Ulster Rugby vs Dragons

PRO12 PREVIEW

ULSTER V NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS GUINNESS PRO12 2016/17 ROUND 1 AT KINGSPAN STADIUM

CURRENT STANDINGS

LAST TIME

HEAD TO HEAD

17 15

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05.02.16 KINGSPAN STADIUM

28 16 11 1

28 11 16 1

PLAYED WINS

LOSSES DRAWS TRIES CONVERSIONS PENALTIES DROP GOALS POINTS

ULSTER FORM GUIDE

DRAGONS FORM GUIDE

70 50 54 3 612

42 25 70 5 485

WIN

DRAW LOST

WIN

DRAW LOST

LAST 3 MATCHES

LAST 3 MATCHES

CURRENT FORM

Ulster have lost just once on the opening weekend of the Guinness PRO12 since 2009: 8-15 to the Dragons in Newport in 2013. The Ulstermen were defeated by Leinster in Dublin in last season’s semi-finals, but finished the regular season with a run of four straight victories. Newport Gwent Dragons are in the midst of their worst ever sequence of results in the Guinness PRO12 having lost their last ten encounters since beating Leinster at Rodney Parade on 29 January, whilst their most recent away win in the Championship came on a trip to Treviso in March 2015. Ulster have lost just one of their last five contests with Dragons: 22-26 at Rodney Parade in March 2015 whilst the Welshmen have not been victorious at Kingspan Stadium since a 16-14 win in September 2008.

MATCH PREVIEW

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

ULSTER

DRAGONS SCORERS

DATE VENUE

U N SCORERS

05.02.16 Kingspan Stadium

17 15

Paddy Jackson C/4P Paul Marshall T Paddy Jackson C/4P Sean Reidy T Ian Humphreys C Penalty Try T

Angus O’Brien C/P Carl Meyer T Adam Hughes T

08.11.15 Rodney Parade

19 12

Dorian Jones T Jason Tovey T Carl Meyer T Dorian Jones T Jonathan Evans T Tom Prydie T Rhys Buckley T

08.03.15 Rodney Parade

22 26 Craig Gilroy 2T Ross Adair T

Ruan Pienaar 2C/P

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