [47] Try: Larkin
Topping
Pen: Wallace (2)
 Referee: E. Walsh
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Mark Crick, 3. Simon Best,
4. Mark Blair, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. David Allen, 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
15. Sheldon Coulter.
Replacements:
Scott Young (for Topping, 40'), Paddy Johns (for Longwell, 40'), Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 54'),
Richard Weir (for S. Best, 64', Clem Boyd (for Crick, 68')

Ulster Rugby Awards

The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 23 May 2002. Winners were: [48]

Season reviews

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2001–02 Ulster Rugby season
Ground(s) Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Coach(es) Alan Solomons
Captain(s) Andy Ward
Most appearances Neil Best, Paddy Wallace (17 each)
Top scorer David Humphreys (202)
Most tries Ryan Constable (6)
League(s) Heineken Cup (2nd in pool)
Celtic League (semi-finalists)
IRFU Interprovincial Championship (2nd)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →
David Humphreys' scores a Heineken Cup record 37 points against Wasps

The 2001–02 season was Ulster Rugby's seventh under professionalism, and their first under head coach Alan Solomons. They competed in the Heineken Cup, the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, and the inaugural Celtic League. Flanker Andy Ward was captain. [1]

Solomons, former assistant coach of South Africa and the Western Stormers, was appointed in January to succeed Harry Williams in June. Mark McCall remained assistant coach. [2] Former Springboks assistant coach Phil Mack, who had worked with Solomons with the Stormers, was appointed fitness advisor in place of Mike Bull. [3]

Hooker Allen Clarke retired from playing and was named Director of Elite Player Development, establishing Ulster's first academy programme, [4] based at the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland. The first intake consisted of fourteen players. [5]

The Irish, Scottish and Welsh unions agreed a format for the inaugural Celtic League in May 2001. It would involve all four Irish provinces, two teams from Scotland and nine from Wales, organised in two conferences. It would kick off on 18 August, with the final scheduled for 15 December. [6] Celtic league fixtures between Ulster and Leinster, and between Munster and Connacht, would count towards this year's IRFU Interprovincial Championship. The remaining Interprovincial fixtures would take place in April 2002. [7]

In the Celtic League, Ulster finished second in Pool A, qualifying for the playoffs. They beat Neath in the quarter-final, but lost to Munster in the semi-final. David Humphreys was the league's leading scorer with 122 points, and the "leading marksman" with 39 successful goal kicks. [8] In the Heineken Cup, they finished second in Pool 2, missing out on the knockout stage. They finished second in the Interprovincial Championship, qualifying for next season's Heineken Cup. David Humphreys was Ulster's Player of the Year. Lock Gary Longwell made his 100th appearance for Ulster in October 2001. [9]

Player transfers

Squad

Ulster Rugby squad [21]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

  • Ireland Andy Ward ( c) (14 apps, 14 starts, 20 pts)
  • Ireland Tony McWhirter (13 apps, 10 starts, 5 pts)
  • South Africa Russell Nelson (12 apps, 12 starts, 5 pts)
  • Ireland Neil McMillan (13 apps, 6 starts, 5 pts)
  • Australia David Allen* (2 apps, 1 starts)
  • South Africa Robby Brink (1 app, 1 start)
  • Ireland Mike Haslett (1 app)

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

( c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.

2001–02 Heineken Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Heineken Cup

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Stade Français 6 5 0 1 23 4 19 213 64 149 10
Ireland Ulster 6 4 0 2 17 11 6 196 142 54 8
England Wasps 6 2 0 4 9 9 0 120 186 βˆ’66 4
Italy Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 5 2 27 βˆ’25 102 239 βˆ’137 2
29 September 2001
15:30 		Benetton Treviso Italy 28 – 33 Ireland Ulster Stadio Comunale di Monigo  
Try: Perziano
Con: Mason
Pen: Mason (7)
 Report [22] Try: Ward
Topping
Humphreys
Con: Humphreys (3)
Pen: Humphreys (4)
 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: P. Adams
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Jeremy Davidson, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Ryan Constable (for Stewart, 53), Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 62), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 62), Clem Boyd (for Best, 69), Mark Crick (for Shields, 71).

5 October 2001
18:50 		Ulster Ireland 42 – 19 England London Wasps Ravenhill  
Try: Humphreys
Howe
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (6)
Drop: Humphreys (4)
 Report [23] Try: Green
Con: Logan
Pen: Logan (4)
 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: G. Desantis
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Mark Blair (for Davidson, 53)

27 October 2001
14:50 		Stade FranΓ§ais France 40 – 11 Ireland Ulster Stade Jean-Bouin  
Try: Marconnet
GalthiΓ©
Jonnet
Dominici
Con: DomΓ­nguez (3)
Berthe
Pen: DomΓ­nguez (4)
 Report [24] Try: McWhirter
Pen: Wallace (2)
 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Steve Lander
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Mark Blair,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Adam Larkin (for Bell, 54), Gary Longwell (for Johns, 55), Brad Free (for Doak, 66),
Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 69), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 69), Sheldon Coulter (for Stewart, 73).

