Ulster Rugby vs Connacht

LUKE MARSHALL

ON Connacht They're in good form at the minute, they beat Wasps last weekend and obviously they're the defending PRO12 champions, so we know we’ll have to be at our best to beat them. ON Bouncing back after Clermont defeat A sell out crowd at Kingspan Stadium and an Inter-pro derby, there's no more motivation needed than that! We know what we have to do, a win is a must. ON Christmas Big Weekend fixtures

ON Ireland Camp I spent two days down there this week, it was a bit of preparation for the upcoming Scottish game and a review of the Autumn Series - it was good to be involved. ON Christmas plans I will just be spending Christmas Day with my family in Ballymena, so should be a quiet enough affair. ON Presents I haven't asked for anything in particular this year, but my fiancé is very good at buying me presents, so hopefully she maintains her high standards this year! ON Christmas memories My favourite Christmas memory is going sledding with my brothers and my Dad in the snow when I was younger. ON 2017 My ultimate goal for 2017 is to win silverware with Ulster and to try and figure out what I will do when my rugby career ends!

CATCH UP WITH LUKE MARHSHALL These interprovincial festive games are always one of the highlights of the season and of course we know most of the guys we're playing against quite well, so that adds a bit of spice to things! ON Positive personal performances

I am pleased with my personal performances so far, it was good to score in the home game against Clermont, but I have lots of room for improvement. As long as we're winning and I’m contributing to the team, I’m happy!

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