1. Match Update: Round 8 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off at Ravenhill later - Ulster is currently in fifth place, eight points ahead of this evening's opponent, Edinburgh who are in ninth position. This season Ulster have won four of their seven PRO12 games and lost three. A win tonight is crucial and could take us to within the top three. We are delighted to welcome Alan Solomons to Ravenhill this evening, the Edinburgh head coach spent three years in charge at Ulster from 2001-2004 and ...
1. Match Update: Round 8 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off at Ravenhill later - Ulster is currently in fifth place, eight points ahead of this evening's opponent, Edinburgh who are in ninth position. This season Ulster have won four of their seven PRO12 games and lost three. A win tonight is crucial and could take us to within the top three. We are delighted to welcome Alan Solomons to Ravenhill this evening, the Edinburgh head coach spent three years in charge at Ulster from 2001-2004 and in that time the province remained unbeaten at home in their European games. Solomons commented this week: "I'm certainly looking forward to going back to Ravenhill. I've got very fond memories of Ulster and haven't been there for a number of years, so I'm really looking forward to it. This is going to be a really tough fixture but presents these players with an opportunity to build on their performance against a highly-ranked side at a very tough venue". 2. Ticket Update: Tonight is another Ravenhill sell out. If you purchased tickets for this game that are to be collected, the Ticket Kiosk will be open from 17.30 at the Onslow Parade gate on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground. For more ticket information you can visit the Ticket Office (located behind the Food Village in the reception of Head Office) from 17.30, during the match and 30 minutes after the final whistle. The Ticket Office will be selling match tickets for the upcoming home fixtures against Treviso, Zebre & Munster as well as a post-Christmas seven match bundle - which would make the perfect Christmas present. 3. Match Programme: The Ulster Rugby match programme will be on sale from 17.30 in the stadium. The programme contains exclusive player interviews, rugby news, team profiles and hidden inside are five Hastings Hotels Golden gift vouchers. Pick up a programme and you could be one of five lucky winners to pick up a Hastings gift voucher up to the value of £100! For those of you who can't make it to the game and are watching on TV (BBC 2 NI, 19.05) you can access a digital version of tonight's match programme by clicking here. 4. Bar Update: The new 'In Touch' bar positioned on the upper level car park on the corner of the Premium Stand and Family Stand will open tonight. This will increase the bar capacity for those in the East Terrace and Family Terrace. 5. Player Update: Tonight we welcome Craig Gilroy and Iain Henderson back into the starting line-up. Both Ireland Internationals have recovered from their respective ankle and toe injuries to play at full back and second row. Good luck lads. 6. Competition Time: Kingspan, one of Ulster Rugby's official sponsors is tonight hosting a competition to win a WATCHMAN ANYWHERE, a device which uses ultrasonic pulses to keep an eye on how much oil is in your tank. Its built-in SIM card sends this information to our secure data centre, which will then alert your smart phone. Simply pick up a leaflet from the Watchman Anywhere stand in the forecourt of the stadium and if your lucky numbers come up on the big screen, you're a winner!
1. Match Update: Round 8 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off at Ravenhill later - Ulster is currently in fifth place, eight points ahead of this evening's opponent, Edinburgh who are in ninth position. This season Ulster have won four of their seven PRO12 games and lost three. A win tonight is crucial and could take us to within the top three. We are delighted to welcome Alan Solomons to Ravenhill this evening, the Edinburgh head coach spent three years in charge at Ulster from 2001-2004 and in that time the province remained unbeaten at home in their European games. Solomons commented this week: "I'm certainly looking forward to going back to Ravenhill. I've got very fond memories of Ulster and haven't been there for a number of years, so I'm really looking forward to it. This is going to be a really tough fixture but presents these players with an opportunity to build on their performance against a highly-ranked side at a very tough venue". 2. Ticket Update: Tonight is another Ravenhill sell out. If you purchased tickets for this game that are to be collected, the Ticket Kiosk will be open from 17.30 at the Onslow Parade gate on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground. For more ticket information you can visit the Ticket Office (located behind the Food Village in the reception of Head Office) from 17.30, during the match and 30 minutes after the final whistle. The Ticket Office will be selling match tickets for the upcoming home fixtures against Treviso, Zebre & Munster as well as a post-Christmas seven match bundle - which would make the perfect Christmas present. 3. Match Programme: The Ulster Rugby match programme will be on sale from 17.30 in the stadium. The programme contains exclusive player interviews, rugby news, team profiles and hidden inside are five Hastings Hotels Golden gift vouchers. Pick up a programme and you could be one of five lucky winners to pick up a Hastings gift voucher up to the value of £100! For those of you who can't make it to the game and are watching on TV (BBC 2 NI, 19.05) you can access a digital version of tonight's match programme by clicking here. 4. Bar Update: The new 'In Touch' bar positioned on the upper level car park on the corner of the Premium Stand and Family Stand will open tonight. This will increase the bar capacity for those in the East Terrace and Family Terrace. 5. Player Update: Tonight we welcome Craig Gilroy and Iain Henderson back into the starting line-up. Both Ireland Internationals have recovered from their respective ankle and toe injuries to play at full back and second row. Good luck lads. 6. Competition Time: Kingspan, one of Ulster Rugby's official sponsors is tonight hosting a competition to win a WATCHMAN ANYWHERE, a device which uses ultrasonic pulses to keep an eye on how much oil is in your tank. Its built-in SIM card sends this information to our secure data centre, which will then alert your smart phone. Simply pick up a leaflet from the Watchman Anywhere stand in the forecourt of the stadium and if your lucky numbers come up on the big screen, you're a winner!