Everything you need to know about our fixture against Leinster on Saturday; team news, travel updates, entertainment info, competitions and much more...
TEAM UPDATE
Ulster team and replacements to play Leinster, Guinness PRO12, Kingspan Stadium, Saturday 30th April, 3.00pm:
(15-9):
(1-8):
(16-23):
TICKET UPDATE
Tickets for today's Guinness PRO12 game against Leinster are SOLD OUT.
Tickets that are due to be collected can be picked up at the Ticket Booth located at the Onslow Parade gate on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground from 1pm.
For general ticket information you can visit the main Ticket Office (located behind the Food Village in the reception of Head Office) from when gates open, up to 30 minutes after the final whistle.
Please note this game is covered by the 2015/16 Season Ticket.
2016/17 Season Tickets
2016/17 Ulster Rugby Season Tickets are currently available for purchase or renewal online and from the Ulster Rugby Ticket Office at Kingspan Stadium. For further information, please visit www.ulsterrugby.com/seasontickets or call in to the Ulster Rugby Ticket Office before, during or after today's game.
OUR CLUB
All junior Season Ticket holders are invited to ‘OUR Quarter’ from when gates open, in front of the main office building until ten minutes before kick off, when members will line up for Guard of Honour.
All junior Season Ticket holders are invited to ‘OUR Quarter’ from when gates open, in front of the main office building.
Pick up the newest edition of the OUR Club magazine and see Sparky and some of the players as they drop in to say hello. Paul Jackson and Pete Nelson will be in OUR Quarter from 2.00pm to 2.30pm to sign autographs and pose for photos.
ENTERTAINMENT
Stephen Clements and the Q Radio Street Team will be located in the Food Village providing the soundtrack to your Friday evening at Kingspan Stadium.
Fan Photo-booth in the Phoenix Dome!
Louis Ludik, Conor Joyce, Ian Humpreys and Bronson Ross will be in the Phoenix Dome from 1.15pm at the fan photo booth, followed by Johnny Murphy, Sam Arnold, Paul Rowley and Ruaidhri Murphy at 1.45pm. Get down early to try our photo booth and pick up your photos with the boys!
BT Crossbar Challenge Grand Finale!
£20,000 up for grabs in BT Crossbar Challenge Grand Finale
Ulster and Leinster Fans Given The Chance To Kick For Goal and Win £20,000
BT, Official Communications partner of Ulster Rugby, announced details of a massive £20,000 cash reward for the BT Crossbar Challenge Grand Finale which will take place in advance of Ulster’s clash with PRO12 leaders Leinster on April 30th in Kingspan Stadium.
Hundreds of fans applied to take part with just five match day goers selected to kick for the crossbar from the 22 metre line in front of a packed Kingspan Stadium.
With no successful attempts from this year’s category exclusive events including; an over 50’s, a men’s only, a women’s only and an under 18’s event, we’re hoping that the best is saved till last in BT’s blockbuster season finale.
Cheer on our brave contestants on pitch from 2:40pm!
£500 on the line in BT Speed Test Grand Finale
BT, Official Communications partner of Ulster Rugby, are giving five contestants the chance to win £500 cash in the BT Speed Test Grand Finale. The competition will take place during the halftime break of Saturday’s PRO12 showdown between provincial rivals Ulster and Leinster.
Finalists Ian McMullen, Tom Mathers, Will Dawson, Chris Wilson and Mathew McFall earned their spot in the BT Speed Test Grand Finale thanks to victories at the qualification events held throughout the season but will be looking to put in their best showing yet in the hope of taking home the cash!
Give it a go for fun yourself before kick-off and support our five finalists from 3:40pm!
Centra Half Time Mini Rugby
Your half time rugby entertainment is focused on Disability Rugby, and will be provided by teams from Portadown Panthers v Ballyclare Hares at the Memorial end, and Newforge Taggers v Ballymena Bears at the Family end. Let's give them a great reception!
COMPETITION TIME
Win a signed Ulster Shirt courtesy of Hughes Insurance!
