Ulster Rugby v Connacht

PRO14 PREVIEW

ULSTER V CONNACHT GUINNESS PRO14 2017/18 ROUND 6 AT KINGSPAN STADIUM

CURRENT STANDINGS 3 5

LAST TIME 23 7 23.12.16 KINGSPAN STADIUM

HEAD TO HEAD

ULSTER FORM GUIDE

CONNACHT FORM GUIDE

28 23 4 1

28 4 23 1

PLAYED WINS LOSSES DRAWS

WIN

DRAW LOST

WIN

DRAW LOST

LAST 3 MATCHES

LAST 3 MATCHES

Ulster Rugby’s perfect start to the new Guinness PRO14 season was spoiled with their 23-27 reversal to Zebre in Parma on Saturday. The Ulsterman have not lost at Kingspan Stadium in any tournament since Bordeaux were the visitors in the European Champions Cup on 21 January. Ulster have been defeated only twice by an Irish province in Belfast since May 2014, and both of those were to Munster. Connacht have slipped to three straight Guinness PRO14 defeats, whilst their only victory in the Championship since April was 32-10 at home to Southern Kings on 9 September. Connacht have lost their last five encounters with Irish provinces since beating Ulster 30-25 in Galway in October 2016. Ulster have lost just one of their last ten fixtures with Connacht, at the Sportsground in round 6 last season, whilst Connacht have not triumphed in Belfast since November 1960. CURRENT FORM

MATCH PREVIEW

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

ULSTER

CONNACHT SCORERS

DATE VENUE

U C SCORERS

23.12.16 Kingspan Stadium 23 7

Paddy Jackson 2C/3P Stuart McCloskey T Clive Ross T Craig Gilroy T Paddy Jackson 2C/2P Rory Best T Jared Payne T

Jack Carty T/C

07.10.16 Sportsground

25 30

Jack Carty T/2C/2P James Connolly T Cian Kelleher 2T

62

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