1. Match Update: The Scots are coming! Tonight Ulster face Edinburgh in the first game of their Scottish double header. Rory Best will captain the side and the inclusion of Jared Payne is one of ten changes and two positional switches to the side that lost to Zebre in Italy last weekend. Loosehead prop Ruaidhri Murphy will make his first competitive start for Ulster, along with Hughes Insurance Academy lock Alan O’Connor - good luck guys!
2. Ticket Update: A limited number of tickets are available for tonight’s fixture against Edinburgh. Making last minute plans? No problem, the Ticket Booth, located on the Onslow Parade gate on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground will be welcoming walk ups from 6pm, selling tickets for the West Terrace.
If you wish to purchase online tickets for this game you can do so throughout the day and collect your tickets from the Ticket Booth from 6pm. Please click here to explore the remaining seating and standing tickets.
For general ticket information you can visit the Ticket Office (located behind the Food Village in the reception of Head Office) from 6pm, during the match and 30 minutes after the final whistle.
3. Ulster Rugby Values: We are proud that a night at Kingspan Stadium watching the Ulster Rugby team play is a safe, enjoyable, inclusive experience for people of any age. We have a number of traditions that we believe make our stadium one of the best places in Europe to watch live rugby.
Here are our Ulster Rugby values and we ask all our fans to support them throughout the season:
We are passionate in our support of the Ulster team.
We are silent during kicks at goal by both teams.
We respect the match officials’ decisions.
We drink responsibly.
We are mindful of our language, especially when there are children and young people near us.
We do not tolerate sectarian, homophobic or derogatory language.
We respect the opposition players, supporters, management and officials.
If you are attending a match at Kingspan Stadium and do have an issue, please contact your nearest steward. Following a game, you can email any observations, complaints or issues to standup@ulsterrugby.com. Thank you and enjoy the match.
4. Phoenix Dome: Neil McComb, Craig Gilroy and Callum Black will be signing autographs for fans from 6.15pm to 7.00pm in the new Phoenix Dome located in the centre of the Food Village. Fans are encouraged to get there early to grab a programme or free flag in the dome to get signed by the players. OUR Club will also be giving out goodie bags to our junior season ticket holders in the dome this evening. Please ensure that you show your junior season ticket card and pick up a treasure map to complete in the stadium to gain OUR Club points. For more information please visit www.ulsterrugby.com/Fans/OurClub.
5. Match Programme: The Ulster Rugby match programme will be on sale from 6pm in the stadium. The programme contains match information, player profiles, team sheets, partner competitions, local rugby news, OUR Club junior activities, a guest article by Rod Nawn and exclusive interviews with Stuart Olding and new signing Ruaidhri Murphy.
6. Download our NEW Digital Match Programme: For those of you who can’t make it to the game and are watching from home or in the bar… why not download our brand new digital match programme. The programme contains exclusive video interviews as well as direct links to products and tickets – available from 6pm. Please visit www.ulsterrugbydigital.com to register.