On Saturday evening, Ulster Rugby will get their 2018/19 Heineken Champions Cup campaign underway with a home tie versus Leicester Tigers.
Date & Time: Saturday 13th October, 5.30pm
Venue: Kingspan Stadium
Tickets: ulsterrugby.com/buytickets
Match Facts
Head-to-head record
Last 3 meetings
2017/18 Points Scorers
Match Officials:
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (Fra), Assistant Ref: Maxime Chalon (Fra), Assistant Ref: Jean-Luc Rebollal (Fra), TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra), Citing Commissioner: John Montgomery (Sco)
- Ulster Rugby have won all four of their home games against Leicester, the victories coming by an average margin of 23 points.
- Leicester are on a four-game losing run, their worst ever run in the European Cup.
- Tigers have lost on seven of their last eight trips to Ireland in the tournament, a 31-19 victory over Munster (Round 3, 2015/16) was their only victory in that time.
- Only Exeter and Leinster conceded fewer penalties per game last season than Ulster (8.7). They were also the only side not to receive either a yellow or red card.
- Only Montpellier’s Nemani Nadolo (16) made more breaks than Jacob Stockdale (13) in the pool stage last season. The Ulster wing was also the Province’s top try scorer in 2017/18 (3 tries).
Team Comparison (tournament record)Few teams have met more often than @UlsterRugby and @LeicesterTigers in the @ChampionsCup...
2003/04: (H) 33-0 ✅ (A) 49-7 ❌ 2011/12: (A) 20-9 ❌ (H) 41-7 ✅ 2013/14: (H) 22-16 ✅ (A) 19-22 ✅ 2014/15: (A) 25-18 ❌ (H) 26-7 ✅ How do you see Saturday's game going? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/OZE0FlWVRz — Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) October 10, 2018
| Ulster Rugby | Leicester Tigers | |
| Played | 141 | 150 |
| Wins | 70 | 93 |
| Draws | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 68 | 52 |
| Total Points For | 3021 | 3867 |
| Total Points Against | 3076 | 2810 |
| Largest Winning Margin | 56 (v Benetton Rugby) | 71 (v Glasgow Warriors) |
| Heaviest Losing Margin | -53 (v Wasps) | -43 (v Glasgow Warriors) |
| Ulster Rugby | Leicester Tigers | |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 5 | Wins | 3 |
| 3 | Losses | 5 |
| 0 | Draws | 0 |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 18/01/2014 | Leicester Tigers | 19-22 | Ulster Rugby |
| 18/10/2014 | Leicester Tigers | 25-18 | Ulster Rugby |
| 24/01/2015 | Ulster Rugby | 26-7 | Leicester Tigers |
| Ulster Rugby | Points | Leicester Tigers | Points | |
| John Cooney | 51 | George Ford | 56 | |
| Christian Lealiifano | 16 | Telusa Veainu | 15 | |
| Jacob Stockdale | 15 | Jonny May | 15 |