All the key details ahead of Ulster v Zebre this Saturday night...
Fixture: Ulster v Zebre
Competition: Guinness PRO14 Round 16
Date & Time: Saturday 23rd February, 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 Saturday.
What’s at stake?
Ulster (4th in Conference B) welcome Zebre (7th in Conference A) to Kingspan Stadium. Narrow victors away to Ospreys in Round 15, Dan McFarland's men come into the clash off the back of a four-game unbeaten streak and have tasted defeat just once in Belfast over the past 12 months. With just two points separating Ulster from Edinburgh in second, the hosts will look to take a big step towards Final Series qualification against the Italians. Zebre, for their part, have gone without a win since Round 7, but can at least point to one positive omen ahead of the match; the men from Parma taking bragging rights the last time the two teams met back in 2017.
Guinness PRO14 Head to Head Record
Played 11, Ulster won 9, Zebre won 2.
Recent PRO14 Meetings
| Date |
Venue |
U |
Z |
Ulster scorers |
Zebre scorers |
| Sat 30 Sep 17 |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi |
23 |
27 |
John Cooney(C/3P) Darren Cave(T/C) Andrew Trimble(T) |
Mattia Bellini(T) Marcello Violi(2C) Carlo Canna(C/2P) Renato Giammarioli(T) Giovanni Licata(T) |
| Sat 11 Mar 17 |
Kingspan Stadium |
68 |
21 |
Craig Gilroy(T) Stuart Olding(T/3C) Jacob Stockdale(T) Luke Marshall(2T) Charles Piutau(2T) John Andrew(T) Paul Marshall(T) Ruan Pienaar(T/6C) |
Andrea de Marchi(T) Guglielmo Palazzani(2C) Guillermo Roan(T) Serafin Bordoli(C) Lloyd Greeff(T) |
| Sun 26 Feb 17 |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi |
40 |
17 |
Stuart Olding(T) David Busby(T) Jacob Stockdale(T) Chris Henry(T) Ruan Pienaar(T/5C) Robbie Diack(T) |
Guglielmo Palazzani(T/2C/P) Mattia Bellini(T) |
| Sat 16 Apr 16 |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi |
47 |
17 |
Craig Gilroy(T) Paddy Jackson(3C) Stuart Olding(C) Tommy Bowe(2T) Jared Payne(3T) Ruan Pienaar(T/2C) |
Guglielmo Palazzani(T) Carlo Canna(2C/P) Ulrich Beyers(T) |
| Fri 4 Mar 16 |
Kingspan Stadium |
32 |
0 |
Paddy Jackson(3C/2P) Pete Browne(T) Paul Marshall(T) Nick Williams(2T) |
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Did you know?
- Ulster Rugby are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions since their defeat to Leinster at the RDS Arena in Round 13 of the Guinness PRO14.
- The Ulstermen have lost only once in Belfast in the last twelve months: 15-22 to Connacht in the Championship in October.
- Zebre Rugby have not been victorious in the Guinness PRO14 since Round 7 when they overcame Edinburgh in Parma 34-16.
- The Italians have achieved five previous victories over Irish opponents in the Championship; two at home to Ulster and two at home and one away against Connacht.
- Zebre beat Ulster 27-23 in Parma the last time they met in September 2017 but have never won in five previous visits to Belfast.
