Attended Wallace High School, Lisburn, studied law at Queen's University, and played club rugby for Ballynahinch.
[26] Attended Wallace High School, studying medicine at Queen's University while playing for their rugby club in the AIL.
[56] Made his senior debut for Ulster off the bench against Union Bordeaux Bègles in December 2024, and his first start against Connacht later the same month.
Played for Celtic Warriors XV, a combined Ulster-Scottish Borders team, in a friendly against Ulster in December 2002.
[82] Offered a development contract with Ulster in 2003 but turned it down due to work commitments to his land surveying business.
Moved to Belfast Harlequins in 2004, put his business on hold, trained with Ulster in the off-season, and accepted a development contract.
Made his debut in a pre-season friendly against the Dragons, and got game time in the regular season as a result of injuries to Andy Ward, Neil McMillan and Roger Wilson.
[91][92] Played for Celtic Warriors XV, a combined Ulster-Scottish Borders team, in a friendly against Ulster in December 2002.
[102] While in the Ulster Rugby academy, he made his first appearance for the senior provincial side in a friendly against Bath in 2008,[101][103] and his competitive debut, scoring a try, against Leinster in 2011.
[117][118] He moved to Ireland in January 2017, joining the Ulster Academy and studying for a degree in economics with finance at Queens University Belfast.
[119] He made his senior debut for Ulster in their 36–15 win against Scottish side Glasgow Warriors in round 17 of the 2017–18 Pro14 on 21 April 2018.
He was educated at Ballyclare Secondary School, played club rugby for Ballynahinch,[146] and was selected at age-grade level for Ulster.
Played two pre-season friendlies for Ulster against London Irish and Rotherham in 2005, earning a development contract.
He represented Leinster up to 'A' level, and was part of the Ireland under-20s team that beat New Zealand at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
[190] He made his senior Ulster debut on 24 November 2017 in round 9 of the 2017–18 Pro14, featuring off the bench in the province's 23–22 win against Italian side Benetton.
Loosehead prop Richard Mackey (born 23 November 1969)[204] started his rugby career with his home town club Dromore.
Played scrum-half for Portadown, Ballymena, Bedford, Belfast Harlequins, and Ulster, with whom he won the 1998–99 Heineken Cup.
[211] After Portadown failed to gain promotion to the All-Ireland League, he moved to AIL club Ballymena in 1991.
He retired from senior rugby in 2003, but in 2005 was recalled to the Harlequins first team due to injuries at scrum-half, and helped them to the All-Ireland League final,[219] which they lost to Shannon.
[220] In 2005 he organised, and appeared in, an Ulster European Cup Reunion XV to against Clogher Valley in the first match on their new pitch.
[262] Made his senior Ulster debut on 28 December 2018 in round 12 of the 2018–19 Pro14, featuring off the bench in the provinces 37–17 win against Scottish side Glasgow Warriors.
[267] Made his senior Ulster debut on 18 February 2017 in round 15 of the 2016–17 Pro12, featuring off the bench in the provinces 37–17 win against Scottish side Glasgow Warriors.
Worked in agriculture and played for Ulster A in the British and Irish Cup 2015–18, and joined the senior squad in 2016.
Played club rugby at De La Salle Palmerston (2008–12), then Lansdowne, with whom he won the All-Ireland League (2012–14).
Played for Celtic Warriors XV, a combined Ulster-Scottish Borders team, in a friendly against Ulster in December 2002.
Played for Celtic Warriors XV, a combined Ulster-Scottish Borders team, in a friendly against Ulster in December 2002.
In July 2019, Stewart graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast with an Upper Second Class Bachelor of Laws degree.
In 2020, Stewart started his master's degree in Utrecht, while playing for, and captaining, the Utrechtse Studenten Rugby Society Born 21 October 1976, New Zealand.
Spent some time hiking in South America, where he received an offer of a trial for Ulster as injury cover.
Made one start and one substitute appearance in the Pro12 that season, but a shoulder injury meant Ulster did not offer him a permanent contract.