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Ulster Rugby formed in 1879, and are based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their home ground is the Kingspan Stadium and they are nicknamed the 'White Knights', and also the 'Ulstermen'.
Club Name:
Club Address:
Ulster Rugby
IRFU (Ulster Branch)
Kingspan Stadium
134 Mount Merrion Avenue
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT6 0FT
Telephone:
028 9049 3222
Stadium:
Address:
Capacity:
Kingspan Stadium
134 Mount Merrion Avenue, Belfast BT6 0FT
18,196
Club Founded:
Team Colours:
1879
White and Red
Belfast Lanyon Place Station is located 1.9 miles from the stadium. From the train station, you can take a right on Bridge Street towards Albertbridge Road, take a right onto Woodstock Rd leading on to Cregagh Road, take a right at the Mount Merrion roundabout and follow the road to the stadium on the right hand side.
This journey takes around 38 minutes on foot.
Translink public bus services also link the train station to the stadium area.
A free of charge Park & Ride service is provided on match days by Ulster Rugby, operated by Translink, located at Pirrie Park (Methodist College Playing Fields car park) on the Ravenhill Road side of the stadium and also along Montgomery Road on the Mount Merrion side of the stadium (opposite Podium for Sport). There are plenty of car parking spaces available and free buses run constantly along these routes from 90 minutes prior to the game until 90 minutes after the final whistle.
A new parking location for 2023/24 has been added at Tesco, Castlereagh Road which will now be the first pick up for the Montgomery Road Park & Ride shuttle service.
A secure match day parking facility is available at Belfast Metropolitan College Castlereagh campus, which is a 10 minute walk from the Mount Merrion Avenue entrance to the stadium. The cost is just £5 per car which can be paid by contactless payment on arrival or by pre-booking.
City Centre Shuttle Bus
Free City Centre shuttle buses will also leave from Mount Merrion Avenue after the game and up to one hour after full-time.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 17th Apr | Ulster Rugby | Leinster Rugby |
| Sat 25th Apr | Munster Rugby | Ulster Rugby |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 28th Mar | Zebre | Ulster Rugby | 12-28 |
| Fri 20th Mar | Ulster Rugby | Connacht Rugby | 19-26 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow Warriors | 14 | 55 |
| 2 | Stormers | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | Ulster Rugby | 14 | 47 |
| 4 | Leinster Rugby | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Lions | 14 | 43 |
| 6 | Cardiff Rugby | 14 | 41 |
| 7 | Munster Rugby | 14 | 41 |
| 8 | Bulls | 14 | 40 |
| 9 | Connacht Rugby | 14 | 39 |
| 10 | Sharks | 14 | 33 |
| 11 | Ospreys Rugby | 14 | 30 |
| 12 | Benetton Treviso | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | Edinburgh Rugby | 14 | 23 |
| 14 | Scarlets | 14 | 21 |
| 15 | Dragons RFC | 14 | 21 |
| 16 | Zebre | 14 | 12 |
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