2015–16 Ulster Rugby season

Ulster Rugby
	2015–16 season
Head Coach	Neil Doak
Director of Rugby	Les Kiss
Captain	Rory Best
Pro12	Semi-final
European Rugby Champions Cup	2nd in Pool 1
Top try scorer	All: Craig Gilroy (10)
Top points scorer	All: Paddy Jackson (200)
Home colours	Away colours
← 2014–15	2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Ulster's 22nd season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and the second under Director of Rugby Les Kiss and head coach Neil Doak. They competed in the European Rugby Champions Cup and the Pro12.

In the Pro12, Ulster finished fourth, qualifying for the playoffs and for next season's Champions Cup. They lost to Leinster in the semi-final. Ulster won the Fair Play Award, and wing Craig Gilroy made the Pro12 Dream Team. In the Champions Cup, they finished second in Pool 1, missing out on the knockout stage. Academy wing Jacob Stockdale made his senior debut this season. Centre Stuart McCloskey was Ulster's Player of the Year. Out-half Paddy Jackson was Ulster's leading scorer with 200 points. Craig Gilroy was leading try scorer with ten. Lock Franco van der Merwe was leading tackler with 261.[1] At the end of the season, number eight Nick Williams left for Cardiff Blues, and lock Dan Tuohy for Bristol Bears. Out-half Ian Humphreys retired.

Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Director of Rugby	Les Kiss	Australia
Head Coach	Neil Doak	Ireland
Team Manager	Bryn Cunningham	Ireland
Forwards Coach	Allen Clarke	Ireland
Coach	Joe Barakat	Australia
Head of Strength & Conditioning	Jonny Davis	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Kevin Geary	Ireland
Head of Physiotherapy	Gareth Robinson	Ireland
Physiotherapist	Alan McAldin	Ireland

Squad

Senior squad

Players In

Peter Browne from London Welsh[2]
Willie Faloon from Connacht[3]
Stephen Mulholland from Ballymena[4]
Paul Rowley from London Welsh
Frank Taggart from Ballymena
Sam Windsor from Worcester Warriors[5]

Promoted from academy

Players Out

Ulster Rugby squad[16]
Props Ricky Lutton (26 apps, 14 starts) Wiehahn Herbst* (15 apps, 14 starts, 5 pts) Callum Black (22 apps, 13 starts, 5 pts) Kyle McCall (21 apps, 10 starts, 5 pts) Andrew Warwick (17 apps, 6 starts) Bronson Ross* (10 apps, 1 start) Ruaidhrí Murphy (no apps) Hookers Rob Herring (27 apps, 15 starts, 10 pts) Rory Best (c) (14 apps, 12 starts, 10 pts) John Andrew (10 apps, 2 starts) Jonny Murphy (6 apps, 1 start) Paul Jackson (1 app) Locks Franco van der Merwe (26 apps, 26 starts, 5 pts) Peter Browne* (14 apps, 10 starts, 10 pts) Alan O'Connor (12 apps, 10 starts) Iain Henderson (9 apps, 9 starts, 5 pts) Dan Tuohy (8 apps, 7 starts, 10 pts) Lewis Stevenson (9 apps, 4 starts, 5 pts)	Back row Sean Reidy (23 apps, 16 starts, 25 pts) Nick Williams (19 apps, 16 starts, 30 pts) Robbie Diack (23 apps, 15 starts, 5 pts) Roger Wilson (26 apps, 14 starts) Chris Henry (18 apps, 14 starts, 10 pts) Willie Faloon (8 apps, 6 starts, 10 pts) Clive Ross (10 apps, 1 start) Stephen Mulholland (2 apps, 1 start) Conor Joyce (no apps) Frank Taggart (no apps) Scrum-halves Ruan Pienaar (21 apps, 18 starts, 19 pts) Paul Marshall (28 apps, 11 starts, 22 pts) David Shanahan (5 apps) Paul Rowley (no apps) Fly-halves Paddy Jackson (24 apps, 20 starts, 193 pts) Ian Humphreys (9 apps, 4 starts, 34 pts) Sam Windsor* (1 app, 1 start)	Centres Stuart McCloskey (23 apps, 21 starts, 39 pts) Luke Marshall (21 apps, 20 starts, 22 pts) Darren Cave (19 apps, 10 starts, 10 pts) Stuart Olding (12 apps, 9 starts, 19 pts) Sammy Arnold (12 apps, 5 starts) Jared Payne (7 apps, 7 starts, 25 pts) Wings Craig Gilroy (26 apps, 25 starts, 60 pts) Andrew Trimble (18 apps, 18 starts, 20 pts) Jacob Stockdale (6 apps, 5 starts) Tommy Bowe (1 app, 1 start, 10 pts) Rory Scholes (no apps) Fullbacks Louis Ludik* (15 apps, 12 starts, 5 pts) Peter Nelson (9 apps, 8 starts, 9 pts)

