Cardiff lead 12-6 at half-time, with Ben Healy scoring Munster's points from two penalties, before a 62nd minute try from Jack O'Sullivan, converted by Jack Crowley, gave Munster a 13-12 lead. What we did back then just makes me so proud, their former captain says. Teams | Squad List | Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby player Nevin Spence has died alongside his father and brother after an accident at a slurry tank on the family's farm in County Down, Northern Ireland. The Top 100 Hockey Players of the 1970s While it has now been largely accepted that depth wins trophies, there have been many times throughout the decade that the quality of the Cape Town native stuck out like a sore thumb on the Ulster bench and he could have started regularly for many a Champions Cup side. Hed travelled to Spain to support Northern Ireland in the 82 World Cup and without hesitation references the other success stories from that period, Higgins and Taylor in snooker, McGuigan and Dave McAuley in boxing, before surprising you with his recall for the GAA teams who also shone a light in that era, mentioning Antrims hurlers and their progress to the 89 All-Ireland final. Gavin Mairs, "Wisdom of Solomons in finest hour". List of rugby players by country and by club for the current season. Dragon News : Greatest Ever Players of the 1970's and 1980's Ulster's form in this competition was poor, and they finished tenth in the European pool. Over a nine-and-a-half-year period, Ulster went 28 interpro games without defeat and thats before we mention their wins against Australia, Italy, Fiji, Canada, Wellington, Samoa. The remainder werent bad, either. He recognised the qualities we had and made the most of those., It was Anderson who suggested they speed up their line-outs, to add tempo to their matches, thereby tiring the opposition. New Balance Womens 327 Trainers - Grey | Life Style Sports IE Richard Mulligan, "Henry hat-trick caps super year". Naturally durable - to the tune of over 300 pro appearances - a sterling scrummager and real breakdown threat, Best's most sought-after quality was perhaps his leadership. Content copyright Journal Media Ltd. 2023 Registered in Dublin, registration number: Ulster 37 players Challenge Cup Bath 34 players Bayonne 39 players Benetton 40 players Bristol 44 players Brive 50 players Cardiff 38 players Cheetahs 33 players Clermont Now, as an older man, I appreciate more what that generation achieved. The only reason we did it because the Ulster Branch was picking up the bill., There was no steak under Jimmy D; no mistakes, either. Head coach Neil Doak's contract was not renewed and he was replaced by Jono Gibbes.