Tigers First Up For Ulster

 Ulster will start their 2013-14 Heineken Cup campaign with a home game against Leicester Tigers on Friday 11^th October. The match against the Aviva Premiership champions promises to be a tough start to a difficult group for Ulster, however they will be hoping for a similar result to the 41-7 thumping they gave their English opponents when the sides last met in Europe’s premier competition back during the 2011-12 competition. Eight days after playing the Tigers Ulster will travel to France to face last season’s quarter finalists Montpellier. The match at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir will be the first time the two sides have met in the Heineken Cup.

 Rounds three and four see Ulster face Italian and fellow Rabo-Direct Pro 12 side Treviso in back to back matches. The first of these will be on Saturday 7^th December at Ravenhill before the Ulstermen travel to Italy for the reverse fixture a week later.  

 The final two rounds of fixtures will see Ulster welcome Montpellier to Belfast on the weekend of 10/11/12 January, a match which will see former Ulster wing Timoci Nagusa return to Ravenhill. Ulster will then conclude their pool stage with a visit to Welford Road to face Leicester Tigers, a match which could potentially prove crucially to the outcome of the pool.

Fixtures

Friday 11th October 20:00 – Ulster Rugby v Leicester Tigers

Saturday 19th October 16:40 – Montpellier Herault Rugby v Ulster Rugby

Saturday 7th December 18:00 – Ulster Rugby v Benetton Treviso

Saturday 14th December 14:35 – Benetton Treviso v Ulster Rugby

10/11/12 January 2014 – Ulster Rugby v Montpellier Herault Rugby

17/18/19 January 2014 – Leicester Tigers v Ulster Rugby