Hughes Insurance is celebrating its new look brand tomorrow and want you to join in. Keep an eye out for a new fans banner in the Hughes Insurance Family Stand or catch the Hughes Insurance promotional team with their giant #WEAREFAMILY photo frame.
To win the signed Ulster Rugby shirt simply upload a picture from the game using #WEAREFAMILY to Hughes Insurance’s Facebook or Twitter.
Selfie for the Ulster Men and Win!
Kingspan is offering Ulster fans the opportunity to train with the Ulster squad by simply tweeting a #KingspanStadium selfie to @KingspanStadium at any of this season’s home games.
Whether you’re heading to the game or watching from home, if Ulster are playing in Kingspan Stadium we want your selfies! Simply snap a selfie of you / your friends enjoying the action and tweet the image to @KingspanStadium using #KingspanStadium before midnight on Sunday of the game weekend.
The winner with the best selfie will then be announced on air by the Q Radio Breakfast team on Monday morning, and also via Twitter. Each winner will be invited, along with a friend, to attend Kingspan Stadium and take part in a training session with members of the Ulster Rugby squad. It’s time to Selfie for the Ulster Men!
Scrum to win! Win a signed Ulster Rugby jersey with the Kingspan Scrum Wall
Kingspan, proud partners of Ulster Rugby, can this week reveal an added incentive to those lining up in the Kingspan Scrum Wall.
The best scrum faces, tweeted with #KingspanStadium, will be selected after each game to win a brand new Ulster Rugby home jersey.
All entrants for the 2015/16 season will also be automatically entered for a chance to win the end of season prize of a framed, signed Ulster Rugby jersey, with thanks to Kingspan. The more entries you post, the greater your chance to win – get scrummaging!
MATCH PROGRAMME
The Ulster Rugby match programme will be on sale from 1.00pm inside the stadium.
The programme contains match information, player profiles, team sheets, partner competitions, branch news, exclusive interviews with Craig Gilroy and Nick Williams, a guest article from Rod Nawn and a Q&A with Ricky Lutton who is celebrating his 50th Ulster appearance.
You can download an Ulster Rugby digital match programme for your tablet or smartphone which includes video content as well as direct links to products and tickets. Visit www.ulsterrugbydigital.com to pre-register now.
TRAVEL UPDATE
Ulster Rugby’s Match Day Park and Ride Service will be in operation (provided by Belfast Bus Company). Parking is available opposite Podium for Sport on Montgomery Road and also at Pirrie Park on the Ravenhill Road side of the stadium. Buses will run continuously from two hours before the game and pick up on a continuous loop up to 90 minutes after the final whistle for Pirrie Park (drop off at Ardenlee Avenue with the exception of special access coaches) and 60 minutes for Montgomery Road.
A Fonacab taxi service operates from in front of the Main Office from 20 minutes after final whistle.
Ulster Rugby is also offering a complimentary bus service (operated by Belfast Bus Company). This bus will depart Mount Merrion Avenue after the game dropping off at Victoria Square. Please respect our local residents when travelling to and from the stadium.
Supporters are advised that there is no access to the stadium via the Aquinas Grammar School entrance except for those in possession of Car Park passes.
Please remember, if you are attending a match at Kingspan Stadium and have an issue, you can contact your nearest steward. Following a game, you can email any observations or issues to standup@ulsterrugby.com.
ULSTER RUGBY VALUES
For those of you making your first trip to Kingspan Stadium…
We are proud that a night at the home of Ulster Rugby is a safe, enjoyable, inclusive experience for people of all ages. We have a number of traditions that we believe make our stadium one of the best places in Europe to watch live rugby. Here are our Ulster Rugby values and we ask all our fans to support them throughout the season:
- We are passionate in our support of the Ulster team.
- We are silent during kicks at goal by both teams.
- We respect the match officials' decisions.
- We drink responsibly.
- We are mindful of our language, especially when there are children and young people near us.
- We do not tolerate sectarian, homophobic or derogatory language.
- We respect the opposition players, supporters, management and officials.
Please remember, if you are attending a match at Kingspan Stadium and have an issue, please contact your nearest steward. Following a game, you can email any observations or issues to standup@ulsterrugby.com.
