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Standings
8
1
Positions on Jan 22, 2023
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Head to Head
1
Wins
3
Draws
0
Match Centre - Preview - Last Three Meetings
Last 3 meetings
Season so far
Match Centre - Preview - Season So Far A v B
Total Tries
9
28
Metres Gained
1167
2319
Passes
506
761
Tackles Made
692
866
Penalties Conceded
65
83
Turnovers Won
65
83
Tournament record
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)
Ulster Rugby
Played | 177 (87 home, 90 away) |
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Wins | 88 (61 home, 27 away) |
Losses | 86 (25 home, 61 away) |
Draws | 3 (1 home, 2 away) |
Average points | 22 |
Biggest win | 59 - 3 |
Heaviest defeat | 3 - 56 |
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)
Stade Rochelais
Played | 47 (24 home, 23 away) |
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Wins | 32 (18 home, 14 away) |
Losses | 14 (6 home, 8 away) |
Draws | 1 (0 home, 1 away) |
Average points | 25 |
Biggest win | 46 - 12 |
Heaviest defeat | 13 - 40 |
Ulster look to kickstart campaign against Stade Rochelais
Wednesday 14th December 2022
7:38 pm (GMT)

Ulster Rugby in Heineken Champions Cup action
Ulster Rugby will try to get some points on the board in the Heineken Champions Cup as they welcome reigning champions Stade Rochelais on Saturday.
Ulster lost 39-0 to Sale Sharks in Round 1 – while La Rochelle got a 46-12 victory at home against Northampton Saints.
The Pool B match kicks off at 17:30 (UK and Irish time) at RDS Arena in Dublin, and is available to watch on BT Sport, beIN SPORTS, France TV, SuperSport and FloRugby.
Key Quotes
Ulster Rugby head coach Dan McFarland: “Confidence is a funny thing. It can only take a small thing to re-spark it or it can get knocked by a couple of things that don’t go your way. We have certainly got to find our mojo and get back to doing the things that we are good at which we didn’t see.”
✨ It pays to bring home the points ✨
The @IHGOneRewards Top Points Scorers of Round 1 are Antoine Hastoy, Emiliano Boffelli and Rob Du Preez 🔥
Take your next rugby weekend to a 𝓃𝑒𝓌 level with @IHGHotels 👉 https://t.co/xMkId13pQ0#HeinekenChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/CWFqM21ozy
— Heineken Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) December 14, 2022
Ulster Rugby
- Ulster were one of two sides not to score a point in Round 1.
- They were the only team in the competition not to have a single kick at goal last week.
- Ulster conceded the joint-most penalties in Round 1 – 16.
- Ulster won their last match 20-13 against Stade Rochelais, which was in the 2017/18 pool stage.
Stade Rochelais
- Stade Rochelais won 14 turnovers against Northampton Saints in Round 1, more than any other team.
- They attempted a round-high four chip kicks and made the most kicking metres (1,117).
- They scored more tries from winning turnovers than any other side – two.
Match Centre - Preview - Lineups
M. Lowry
B. Dulin
E. McIlroy
D. Leyds
L. Marshall
. Moore 73'
U. Seuteni
. Botia 65'
S. McCloskey
J. Danty
R. Lyttle
P. Boudehent
R. Rhule 60'
B. Burns
. Doak 21'
A. Hastoy
J. Cooney
T. Kerr Barlow
. Berjon 41'
R. Sutherland
. O'Sullivan 60'
R. Wardi
. Paiva 50'
T. Stewart
R. Herring 52'
P. Bourgarit
. Lespiaucq Brettes 60'
M. Moore
. Milasinovich 60'
U. Atonio
. Sclavi 50'
A. O'Connor
R. Sazy
S. Carter
. Treadwell 53'
W. Skelton
. Dillane 60'
I. Henderson
R. Bourdeau
N. Timoney
D. McCann 65'
Y. Tanga
. Boudehent 48'
D. Vermeulen
G. Alldritt
Replacements
R. Herring
. Stewart
Q. Lespiaucq Brettes
. Bourgarit
E. O'Sullivan
. Sutherland
T. Paiva
. Wardi
G. Milasinovich
M. Moore
J. Sclavi
U. Atonio
K. Treadwell
S. Carter
U. Dillane
W. Skelton
D. McCann
N. Timoney
P. Boudehent
. Tanga
N. Doak
B. Burns
T. Berjon
. Kerr Barlow
S. Moore
L. Marshall
L. Botia
U. Seuteni
B. Moxham
R. Rhule
. Boudehent
Superb second-half rally not enough for Ulster
Saturday 17th December 2022
8:30 pm (GMT)

Duane Vermeulen touches down for Ulster Rugby's third try in the Heineken Champions Cup match against Stade Rochelais.
