Ulster Rugby today confirmed that they will play August pre-season friendlies against Bayonne, Leicester and Newcastle…
Ulster will begin their preparations against French Top 14 side Bayonne on Thursday 9th August. The fixture is part of a five day pre-season training camp in the south of France and will be played at Parc des Sports Jean Dauger (8pm kick-off).
Ulster’s first pre-season match at Ravenhill will be played against Leicester Tigers on Saturday 18th (2.30pm kick-off). The Aviva Premiership finalists most recent visit to Belfast came back in January in the Heineken Cup pool stages, when Ulster recorded a famous 41-7 win in front of a sell-out crowd.
Newcastle Falcons will visit Ravenhill the following week for a fixture on Friday 24th August (7.30pm kick-off).
The competitive season gets underway the following weekend with the first RaboDirect PRO12 game scheduled for the weekend of 31st August – 2nd September.
Tickets for the home pre-season friendlies will go on sale on Thursday 28th June.
You can secure your place at every Ulster Rugby home game with a 2012-13 Season Ticket. A Season Ticket will include both home pre-season friendlies . . .
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