Objective Two

Grow fan base, re-activating absent supporters and encouraging youth to develop lifetime passion for the club.

Performance Indicators:

The club wishes to increase the number of season ticket holders in each category and the average home attendance by five per cent year on year and increase the number of Junior Blues members and online merchandise sales by 10 per cent year on year.

IRELAND centre Garry Ringrose is set for a spell on the sidelines due to the ankle injury he picked in Sunday’s win over Scotland.

Ringrose has been ruled out of this weekend’s Six Nations finale against England and the Belfast Telegraph understands that the 26-year-old could be facing four to six weeks out with syndesmosis.

Having undergone a scan yesterday, some damage to his ankle was revealed and, while Ringrose is hopeful of avoiding surgery, the injury will be monitored closely over the coming days. Should he be ruled out for at least a month, Ringrose would miss Leinster’s PRO14 final against Munster, as well as the province’s last-16 Champions Cup clash against Toulon, and a potential quarter-final.

He suffered the injury during the second-half at Murrayfield and, although Ireland had two unused backs — Conor Murray and Billy Burns — on the bench, the stricken midfielder played through the pain.

James Ryan (head) has also been ruled out of the meeting with England, but Peter O’mahony is back in the squad following his three-game suspension.

Meanwhile, former All Black Craig Newby has been appointed the new Skills Coach at Ulster.

Newby, who was capped threetimes by New Zealand, will take up his position in the summer when he arrives in Northern Ireland ahead of the new 2021/22 season.

The 41 year-old has signed a one year contract with the Kingspan outfit.