This Saturday evening Ulster will travel to BT Murrayfield to take on Edinburgh in the Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final.
The Ulster men will be feeling buoyed by their recent record against Edinburgh - winning their last three meetings - but the home side will be full of confidence after topping Conference B to book their semi-final spot.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the game…
MATCH DETAILS
- Date: Saturday 5 September
- Kick-off: 7.35 pm
- Competition: Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final
- Where: BT Murrayfield, Scotland
- Officials: Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 35th Championship Appearance), Assistant Referees: Mike Adamson (SRU) & Sam Grove-White (SRU)
- TV coverage: Live on Premier Sport 1 / eir Sport
KEY STATS
- Overall Guinness PRO14 head to head record: Played 33, Edinburgh won 11, Ulster won 22.
- Ulster have won their last three matches against Edinburgh including two at BT Murrayfield.
- The two sides have met just once before in a postseason game at BT Murrayfield with Ulster winning the 2003 Celtic Cup Final 27-21.
- Edinburgh Rugby’s 3-15 defeat to Glasgow Warriors on Friday ended a run of six successive Guinness PRO14 victories. That reversal was Edinburgh’s first defeat at BT Murrayfield since Ulster beat them there in April 2019.
- This is Edinburgh’s first appearance in a Guinness PRO14 semi-final although they have appeared in three previous semi-finals in other competitions; beating Connacht in Galway in the 2003 Celtic Cup, losing to Ulster at Aviva Stadium in the 2012 Heineken Cup and winning against Dragons at BT Murrayfield in the 2015 European Challenge Cup.
- Leinster and Munster will meet in the first of the semi-finals on Friday evening at Aviva Stadium, kick-off 7.35pm.
#TOGETHERULSTER MEMBERSHIP
Remember that #TogetherUlster Members can enjoy the the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 semi-finals and final PLUS the entirety of the 2020/21 season for just £80. Get behind the team and become an #TogetherUlster member today: ulsterrugby.com/togetherulster.Team News
The Ulster squad has been named for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final versus Edinburgh (BT Murrayfield, 7.35 pm). Fly-half Billy Burns will return to captain the Ulster men, and is one of three changes from last week’s meeting with Leinster.
TEAM TALK
🗣"We want to have another go at it and give it a better shot this year"
🙌 Head Coach Dan McFarland speaks to the press ahead of Saturday's #GuinnessPRO14 Semi-Final against Edinburgh. #SUFTUM pic.twitter.com/vxfbr4BiIA — Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) September 2, 2020