Fixture News

Preview | Northampton v Ulster

14th January 2022

Match Details

🤝 Northampton Saints v Ulster Rugby
 🗓 Sunday 16 January, 3.15pm
 🏟 Cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
 🏆 Heineken Champions Cup
 📺 Live on BT Sport

Officials

Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
 AR 1: Luc Ramos (Fra), AR 2: Flavien Hourquet (Fra))
 TMO: Eric Briquet-Campin (Fra)

Team News

📋 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨

Here is your Ulster squad to take on @SaintsRugby in the #HeinekenChampionsCup on Sunday afternoon 🤩

Full story ➡️ https://t.co/3W63XNlCjh #NORvULS | #SUFTUM ⚪️🔴 pic.twitter.com/NSi8gfSFcN
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) January 14, 2022

2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ times a Saint.

The remarkable @Courtney_Lawes will lead us out against Ulster on Sunday 🐐

➡️ https://t.co/Ah10HhrMLl pic.twitter.com/hYMjolcULA
— Northampton Saints 😇 (@SaintsRugby) January 14, 2022

Campaign so far

There have been contrasting fortunes for these two teams in Europe this season.

Northampton opened their campaign at home with a comprehensive 14-45 loss at the hands of Racing 92, while Ulster recorded a superb 23-29 victory over ASM Clermont Auvergne in France.

In Round 2, Northampton travelled to Belfast and the Ulster men battled to a 27-22 win to make it two wins from two, and compound the Saints to their second defeat in as many rounds.

Did you know?

This will be the seventh clash between Ulster Rugby and Northampton Saints in the Heineken Champions Cup, with each team having won three games apiece.
Northampton Saints have lost their last ﬁve games in the Heineken Champions Cup but have never lost more games in succession in the competition.
Ulster have won 10 of their last 12 games against Premiership opposition in the Heineken Champions Cup.
Northampton Saints have made the most tackles of any side in the Heineken Champions Cup this season (254), while Ulster (232) have made the joint-fourth most.
Ulster’s Michael Lowry has carried the ball for 220 metres in the Heineken Champions Cup this season, more than any other player, while teammate James Hume has recorded the second-highest tally (214).

Last Time out at Franklin's Gardens

Back in April 2021, Ulster overcame an eight-point deficit at half-time to defeat Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens - sealing a place in the Challenge Cup Semi-Finals.

Team Talk

> “It’s important that we take our learnings from the weekend and draw a line in the sand. Northampton play an excellent brand of rugby. I imagine we will see an entertaining game of rugby on Sunday afternoon.”