ββGet the latest ahead of Friday night's Rainbow Cup opener against Connacht at Kingspan Stadium with this week's Match Day Guide.
- Competition: Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Round 1
- Venue: Kingspan Stadium
- Date: Friday 23 April 2021
- Kick-off: 8:15 pm
- Match Officials: Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 64th competition game), Assistant Referees: Frank Murphy, Rob O'Sullivan (both IRFU), TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
- Live TV: Premier Sports, eir Sport
TICKETS
Fridayβs game will be played behind closed doors, in line with current NI Executive restrictionsTEAM NEWS
Captain Iain Henderson returns to lead out the Ulster men, while Will Addison is in line to make his comeback after more than a year out through injury.
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KEY STATS
- Overall Guinness PRO14 head-to-head record: Played 36, Ulster won 27, Connacht won 8 with 1 game drawn.
- Ulster have lost just one of their last seven first-team matches in all tournaments and that was to Guinness PRO14 champions Leinster in Belfast in March.
- The Ulstermen have won seven of their last eight home games in the PRO14.
- Connacht have lost their last three games in the PRO14 since overcoming Benetton in Treviso at the end of February.
- Ulster have lost just once to Connacht in their last four encounters: 20-26 at Aviva Stadium in August 2020 whilst Connachtβs only victory at Kingspan Stadium since 1960 was 22-15 in October 2018.