Ulster Rugby suffered their second successive Heineken Champions Cup Pool B loss on Saturday when they were edged out 29-36 by defending champions Stade Rochelais in a seven-try thriller at the Aviva Stadium.
Ulster, who were whitewashed 39-0 at Sale Sharks last weekend, earned two bonus points thanks to a storming second-half comeback, which brought them all of their 29 points after they had gone in at half-time 29-0 down.
Fly-half Antoine Hastoy was the holders’ star with 26 points via a try, three conversions and five penalties. Brice Dulin and Pierre Bourgarit also touched down for La Rochelle.
As for Ulster, Iain Henderson, John Cooney, Duane Vermeulen and Tom Stewart all scored tries in the second half, with Cooney converting three and kicking a crucial penalty with the clock in the red.
After the tie had been switched to Dublin due to an unfit Kingspan Stadium pitch in Belfast, the tone of the first half was set early on, with La Rochelle happy to go for the posts to punish Ulster’s lack of discipline whenever a penalty was in kicking distance.
By the 24th minute the French side were 12-0 up, with Hastoy kicking four penalties, and then with Ulster captain Henderson in the sin bin, they notched the first try of the game when Hastoy kicked the ball through the Ulster defence to set up Dulin.
Hastoy added another penalty in the 38th minute and a minute later chipped the Ulster defence and touched down when John Cooney couldn’t get the ball under control. Hastoy improved his own try to leave the visitors coasting at the break.
The second half was a different story from the start, with Henderson finishing a good move from a tap-and-go five metres from the La Rochelle line and Cooney converting to put Ulster on the board.
However, the French side responded on 52 minutes, with a messy La Rochelle lineout ending with Bourgarit emerging with the ball and crossing for a try that Hastoy improved.
Ulster hit back, though, in the 59th minute, when scrum-half Cooney finished and converted another well-worked try after the home team went through the phases.
La Rochelle centre Jonathan Danty was yellow-carded in the process and Ulster No.8 Vermeulen capitalised, sprinting down the wing to reach a crosskick and dot it down.
That's more like it from @UlsterRugby 👏
Stuart McCloskey spots Duane Vermeulen on the wing and the South African is able to apply the crucial touch.#HeinekenChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/FikDWn5ymw
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) December 17, 2022
Hooker Stewart then notched the vital fourth try for Ulster to secure their first bonus point in the 74th minute, before Cooney kicked a penalty in the dying seconds to snatch a second bons point.
Ulster’s next Heineken Champions Cup game will see them travel to France for the reverse fixture against La Rochelle on January 14.
Match Page - Summary
Score Summary
Tries
I. Henderson 43’
J. Cooney 59’
D. Vermeulen 62’
T. Stewart 74’
A. Hastoy 39’
B. Dulin 27’
P. Bourgarit 52’
Conversions
J. Cooney 44’ , 60’ , 74’
A. Hastoy 29’ , 40’ , 53’
Penalties
J. Cooney 80’
A. Hastoy 4’ , 14’ , 18’ , 24’ , 38’
Yellow cards
I. Henderson 24’
J. Danty 60’
Match Page - Timeline
Timeline
FT
2936
Penalty 80'
J. Cooney
2636
Conversion 74'
J. Cooney
2436
Try 74'
T. Stewart
-
Substitute 73'
L. Marshall
S. Moore
-
Substitute 68'
T. Paiva
R. Wardi
-
Substitute 65'
U. Seuteni
L. Botia
-
Substitute 65'
N. Timoney
D. McCann
-
Substitute 65'
R. Herring
T. Stewart
-
Missed conversion 63'
J. Cooney
1936
Try 62'
D. Vermeulen
-
Yellow card 60'
J. Danty
-
Substitute 60'
W. Skelton
U. Dillane
-
Substitute 60'
P. Boudehent
R. Rhule
-
Substitute 60'
P. Bourgarit
Q. Lespiaucq Brettes
-
Substitute 60'
M. Moore
G. Milasinovich
-
Substitute 60'
R. Sutherland
E. O'Sullivan
1436
Conversion 60'
J. Cooney
1236
Try 59'
J. Cooney
-
Substitute 53'
S. Carter
K. Treadwell
736
Conversion 53'
A. Hastoy
734
Try 52'
P. Bourgarit
-
Substitute 52'
T. Stewart
R. Herring
-
Substitute 50'
U. Atonio
J. Sclavi
-
Substitute 50'
R. Wardi
T. Paiva
-
Substitute 48'
Y. Tanga
P. Boudehent
729
Conversion 44'
J. Cooney
529
Try 43'
I. Henderson
-
Substitute 41'
T. Kerr Barlow
T. Berjon
029
Conversion 40'
A. Hastoy
027
Try 39'
A. Hastoy
022
Penalty 38'
A. Hastoy
019
Conversion 29'
A. Hastoy
017
Try 27'
B. Dulin
012
Penalty 24'
A. Hastoy
-
Yellow card 24'
I. Henderson
-
Substitute 21'
B. Burns
N. Doak
-
Missed penalty 21'
A. Hastoy
09
Penalty 18'
A. Hastoy
06
Penalty 14'
A. Hastoy
2936
Penalty 4'
A. Hastoy
Attack
Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)
55%
45%
57%
43%
Metres Gained
318
230
Tries
4
3
Carries
108
84
Defenders Beaten
8
20
Clean Breaks
1
1
Passes
142
88
Offloads
1
2
Turnovers Conceded
11
9
Defence
Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)
Tackles
118
133
Missed Tackles
20
8
Turnovers Won
11
9
Kicking
Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)
Conversions (%)
75%
3/4
100%
3/3
Penalty goals (%)
100%
1/1
83%
5/6
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
24
27
Metres gained from kicks
675
768
Average metres per kick
28.13
28.44
Breakdown
Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)
Rucks (%)
96%
97/101
99%
72/73
Mauls (%)
100%
8/8
100%
6/6
Maul metres gained
9
13
Turnover in ruck or maul
2
3
Set Plays
Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)
Lineouts (%)
94%
16/17
93%
13/14
Scrums (%)
100%
2/2
100%
2/2
Restarts (%)
0%
0/9
0%
0/5
Discipline
Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)
Penalties Conceded
15
13
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Match Page - Player Performance
Key
Ulster Rugby | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
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15 Michael Lowry | 93 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 Ethan McIlroy | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
13 Luke Marshall Moore 73' | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
12 Stuart McCloskey | 28 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
11 Rob Lyttle | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 Billy Burns Doak 21' | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 John Cooney | 24 | 7 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 Rory Sutherland O'Sullivan 60' | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Tom Stewart Rob Herring 52' | 25 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 Marty Moore Milasinovich 60' | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Alan O'Connor | 20 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Sam Carter Treadwell 53' | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Iain Henderson | 21 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Nick Timoney Dave McCann 65' | 25 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
8 Duane Vermeulen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Rob Herring Stewart 52' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Eric O'Sullivan Sutherland 60' | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Gareth Milasinovich Marty Moore 60' | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Kieran Treadwell Sam Carter 53' | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Dave McCann Nick Timoney 65' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Nathan Doak Billy Burns 21' | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Stewart Moore Luke Marshall 73' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Ben Moxham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stade Rochelais | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 Brice Dulin | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 Dillyn Leyds | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
13 UJ Seuteni Botia 65' | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
12 Jonathan Danty | 17 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
11 Pierre Boudehent Raymond Rhule 60' | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 Antoine Hastoy | 15 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 Tawera Kerr Barlow Berjon 41' | 13 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 Reda Wardi Paiva 50' | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Pierre Bourgarit Lespiaucq Brettes 60' | 53 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
3 Uini Atonio Sclavi 50' | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Romain Sazy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Will Skelton Dillane 60' | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Rémi Bourdeau | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Yoan Tanga Boudehent 48' | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 Grégory Alldritt | 49 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Quentin Lespiaucq Brettes Bourgarit 60' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Thierry Paiva Wardi 50' | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Joel Sclavi Uini Atonio 50' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Ultan Dillane Will Skelton 60' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Paul Boudehent Tanga 48' | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Thomas Berjon Kerr Barlow 41' | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Levani Botia UJ Seuteni 65' | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Raymond Rhule Boudehent 60' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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