Thank you and enjoy the match. SUFTUM!
TEAM UPDATE
Ulster team and replacements to play Leinster, Guinness PRO12, Kingspan Stadium, Saturday 30th April, 3.00pm:
(15-9):
(1-8):
(16-23):
TICKET UPDATE
Tickets for today's Guinness PRO12 game against Leinster are SOLD OUT.
Tickets that are due to be collected can be picked up at the Ticket Booth located at the Onslow Parade gate on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground from 1pm.
For general ticket information you can visit the main Ticket Office (located behind the Food Village in the reception of Head Office) from when gates open, up to 30 minutes after the final whistle.
Please note this game is covered by the 2015/16 Season Ticket.
2016/17 Season Tickets
2016/17 Ulster Rugby Season Tickets are currently available for purchase or renewal online and from the Ulster Rugby Ticket Office at Kingspan Stadium. For further information, please visit www.ulsterrugby.com/seasontickets or call in to the Ulster Rugby Ticket Office before, during or after today's game.
OUR CLUB
All junior Season Ticket holders are invited to ‘OUR Quarter’ from when gates open, in front of the main office building until ten minutes before kick off, when members will line up for Guard of Honour.
All junior Season Ticket holders are invited to ‘OUR Quarter’ from when gates open, in front of the main office building.
Pick up the newest edition of the OUR Club magazine and see Sparky and some of the players as they drop in to say hello. Paul Jackson and Pete Nelson will be in OUR Quarter from 2.00pm to 2.30pm to sign autographs and pose for photos.
ENTERTAINMENT
Stephen Clements and the Q Radio Street Team will be located in the Food Village providing the soundtrack to your Friday evening at Kingspan Stadium.
Fan Photo-booth in the Phoenix Dome!
Louis Ludik, Conor Joyce, Ian Humpreys and Bronson Ross will be in the Phoenix Dome from 1.15pm at the fan photo booth, followed by Johnny Murphy, Sam Arnold, Paul Rowley and Ruaidhri Murphy at 1.45pm. Get down early to try our photo booth and pick up your photos with the boys!
BT Crossbar Challenge Grand Finale!
£20,000 up for grabs in BT Crossbar Challenge Grand Finale
Ulster and Leinster Fans Given The Chance To Kick For Goal and Win £20,000
BT, Official Communications partner of Ulster Rugby, announced details of a massive £20,000 cash reward for the BT Crossbar Challenge Grand Finale which will take place in advance of Ulster’s clash with PRO12 leaders Leinster on April 30th in Kingspan Stadium.
Hundreds of fans applied to take part with just five match day goers selected to kick for the crossbar from the 22 metre line in front of a packed Kingspan Stadium.
With no successful attempts from this year’s category exclusive events including; an over 50’s, a men’s only, a women’s only and an under 18’s event, we’re hoping that the best is saved till last in BT’s blockbuster season finale.
Cheer on our brave contestants on pitch from 2:40pm!
£500 on the line in BT Speed Test Grand Finale
BT, Official Communications partner of Ulster Rugby, are giving five contestants the chance to win £500 cash in the BT Speed Test Grand Finale. The competition will take place during the halftime break of Saturday’s PRO12 showdown between provincial rivals Ulster and Leinster.
Finalists Ian McMullen, Tom Mathers, Will Dawson, Chris Wilson and Mathew McFall earned their spot in the BT Speed Test Grand Finale thanks to victories at the qualification events held throughout the season but will be looking to put in their best showing yet in the hope of taking home the cash!
Give it a go for fun yourself before kick-off and support our five finalists from 3:40pm!
Centra Half Time Mini Rugby
Your half time rugby entertainment is focused on Disability Rugby, and will be provided by teams from Portadown Panthers v Ballyclare Hares at the Memorial end, and Newforge Taggers v Ballymena Bears at the Family end. Let's give them a great reception!
COMPETITION TIME
Win a signed Ulster Shirt courtesy of Hughes Insurance!
Hughes Insurance is celebrating its new look brand tomorrow and want you to join in. Keep an eye out for a new fans banner in the Hughes Insurance Family Stand or catch the Hughes Insurance promotional team with their giant #WEAREFAMILY photo frame.
