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denishurley · 05-10-2011, 18:30

Anyone know when this was, and how many players Ulster had?

durkadurka · 05-10-2011, 18:39

I think there was a time in the 80s when they had 8 of the 15

GerM · 05-10-2011, 20:25

Late 80s they made up the backbone of the side. David Irwin, Willie Anderson, Keith Crossan, Steve Smith, JJ McCoy, Phil Matthews, Denis McBride, Trevor Ringland were all regular enough starters.

durkadurka · 05-10-2011, 20:32

David irwin was absolutely brutal

denishurley · 05-10-2011, 21:57

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Originally Posted by GerM

Late 80s they made up the backbone of the side. David Irwin, Willie Anderson, Keith Crossan, Steve Smith, JJ McCoy, Phil Matthews, Denis McBride, Trevor Ringland were all regular enough starters.

Cheers Ger, gives me something to go on!

denishurley · 05-10-2011, 22:18

Eight Ulstermen started against New Zealand in 1989 - Philip Rainey, Kenneth Hooks, David Irwin, Keith Crossan, Steve Smith, JJ McCoy, Willie Anderson and Philip Matthews

Mr.SlumDuck · 05-10-2011, 23:48

Would they not of had a fair few guys around the time they won the Heineken Cup? Hump, Maggs, j Fitzpatrick, topping?, howe?, Davidson, Dawson, Ward, O Cuinnegan?, Bell

Not sure if all of those played for ulster but im sure they were all on the RWC Squad in 99

GerM · 06-10-2011, 08:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.SlumDuck

Would they not of had a fair few guys around the time they won the Heineken Cup? Hump, Maggs, j Fitzpatrick, topping?, howe?, Davidson, Dawson, Ward, O Cuinnegan?, Bell

Not sure if all of those played for ulster but im sure they were all on the RWC Squad in 99

Good shout. Paddy Johns too. They wouldn't have had as many in the side as the late 80s I reckon though. Maggs and Dawson weren't with Ulster for the majority of their careers and only finished there (Dawson started there too). O'Cuinneagain only had one year with Ulster. Wouldn't have thought there were ever more than 5 of them in the side together. Topping only ever got a few caps.

jacothelad · 06-10-2011, 17:39

In the late 60s and early 70s there were frequent sides that had up tp 8 Ulster players starting. The whole of the 69/70 season had 8 Ulster starters v S.Af. France, Eng, Wales, Scotland. It wasn't unusual to have 6 or 7 Ulster players in the starting lineup in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Snickers Man · 06-10-2011, 18:40

There was one occasion when nine Ulstermen started against Scotland.

They were:
J. Johnston, Belfast Academy;
J. Pedlow, Bessbrook;
J.A. MacDonald, Methodist College;
W. Finlay, R.W. Hughes, J.W. Taylor, R.B. Walkington, all NIFC;
J.W.R. Morrow and R. Nelson, both Queen's University Belfast.

But that was back in 1882. Not sure if it was repeated since. Not sure if I could be arsed to look it up either.

denishurley · 06-10-2011, 19:16

Not to worry SnickersMan, having the exact occasion was actually not all that important, finding that eight played against NZ in 89 was enough for what I was looking for, cheers for that though!

Dangerous Man · 07-10-2011, 14:50

Paddy Johns. Just a big feckin' lump - in a good way though.

profitius · 07-10-2011, 15:57

I think there'll be a few more Ulster players involved in the next few years. Luke Marshall, Spence, Paddy McAlister, Gilroy and a few others all look decent prospects.

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durkadurka Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Leinster *** Posts: 5,104 Adverts \| Friends	I think there was a time in the 80s when they had 8 of the 15

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GerM Closed Account Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,570 Adverts \| Friends	Late 80s they made up the backbone of the side. David Irwin, Willie Anderson, Keith Crossan, Steve Smith, JJ McCoy, Phil Matthews, Denis McBride, Trevor Ringland were all regular enough starters.

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durkadurka Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Leinster *** Posts: 5,104 Adverts \| Friends	David irwin was absolutely brutal

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denishurley Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 298 Adverts \| Friends	Eight Ulstermen started against New Zealand in 1989 - Philip Rainey, Kenneth Hooks, David Irwin, Keith Crossan, Steve Smith, JJ McCoy, Willie Anderson and Philip Matthews

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Mr.SlumDuck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 60 Adverts \| Friends	Would they not of had a fair few guys around the time they won the Heineken Cup? Hump, Maggs, j Fitzpatrick, topping?, howe?, Davidson, Dawson, Ward, O Cuinnegan?, Bell Not sure if all of those played for ulster but im sure they were all on the RWC Squad in 99

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jacothelad Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,981 Adverts \| Friends	In the late 60s and early 70s there were frequent sides that had up tp 8 Ulster players starting. The whole of the 69/70 season had 8 Ulster starters v S.Af. France, Eng, Wales, Scotland. It wasn't unusual to have 6 or 7 Ulster players in the starting lineup in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

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Snickers Man Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dublin 4 (and Loike it so totally rocks, man) Posts: 2,453 Adverts \| Friends	There was one occasion when nine Ulstermen started against Scotland. They were: J. Johnston, Belfast Academy; J. Pedlow, Bessbrook; J.A. MacDonald, Methodist College; W. Finlay, R.W. Hughes, J.W. Taylor, R.B. Walkington, all NIFC; J.W.R. Morrow and R. Nelson, both Queen's University Belfast. But that was back in 1882. Not sure if it was repeated since. Not sure if I could be arsed to look it up either.

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denishurley Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 298 Adverts \| Friends	Not to worry SnickersMan, having the exact occasion was actually not all that important, finding that eight played against NZ in 89 was enough for what I was looking for, cheers for that though!

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Dangerous Man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,407 Adverts \| Friends	Paddy Johns. Just a big feckin' lump - in a good way though.

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profitius Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cork Posts: 3,968 Adverts \| Friends	I think there'll be a few more Ulster players involved in the next few years. Luke Marshall, Spence, Paddy McAlister, Gilroy and a few others all look decent prospects.