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BT SPEED TEST CHALLENGE
ULSTER PLAYER RECORDS 48MPH PASS
Match Day Fans Offered Chance to Test Pass
Speed Against Top Players’ Scores
BT, Official Communications partner of Ulster
Rugby, today announced details of the BT
Speed Test, a fun and interactive measure
of pass speed and power available to match
day goers in Kingspan Stadium. Using state
of the art radar technology, Ulster fans will be
challenged to record their fastest pass which
will be benchmarked on a leaderboard of
scores recorded by current members of the
Ulster Rugby Team.
Ulster Rugby’s Mike Allen recorded a
blistering 48mph pass when the players took
part in their own BT Speed Test Challenge
this week, unofficially equalling the current
Guinness World Record held by Wasp’s Joe
Simpson. A video of the Ulster Rugby players
BT Speed Test Challenge is available on the
Ulster Rugby website:
Match day goers will have their first chance
to beat the player records at tonight’s match.
Each participant will be given two attempts to
record their fastest pass for a chance to win
spot prizes.
Gina Kelly, PR, Sponsorship and Events
Manager, BT Ireland, said: “The BT Speed
test is our latest challenge for fans, giving
them the chance to test their passing skill and
speed while pitting themselves against the
best of the Ulster Rugby team who managed
to unofficially equal the Guinness World
Record of 48mph.”
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