1. FESTIVE JUMPER FRIDAY: Tonight is 'The Most Wonderful Match of the Year' at Ravenhill, against Zebre, kick off 7.05pm. There is plenty going on in the grounds this evening including a brass band playing carols, Christmas food, festive drinks, a visit from 'Sparky Claus', a winter-wonderland photo-shoot, random acts of kindness from the players and a FESTIVE JUMPER competition, this game is the perfect way to warm up for the holiday season!Â
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1. FESTIVE JUMPER FRIDAY: Tonight is 'The Most Wonderful Match of the Year' at Ravenhill, against Zebre, kick off 7.05pm. There is plenty going on in the grounds this evening including a brass band playing carols, Christmas food, festive drinks, a visit from 'Sparky Claus', a winter-wonderland photo-shoot, random acts of kindness from the players and a FESTIVE JUMPER competition, this game is the perfect way to warm up for the holiday season! The best festive jumper spotted in the stadium this evening will win a £50.00 Kukri voucher... just in time for Christmas! 2. 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 4pm, during the match and 30 minutes after the final whistle. Looking for a last minute gift? Tonight the Ticket Office will be selling match tickets for home fixtures against Montpellier, Ospreys, Scarlets, Newport Gwent Dragons and Connacht. 3. TRANSPORT: Why not take the Bus this festive season... For only £3.50 return, you can travel to Ravenhill on Translink's exclusive - Metro Rugby Bus. The Bus departs Europa Bus Centre an 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. 4. PROGRAMME: The Ulster Rugby match programme will be on sale from 5.30pm in the stadium. The programme contains a player interview with Paddy Wallace who outlines his return from injury to play his first senior game tonight, along with rugby news, team profiles and much more. Pick up a programme and support your Ulster Rugby team! 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 here: http://www.tinyurl.com/UlsterRugbyDigital 5. TEAM NEWS: Paddy Wallace will play for Ulster for the first time in nine months tonight as he returns from a knee injury he picked up against Glasgow in February. Wallace starts at inside-centre and is one of nine personnel and three positional switches to the side that beat Treviso last weekend. Speaking ahead of tonight's game, Wallace says: "My motivation is through the roof. I hope that I can bring a few players along with me because I am so pumped up to play again at Ravenhill. So many people have supported me through a hard time such as the medical staff and the strength and conditioning coaches and I want to do their support justice." 6. CHARITY PARTNER: The Official Ulster Rugby 2014 Calendar is now on sale. Priced at £10 the calendar is a perfect stocking filler for an Ulster Rugby fan! All profits from the sale of the calendar will go to our charity partner, Cancer Research UK. Calendars can be purchased from the Ticket Office, the Ulster Rugby shop and from Cancer Research UK volunteers located in the Food Village and around the grounds at tonight's match. You can also purchase calendars online by clicking here.
1. FESTIVE JUMPER FRIDAY: Tonight is 'The Most Wonderful Match of the Year' at Ravenhill, against Zebre, kick off 7.05pm. There is plenty going on in the grounds this evening including a brass band playing carols, Christmas food, festive drinks, a visit from 'Sparky Claus', a winter-wonderland photo-shoot, random acts of kindness from the players and a FESTIVE JUMPER competition, this game is the perfect way to warm up for the holiday season! The best festive jumper spotted in the stadium this evening will win a £50.00 Kukri voucher... just in time for Christmas! 2. 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 4pm, during the match and 30 minutes after the final whistle. Looking for a last minute gift? Tonight the Ticket Office will be selling match tickets for home fixtures against Montpellier, Ospreys, Scarlets, Newport Gwent Dragons and Connacht. 3. TRANSPORT: Why not take the Bus this festive season... For only £3.50 return, you can travel to Ravenhill on Translink's exclusive - Metro Rugby Bus. The Bus departs Europa Bus Centre an 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. 4. PROGRAMME: The Ulster Rugby match programme will be on sale from 5.30pm in the stadium. The programme contains a player interview with Paddy Wallace who outlines his return from injury to play his first senior game tonight, along with rugby news, team profiles and much more. Pick up a programme and support your Ulster Rugby team! 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 here: http://www.tinyurl.com/UlsterRugbyDigital 5. TEAM NEWS: Paddy Wallace will play for Ulster for the first time in nine months tonight as he returns from a knee injury he picked up against Glasgow in February. Wallace starts at inside-centre and is one of nine personnel and three positional switches to the side that beat Treviso last weekend. Speaking ahead of tonight's game, Wallace says: "My motivation is through the roof. I hope that I can bring a few players along with me because I am so pumped up to play again at Ravenhill. So many people have supported me through a hard time such as the medical staff and the strength and conditioning coaches and I want to do their support justice." 6. CHARITY PARTNER: The Official Ulster Rugby 2014 Calendar is now on sale. Priced at £10 the calendar is a perfect stocking filler for an Ulster Rugby fan! All profits from the sale of the calendar will go to our charity partner, Cancer Research UK. Calendars can be purchased from the Ticket Office, the Ulster Rugby shop and from Cancer Research UK volunteers located in the Food Village and around the grounds at tonight's match. You can also purchase calendars online by clicking here.