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. Italics denotes academy players who appeared in the senior team. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.[17][18]

Academy squad

Players in

Nick Timoney from Blackrock College[19]
Ross Kane from Ballymena R.F.C.[20]
Johnny McPhillips from Newcastle Falcons[21]
Jake Byrne
Peter Cooper
Liam Free
Andy McGrath

Players out

Paul Jackson
Jonny Murphy
Joshua Atkinson
Frank Taggart
Sean O'Hagan

Position[22]	Name	Nationality
Head Coach	Kieran Campbell	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Matthew Maguire	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Matthew Godfrey	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Amy Davis	Ireland
Representative Team Performance Manager	Michael Black	Ireland
Talent Development Officer	Jonny Gillespie	Ireland
Elite Player Development Officer/Head Coach Ulster 'A'	Alex Codling	Ireland
Elite Player Development Officer	James Topping	Ireland
Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach	David Drake	Ireland

Ulster Rugby Academy squad[23]
Props Jake Byrne (1) Peter Cooper (1) Ross Kane (1) Michael Lagan (2) Craig Trenier (2) Hookers None Locks John Donnan (3) Alex Thompson (2)	Back row Nick Timoney (1) Lorcan Dow (2) (1 app) Scrum-halves David Shanahan (3) Liam Free (1) Connor Young (2) Fly-halves Andy McGrath (1) Johnny McPhillips (1)	Centres Jacob Stockdale (1) (6 apps, 5 starts) Mark Best Wings Rob Lyttle (1) Jack Owens (2) Fullbacks David Busby (2)

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players, number in brackets indicates players stage in the three-year academy cycle. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.

Ulster 'A'

The following players, other than players from the senior squad and academy, appeared for Ulster 'A' this season.

Players used by Ulster 'A'
Props James Simpson Jonny Simpson Back row Conall Boomer Matty Rea	Scrum-halves Aaron Cairns Josh Pentland Centres Callum Patterson Back three Adam Liddell Roger McBurney

European Rugby Champions Cup

Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Saracens (1)	6	6	0	220	73	+147	26	8	4	0	28
Ulster	6	4	2	169	109	+60	21	12	2	0	18
Oyonnax	6	1	5	99	218	–119	10	30	1	2	7
Toulouse	6	1	5	85	173	–88	11	18	0	1	5

20 November 2015
19:45

Ulster	9–27	Saracens (1 BP)
Pen: Jackson (2/2) 15', 25' Drop: Jackson 20'	Report[24]	Try: Wyles 29' m Goode 59' c Taylor 64' m B. Vunipola 79' c Con: Farrell (1/3) 60' Hodgson (1/1) 80' Pen: Farrell (1/3) 73'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Van der Merwe 66'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 58'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 70'), 19. Robbie Diack (for Williams 66'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Henry 49'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 75'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson 70'), 23. Peter Nelson (for Ludik 73').

11 December 2015
19:45

(1 BP) Ulster	38–0	Toulouse
Try: Williams 22' c Trimble 38' c Marshall 44' c McCloskey 53' c Henry 70' c Con: Jackson (4/4) 23', 39', 45', 53' Humphreys (1/1) 72' Pen: Jackson (1/1) 29'	Report[25]

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 16,016
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 56'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for McCall 58'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 63'), 19. Clive Ross (for Van der Merwe 71'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams 52'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 63'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson 63'), 23. Rory Scholes (for Trimble 78').

20 December 2015
14:00

(1 BP) Toulouse	23–25	Ulster
Try: Fickou 50' c Picamoles 78' c Con: Bézy (1/1) 51' Doussain (1/1) 79' Pen: Bézy (3/3) 36', 42', 55'	Report[26]	Try: Pienaar 31' c Trimble 45' m Marshall 74' c Con: Jackson (2/3) 32', 75' Pen: Jackson (2/3) 2', 59'

Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 13,852
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Wilson 62'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for McCall 52'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 44'), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for O'Connor 76'), 20. Nick Williams (for Reidy 43'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 77'), 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Rory Scholes (for Gilroy 12').

