# Stewart Moore > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stewart_Moore > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stewart_Moore.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Moore > Source revision: 1327341039 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Stewart Moore** (born 8 August 1999) is an Irish [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player who plays [centre](/source/Rugby_union_positions#Centre) for [Ulster](/source/Ulster_Rugby). Former Ulster coach [Dan McFarland](/source/Dan_McFarland) describes him as "a lovely balanced runner who can cause defences problems".[2] Ulster and Ireland wing [Jacob Stockdale](/source/Jacob_Stockdale) calls him " a serious talent ... one of those players where everything seems to come naturally for him. Really good passer, kicker, good feet ... a very, very talented all-rounder".[3] A native of [Ballymoney](/source/Ballymoney), [County Antrim](/source/County_Antrim), Moore first began playing rugby aged 6 with the minis section of Ballymoney rugby club, though he dropped the sport to play [football](/source/Association_football) instead, before returning to rugby at [Dalriada School](/source/Dalriada_School). From there, Moore was brought into the [Ulster](/source/Ulster_Rugby) under-16s setup, and he moved to [Ballymena Academy](/source/Ballymena_Academy) to focus on rugby. He played for Ireland at under-18 and under-19 level, missed out on the [2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship](/source/2019_Six_Nations_Under_20s_Championship), where [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_under-20_rugby_union_team) won a [grand slam](/source/Grand_Slam_(rugby_union)),[4] due to a [serious concussion](/source/Concussions_in_rugby_union). He recovered to play in the [2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship](/source/2019_World_Rugby_Under_20_Championship),[5] but dislocated his shoulder against Australia.[4] He played club rugby in the [All-Ireland League](/source/All-Ireland_League_(rugby_union)) with [Malone](/source/Malone_RFC),[4] and joined the Ulster academy ahead of the [2018–19 season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Ulster_Rugby_season),[6] while studying [biology](/source/Biology) at [Belfast Metropolitan College](/source/Belfast_Metropolitan_College).[4] Moore made his senior competitive debut for [Ulster](/source/Ulster_Rugby) while an academy player in their 54–42 defeat against [Leinster](/source/Leinster_Rugby) in the [2018–19 Pro14](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Pro14) on 20 December 2019,[7] and also featured against the [Cheetahs](/source/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)) in February 2020.[8] He signed a three-year contract with the senior team, as a development player for the first year, ahead of the [2020–21 season](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Ulster_Rugby_season).[9] In that first season, he made twelve appearances, including 11 starts, and scored six tries. In [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Ulster_Rugby_season) he made fourteen appearances, including eight starts.[1] In April 2022 he signed a new contract with Ulster, to run until the summer of 2025.[2] He was selected for the [Emerging Ireland](/source/Emerging_Ireland) squad for the [Toyota Challenge](/source/Toyota_Challenge) in South Africa in September 2022.[10] In November 2025 he joined [Newcastle Red Bulls](/source/Newcastle_Red_Bulls) on loan.[11] He scored a hat trick on his debut in the [2025–26 PREM Rugby Cup](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_PREM_Rugby_Cup) against [Northampton Saints](/source/Northampton_Saints),[12] before being recalled to Ulster to cover for injuries.[13] ## References 1. [Playing statistics at itsrugby.co.uk](http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_35884.html) 1. ["Ulster lock down young talent Stewart Moore with new deal"](https://www.the42.ie/ulster-steward-moore-5736763-Apr2022/), The 42, 12 April 2022 1. Patrick McCarry, ["'He’s a seriously talented wee man!' - Jacob Stockdale on Ulster's next great hope"](https://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/stewart-moore-ulster-rugby-212197), Sports Joe, 21 December 2019 1. ["Hotshot: Ulster and Ireland U20 centre Stewart Moore"](https://www.rugbyworld.com/in-the-mag/hotshots/hotshot-ulster-ireland-u20-centre-stewart-moore-105849). *[Rugby World](/source/Rugby_World)*. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020. 1. Jonathan Bradley, ["Ulster's Stewart Moore ready to take on world ahead of belated Ireland Under-20s debut"](https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulsters-stewart-moore-ready-to-take-on-world-ahead-of-belated-ireland-under-20s-debut-38176341.html), *Belfast Telegraph*, 4 June 2019 1. Gareth Fullerton, ["Ulster Rugby Academy names 19-man squad for new season"](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby-academy-names-19-14950926), Belfast Live, 25 July 2018 1. ["Who are the four players set for Ulster debuts at Leinster? All you need to know about Jack Regan, Azur Allison, Stewart Moore and Ethan McIlroy"](https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/who-are-the-four-players-set-for-ulster-debuts-at-leinster-all-you-need-to-know-about-jack-regan-azur-allison-stewart-moore-and-ethan-mcilroy-38799550.html). *[Belfast Telegraph](/source/Belfast_Telegraph)*. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020. 1. [Ulster Rugby: Who Did What 2019-20](https://www.thefrontrowunion.com/2020/10/ulster-rugby-who-did-what-2019-20/), The Front Row Union, 1 October 2020 1. ["Rea and Moore recommit to Ulster"](https://www.ulsterrugby.com/2020/01/rea-and-moore-recommit-to-ulster/). *Ulster Rugby*. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020. 1. ["Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Toyota Challenge In Bloemfontein"](https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/09/14/emerging-ireland-squad-named-for-toyota-challenge-in-bloemfontein/), Irish Rugby, 14 September 2022 1. Jon Newcombe, ["Ulster’s Stewart Moore agrees to PREM loan move"](https://www.rugbypass.com/news/ulsters-stewart-moore-agrees-to-prem-loan-move/), Rugby Pass, 3 November 2025 1. ["Northampton Saints vs Newcastle Red Bulls | 15 November 2025"](https://premiershiprugby.com/match-centre/289045/live-commentary). *Premiership Rugby*. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025. 1. ["Stewart Moore recalled from loan to rejoin Ulster Rugby"](https://ulster.rugby/content/stewart-moore-recalled-from-loan-to-rejoin-ulster-rugby), Ulster Rugby, 22 November 2025 ## External links - [Ulster Rugby profile](https://ulster.rugby/player/stewart-moore) - [United Rugby Championship profile](https://www.unitedrugby.com/clubs/ulster/stewart-moore) - [Stewart Moore at FinalWhistle.ie](https://www.finalwhistle.ie/rugby/player/stewart-moore/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stewart Moore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Moore) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Moore?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.