Ulster seek to continue their winning momentum against an in form Glasgow Warriors who are a formidable side at home.
URC League position and points are on the line for both sides, with Ulster sitting in third place and Glasgow sitting four points behind in fifth looking to leapfrog the Ulstermen into the top three.
Ulster will be hoping to close the seven point gap to second placed DHL Stormers, whom they defeated 35-5 in the previous round.
Match Details
π Round 14, BKT United Rugby Championship
ποΈ Friday 17th February
β° 7.35pm
ποΈ Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Form guide
Ulster previous three fixtures:
Ulster 35-5 DHL Stormers (URC)
Ulster 22- 11 Sale Sharks (Champions Cup)
La Rochelle 7- 3 Ulster (Champions Cup)
Glasgow Warriors previous three fixtures:
Dragons 28- 42 Glasgow Warriors (URC)
Glasgow Warriors 19- 19 Bath (Champions Cup)
Perpignan 26- 40 Glasgow Warriors (Champions Cup)
Team News
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β Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) February 16, 2023
Your Ulster side to face @GlasgowWarriors tomorrow evening at the Scotstoun Stadium in the @URCOfficial π pic.twitter.com/clS4J76jLS
HWG π
β Glasgow Warriors (@GlasgowWarriors) February 16, 2023
Here is your Glasgow Warriors team to take on @UlsterRugby at Scotstoun tomorrow night in the #BKTURC!
ποΈ Last few tickets still available! https://t.co/3rZZNE7mGv#WhateverItTakes | @MackenzieConstr pic.twitter.com/4hIQl5xISP
Last Time Out
Last time the sides met Ulster edged out a 35-29 home victory against the Scots at Kingspan stadium. Ulster scored five tries in a hard fought game, that saw tries from Brad Roberts, Marty Moore, Nick Timoney and a first senior Ulster try for scrum half Nathan Doak.
Did you know?
Ulster Rugby
\- Mike Lowry beat eight defenders in Round 13 β more than any other player.
\- Duane Vermuelen won three turnovers against the DHL Stormers in Ulsterβs last URC outing. He was won nine turnovers so far this season.
\- Ulster have scored the most tries which have taken six or more phases to engineer. This is also their most popular phase number (six or over) to score on. A league-high 33 of their 51 tries have begun with lineouts.
Glasgow Warriors
\- Sebastien Cancelliere has beaten the most defenders in the URC (30) and made the most clean breaks (18).
\- George Horne has made more metres from βpick-and-gosβ than any other player (136).
\- Glasgow Warriors are the most efficient team in the opposition red zone, being awarded a penalty or scoring a try from 63% of their 22 entries.