10 January 2016[27]
14:00

(1 BP) Oyonnax	23–24	Ulster
Try: Maurouard 7' c Tawalo 38' c Con: Robinson (2/2) 8', 39' Pen: Robinson (3/3) 14', 28', 33'	Report[28]	Try: Scholes 43' c Gilroy 61' c McCall 67' c Con: Jackson (3/3) 44', 62', 68' Pen: Jackson (1/1) 77'

Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Rory Scholes, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Sammy Arnold, 15. Craig Gilroy. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 75'), 17. Callum Black (for McCall 20'), 18. Bronson Ross (for Lutton 78'), 19. Nick Williams (for Stevenson 41'), 20. Sean Reidy (for L. Marshall 75'), 21. Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 41'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 41'), 23. Louis Ludik (for Arnold 23').

16 January 2016
15:15

(1 BP) Saracens	33–17	Ulster
Try: Vunipola 37' c Taylor 52' m Itoje 58' m Brits 62' m Con: Farrell (2/4) 38', 63' Pen: Farrell (3/5) 2', 20', 48'	Report[29]	Try: Marshall 4' c Humphreys 70' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 5' Humphreys (1/1) 70' Pen: Jackson (1/2) 44'

Allianz Park
Attendance: 9,642
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 61'), 17. Callum Black (for McCall 74'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 36'), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for O'Connor 74'), 20. Clive Ross (for Van der Merwe 68'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 74'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson 63'), 23. Rory Scholes (for Payne 71').

23 January 2016
13:00

(1 BP) Ulster	56–3	Oyonnax
Try: Herring 1' c Cave 17' c Scholes 26' c Reidy 38' c Gilroy 47' c Diack 54' c Humphreys 58' c Payne 60' c Con: Jackson (5/5) 2', 18', 27', 39', 48' Humphreys (3/3) 55', 58', 61'	Report[30]	Pen: Clegg (1/2) 9'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 15,108
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rory Best (for Herring 73'), 17. Callum Black, 18. Bronson Ross (for Williams 59'), 19. Clive Ross, 20. Roger Wilson (for Van der Merwe 51'), 21. David Shanahan (for P. Marshall 67'), 22. Ian Humphreys (for Jackson 51'), 23. Rory Scholes (for Cave 62').

Pro12

2015–16 Pro12

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Diff

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

1

Leinster (RU)

22

16

0

6

458

290

+168

51

27

6

3

73

2

Connacht (CH)

22

15

0

7

507

406

+101

60

46

8

5

73

3

Glasgow Warriors (SF)

22

14

1

7

557

380

+177

68

37

8

6

72

4

Ulster (SF)

22

14

0

8

488

307

+181

61

29

8

5

69

5

Scarlets

22

14

0

8

477

458

+19

45

54

2

5

63

6

Munster

22

13

0

9

459

417

+42

56

36

6

5

63

7

Cardiff Blues

22

11

0

11

542

461

+81

62

53

5

7

56

8

Ospreys

22

11

1

10

490

455

+35

55

49

6

3

55

9

Edinburgh

22

11

0

11

405

366

+39

41

36

2

8

54

10

Newport Gwent Dragons

22

4

0

18

353

492

−139

33

57

0

10

26

11

Zebre

22

5

0

17

308

718

−410

35

99

3

1

24

12

Benetton Treviso

22

3

0

19

320

614

−294

35

79

0

8

20

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[31]

number of matches won;
the difference between points for and points against;
the number of tries scored;
the most points scored;
the difference between tries for and tries against;
the fewest red cards received;
the fewest yellow cards received.

Green background (rows 1 to 4) were play-off places, and earned places in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned places in the European Rugby Champions Cup.
To facilitate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, there were no play-offs for the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup; the 20th place went to the winner of the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup if not already qualified. Because Challenge Cup winner Montpellier qualified via the Top 14, its place passed to the top team from that league not already qualified.
Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

4 September 2015
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	28–6	Ospreys
Try: Herring 5' m McCloskey 26' c Herbst 52' m L. Marshall 78' m Con: McCloskey (1/3) Pen: McCloskey (2/2) 9', 47'	Report[32]	Pen: S. Davies (2/3) 20', 35'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 13,544
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Peter Nelson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for L. Marshall 68'), 17. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 59'), 18. Bronson Ross, 19. Peter Browne (for Tuohy 54'), 20. Clive Ross (for Wilson 2-14', 34-40', for Williams 56'), 21. Sean Reidy (for Faloon 66'), 22. David Shanahan (for Trimble 67'), 23. Sammy Arnold (for McCloskey 59').