To win the signed Ulster Rugby shirt simply upload a picture from the game using #WEAREFAMILY to Hughes Insurance’s Facebook or Twitter.
Selfie for the Ulster Men and Win!
Kingspan is offering Ulster fans the opportunity to train with the Ulster squad by simply tweeting a #KingspanStadium selfie to @KingspanStadium at any of this season’s home games.
Whether you’re heading to the game or watching from home, if Ulster are playing in Kingspan Stadium we want your selfies! Simply snap a selfie of you / your friends enjoying the action and tweet the image to @KingspanStadium using #KingspanStadium before midnight on Sunday of the game weekend.
The winner with the best selfie will then be announced on air by the Q Radio Breakfast team on Monday morning, and also via Twitter. Each winner will be invited, along with a friend, to attend Kingspan Stadium and take part in a training session with members of the Ulster Rugby squad. It’s time to Selfie for the Ulster Men!
Scrum to win! Win a signed Ulster Rugby jersey with the Kingspan Scrum Wall
Kingspan, proud partners of Ulster Rugby, can this week reveal an added incentive to those lining up in the Kingspan Scrum Wall.
The best scrum faces, tweeted with #KingspanStadium, will be selected after each game to win a brand new Ulster Rugby home jersey.
All entrants for the 2015/16 season will also be automatically entered for a chance to win the end of season prize of a framed, signed Ulster Rugby jersey, with thanks to Kingspan. The more entries you post, the greater your chance to win – get scrummaging!
MATCH PROGRAMME
The Ulster Rugby match programme will be on sale from 1.00pm inside the stadium.
The programme contains match information, player profiles, team sheets, partner competitions, branch news, exclusive interviews with Craig Gilroy and Nick Williams, a guest article from Rod Nawn and a Q&A with Ricky Lutton who is celebrating his 50th Ulster appearance.
You can download an Ulster Rugby digital match programme for your tablet or smartphone which includes video content as well as direct links to products and tickets. Visit www.ulsterrugbydigital.com to pre-register now.
TRAVEL UPDATE
Ulster Rugby’s Match Day Park and Ride Service will be in operation (provided by Belfast Bus Company). Parking is available opposite Podium for Sport on Montgomery Road and also at Pirrie Park on the Ravenhill Road side of the stadium. Buses will run continuously from two hours before the game and pick up on a continuous loop up to 90 minutes after the final whistle for Pirrie Park (drop off at Ardenlee Avenue with the exception of special access coaches) and 60 minutes for Montgomery Road.
A Fonacab taxi service operates from in front of the Main Office from 20 minutes after final whistle.
Ulster Rugby is also offering a complimentary bus service (operated by Belfast Bus Company). This bus will depart Mount Merrion Avenue after the game dropping off at Victoria Square. Please respect our local residents when travelling to and from the stadium.
Supporters are advised that there is no access to the stadium via the Aquinas Grammar School entrance except for those in possession of Car Park passes.
Please remember, if you are attending a match at Kingspan Stadium and have an issue, you can contact your nearest steward. Following a game, you can email any observations or issues to standup@ulsterrugby.com.
ULSTER RUGBY VALUES
For those of you making your first trip to Kingspan Stadium…
We are proud that a night at the home of Ulster Rugby is a safe, enjoyable, inclusive experience for people of all ages. We have a number of traditions that we believe make our stadium one of the best places in Europe to watch live rugby. Here are our Ulster Rugby values and we ask all our fans to support them throughout the season:
- We are passionate in our support of the Ulster team.
- We are silent during kicks at goal by both teams.
- We respect the match officials' decisions.
- We drink responsibly.
- We are mindful of our language, especially when there are children and young people near us.
- We do not tolerate sectarian, homophobic or derogatory language.
- We respect the opposition players, supporters, management and officials.
Please remember, if you are attending a match at Kingspan Stadium and have an issue, please contact your nearest steward. Following a game, you can email any observations or issues to standup@ulsterrugby.com.
Thank you and enjoy the match. SUFTUM!