History
The Ulster Branch of the IRFU was founded in 1879. Since then, Ulster has been arguably the most successful of the four Irish provinces (the others are Connacht, Leinster and Munster) having won the Inter-Provincial Championship a record 26 times as well as being the first Irish side to win the European Cup, which they won back in 1999 against French side US Colomiers at Lansdowne Road in Dublin.(Now the Aviva stadium)
In the amateur Rugby Union era Ulster regularly played international touring sides from the southern hemisphere, their most impressive performance coming in the 1984/5 season when they defeated Andrew Slack's "Grand Slam" Wallabies. This was one of only four defeats for the Australians on a tour which saw them defeat Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.
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