1995–96 Ulster Rugby season
| Ground(s) | Ravenhill Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) | ||
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| Coach(es) | Brian Bloomfield | ||
| Captain(s) | Bill Harbinson | ||
| Top scorer | Mark McCall (111) | ||
| Most tries | James Topping (7) | ||
| League(s) | Heineken Cup (3rd in pool) IRFU Interprovincial Championship (2nd of 5) | ||
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The 1995–96 season was Ulster Rugby's first season under professionalism. Brian Bloomfield was in his second season as coach. 35-year-old Malone RFC centre Bill Harbinson, who first played for Ulster in 1986, was captain, in his final season before retirement from the game. They played six representative matches, defeating Griqualand West, New Zealand Federation U23 and New South Wales, and losing to a Côte Basque Select XV, the Combined Services and Edinburgh District. They finished second behind Leinster in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship. They were one of three Irish provinces entered into the inaugural Heineken Cup, losing both their pool matches against Cardiff and Bègles-Bordeaux.