1. TICKETS: Tonight's RaboDirect PRO12 match was postponed from the 14th February, tickets purchased for the original fixture are valid for tonight's match. Today isanother 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 the home fixture against Connacht. Get yours tonight to avoid missing out!
2014/15 Season Tickets are currently on sale online. Be the 16th Man and purchase yours at http://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 Roger Wilson who makes his 150th appearance tonight, Callum Black and also coaches, Neil Doak, Jonny Bell and Niall Malone along with rugby news, team profiles and a free Lavery’s beer voucher! 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:
The original Ulster v Scarlets fixture was postponed due to the weather exactly one month ago today, since then Ulster have had victories over Treviso and Dragons. Ulster currently sit third in the league with 50 points, 14 points ahead of tonight’s opposition, who are sixth.
Roger Wilson will make his 150th appearance for the Province tonight and Stephen Ferris returns to play for the first time in 16 months. The match will also see a first start for centre Stuart McCloskey who came on as a substitute in the win over Newport Gwent Dragons a fortnight ago.
Jared Payne starts the game at full back, with Tommy Bowe, who scored two tries on his return against Dragons, named on the right wing and Ireland Under 20s player, Rory Scholes, continuing on the left wing.
Man of the match from the Dragons game, Darren Cave, is selected alongside 21 year-old McCloskey. Ruan Pienaar is selected a t scrum-half, with Paddy Jackson, who has been released from international duty, named at outhalf.
In the pack, John Afoa returns to the starting XV where he joins Callum Black and Rob Herring in the front row. Johann Muller starts in the second row and is partnered by Robbie Diack who starts at 5.
Sean Doyle starts at openside, with Wilson at blindside and Nick Williams named at Number 8.
Ferris is joined on the bench by forwards Niall Annett, Tom Court, Ricky Lutton and Lewis Stevenson, with Michael Heaney, Craig Gilroy and Ricky Andrew completing the match-day squad.
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.