Mark Anscombe
# mark-anscombe - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Ulster set emotional tone for Pro12 Final with amazing #OurDS video
If this doesn’t get you Ulster fans charged up for Saturday’s clash with Leinster, nothing will.
# mark-anscombe - Monday 13 May, 2013
Ulster have home dressing room option for Pro12 Final at Leinster’s RDS
Mark Anscombe’s men could turf the Blues into the ‘Away’ shed on 25 May.
# mark-anscombe - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Anscombe plans another blitzkrieg start for Pro12 final showdown
Ulster dominated Scarlets physically for 50 minutes but ensured a nervy ending as their intensity levels dipped.
# mark-anscombe - Monday 6 May, 2013
Ulster desire will lift them from bridemaids to winners – Mark Anscombe
The New Zealander believes his team has what it takes to capture the Pro12 title later this month.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 3 May, 2013
Trimble and Pienaar combine to clinch home semi-final for Ulster
Cardiff Blues looked to spoil the party at Ravenhill but Mark Anscombe’s men were having none of it.
# mark-anscombe - Monday 15 April, 2013
‘We got a hiding there last year’ – Ulster plot Connacht revenge
The Pro12 leaders are the opposition for coach Eric Elwood’s penultimate game at the Sportsground.
# mark-anscombe - Sunday 14 April, 2013
More of the same from try-scoring Bowe and he’ll be a Lion this summer
‘He will hopefully do enough to convince Warren Gatland he warrants a seat on the plane,” said the Ulster coach Mark Anscombe.
# mark-anscombe - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Anscombe: “We can rest over the weekend and smile, knowing we’re back on top”
Ulster’s home playoff destiny is securely in their hands after they recorded an emphatic, bonus point win over Newport Gwent Dragons.
# mark-anscombe - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Sayonara Stephen! Ferris ready for Japan adventure as Ulster admit defeat
Head coach Mark Anscombe admitted that the province’s inspirational flanker is set to leave this summer.
# mark-anscombe - Saturday 6 April, 2013
‘We were beaten by the better team,’ admits disappointed Anscombe
Meanwhile, Ulster captain Rory Best lamented the high number of unforced errors made by the side.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 5 April, 2013
Zebo in for Munster, Tommy Bowe named on Ulster bench for Heineken Cup 1/4 final
The Irish provinces were boosted by team news this afternoon.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 29 March, 2013
Richardt Strauss set to make his Leinster return tomorrow night
Leinster and Ulster have named their sides for tomorrow’s Pro12 inter-pro in the RDS.
# mark-anscombe - Saturday 19 January, 2013
As it happened: Castres v Ulster, Heineken Cup
A home quarter final beckoned for Mark Anscombe’s men if they could win away handsomely in France.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 18 January, 2013
Paddy Jackson misses out in Ulster reshuffle
Mark Anscombe has made four changes for Ulster’s pool match in the Stade Pierre-Antoine tomorrow.
# mark-anscombe - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
‘This season feels different to others’ – Trimble on Ulster’s drive for success
The winger made his 150th cap for the province on Friday as Ulster beat Glasgow.
# mark-anscombe - Sunday 13 January, 2013
Poll: Should Ireland call up Tom Court for the Six Nations?
The versatile prop has been in excellent form for Ulster this season.
# mark-anscombe - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Job done: But Anscombe promises Ulster will add finishing touch in France
The northern province qualified for the European Cup’s knock-out stage last night.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 11 January, 2013
Heineken Cup cheat sheet: Your guide to the weekend’s action
Ulster can land a firm foot in the 1/4 finals while tries, and plenty of them, are needed elsewhere.
Explainer: What the Irish provinces need to do to reach Heineken Cup 1/4 finals
We run through the likely scenarios for the four sides and reveal who has the best qualifying chance.
# mark-anscombe - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Heineken Cup: Injured Tuohy sits out Glasgow test
Ulster coach Mark Anscombe has made five changes in his team to take on the Glasgow Warriors tomorrow evening.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 4 January, 2013
Pro12 Cheat Sheet: Your guide to this weekend’s rugby action
First plays second as Ulster entertain Scarlets while three defining weeks for Leinster and Munster kick off with winnable fixtures.
‘We haven’t won anything or done anything yet’ – Ulster’s Chris Henry
The back-row will captain the Pro12 leaders against Scarlets this evening.
# mark-anscombe - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Team news: Ruan Pienaar back to partner Paddy Jackson in table-toppers clash
The South African starts at scrum-half for the Friday visit of Scarlets to Ravenhill.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 28 December, 2012
Pro12 team news: Gilroy and Marshall the leading lights in weakened Ulster XV
The entire 23-man squad travelling to Thomond Park tomorrow is Irish-qualified.
# mark-anscombe - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Pro12: We wanted to use our scrum as a weapon says victorious Court
The Ulster prop feels the 27-19 win over Leinster proves his side are genuine trophy contenders.
# mark-anscombe - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Pro12: Ulster and Connacht look to overcome home woes
Leinster and Munster have enjoyed a swathe of away day successes in Belfast and Galway respectively.
# mark-anscombe - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Bowe to undergo surgery later this week
Ulster winger suffered ‘significant lateral ligament damage’ to his right knee.
Ulster wait on Bowe knee update
The winger was stretchered off with suspected ligament damage against Northampton last night.
# mark-anscombe - Saturday 15 December, 2012
As it happened: Ulster v Northampton, Heineken Cup
Ulster took on Northampton, as the English side looked to avenge their recent loss against Mark Anscombe’s men.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 14 December, 2012
Heineken Cup: 3 things to look out for this weekend
European dreams could be shattered for three of Ireland’s four representatives.
Heineken Cup cheat sheet: Your guide to this weekend’s European rugby
Our four provinces are facing into make-or-break weekend, here’s all you need to know.
# mark-anscombe - Thursday 13 December, 2012
Heineken Cup: Write us off at your peril Foden warns Ulster
Northampton Saints expect to be without the services of the cited Dylan Hartley.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 7 December, 2012
Heineken Cup cheat sheet: Your guide to this weekend’s European rugby action
Our four provinces are facing into a pivotal fortnight of the season, here’s all you need to know.
# mark-anscombe - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Heineken Cup: Henderson, Trimble preferred for Ulster’s Northampton trip
Mark Anscombe has resisted the temptation to unleash Craig Gilroy and Nick Williams on the Saints from the start.
# mark-anscombe - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Heineken Cup: Anscombe certain Ulster can move out of survival mode
This Friday’s away trip to Northampton will require the continent’s in-form team to up their game even further.
# mark-anscombe - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Marshall’s Ulster motivation: ‘I don’t want to be on the team that loses first’
A trip to second-placed Scarlets kicks off a tough five-game swing for the Pro12 leaders.
# mark-anscombe - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Back to the day job: Craig Gilroy digs in for Ravenhill revamp
And there’s *fully qualified digger operator Rory Best in the background. (*Double-check with Ulster)
# mark-anscombe - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Trimble returns to head up Ulster Italian job
Mark Anscombe has made six changes as Ulster look to make it nine wins from nine against Benetton Treviso tomorrow evening.
# mark-anscombe - Saturday 17 November, 2012
The heart has been ripped out of the Irish team – Conor O’Shea
The former Irish fullback spoke to Patrick McCarry about “ferocious” injuries, coaching abroad and Declan Kidney’s job.
# mark-anscombe - Friday 16 November, 2012
Pro12: Diack named at the heart of patched-up Ulster pack
Robbie Diack has been drafted into the second row as Mark Anscombe sees his resources stretched by injury and internationals.



























