2 November 2001
14:50 		Ulster Ireland 19 – 16 France Stade FranΓ§ais Ravenhill  
Try: Howe
Con: Wallace
Pen: Humphreys (3)
Wallace
 Report [25] Try: James
Jonnet
Pen: DomΓ­nguez (2)
 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: N. Whitehouse
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Mark Blair,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Paddy Wallace, 14. James Topping,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Adam Larkin (for B. Cunningham, 30), Clem Boyd (for Best, 66), Paddy Johns (for Blair, 68), Neil McMillan (for Nelson, 68).

6 January 2002
15:45 		London Wasps England 36 – 32 Ireland Ulster Loftus Road  
Try: Denney
Roiser
Waters
Con: A. King (3)
Pen: A. King (5)
 Report [26] Try: Ward
Constable
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Wallace (3)
Drop: Wallace
 Attendance: 5,556
Referee: G. Morandin
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Bryn Cunningham (for Humphreys, 40), Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 53), Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell, 53), Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 59), Mark Crick (for Shields, 62).

11 January 2002
19:00 		Ulster Ireland 59 – 3 Italy Benetton Treviso Ravenhill  
Try: Howe (2)
Doak (2)
Longwell
Constable
Larkin, penalty try
Con: Humphreys
Wallace (4)
Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Report [27] Pen: Mason
 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: N. Whitehouse
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward, 8. Neil McMillan (c),
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Jeremy Davidson (for Johns, 45), Adam Larkin (for Coulter, 58), Mark Crick (for Shields, 69).

2001-02 Celtic League

Main article: 2001–02 Celtic League

Pool A Table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Ireland Leinster 7 7 0 0 281 114 +167 35 8 21
2 Ireland Ulster 7 4 1 2 194 157 +37 19 17 13
3 Scotland Glasgow 7 4 1 2 204 172 +32 25 17 13
4 Wales Llanelli 7 4 0 3 175 123 +52 14 7 12
5 Wales Swansea 7 3 0 4 124 158 βˆ’34 9 12 9
6 Wales Bridgend 7 3 0 4 161 208 βˆ’47 17 25 9
7 Wales Pontypridd 7 1 0 6 111 207 βˆ’96 8 25 3
8 Wales Ebbw Vale 7 1 0 6 134 245 βˆ’111 13 29 3

Match points were awarded as follows:

  • 3 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw
Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage.
Source: RaboDirect PRO12

Pool A Fixtures

17 August 2001 Ulster Ireland 30 – 13 Wales Swansea Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Free
Shields
Topping
Con: Humphreys (3)
Drop: Humphreys
 Report [28]
Match Centre 		Try: Payne
Con: Henson
Pen: Henson
 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: C. White
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Robby Brink, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Jonny Bell, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 29), 17. Jeremy Davidson (for Johns, 46), 18. Mike Haslett (for Brink, 74),
19. Ritchie Weir, 20. Bryn Cunningham, 21. Ryan Constable, 22. Kieran Campbell.

24 August 2001 Glasgow Scotland 25 – 25 Ireland Ulster Hughenden Stadium  
19:30 Try: Simpson (2)
Nicol
Con: Hayes (2)
Pen: Hayes
MLaren
 Report [29]
Match Centre 		Try: Wallace
Constable
Nelson
Con: Wallace
Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (2)
 Attendance: 6,095
Referee: N Whitehouse (Wales)
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Jeremy Davidson, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. David Allen, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Jonny Bell, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 49), 17. Kieran Campbell (for Free, 61), 18. Clem Boyd (for Fitzpatrick, 60),
19. Richie Weir (for Shields, 50), 20. Mark Blair (for Allen, 55), 21. Russell Nelson (for Ward, 40), 22. Niall Malone.

28 August 2001 Ulster Ireland 26 – 27 Wales Llanelli Ravenhill  
19:00 Try: B. Cunningham
Pen: Humphreys (7)
 Report [30]
Match Centre 		Try: Thomas
Evans
Proctor
Con: Jones (3)
Pen: Jones (2)
 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: B. Dickson
Ulster lineup:

1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Paddy Johns (c), 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
9. Kieran Campbell, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Paddy Wallace, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
16. Adam Larkin (for Cunningham, 44), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Best, 63), 18. Richie Weir (for Shields, 76),
19. Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell, 44), 20. David Allen (for McWhirter, 63), 21. Neil Doak, 22. Ryan Constable.