12 September 2015
15:00

Scarlets	22–12	Ulster
Try: Parkes 45' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) Pen: D. Jones (4/5) 2', 18', 24', 62' Thomas (1/1) 80'	Report[33]	Try: Scholes 54' m penalty try 71' c Con: McCloskey (1/2)

Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Peter Nelson, 11. Rory Scholes, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Callum Black (for Warwick 57'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 57'), 19. Robbie Diack (for Browne 57'), 20. Clive Ross, 21. David Shanahan (for P. Marshall 80'), 22. Sammy Arnold (for Scholes 78'), 23. David Busby.

2 October 2015
18:05

(1 BP) Ulster	48–7	Benetton Treviso
Try: Tuohy 6' c Reidy 21' c P. Marshall 33' m Gilroy (2) 39' m, 62' c Browne 55' c Stevenson 76' c Con: McCloskey (3/5) Nelson (2/2) Pen: McCloskey (1/2) 11'	Report[34]	Try: Christie 46' c Con: Hayward (1/1)

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 14,398
Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Peter Nelson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Paul Jackson (for Herring 75), 17. Callum Black (for Warwick 54'), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst 66'), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Browne 58'), 20. Clive Ross (for Diack 69'), 21. David Shanahan (for P. Marshall 64'), 22. Sammy Arnold (for McCloskey 67'), 23. Rory Scholes (for Trimble 62').

16 October 2015
19:45

Edinburgh	16–10	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Watson 54' c Con: Tonks (1/1) Pen: Tonks (3/4) 5', 17', 65'	Report[35]	Try: Reidy 44' c Con: Nelson (1/1) Pen: Nelson (1/1) 24'

Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,324
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Peter Nelson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Sammy Arnold, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black 57'), 18. Bronson Ross (for Herbst 57'), 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Tuohy 36'), 20. Willie Faloon (for Wilson 52'), 21. David Shanahan, 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Rory Scholes.

23 October 2015
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	24–17	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: Trimble 18' m P. Marshall 40' c Williams 45' c McCloskey 49' m Con: Humphreys (2/4)	Report[36]	Try: Navidi 56' m Pen: Patchell (4/4) 3', 22', 36', 72'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 15,886
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Sammy Arnold, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Andrew Warwick (for Black 54'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 55'), 19. Peter Browne (for Stevenson 54'), 20. Willie Faloon, 21. David Shanahan, 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 51'), 23. Darren Cave (for Arnold 54').

30 October 2015
18:00

(1 BP) Munster	32–28	Ulster (2 BP)
Try: Conway 16' c Copeland 29' c Van den Heever 33' m Hurley 60' m Zebo 65' m Con: Keatley (2/5) Pen: Keatley (1/1) 49'	Report[37]	Try: Gilroy (2) 2' m, 26' m Williams 38' m Tuohy 67' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/4) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 20' Drop: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 45'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,039
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Ulster lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Roger Wilson, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Callum Black (for Warwick 51'). 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 67'), 19. Dan Tuohy (for Van der Merwe 63'), 20. Chris Henry (for Reidy 53'), 21. Paul Rowley, 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Sammy Arnold (for Gilroy 21-27', for Trimble 40').

8 November 2015
14:30

(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	12–19	Ulster
Pen: D. Jones (3/3) 10', 16', 19' Tovey (1/1) 62'	Report[38]	Try: P. Marshall 50' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (4/5) 25', 34', 69', 71'

Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,483
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Stephen Mulholland, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Sammy Arnold, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Rory Scholes, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Rory Best (for Herring 53'), 17. Ricky Lutton (for Herbest 66'), 18. Bronson Ross, 19. Lewis Stevenson (for Van der Merwe 74'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Mulholland 68'), 21. Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 56'), 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Craig Gilroy (for Arnold 59').

27 November 2015
19:35

Leinster	8–3	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Cronin 36' m Pen: Sexton (1/1) 5'	Report[39]	Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/2) 13'

RDS Arena
Attendance: 15,552
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Dan Tuohy, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Andrew Trimble, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 76'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 55'), 19. Roger Wilson (for Diack 61'), 20. Chris Henry (for Reidy 43'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 74'), 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Louis Ludik (for McCloskey 74').

