Everything you need to know ahead of tonight's game between Ulster and Newport Gwent Dragons, Ravenhill Stadium, kick off 19.05.
1. TICKETS: Tonight is another Ravenhill sell out. If you purchased tickets for this game that are to be collected, the Ticket Booth will be open from 5.30pm and is located at the Onslow Parade gate on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground. For more ticket information you can visit the Ticket Office (located behind the Food Village in the reception of Head Office) from 5.30pm, during the match and 30 minutes after the final whistle.
Match tickets are also still available for home fixtures against
Scarlets and Connacht. Get yours tonight to avoid missing out!
2014/15 Season Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Monday 3rd March online. Be the 16th Man and purchase yours at www.ulsterrugby.com/Tickets/SeasonTickets
2. TRANSPORT: Why not try the bus tonight? For only £3.50 return, you can travel to Ravenhill on Translink’s exclusive - Metro Rugby Bus. The Bus departs Europa Bus Centre one hour before match kick off and picks up at Chichester Street (SS Moore, 55 minutes before) and East Bridge Street (Central Station, 50 minutes before kick-off). Visit translink.co.uk for more information.
Park and Ride facilities are also in operation, located at Pirrie Park on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground and also on Montgomery Road along the Mount Merrion side of the ground (opposite Podium for Sport). There are plenty of car parking spaces available and free buses run constantly along these routes from 90 minutes prior to the game and 90 minutes after the final whistle.
3. PROGRAMME: The Ulster Rugby match programme will be on sale from 5.30pm in the stadium. The programme contains a special interview with Luke Marshall, Rory Scholes and Tom Court’s wife Cath, along with rugby news, team profiles, a free Lavery’s beer voucher and entry into a special #Placethekicker competition run by NITB.
Pick up a programme and support your Ulster Rugby team!
DIGITAL PROGRAMME: For those of you who can’t make it to the game and are watching on TV (BBC 2 NI) you can access a digital version of tonight’s match programme by clicking here:
http://www.tinyurl.com/UlsterRugbyDigital.
4. TEAM NEWS: Round 16 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off at Ravenhill later - Ulster is currently in third position, 17 points ahead of tonight’s opposition, Dragons who are seventh. This season Ulster has lost just one game on home soil, against Glasgow in Round 2. The last time they met, Dragons won 15 points to 8.
Tommy Bowe is back for tonight’s game and starts on the right wing, he is joined in the back three by Jared Payne, who is selected at fullback, and by Ireland Under 20's winger Rory Scholes, who makes his first senior start for the Province.
Luke Marshall and Darren Cave maintain their partnership in midfield. Paddy Jackson has been released by Ireland and starts at outhalf, with Ruan Pienaar moving back to his more familiar position at scrumhalf. Up front Callum Black starts at loosehead, with Tom Court named on the bench. Rob Herring continues at hooker with Ricky Lutton keeping his place at tighthead.
Johann Muller captains Ulster from the second row where he is joined by Iain Henderson, who has also been released from international duty. Robbie Diack, Sean Doyle and Roger Wilson all start in an unchanged back row. Twenty one year old centre, Stuart McCloskey, who is a member of the Hughes Insurance Ulster Academy, is named as a replacement and will make his first senior appearance for Ulster if called upon.
5. STADIUM UPDATE: The Touch-line bar located at the top of the steps between the Premium Lounge and the Family Stand will not be in operation this evening; however mobile Heineken vendors will be roaming the grounds for your convenience. For those of you with tickets for the West Terrance please note that the internal entrance and exit will not be operational this evening due to on-going construction work on the Grandstand, you may access the Terrace from either steps on the end. Thank you for your patience at this time.
