Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s Rainbow Cup match-up against Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield…
MATCH DETAILS
- Competition: Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Round 5
- Venue: BT Murrayfield
- Date: Saturday 5 June
- Kick-off: 5:15 pm
- Match Officials: Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) Assistant Referees: Keith Allen, Ian Kenny (both SRU) TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)
- Live TV: Premier Sports, eir Sports
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT
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This is your Ulster team to take on @EdinburghRugby in Round 5 of the #GuinnessPRO14RainbowCup tomorrow afternoon at BT Murrayfield (5.15pm kick-off) ⤵️#EDIvULS | #SUFTUM ⚪️?
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) June 4, 2024
KEY STATS
- Overall Guinness PRO14 head-to-head record: Played 35, Edinburgh won 11, Ulster won 24.
- Edinburgh have won only once at BT Murrayfield since early January.
- Edinburgh’s single point victory at Connacht in their most recent fixture against an Irish province in March ended a six-game losing run to Irish sides.
- Ulster have won all four fixtures they have played against Scottish sides since rugby resumed in August.
- The Ulster men have won their last five encounters against Edinburgh since the Scotsmen’s victory by a solitary point in Belfast in February 2018.
- Ulster have won on their past four visits to BT Murrayfield.
TEAM TALK
LAST TIME OUT
The two sides last met at BT Murrayfield in November 2020 where Ulster powered to a 14-43 victory over Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Line up:
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— Edinburgh Rugby (@EdinburghRugby) June 4, 2024
Source – Ulster Rugby
