Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Friday's Guinness PRO14 Interpro clash between Leinster and Ulster…
MATCH DETAILS
- Competition: Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Round 3
- Venue: RDS Arena
- Date: Friday 14 May
- Kick-off: 8:15 pm
- Match Officials: Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU), Assistant Referees: Chris Busby, Rob O'Sullivan (both IRFU) TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
- Live TV: Premier Sports, eir Sports
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT
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KEY STATS
- Overall Guinness PRO14 head-to-head record: Played 42, Leinster won 32, Ulster won 8 with 2 games drawn.
- Leinster Rugby’s two-game losing run in all tournaments came to an abrupt halt with their 50-21 victory over Connacht in Galway on Saturday.
- The Leinstermen have lost two of their last three matches played at the RDS Arena.
- Ulster’s most recent victory was 35-27 at Northampton Saints in the quarter-final of the European Challenge Cup.
- Leinster have won their last five matches against Ulster, whilst the Ulstermen’s only success over the Leinstermen in any tournament since May 2017 was by a single point at Kingspan Stadium in April 2019.
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