Ulster Rugby vs Ospreys

PRO12 PREVIEW

ULSTER V OSPREYS GUINNESS PRO12 2016/17 ROUND 5 AT KINGSPAN STADIUM

CURRENT STANDINGS 1 3

LAST TIME 26 46 07.05.16 LIBERTY STADIUM

HEAD TO HEAD

ULSTER FORM GUIDE

SCARLETS FORM GUIDE

26 13 13 0

26 13 13 0

PLAYED WINS LOSSES DRAWS

WIN

DRAW LOST

WIN

DRAW LOST

LAST 3 MATCHES

LAST 3 MATCHES

CURRENT FORM

Ulster Rugby have lost just one of their last nine Guinness PRO12 matches: 18-30 to Leinster at the RDS Arena in last season’s semi-final. This is Ulster’s best start to a new campaign since they set the Championship record of winning their opening 11 contests in season 2012/13. Ospreys had recorded maximum league points after three rounds but were brought back down to earth with a 19-31 loss to Leinster on Friday. Ospreys only victory in their last five encounters with Irish provinces was 32-11 over Connacht in Galway in round 2. Things could not be more even in previous encounters between the two sides with each attaining 13 victories, however of late Ulster’s only loss to Ospreys in their last six meetings was 20-31 at Liberty Stadium in December 2014. Ospreys have won just once at Kingspan Stadium since 2010: 16-12 in February 2013.

MATCH PREVIEW

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

ULSTER

OSPREYS SCORERS

DATE VENUE

U O SCORERS

07.05.16 Liberty Stadium

46 26

Paddy Jackson T/5C/2P Stuart Olding T Rory Best T Chris Henry T Andrew Trimble T Franco van der Merwe T

Tom Grabham 2T Dan Biggar T/3C Josh Matavesi T

04.09.15 Kingspan Stadium

28 6 Rob Herring T

Sam Davies 2P

Stuart McCloskey T/C/2P Luke Marshall T Wiehahn Herbst T

20.12.14 Liberty Stadium

20 31 Rob Herring T Tommy Bowe T Ian Humphreys 2C/2P

Dan Biggar T/4C/P Hanno Dirksen T Rhys Webb 2T

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