Match Details
🤝 Ulster v Dragons<br>
🗓️ Friday 14 April<br>
⏰ 7.35pm<br>
🏟️ Kingspan Stadium<br>
🏆 BKT United Rugby Championship Round 17<br>
📺 Live on Viaplay
Race to the URC Play-offs
The Ulster men go into Friday's game sitting third in the URC standings and already guaranteed a top four spot - and therefore a home quarter-final on the weekend of 5/6 May. However, they will be continuing to push for a top two spot that would secure home advantage through to the semi-finals.
Second place is currently occupied by the DHL Stormers, just two points ahead of Ulster, who will be hoping interprovincial counterparts Munster will do them a favour when they take on the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday evening.
Ulster are also at home in the final regular season round, when they will take on Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium on Friday 21 April.
The outlook is somewhat different for the Dragons, who are languishing second from bottom of the championship with just three wins from 16 outings. Dan McFarland's troops will still want to avoid complacency against a side that has plenty of international experience including the likes of former Ulster hooker Bradley Roberts, Leon Brown, Aaron Wainwright and Rio Dyer.
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Last Time Out
Ulster last hosted Dragons behind closed doors at Kingspan Stadium in October 2020.
On that occasion the home side ran out emphatic 40-17 winners with Marcell Coetzee, Eric O'Sullivan, Player of the Match Sean Reidy, Louis Ludik (2) and Alan O'Connor all crossing for tries.
Did you know?
· Ulster Rugby have won their last three BKT United Rugby Championship matches since their 11-17 reversal to Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun on 17 February.
· The Ulstermen have lost just twice at Kingspan Stadium in the Championship this season, to Leinster in September and to Munster on New Year's Day.
· Ulster have won their last six fixtures against Welsh regions since their 13-19 defeat to Ospreys in Swansea in December 2021.
· Dragons RFC have slipped to nine straight defeats in the BKT United Rugby Championship since beating Zebre Parma 47-7 at Rodney Parade on 29 October.
· Dragons only victory away from home in any competition this season was 21-15 at Pau in the European Challenge Cup on 13 January.
· Dragons record against Irish opponents this season is won one, lost two.
· Ulster have won their last six matches against Dragons since the 32-all draw at Rodney Parade in December 2017, whilst Dragons most recent success over the Ulstermen was 22-9 in Newport in September 2011.
· Dragons have not been successful at Kingspan Stadium since a 16-14 win in September 2008.