4 December 2015
19:35

Ulster	14–7	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: penalty try 4' c Scholes 10' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2)	Report[40]	Try: Du Preez 47' c Con: Cuthbert (1/1)

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 12,640
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Dan Tuohy, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Rory Scholes, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Peter Nelson. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Tuohy 60'), 17. Andrew Warwick (for McCall 62'), 18. Wiehahn Herbst (for Lutton 42'), 19. Alan O'Connor (For Van der Merwe 58'), 20. Clive Ross, 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Stuart McCloskey, 23. Louis Ludik.

26 December 2015
18:00

(1 BP) Connacht	3–10	Ulster
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 63'	Report[41]	Try: Williams 76' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 32'

Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 5,876
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Rory Scholes, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Callum Black (for Warwick 43'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for Herbst 50'), 19. Stephen Mulholland (for O'Connor 70'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Reidy 55'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 68'), 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Sammy Arnold.

2 January 2016
15:00

(1 BP) Ulster	7–9	Munster
Try: Ludik 23' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1)	Report[42]	Pen: Keatley (2/2) 8', 60' Drop: Keatley (1/1) 57'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 17,211
Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Rory Scholes, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Williams 71'), 17. Callum Black (for McCall 64'), 18. Ricky Lutton, 19. Alan O'Connor (for for Stevenson 52'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Diack 52'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 71'), 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Sammy Arnold (for L. Marshall 54').

30 January 2016
18:00

Benetton Treviso	13–32	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Steyn 77' c Con: Hayward (1/1) Pen: Hayward (2/2) 32', 48'	Report[43]	Try: Reidy 52' c Cave 57' c Scholes 62' c Olding 71' m Con: Humphreys (2/2) Olding (1/2) Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 10', 38'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Paul Marshall, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Rory Scholes, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 72'), 17. Andrew Warwick, 18. Bronson Ross (for Lutton 62'), 19. Peter Browne (for O'Connor 62'), 20. Robbie Diack, 21. David Shanahan (for P. Marshall 73'), 22. Luke Marshall (for Humphreys 60'), 23. Jacob Stockdale (for Gilroy 72').

5 February 2016[44]
19:35

Ulster	17–15	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Reidy 24' c penalty try 52' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/2) 77'	Report[45]	Try: Hughes 16' c Meyer 46' m Con: O'Brien (1/2) Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 4'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 13,768
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Peter Browne, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Ian Humphreys, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Louis Ludik. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Browne 56'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 49'), 18. Bronson Ross (for Reidy 53'), 19. Clive Ross, 20. Nick Williams (for Diack 41'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Olding 66'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Humphreys 41'), 23. Stuart McCloskey.

12 February 2016
19:30

Ulster	13–10	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Black 52' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 22' Pad. Jackson (1/1) 66'	Report[46]	Try: Jones 9' m Naiyaravoro 80' m

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 16,477
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Sam Windsor, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Stuart Olding. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 43'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 57'), 18. Bronson Ross (for Lutton 77'), 19. Chris Henry (for Reidy 52'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Williams 64'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 30'), 22. Paddy Jackson (for Windsor 40'), 23. Sammy Arnold (for Stockdale 74').

21 February 2016
14:30

(1 BP) Ulster	20–21	Scarlets
Try: Gilroy 20' c L. Marshall 36' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 63' Drop: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 16'	Report[47]	Try: Collins (2) 4' m, 23' c Con: Thomas (1/2) Pen: Thomas (3/4) 14', 46', 49'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 15,201
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. John Andrew, 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Darren Cave, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Stuart Olding. Replacements: 16. Jonny Murphy, 17. Kyle McCall, 18. Bronson Ross, 19. Peter Browne (for O'Connor 26'), 20. Clive Ross (for Van der Merwe'), 21. Ruan Pienaar (for P. Marshall 60'), 22. Ian Humphreys, 23. Sammy Arnold.

28 February 2016
14:30

Cardiff Blues	23–13	Ulster
Try: Patchell 72' c Summerhill 77' c Con: Patchell (2/2) Pen: Patchell (3/5) 40', 42', 65'	Report[48]	Try: Gilroy 45' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/4) 31', 36'

Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,279
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. John Andrew, 3. Bronson Ross, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Sammy Arnold, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Stuart Olding. Replacements: 16. Jonny Murphy, 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 48'), 18. Ricky Lutton (for B. Ross 41'), 19. Roger Wilson (for Van der Merwe 65'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Henry 55'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 78') 22. Darren Cave (for L. Marshall 6'), 23. Rory Scholes (for Arnold 69').

