Connacht Rugby and Ulster Rugby are two Irish rugby union provincial teams that possess a rivalry that dates back to their IRFU Interprovincial Championship clashes during the amateur era. That rivalry has continued during the professional era and intensified as Connacht have more competitive in the domestic league, winning 2015-16 Pro12 championship. Connacht and Ulster comprise two of the four Irish provincial teams competing in the United Rugby Championship (formerly known as the Celtic League ). As such, the two sides regularly face each other during the regular season. Typically, Ulster have had the advantage in the series with Connacht failing to achieve a single victory over Ulster between 1965 and 1982.[1] Following Connacht's victory in 1983, it would not be until the 1997–98 season until they would achieve their next victory over Ulster.[1] Connacht also went 58 years without winning a match in Belfast.[2]
Below are the historical results of the Irish Rugby Football Union teams, Ulster and Connacht , as part of the IRFU Interprovincial Championship , and later the Celtic League , Pro12 , Pro14 , and United Rugby Championship .[3] [4] [5]
Overall Summary of Games Since 1946
Played
Won by Connacht
Won by Ulster
Drawn
103
22
77
4
Statistics
Highest scoring match
2013–14: 70 points (Ulster 58 Connacht 12)
Lowest scoring match
1965–66: 6 points (Ulster 3 Connacht 3)
Highest margin of victory
Ulster: 46 points (58–12 in 2013–14)
Connacht: 28 points (44–16 at home in 2017–18)
Most consecutive wins
Ulster: 13 (1966–1979)
Connacht: 3 (1954–1957, 2017–2019)
Amateur Era Results 1946–1995
Season
Winner
Loser
Winner
Note(s)
1946–47
Ulster 26
Connacht 5
Ulster (1)
1947–48
Ulster 19
Connacht 0
Ulster (2)
1948–49
Ulster 30
Connacht 6
Ulster (3)
1949–50
Ulster 12
Connacht 3
Ulster (4)
1950–51
Ulster 26
Connacht 3
Ulster (5)
1951–52
Ulster 13
Connacht 0
Ulster (6)
1952–53
Ulster 28
Connacht 3
Ulster (7)
1953–54
Ulster 11
Connacht 3
Ulster (8)
1954–55
Connacht 14
Ulster 6
Connacht (1)
1955–56
Connacht 12
Ulster 9
Connacht (2)
1956–57
Connacht 6
Ulster 3
Connacht (3)
1957–58
Ulster 23
Connacht 12
Ulster (9)
1958–59
Connacht 14
Ulster 5
Connacht (4)
1959–60
Ulster 9
Connacht 3
Ulster (10)
1960–61
Connacht 6
Ulster 3
Connacht (5)
1961–62
Ulster 11
Connacht 0
Ulster (11)
1962–63
Ulster 19
Connacht 6
Ulster (12)
1963–64
Connacht 13
Ulster 3
Connacht (6)
1964–65
Connacht 13
Ulster 3
Connacht (7)
1965–66
Connacht 3
Ulster 3
Draw (1)
Lowest scoring match in the history of this fixture
1966–67
Ulster 9
Connacht 8
Ulster (13)
1967–68
Ulster 14
Connacht 12
Ulster (14)
1968–69
Ulster 11
Connacht 9
Ulster (15)
1969–70
Ulster 20
Connacht 0
Ulster (16)
1970–71
Ulster 42
Connacht 0
Ulster (17)
1971–72
Ulster 13
Connacht 0
Ulster (18)
1972–73
Ulster 37
Connacht 6
Ulster (19)
1973–74
Ulster 17
Connacht 14
Ulster (20)
1974–75
Ulster 29
Connacht 6
Ulster (21)
1975–76
Ulster 6
Connacht 3
Ulster (22)
1976–77
Ulster 13
Connacht 3
Ulster (23)
1977–78
Ulster 18
Connacht 3
Ulster (24)
1978–79
Ulster 11
Connacht 4
Ulster (25)
1979–80
Connacht 6
Ulster 6
Draw (2)
1980–81
Ulster 13
Connacht 12
Ulster (26)
1981–82
Ulster 6
Connacht 3
Ulster (27)
1982–83
Ulster 22
Connacht 21
