Ulster Rugby v Connacht

ULSTER V CONNACHT FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2018, KO 7.35PM KINGSPAN STADIUM, BELFAST

CURRENT STANDINGS 3 5

LAST TIME 44 16 23.12.17 SPORTSGROUND

HEAD TO HEAD

ULSTER RUGBY PRO14 FORM GUIDE

CONNACHT RUGBY PRO14 FORM GUIDE

30 24 5 1

30 5 24 1

PLAYED

WINS

WIN

DRAW LOST

WIN

DRAW LOST

LOSSES

LAST 3 MATCHES

LAST 3 MATCHES

DRAWS

» » Ulster Rugby suffered their biggest ever defeat in Munster last weekend, but at Kingspan Stadium their only loss since last October was by the narrowest of margins to Edinburgh in February. » » Connacht’s three most recent victories in the Guinness PRO14 have all been since the end of April, and all at Galway. » » Connacht have won just once away from home in the Championship since April 2017: 22-19 in Treviso in February 2018. » » Connacht have only once won away from home against a fellow Irish province in the last sixteen years, 18-12 at Munster in November 2015. » » The last five matches between the two sides have all been won by the home side on the day whilst Connacht have not been victorious in Belfast since November 1960. CURRENT FORM

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

ULSTER SCORERS

CONNACHT SCORERS

DATE VENUE

U C

Craig Gilroy T Rob Lyttle T John Cooney 2P

Tiernan O'Halloran T Jarrad Butler T Jack Carty 4C/2P Eoghan Masterson T Bundee Aki T Ultan Dillane 2T

23.12.17 Sportsground

16 44

Jacob Stockdale T John Cooney C/3P

Jack Carty P Tom McCartney T

06.10.17 Kingspan Stadium 16 8

Paddy Jackson 2C/3P Stuart McCloskey T Clive Ross T

Jack Carty T/C

23.12.16 Kingspan Stadium 23 7

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