4 March 2016
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	32–0	Zebre
Try: Williams (2) 10' c, 29' c Browne 62' m P. Marshall 77' c Con: Pad. Jackson (3/4) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/2) 4', 8'	Report[49]

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 15,726
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Kyle McCall, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Robbie Diack, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Rory Scholes, 15. Craig Gilroy. Replacements: 16. John Andrew (for Herring 58'), 17. Callum Black, 18. Andrew Warwick, 19. Roger Wilson (for Williams 64'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Browne 66'), 21. Paul Marshall, 22. Sam Windsor, 23. Darren Cave (for L. Marshall 64').

25 March 2016
19:35

Glasgow Warriors	27–17	Ulster
Try: Hogg 58' m Seymour 61' c Con: Russell (1/2) Pen: Russell (4/6) 23', 28', 39', 72' Hogg (1/1) 80'	Report[50]	Try: Henderson 3' c McCloskey 44' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 34'

Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rob Herring (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Nick Williams, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Rory Scholes, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Craig Gilroy, 15. Stuart Olding. Replacements: 16. John Andrew, 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 63'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Lutton 75'), 19. Robbie Diack (for O'Connor 27'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Williams 41'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 75'), 22. Sam Windsor, 23. Darren Cave (for Scholes 75').

1 April 2016
19:35

Ulster	18–10	Connacht
Try: R. Best 27' m Gilroy 43' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/2) 5', 12'	Report[51]	Try: Blade 54' c Con: O'Leary (1/1) Pen: O'Leary (1/2) 40'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 16,224
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 86-71, for Henderson 78'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 55'), 18. Bronson Ross (for Lutton 77'), 19. Robbie Diack (for Browne 58'), 20. Sean Reidy (for Henry 55'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 66'), 22. Stuart Olding (for McCloskey 75'), 23. Darren Cave (for L. Marshall 63').

16 April 2016
17:00

Zebre	17–47	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Palazzani 6' c Beyers 59' c Con: Canna (2/2) Pen: Canna (1/1) 18'	Report[52]	Try: Pienaar 2' c Bowe (2) 12' c, 78' c Gilroy 24' c Payne (3) 39' m, 42' c, 51' c Con: Pad. Jackson (3/4) Pienaar (2/2) Olding (1/1)

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Sean Reidy, 8. Roger Wilson, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart Olding, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Tommy Bowe, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 46'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 53'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Lutton 60'), 19. Robbie Diack (for Van der Merwe 46'), 20. Chris Henry (for Wilson 46'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 60'), 22. Darren Cave (for Jackson 44'), 23. Rory Scholes (for L. Marshall 73).

30 April 2016
15:00

Ulster	30–6	Leinster
Try: penalty try 18' c Payne 57' c Pad. Jackson 78' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2) P. Marshall (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (3/3) 11', 54', 70'	Report[53]	Pen: Sexton (2/2) 27', 36'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 17,332
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Sean Reidy, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trmble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 67'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 50'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Lutton 67'), 19. Robbie Diack (for Browne 63'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Henry 54'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 73'), 22. Stuart Olding (for McCloskey 54'), 23. Darren Cave (for L. Marshall 73').

7 May 2016
15:00

(1 BP) Ospreys	26–46	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Biggar 11' c Jos. Matavesi 35' c Grabham (2) 65' m, 74' c Con: Biggar (3/4)	Report[54]	Try: Pad. Jackson 16' c R. Best 26' c Trimble 39' c Henry 55' c Olding 68' c Van der Merwe 76' m Con: Pad. Jackson (5/6) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/2) 41', 58'

Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,923
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Sean Reidy, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trmble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 67'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 48'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Lutton 64'), 19. Robbie Diack (for Browne 56'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Henderson 56'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 72'), 22. Stuart Olding (for McCloskey 56'), 23. Darren Cave (for L. Marshall 58').