31 August 2001 Leinster Ireland 31 – 9 Ireland Ulster Donnybrook  
19:35 Try: O'Kelly
D'Arcy (2)
Hickie
Con: Spooner
Pen: Spooner (2)
Drop: Dempsey
 Report [31]
Match Centre 		Pen: Humphreys (2)
Wallace
 Referee: N Williams
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Neil McMillan, 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonathan Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Bell, 56), 17. Niall Malone (for Humphreys, 72), 18. Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 78).
19. Clem Boyd (for Best, 71), 20. Mark Blair (for Johns, 44), 21. Tony McWhirter (for Ward, 71), 22. Ritchie Weir.

7 September 2001 Ebbw Vale Wales 27 – 29 Ireland Ulster Eugene Cross Park  
19:05 Try: Betts
Wagstaff
Green
Con: Mitchell (3)
Pen: Cull
Mitchell
 Report [32]

Match Centre

Try: Howe
Constable
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace (5)
 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: T. Spreadbury
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Mark Blair, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
15. Niall Malone.
Replacements:
16. Jan Cunningham (for Malone, 70), 17. Shane Stewart (for Constable, 56), 18. Richie Weir (for Shields, 62),
19. Clem Boyd (for Best, 40), 20. Gary Longwell (for Blair 52), 21. Tony McWhirter, 22. Brad Free.

12 September 2001 Ulster Ireland 46 – 14 Wales Bridgend Ravenhill  
19:30 Try: Shields
McMillan
Humphreys (2)
Stewart
Ward (2)
Con: Humphreys (4)
Pen: Humphreys
 Report [33]
Match Centre 		Try: Ringer
James
Con: Rees
Dunston
 Attendance: 8,000
Ulster lineup:

1. Clem Boyd, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Neil McMillan,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Brad Free (for Doak, 78), 17. Mark Blair (for Davidson, 40), 18. Tony McWhirter (for McMillan, 66),
19. Sheldon Coulter (for Stewart, 68), 20. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 66), 21. John Campbell (for Boyd, 78), 22. Richie Weir.

15 September 2001 Pontypridd Wales 20 – 29 Ireland Ulster Sardis Road  
14:30 Try: McIntosh
Pen: Sweeney (5)
 Report [34] [35]


Match Centre

Try: Best
Constable
Blair
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (3)
Drop: Humphreys
 Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Chris White
Ulster lineup:

1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. James Topping,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 63), 17. Justin Fitzpatrick (for Boyd, 61), 18. Mark Blair (for Longwell, 63),
19. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 58), 20. Ritchie Weir, 21. Sheldon Coulter, 22. Brad Free.

Quarter final

30 November 2001 Ulster Ireland 38 – 29 Wales Neath Ravenhill  
19:05 Try: Blair
Ward
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (8)
 Report [36]
Match Centre
Video 		Try: Tiueti
Moore
Con: Jarvis (2)
Pen: Jarvis (4)
 Attendance: 12,000
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Gary Longwell, 5. Mark Blair,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Coulter, 52), 17. Clem Boyd, 18. Jeremy Davidson (for Blair, 60),
19. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 60), 20. Mark Crick, 21. Kieran Campbell, 22. James Topping.

Semi final

8 December 2001 Munster Ireland 15 – 9 Ireland Ulster Lansdowne Road  
15:00 Pen: O'Gara (5)
 Report [37]
Match Centre 		Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: I. Ramage
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Simon Best,
4. Mark Blair, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Adam Larkin, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
16. Ryan Constable (for Larkin, 56), 17. Paddy Johns (for Blair, 44), 18. Neil McMillan (for McWhirter, 64),
19. Mark Crick (for Nelson 61-64), 20. Clem Boyd, 21. Kieran Campbell, 22. Bryn Cunningham.

2001-02 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Main article: IRFU Interprovincial Championship
Team P W D L F A BP Pts Status
3 2 0 1 86 35 2 12 Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 2 0 1 50 66 0 8 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 1 1 1 64 48 1 7 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 0 0 3 56 107 1 1

Celtic League pool matches between Irish provinces count towards the Interprovincial Championship.

22 April 2002 Connacht Connacht 17-18 Ulster Ulster Galway Sportsgrounds  
Try: Uijs
Pen: McHugh (4)
 Report [38] Try: Constable
B. Cunningham
Con: Wallace
Pen: Wallace (2)
 Referee: D. McHugh
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Nigel Brady, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Aidan McKearney,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Warren Brosnihan,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Sheldon Coulter (for Topping, 59), Matt McCullough (for McKearney, 59), Bryan Young (for McCullough, 78).

