Ulster Rugby vs Zebre

GUINNESS PRO12 PREVIEW ROUND 9 REARRANGED

Ulster Rugby has the opportunity to return to the top four of the Guinness PRO12 Championship table for the first time since Round 11 when they take on Zebre Rugby tonight.

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The game was originally set to take place on November 25, but was postponed due to adverse weather conditions. What's at Stake A victory of any kind will put Les Kiss' team into the top four and above Scarlets with just five rounds of play remaining and provide Ulster with the opportunity to reach the Championship knock-out stages for the fifth time. Scarlets lead Ulster by just one point in the table and not only would victory put the men from Kingspan Stadium into fourth, they would close the gap on Munster Rugby, who they play in Round 20. This will be the first of three remaining home fixtures for Ulster in their last six games, however, they still have to play the top three teams in the Championship – Leinster Rugby, Ospreys Rugby & Munster – and those fixtures will have a big impact on whether or not they reach the Final Series.

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METRES GAINED Stuart Olding CARRIES Marcell Coetzee ULSTER RUGBY DEFENDERS BEATEN Stuart Olding TACKLES MADE Rob Herring OFFLOADS Marcell Coetzee TURNOVERS WON Kieran Treadwell METRES GAINED Tommaso Boni CARRIES Gideon Koegelenberg DEFENDERS BEATEN Mattia Bellini ZEBRE RUGBY TACKLES MADE Oliviero Fabiani OFFLOADS Serafin Bordoli TURNOVERS WON Tommaso Castello Jared Payne Serafin Bordoli Gideon Koegelenberg

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24

5 5

12

3

2

22

13

2 2 2

15

2

2

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