Semi-finals

20 May 2016
19:45

Leinster	30–18	Ulster
Try: Nacewa 4' c Heaslip 47' c Cronin 64' c Con: Sexton (3/3) Pen: Sexton (3/3) 10', 15', 56'	Report[55]	Try: Gilroy (2) 38' m, 69' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/2) 26', 31'

RDS Arena
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Ulster lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. Rory Best (c), 3. Ricky Lutton, 4. Peter Browne, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Iain Henderson, 7. Chris Henry, 8. Sean Reidy, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 10. Paddy Jackson, 11. Craig Gilroy, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Luke Marshall, 14. Andrew Trimble, 15. Jared Payne. Replacements: 16. Rob Herring (for Best 73'), 17. Kyle McCall (for Black 46'), 18. Andrew Warwick (for Lutton 61'), 19. Robbie Diack (for Browne 66'), 20. Roger Wilson (for Reidy 61'), 21. Paul Marshall (for Pienaar 76'), 22. Stuart Olding (for McCloskey 57'), 23. Darren Cave (for L. Marshall 68').

End of season awards

Wing Craig Gilroy was joint top try scorer with 10,[56] and was named in the Pro12 Dream Team. Ulster won the competition's Fair Play award.[57]

Ulster Ravens

British and Irish Cup

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
Bedford Blues	6	5	0	1	166	144	22	4	0	24
Bristol	6	4	0	2	200	112	88	3	0	19
Ulster Ravens	6	2	0	4	112	143	–31	1	1	10
Scarlets Premiership Select	6	1	0	5	114	193	–79	1	1	6
Source : Updated: Points breakdown: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

13 November 2015
19:30

Ulster Ravens	30 – 5	Bristol Rugby
Try: Faloon 40' Patterson M. Best 57' Con: Windsor (3) 40' 55' 57' Pen: Windsor (3) 14' 28' 52'	Report[58]	Try: Crumpton 8' Con: Sheedy 8'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Daniel Jones

Ulster Ravens lineup

1. Ruaidhri Murphy, 2. John Andrew, 3. Bronson Ross, 4. Alan O'Connor, 5. Peter Browne, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Stephen Mulholland, 9. Paul Rowley, 10. Sam Windsor, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Mark Best, 13. Callum Patterson, 14. Roger McBurney, 15. Johnny McPhillips. Replacements: 16. Jonny Murphy (for Andrew 66'), 17. Michael Lagan (for R. Murphy 63'), 18. Conor Joyce (for Faloon 69'), 19. Liam Free, 20. Alex Thompson, 21. Andrew Magrath (for M. Best 68'), 22. Jonny Simpson (for Mulholland 18-28').

21 November 2015
14:30

Bedford Blues	27 – 18	Ulster Ravens
Try: O'Conor 20' Burns 38' Jones Con: Sharp 20' 38' 71' Pen: Sharp 10' 43'	Report[59]	Try: Scholes 23' McPhillips 29' Con: Windsor 29' Pen: Windsor (2) 54' 62'

Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,303
Referee: Craig Evans

Ulster Ravens lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. John Andrew, 3. Jonny Simpson, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Peter Browne, 6. Clive Ross, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Sean Reidy, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Sam Windsor, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Luke Marshall, 13. Sammy Arnold, 14. Rory Scholes, 15. Johnny McPhillips. Replacements: 16. Jonny Murphy (for Andrew 60'), 17. Ruaidhri Murphy, 18. Bronson Ross (for Simpson 49'), 19. Alan O'Connor (for Stevenson 56'), 20. Stephen Mulholland, 21. Paul Rowley (for Shanahan 72'), 22. Callum Patterson.

12 December 2015
15:00

Scarlets Premiership Select	19 – 27	Ulster Ravens (BP)
Try: Lewis 16' Leung 63' Dion Jones (80') Con: Dan Jones (2) 16' 80'	Report[60]	Try: Faloon 12' Andrew 18' R. Murphy 57' (2) 77' Con: Windsor (2) 18' 77' Pen: Windsor 2'

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mike Hudson

Ulster Ravens lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. John Andrew, 3. James Simpson, 4. Lewis Stevenson, 5. Matty Rea, 6. Stephen Mulholland, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Sean Reidy, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Sam Windsor, 11. Rob Lyttle, 12. Mark Best, 13. Callum Patterson, 14. Aaron Cairns, 15. Johnny McPhillips. Replacements: 16. Jonny Murphy (for Black 52'), 17. Ruaidhri Murphy (for Andrew 52'), 18. John Donnan (for Stevenson 55'), 19. Conor Joyce (for Faloon 57'), 20. Paul Rowley (for Shanahan 41'), 21. Andrew Magrath, 22. Ross Kane (for Simpson 57').