Ulster (28)
1983–84
Connacht 9
Ulster 4
Connacht (8)
1984–85
Ulster 28
Connacht 6
Ulster (29)
1985–86
Ulster 12
Connacht 6
Ulster (30)
1986–87
Ulster 37
Connacht 6
Ulster (31)
1987–88
Ulster 20
Connacht 3
Ulster (32)
1988–89
Ulster 16
Connacht 3
Ulster (33)
1989–90
Ulster 38
Connacht 3
Ulster (34)
1990–91
Ulster 16
Connacht 9
Ulster (35)
1991–92
Connacht 10
Ulster 10
Draw (3)
1992–93
Ulster 19
Connacht 6
Ulster (36)
1993–94
Ulster 39
Connacht 10
Ulster (37)
1994–95
Ulster 20
Connacht 6
Ulster (38)
Professional Era Results since 1995/96 season
Season
Home
Away
Winner
Report/Note(s)
1995–96
Connacht 9
Ulster 27
Ulster (39)
1996–97
Ulster 32
Connacht 27
Ulster (40)
1997–98
Connacht 27
Ulster 12
Connacht (9)
1998–99
Connacht 21
Ulster 18
Connacht (10)
1998–99
Ulster 36
Connacht 6
Ulster (41)
1999–00
Connacht 9
Ulster 50
Ulster (42)
[6]
1999–00
Ulster 44
Connacht 22
Ulster (43)
[7]
2000–01
Connacht 15
Ulster 39
Ulster (44)
[8]
2000-01
Ulster 36
Connacht 22
Ulster (45)
[9]
2001–02
Connacht 17
Ulster 18
Ulster (46)
2002–03
No match held
2003–04
Connacht 31
Ulster 20
Connacht (11)
2003–04
Ulster 42
Connacht 27
Ulster (47)
2004–05
Connacht 13
Ulster 19
Ulster (48)
2004–05
Ulster 23
Connacht 14
Ulster (49)
2005–06
Ulster 36
Connacht 10
Ulster (50)
2005–06
Connacht 22
Ulster 12
Connacht (12)
2006–07
Connacht 17
Ulster 24
Ulster (51)
2006–07
Ulster 20
Connacht 10
Ulster (52)
2007–08
Connacht 13
Ulster 30
Ulster (53)
2007–08
Ulster 18
Connacht 6
Ulster (54)
2008–09
Ulster 53
Connacht 13
Ulster (55)
2008–09
Connacht 12
Ulster 14
Ulster (56)
2009–10
Connacht 6
Ulster 30
Ulster (57)
2009–10
Ulster 41
Connacht 10
Ulster (58)
2010–11
Connacht 15
Ulster 15
Draw (4)
2010–11
Ulster 27
Connacht 16
Ulster (59)
2011–12
Ulster 22
Connacht 3
Ulster (60)
2011–12
Connacht 26
Ulster 21
Connacht (13)
2012–13
Ulster 25
Connacht 0
Ulster (61)
2012–13
Connacht 18
Ulster 34
Ulster (62)
2013–14
Connacht 7
Ulster 18
Ulster (63)
2013–14
Ulster 58
Connacht 12
Ulster (64)
2014–15
Ulster 13
Connacht 10
Ulster (65)
2014–15
Connacht 20
Ulster 27
Ulster (66)
2015–16
Connacht 3
Ulster 10
Ulster (67)
2015–16
Ulster 18
Connacht 10
Ulster (68)
2016–17
Connacht 30
Ulster 25
Connacht (14)
2016–17
Ulster 23
Connacht 7
Ulster (69)
2017–18
Ulster 16
Connacht 8
Ulster (70)
2017–18
Connacht 44
Ulster 16
Connacht (15)
Highest margin of victory for Connacht
2018–19
Ulster 15
Connacht 22
Connacht (16)
2018–19
Connacht 21
Ulster 12
Connacht (17)
2018–19
Ulster 21
Connacht 13
Ulster (71)
2019–20
Ulster 35
Connacht 3
Ulster (72)
2019–20
Connacht 26
Ulster 20
Connacht (18)
2020–21
Connacht 19
Ulster 32
Ulster (73)
2020–21
Ulster 24
Connacht 26
Connacht (19)
Rainbow Cup fixture
2021–22
Connacht 36
Ulster 11
Connacht (20)
Connacht chose the Aviva Stadium in Dublin as its home venue for the match
2021–22
Ulster 32
Connacht 12
Ulster (74)
[10]
2022–23
Ulster 36
Connacht 10
Ulster (75)
[11]
2022–23
Connacht 20
Ulster 22
Ulster (76)
[12]
2022–23
Ulster 10
Connacht 15
Connacht (21)
URC quarter-final[13]
2023–24
Connacht 22
Ulster 20
Connacht (22)
[14]
2023–24
Ulster 20
Connacht 19
Ulster (77)
[15]
See also
References
Staff Stadium Competitions Seasons Matches
See also
Staff Stadium Competitions Seasons Matches