Ulster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland.
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17 Facts About Ulster Rugby
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Ulster Rugby won this tournament 26 times in total, with eight of these titles being shared.
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From 2001 to 2004, the Ulster Rugby team was coached by Alan Solomons, a former assistant coach of the Springboks and head coach of The Stormers and Western Province in his native South Africa.
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Ulster Rugby finished third in their Heineken Cup group and eighth in the Celtic League, and Williams resigned.
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Ulster Rugby made the semi-finals of the Celtic League and the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup.
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Ulster Rugby reached the Heineken Cup final, losing to Leinster at Twickenham.
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Ulster Rugby started the season with 13 consecutive wins in all competitions, the longest unbeaten run in their history.
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Ulster Rugby were knocked out of the new European Champions Cup at the group stage.
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Ulster Rugby signed back row forward Marcell Coetzee, fullback Charles Piutau and lock Kieran Treadwell.
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Ulster Rugby finished the season bottom of their pool in the Heineken Cup, and fifth in the Pro12.
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Ulster Rugby finished third in their Champions Cup pool, and fourth in Conference B of the Pro14, failing to qualify for the playoffs and needing to win a playoff to qualify for the next season's Champions Cup.
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Ulster Rugby finished the season as quarter-finalists in the Champions Cup, and semi-finalists in the Pro14, losing to Glasgow Warriors.
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Ulster Rugby were again quarter-finalists in the Champions Cup, going out to Toulouse, and reached the final of the Pro14, losing to Leinster.
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Ulster Rugby finished second in Conference A of the Pro14, but failed to make the knockout stages of the Champions Cup and were entered into the Challenge Cup.
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The Ulster Rugby crest is on all official club merchandise including replica jerseys.
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In 2012, Ulster Rugby confirmed that three new stands would be built at Ravenhill, with work commencing in late 2012.
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