All the key details ahead of Ulster v Benetton this Friday night...
Fixture: Ulster v Benetton
Competition: Guinness PRO14 Round 14
Date & Time: Friday 25th January, 7.35pm
Venue: Kingspan Stadium
Tickets: Tickets are priced from £17 for adults and £12 for juniors. Family packages are also available from £46. You can purchase online at
ulsterrugby.com/buytickets or on the gate from 6.05pm on Friday.
Ulster match-day squad: will be announced on ulsterrugby.com at 12 noon on Thursday.
What's at Stake? Ulster are on a high after two wins from two in the Heineken Champions Cup secured a Quarter-Final berth but domestically, they have lost two in a row in the Guinness PRO14. By contrast, Benetton have won five in a row in the Championship and are chasing a third away win on the spin – a feat never before achieved by the club. They will have to do it the hard way in Belfast though where Dan McFarland’s side seldom lose - only Connacht have won at Kingspan Stadium since last February.
PRO14 Head to Head Record: Played 17, UIster won 15, Benetton won 1 with 1 game drawn.
Recent Meetings:
| Date |
Venue |
U |
B |
Ulster scorers |
Benetton Rugby scorers |
| Sat 3 Nov 18 |
Stadio Monigo |
15 |
10 |
Rob Herring(T) Billy Burns(C/P) Sean Reidy(T) |
Tommaso Allan(C/P) Hame Faiva(T) |
| Fri 24 Nov 17 |
Kingspan Stadium |
23 |
22 |
John Cooney(C/2P) Christian Leali'ifano(C/P) Tommy Bowe(T) Andrew Trimble(T) |
Tommaso Allan(C/4P) Marty Banks(P) Robert Barbieri(T) |
| Sat 9 Sep 17 |
Stadio Monigo |
21 |
14 |
Jacob Stockdale(T) John Cooney(3C) Andrew Trimble(2T) |
Federico Ruzza(T) Ian McKinley(T/2C) |
| Fri 3 Mar 17 |
Kingspan Stadium |
19 |
7 |
Sean Reidy(T) Charles Piutau(T) Jared Payne(T) Ruan Pienaar(2C) |
Ian McKinley(C) Filo Paulo(T) |
| Sat 10 Sep 16 |
Stadio Monigo |
22 |
11 |
Rob Herring(T) Luke Marshall(T) Ruan Pienaar(T/2C/P) |
Tommaso Allan(2P) Tommaso Benvenuti(T) |
Did you know?
- Ulster Rugby have won their last two matches, both in the Heineken Champions Cup, but in the Guinness PRO14 they have lost their last two fixtures, both on the road at Connacht and at Leinster.
- Ulster’s only defeat at Kingspan Stadium since February in any competition was 15-22 to Connacht in Round 6 of the Guinness PRO14.
- Benetton Rugby have lost only once in their last eight matches: 9-20 away to Harlequins in Round 4 of the European Challenge Cup.
- The Italians have won their last two away games in the Guinness PRO14. They have never before won three in a row on the road in the same season in the Championship.
- The two sides have met on 23 previous occasions in all tournaments, with Benetton gaining a solitary victory by becoming the only Italian side ever to have beaten Ulster in Belfast, in October 2011.
Match Officials:
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU, 172nd competition game)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Brace (IRFU), Rhys Jones (WRU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Citing Commissioner: Wayne Sheridan (IRFU)
