Champions Cup Preview: Leinster Rugby Vs Ulster Rugby

Leinster Rugby will be looking to follow up their domination of Heineken Champions Cup Pool A this season with a third EPCR knockout victory over interprovincial rivals Ulster Rugby in Dublin on Saturday evening in the Round of 16.

The four-time winners defeated Ulster in the 2012 final and 2019 quarter-final, and have shown formidable form in the competition so far this campaign, amassing 184 points during their four pool matches as they wracked up bonus-point victories in all four, the only team to do so.

In contrast, Ulster squeezed into the Round of 16 after finishing eighth in Pool B following just one victory in their four pool matches. A try bonus point in their Round 4 win over Sale Sharks proved vital.

The match kicks off at 5.30pm UK and Irish time at the Aviva Stadium, and can be watched on RTE, SuperSport, BT Sport, beIN SPORTS and FloRugby.

Leinster Rugby Stats

• Josh van der Flier is the top try-scorer in the Heineken Champions Cup so far with five.
• Andrew Porter is the most penalised player in this season’s tournament, having conceded eight penalties. Four of those have been for scrum offences.
• Caelan Doris has made more try assists than any other player with five.

Ulster Rugby Stats

• Jacob Stockdale conceded five turnovers in Ulster’s Round 4 match against Sale Sharks – as many as any other player in the tournament.
• Alan O’Connor has made the most clearouts in the Heineken Champions Cup, dismissing 29 threats to Ulster’s ball at the ruck.
• Ulster have scored the fewest tries (seven) and points (54) of any team remaining in the tournament.