12 May 2002 Ulster Ulster 23-18 Munster Munster Ravenhill  
Try: Wallace
Doak
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace (2)
Drop: Wallace
 Report [39] Try: O'Connell
Stringer
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2)
 Referee: Alan Lewis
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Matt Sexton, 3. Simon Best,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Warren Brosnihan, 7. Andy Ward (c), 8. Tony McWhirter,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Stan McDowell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Russell Nelson (for Brosnihan, 69), Bryan Young (for Fitzpatrick, 79),

Friendlies

3 August 2001 Ulster Ulster 33-15 England Coventry Ravenhill  
Try: Bell
S. Best
Ward
J. Cunningham
Hughes
Con: Wallace (4)
 Report [40] [41] [42] Try: Truelove
Brady
Con: Pearce
Pen: Pearce
Ulster lineup:

1. Simon Best, 2. Richie Weir, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Mark Blair, 5. Aidan Kearney,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. Russell Nelson, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Kieran Campbell, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Shane Stewart, 14. Sheldon Coulter,
15. Niall Malone.
Replacements:
Scott Young (for Malone 40), James Topping, Stan McDowell (for Stewart 40-49), Adam Larkin (for Bell 66),
David Humphreys, Neil Doak (for Campbell 40), Andrew Hughes, Mike Haslett (for Nelson 42),
Gary Longwell (for Kearney 48), John Campbell (for Best 66). Paul Shields (for Weir 40).

8 August 2001 Ulster Ulster 30-17 England Sale Sharks Ravenhill  
Try: Shields
Haslett
Larkin
Con: Humphreys
Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace (3)
 Report [43] Try: Cueto
Shepherd
Con: Shepherd (2)
Pen: Shepherd
Ulster lineup:

1. Simon Best, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Robby Brink, 7. Tony McWhirter, 8. Andy Ward (c),
9. Brad Free, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Jan Cunningham, 12. Jonny Bell, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
15. Bryn Cunningham.
Replacements:
Paddy Wallace (for Humphreys 21), Mike Haslett (for Brink 32), Sheldon Coulter (for J. Cunningham 40),
Justin Fitzpatrick (for Boyd 53), Jeremy Davidson (for Longwell 53), Adam Larkin (for Constable 67).

8 August 2001 Ulster Ulster 51-24 Munster Munster Ravenhill  
Try: Humphreys
Constable (2)
Doak
Larkin
Howe
Con: Humphreys (6)
Pen: Humphreys (3)
 Report [44] [45] Try: Horan
Staunton
Con: Staunton
Pen: Staunton (3)
Holland
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Paul Shields, 3. Clem Boyd,
4. Paddy Johns, 5. Jeremy Davidson,
6. Andy Ward (c), 7. Neil McMillan, 8. Ryan Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. David Humphreys,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. Jan Cunningham,
15. Paddy Wallace.
Replacements:
Tony McWhirter (for McMillan 58), Mark Crick (for Shields 58), Bryn Cunningham (for Wallace 71).

24 November 2001 Connacht Connacht 22-16 Ulster Ulster Galway Sportsgrounds  
Try: Yapp
Con: Elwood
Pen: Elwood (5)
 Report [46] [47] Try: Larkin
Topping
Pen: Wallace (2)
 Referee: E. Walsh
Ulster lineup:

1. Justin Fitzpatrick, 2. Mark Crick, 3. Simon Best,
4. Mark Blair, 5. Gary Longwell,
6. Tony McWhirter, 7. David Allen, 8. Russell Nelson,
9. Neil Doak, 10. Paddy Wallace,
11. Tyrone Howe, 12. Adam Larkin, 13. Ryan Constable, 14. James Topping,
15. Sheldon Coulter.
Replacements:
Scott Young (for Topping, 40'), Paddy Johns (for Longwell, 40'), Kieran Campbell (for Doak, 54'),
Richard Weir (for S. Best, 64', Clem Boyd (for Crick, 68')

Ulster Rugby Awards

The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 23 May 2002. Winners were: [48]

Season reviews

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  38. ^ John Fallon, "Connacht left to rue absent Elwood and lack of penetration", Connacht Sentinel, 23 April 2002
  39. ^ "Munster creak under the Guinness interpro strain", Limerick Leader, 13 May 2002
  40. ^ Jim Stokes, "Ward takes over captain's armband at Ravenhill", Irish Examiner, 1 August 2001
  41. ^ Gavin Mairs, "Alan's men shake off cobwebs", Belfast Telegraph, 4 August 2001
  42. ^ "Al is well with Ulster", Sunday Life, 5 August 2001
  43. ^ "Sharks can't scare Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 9 August 2001
  44. ^ Ronnie Ingram, "Life and sol of the party", Sunday Life, 30 December 2001
  45. ^ "Humphreys in points bonanza", Irish Independent, 29 December 2001
  46. ^ John Fallon, "All clear for Ulster", Sunday Life, 25 November 2001
  47. ^ "Connacht in charge", Sunday Independent, 25 November 2001
  48. ^ "Humphries doubles up", BBC Sport, 24 May 2002
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