Match Details
🤝 Ulster vs Benetton<br>
🗓 Friday 28 November, 7.45pm<br>
🏟 Affidea Stadium<br>
🏆 BKT United Rugby Championship – Round 6<br>
📺 Live on Premier Sports
Fan Zone
Get ready for match night! The Ulster Rugby Fan Zone opens at 5:45pm at Affidea Stadium.
🎉 Keep an eye out for our Welcome Team when you arrive, they’ll be handing out our 2025/26 Ulster Rugby flags!
🍔 Inside the Fan Zone, enjoy a variety of delicious food options, while the Cool FM crew keep the energy high with their pre-match playlist.
👋 Don’t forget to give a wave to Sparky, our beloved mascot, as he interacts with fans before kick-off and during the match!
Support the Ulster Rugby Foundation Raffle
Help support grassroots rugby and inclusive community programmes by taking part in our special match-night raffle hosted by the Ulster Rugby Foundation.
🎟 Raffle tickets will be available in the Fan Zone, with 3 prizes up for grabs:
🏉 A Signed Ulster Rugby Ball<br>
🎽 A Signed Ulster Rugby Shirt<br>
🏆 2 x Ulster v Racing 92 Tickets
Tickets are available now below!
🕐 The draw takes place at half-time, with winners announced live in the stadium and posted on our website and social channels.
Tickets
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Officials
Referee: Sam Grove-White<br>
Assistant Referees: Robbie Jenkinson & Max Weston
Team News
Ulster have named a strong 23 for this matchup, with Ireland Internationals Iain Henderson, Nick Timoney and Jacob Stockdale return to the side and there is a return from injury for Juarno Augustus who takes his place in the back-row.
View both match day squads in the official digital match programme below 👇
Digital Match Programme
Our official digital match programme includes an exclusive interview with Cover Star Scott Wilson, a Q&A with James Hume and a full preview of our opponents Benetton.
Getting to Affidea Stadium
Affidea Stadium is located in a residential area with parking restrictions and road closures in the immediate area on match-day.
Please do not park in the streets around the stadium, which are required for safe egress and emergency vehicles. Illegal parking will result in ticket fines.
Park & Ride
- A Park & Ride service is provided on match days by Ulster Rugby, operated by Translink, located at Pirrie Park (Methodist College Playing Fields car park) on the Ravenhill Road side of the stadium and also along Montgomery Road on the Mount Merrion side of the stadium (opposite Podium for Sport). There are plenty of car parking spaces available and buses run constantly along these routes from 90 minutes prior to the game until 90 minutes after the final whistle. The cost is just £5 per car for Pirrie Park which can be paid by contactless payment on arrival or you can pre-book online, Montgomery road parking is free.
Park & Stride
- We also have a secure match day parking facility at Belfast Metropolitan College Castlereagh campus, which is a 10 minute walk from the Mount Merrion Avenue entrance to the stadium. The cost is just £5 per car which can be paid by contactless payment on arrival or you can pre-book online.
City Centre Shuttle Bus
- Free City Centre shuttle buses will also leave from Mount Merrion Avenue after the park and ride shuttle services end, approx. 45-60 minutes after full time.
Public & Special Event Bus
- Translink will be operating Rugby Special buses, traveling to and from the Belfast Grand Central Station. For more information, visit www.translink.co.uk/ulsterrugby.
Fan Zone:
- The Affidea Stadium Fan Zone will open from 5.45pm, ready to welcome fans as the gates open.
- Enjoy the Cool FM Roadshow, bringing pre-match music, entertainment, and fan competitions to get everyone in the matchday spirit.
- Our partners Hendersons will be running their Golden Ticket Giveaway! Keep an eye out for one of the many golden tickets hidden around Affidea Stadium for your chance to win a prize celebrating their 12 Days of Christmas deals.
- Bavarian BMW will also be in the Fan Zone, showcasing their latest top-of-the-line electric vehicles and giving away some fantastic prizes.
- Copeland Distillery will be in both the A&L Goodbody Lounge and Heineken Bar providing FREE samples of our Copeland Distillery x Ulster Rugby Whiskey and Gin range, the full range will also be available for purchase on the night!
- The Castore Store will be open from gates open until 30 minutes after full-time, featuring the brand new Ulster 3rd kit which Ulster will be wearing on the evening.
- Our team mascot Sparky will be making appearances around the stadium bowl to meet fans.
- Please note: the Food Village, Castore Shop, and all public bars operate on a contactless payment basis only.
Player Meet & Greet Opportunities:
6.30–7.15pm: Meet the players under the new giant stretch tent in the Fan Zone.
15 minutes after full-time: Members of the playing squad will greet supporters, sign autographs, and take photos outside the players’ entrance at the back of the Grandstand.
Stadium Bars:
Next Friday, our new and improved Fan Zone will be buzzing with activity under the giant stretch tent, offering fans:
- Two new bars with tables and seating
- A variety of food trucks
- Music from Cool FM
All public bars throughout the stadium will open at 5.45pm, with live music in the Clubhouse Bar before and after the match.
Please note: The Food Village, Castore Shop, and public bars accept contactless payments only.
Also on the Pitch:
At half-time, enjoy two mini rugby showcase matches:
- Ards v Armagh at the AbbeyAutoline Family Stand End
- Ballymena v Enniskillen at the Nevin Spence Memorial Stand End