Ulster finish off the third of their three game away block of fixtures before a break with a tough test against Cardiff Rugby.
The province will go into the encounter feeling fresh as a core group of players stayed in Belfast to prepare specifically for the Welsh men, while other players played in the win against Cell C Sharks.
Match Details
🗓️ Saturday 4 March
⏰ 7.35pm
🏟️ Cardiff Arms Park 🏴
🏆 BKT United Rugby Championship
📺 Viaplay, URC.tv
Form Guide
Ulster will hope to build on an important 24-31 away win in Durban against the Cell C Sharks that kept the province in third position in the table. Ulster will be hoping to catch up to the DHL Stormers in second position but will be wary of the chasing pack behind them.
Cardiff lasted played on the 18th February when they celebrated a home 30-13 win against Italian side Benetton. Cardiff sit in ninth place in the table with 34 points after 14 matches. they will be hoping to leapfrog those sitting above them like Connacht who sit a point and place above.
Team News
Your Ulster team to face @Cardiff_Rugby tomorrow night at Cardiff Arms Park 👊 pic.twitter.com/3FJxqY8GGV
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) March 3, 2023
🔵⚫️ Y TÎM | LINE UP
— Cardiff Rugby (@Cardiff_Rugby) March 3, 2023
🆚 @UlsterRugby ⚪️🔴
🏆 BKT @URCOfficial
🏟️ @ArmsParkCardiff
📅 Saturday, 4 March (KO 7.35pm)
🎟 https://t.co/8oSvABtedV
🔥 The legend Rey Lee-Lo will make his 1⃣5⃣0⃣th appearance in Cardiff's final league home match of the season. pic.twitter.com/GhkLm5dXM2
Last Time Out
Ulster put in a dominating seven try performance against the Welsh men at Kingspan stadium as they hit a purple patch in form towards the end of last season.
Tries were score that day by Rob Baloucoune who scored two, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Nick Timoney, Aaron Sexton and Tom Stewart.
Player to watch
Cardiff fly half Jarrod Evans is the side's leading point scorer with 93 points on the board this season in the URC. Capped 8 times by Wales, the No 10 is a precise kicker and is seen as one of the best Welsh talents in the position.
Did you know?
- Cardiff Rugby’s 30-13 victory at home to Benetton in Round 14 ended a three-game losing run in the BKT United Rugby Championship.
- Cardiff have won their last two fixtures at the Arms Park, beating Newcastle in the European Challenge Cup and Benetton in the United Rugby Championship, and have not won three in succession on home soil since September 2021.
- Cardiff’s only victory in their last four fixtures against Irish provinces was 20-13 over Munster at the Arms Park on the opening weekend.
- Ulster have won two of their last three BKT United Rugby Championship matches.
- Ulster have lost just once to a Welsh region since February 2020: 13-19 at Ospreys in December 2021.
- Ulster have won their last four fixtures against Cardiff since the Welshmen’s’ 35-17 win at the Arms Park in March 2018.