19 December 2015
14:30

Ulster Ravens	7 – 23	Scarlets Premiership Select
Try: Penalty try 5' Con: Windsor 5'	Report[61]	Try: Thomas 47' Dion Jones 68' Con: Dan Jones (2) 47' 68' Pen: Dan Jones (3) 52' 60' 64'

Eaton Park, Ballymena
Attendance: 425
Referee: Christophe Ridley

Ulster Ravens lineup

1. Callum Black, 2. John Andrew, 3. Jonny Simpson, 4. John Donnan, 5. Peter Browne, 6. Conor Joyce, 7. Willie Faloon, 8. Stephen Mulholland, 9. Paul Rowley, 10. Sam Windsor, 11. Adam Liddell, 12. Mark Best, 13. Callum Patterson, 14. Conor Young, 15. Rob Lyttle. Replacements: 16. Jonny Murphy (for Andrew 54'), 17. Ruaidhri Murphy (for Black 60'), 18. Ross Kane (for Simpson 41'), 19. Nick Timoney (for Donnan 55'), 20. Lorcan Dow (for Joyce 54'), 21. Andrew Magrath (for Lyttle 70'), 22. Josh Pentland (for Rowley 54').

15 January 2016
19:30

(BP) Ulster Ravens	17 – 22	Bedford Blues (BP)
Try: Stockdale 27' Windsor 53' Con: McPhillips (2) 27' 53' Pen: McPhillips 39'	Report[62]	Try: Blanchet 12' Adamson 32' Staff 44' Jones 77'

Deramore Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: David Jones

Ulster Ravens lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. John Andrew, 3. Bronson Ross, 4. John Donnan, 5. Peter Browne, 6. Conor Joyce, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Lorcan Dow, 9. David Shanahan, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Sam Windsor, 13. Mark Best, 14. Rob Lyttle, 15. Roger McBurney. Replacements: 16. Jonny Murphy, 17. Ruaidhri Murphy, 18. James Simpson, 19. Alex Thompson, 20. Conor Young, 21. Paul Rowley, 22. Andrew Magrath.

22 January 2016
19:45

(BP) Bristol Rugby	47 – 13	Ulster Ravens
Try: Amesbury 25' Morgan 37' Ford-Robinson 66' Crumpton 69' McMillan 73' Glynn 78' Con: Morgan (4) 37' 66' 73' 78' Pen: Morgan (3) 4' 19' 52'	Report[63]	Try: Dow 8' Olding 27' Pen: McPhillips 16'

Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: Craig Evans

Ulster Ravens lineup

1. Andrew Warwick, 2. Jonny Murphy, 3. Ross Kane, 4. John Donnan, 5. Peter Browne, 6. Stephen Mulholland, 7. Conor Joyce, 8. Lorcan Dow, 9. Conor Young, 10. Johnny McPhillips, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Sam Windsor, 13. Stuart Olding, 14. Rob Lyttle, 15. Roger McBurney. Replacements: 16. Paul Jackson (for J. Murphy 71'), 17. Conall Boomer (for Mulholland 39'), 18. James Simpson (for Kane 33'), 19. Michael Lagan (for Warwick 78'), 20. Alex Thompson (for Browne 78'), 21. Liam Free (for Young 78'), 22. Andrew Magrath (for Olding 63').

Home attendance

League	Fixtures	Average Attendance	Highest	Lowest	League	Fixtures	Average Attendance	Highest	Lowest	Total Attendance	Average Attendance
Domestic League					European Cup					Total
2015–16 Pro12	11	15,310	17,332	12,640	2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup	3	16,111	17,108	15,108	216,740	15,481

Ulster Rugby Awards

The Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Culloden Estate and Spa, Holywood. Winners were:[64]

Bank of Ireland Ulster Player of the Year: Stuart McCloskey
Heineken Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year: Nick Williams
BT Young Player of the Year: Kyle McCall
Rugby Writers Player of the Year: Franco van der Merwe
Ulster Rugby Supporters Club Player of the Year: Paddy Jackson
Abbey Insurance Academy Player of the Year: Adam McBurney

Season reviews

Ulster: Season Review 2015 – 2016, The Front Row Union, 23 May 2016

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"British and Irish Cup 15/16 Match overview Ulster VS Scarlets", Statsbunker, 19 December 2015
"British and Irish Cup 15/16 Match overview Ulster VS Bedford Blues", Statsbunker, 15 January 2016
"British and Irish Cup 15/16 Match overview Bristol Bears VS Ulster", Statsbunker, 22 January 2016
"Nick Williams Wins The Heineken Ulster Rugby Personality of The Year Award", Ulster Tatler, 13 May 2016

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