Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Friday night, when Ulster take on Zebre in the final round of the Guinness PRO14 regular season...
MATCH DETAILS
- Competition: Guinness PRO14 Round 16
- Venue: Kingspan Stadium
- Date: Friday 19 March 2021
- Kick-off: 8:15 pm
- Match Officials: Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referees: Eoghan Cross, Peter Martin (both IRFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
- Live TV: Premier Sports, eir Sport
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Cormac Izuchukwu will make his first start for the Ulster men as he is named in the second row with Jordi Murphy returning as captain at openside flanker.
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KEY STATS
- Overall Guinness PRO14 head to head record: Played 14, Ulster won 12, Zebre won 2.
- The Ulstermen’s most recent defeat against an Italian opponent was to Zebre, in Parma in September 2017.
- Zebre have won just once in the Guinness PRO14 since early January: 26-15 at home to Dragons in Round 13.
- Zebre have won just once before on a trip to play an Irish province: 19-11 against Connacht in Galway in February 2018.
- Both of Ulster’s defeats to Zebre were on visits to Parma in September 2014 and September 2017.
- Zebre have been defeated on all seven previous occasions they have visited Belfast.
- Ulster have lost just once at home this season: against Leinster earlier this month.
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