Ulster Rugby vs Newport Gwent Dragons

LAST TIME THEY MET

HEAD TO HEAD

FORM GUIDE Ulster’s single loss in the Guinness PRO12 this season came in Round 4 against Zebre in Parma, whilst the Ulstermen have been defeated just once in Belfast in the tournament in their last 13 matches: 20-22 to Leinster on 2nd May. No Welsh region has won in Ulster since the Ospreys were visitors in February 2013. Newport Gwent Dragons have won only once in the PRO12 this season: 33-15 at home to Treviso in Round 4. The Welshmen have not been victorious on the road in the competition since visiting Glasgow in November 2013. The Men from Gwent have beaten Ulster just once in their last five meetings: 15-8 at Rodney Parade in the opening round last season, whilst the Welshmen’s most recent victory in Belfast was 16-14 in September 2008.

ULSTER

NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS

U N

DATE

VENUE

SCORERS

SCORERS

Fri 28 Feb 14 Kingspan Stadium 38 8

Paddy Jackson(5C) Sean Doyle(T) Tommy Bowe(2T) Penalty Try(T) Ruan Pienaar(T/P)

Ross Wardle(T) Rhys Jones(P)

Fri 6 Sep 13 Rodney Parade

8 15

Paddy Jackson(P) Roger Wilson(T)

Jason Tovey(D/4P)

Stuart Olding(T) Tommy Bowe(T) Darren Cave(T) Paul Marshall(T) Ruan Pienaar(4C/P) Darren Cave(T) Tom Court(T) Jared Payne(T) Nick Williams(T) Ruan

Tom Prydie(T)

Fri 12 Apr 13 Kingspan Stadium 31 5

Fri 26 Oct 12 Rodney Parade

46 19

Tom Prydie(C/4P) Andy Tuilagi(T)

Pienaar(T/5C/2P) Andrew Trimble(T)

Craig Gilroy(T) Ruan Pienaar(T/2C/2P) Robbie Diack(T) Stefan Terblanche(T)

Jason Tovey(4P)

Fri 10 Feb 12 Kingspan Stadium 30 12

Fri 30 Sep 11 Rodney Parade

9 22

Paddy Jackson(3P)

Jason Tovey(C/5P) Tom Riley(T)

GUINNESS PRO12

RECORD POINTS

ATTACK

DEFENCE

TEAM

P W D L TB LB TOT T C PG DG F T C PG DF A TB LB PD

1 Ospreys

6 6 0 0 2 0 26 19 17 18 0 183 6 3 16 0 84 0 3 99 6 5 0 1 3 0 23 21 16 13 0 176 10 10 16 0 118 0 1 58 6 4 1 1 3 1 22 17 13 15 0 156 6 5 11 1 76 1 0 80 6 4 0 2 1 2 19 14 6 16 0 130 6 4 12 1 77 0 0 53 6 4 1 1 0 0 18 10 7 10 0 94 10 8 12 0 102 1 4 -8 6 3 0 3 2 2 16 16 16 13 0 151 11 8 11 0 104 0 0 47 6 2 2 2 2 0 14 17 12 9 1 139 14 12 10 0 124 2 0 15

2 Glasgow Warriors

3 Ulster

4 Munster 5 Connacht 6 Leinster 7 Scarlets

8 Edinburgh Rugby 6 2 1 3 0 1 11 7 5 13 0 84 19 12 10 0 149 2 1 -65 9 Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1 0 5 1 2 7 8 5 15 0 95 14 8 15 0 131 1 0 -131 10 Cardif Blues 6 1 1 4 1 0 7 12 11 14 0 124 17 15 19 0 172 1 0 -146 11 Zebre 6 1 0 5 0 1 5 7 3 10 1 74 17 14 11 0 146 3 1 -72 12 Bennetton Treviso 6 0 0 6 0 1 1 6 5 9 00 67 24 17 12 0 190 4 0 -123 TOTALS 36 33 3 33 15 10 169 154 116 155 2 1473 154 116 155 2 1473 15 10 —

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