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CONTENTS

POA 10H45 PARKING GATES OPEN 11H00 TURNSTILES OPEN 14H00 CELL C SHARKS VS ULSTER

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MATCH PREVIEW

SIKHUMBUZO NOTSHE INTERVIEW

CELL C SHARKS PLAYER PROFILES

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ULSTER PLAYER PROFILES

KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL

MAJOR MATCHUP

BUTHELEZI V VERMEULEN

FACTS, STATS & TRIVIA VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

FIXTURES & RESULTS VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

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MATCH PREVIEW

A LONG TIME COMING WORDS: ALBERT HEENOP

Following a delay of four months, the Cell C Sharks at long last get to host Ulster at Hollywoodbets Kings Park today. It is a massive game for the home side, as they enter the business end of the VURC, and a victory over the Irish outfit this after-noon will provide a considerable boost for their playoff chances…

Today’s crunch encounter between the Cell C Sharks and Ulster, of course, had to be re-scheduled from October last year, following a gastro outbreak in the Ulster camp based.

A lot has happened on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship front over the past four months, of course, and as things stand currently Ulster are placed third on the standings, with 44 championship points.

The Cell C Sharks are six points adrift of Ulster, in seventh spot, although both teams have won eight of their 13 games to date.

the Lions in Johannesburg last weekend, in an endeavour to consolidate their standing in the top seven of the table, secure a playoff berth and, ultimately, qualify for the next edition of Heineken Champions Cup warfare.

Phepsi Buthelezi and co indeed exhibited meritorious character last Saturday, in challenging conditions, to surge ahead of the Lions in the second half, secure an invaluable bonus-point win away from home and redeem themselves following the disappointing loss at the hands of the Stormer at home three weeks ago.

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“That was exactly the type of fighting spirit that we need to display in every single game,” Powell observed.

Neil Powell’s charges will be looking to follow up their impressive away win over

“There is still a lot of room for improvement, and we need to be even more clinical, especially against a side like Ulster.

The importance of today’s therefore, goes without saying.

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“We needed guys coming off the bench in Jo’burg who could clinch the deal for us in the fi-nal quarter, and that was exactly what the likes of Vincent Tshituka and Dylan Richardson, both returning from injury, as well as Sikhumbuzo Notshe and young frontrowers like Dian Bleuler and Fez Mbatha did.

“Of course, Curwin Bosch was just fantastic in the way that he called the shots from flyhalf, especially after the break.

“We are naturally delighted about the bonus point. We have missed out on a few this season, especially at home.”

The boys will leave no stone unturned in their quest to maximise their opportunities against Ulster today at home.

More so considering that they have two extremely difficult away assignments left, against the Stormers next week and Scarlets on March 25, before concluding their URC campaign at home against Benetton and Munster in April.

“THAT WAS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF FIGHTING SPIRIT THAT WE NEED TO DISPLAY IN EVERY SINGLE GAME,” POWELL OBSERVED. Mental toughness will need to be a vital ingredient for the Cell C Sharks going forward, and they need to maintain and build on the magnificent rhythm established during the second spell against the Lions.

Although the Cell C Sharks will still be without their Springboks until March - Ulster are also missing a number of internationals on Six Nations duty - the boys won’t let that deter them.

There are more than enough quality players in the mix, and the more they develop and

grow, the better this Cell C Sharks outfit are destined to become.

It’s all about each and every individual taking responsibility for every single minute that he is out on the park.

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A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN… Is how Sikhumbuzo Notshe views his liaison with the Cell C Sharks.

Sidelined for almost a year due to a serious knee injury, the six-test Springbok loose forward is swiftly regaining the fabulous form that rendered him one of the Cell C Sharks’ stars during the tabletopping 2020 Super Rugby campaign, which unfortunately had to be aborted due to Covid-19. Since arriving from the Stormers three seasons ago, Notshe has certainly rejuvenated his career at the Cell C Sharks…

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For Sikhumbuzo Notshe, born 29 years ago at Keiskammahoek, a small rural village 40 km north of King William’s Town, rugby has been a family affair from the start.

“My father, brothers and cousins all played,” he recalls, “so as the youngest, I didn’t really have a choice, and instantly became passionate about it.”

His father, Mandlankosi David Notshe, played for Lagunya RFC in Cape Town, which served three different townships in Cape Town, namely Langa, Gugulethu and Nyanga.

“We watched him play every weekend,” Notshe recalls.

“We were never out in the streets, and that was good for me. I had a few mates who were up to no good at the time.

“Dad, however, never allowed us to just chill in the township. He wanted us kids to be active.

“So, he took us with him to the club, and we travelled with the club to away games at venues like Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch.”

Notshe was educated at Wynberg Boys High School, where he was afforded the opportunity to measure himself against the best schools in the Cape.

“We played against all the big English schools, SACS, Rondebosch and Bishops, as well as Paul Roos, Paarl Gimnasium and Paarl Boys High.

“I enjoyed coming up against those opponents, to see whether you’re a quality player or not.”

Notshe’s quality certainly came shining though, as he powered his way through all the various age-group ranks at Western Province and also gained SA Schools selection.

His big break, though, came when John Dobson (current Stormers coach) plucked him basically from his school desk to play Vodacom Cup rugby in 2013.

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“I’d never even played Under-19,” he says, “and soon realised that school achievements mean nothing at senior level, when you come up against all those oldtimers.

“It was funny, actually, as I had been benched by the Stormers for nine weeks in a row, and I’d been pretty frustrated just getting 10 minutes here and 20 minutes there.

“I can proudly say that I was bullied quite a bit during my first year of Vodacom Cup, and only later got the hang of it.

“Meanwhile, and unbeknown to me, Rassie (Erasmus) had kept a track on me and, to my surprise, started sharing and discussing video clips of my play with me.

“Dobbo backed me throughout, though, and he was really good in terms of his manmanagement, and the environment that he created for players.”

“I was rather confused, and even more so when I was called up to alignment camps.

I grew in confidence, though, knowing that I was being watched.

The following year, Notshe cracked the Super Rugby domain and celebrated the occasion by scoring a try on debut against the Reds at Suncorp Stadium.

“Naturally, when I got the nod to play against Wales in Washington, I was over the moon.”

“I was busy relaxing with my brother at our digs in Cape Town on the Sunday morning when I received a call from Ria Malan, a lady that worked at WP,” he recalls.

“She told me that I had to shower and pack, as I had to join up with the Stormers in Brisbane. I figured it to be a prank call, and went back to bed.

“However, Ria called again, wanting to know how soon I could make it to Newlands, where she was busy sorting out my kit, as I had to fly out to Australia that night. That was when I realised Ria was for real.

“Receiving my kit from her was pretty special, but meeting up, after the marathon flight, with the likes of Jean de Villiers (captain), Schalk Burger and Siya Kolisi in the team hotel in Brisbane was simply mind-blowing.”

Notshe went from strength to strength, and four years later also made his Springbok debut, in South Africa’s narrow 20-22 defeat against Wales at RFK Stadium in Washington DC, USA. 14 CELL C SHARKS VS ULSTER

Coming off the bench, Sikhumbuzo Notshe became Springbok #900.

Less than two years later, and on the verge of gaining his 60th Stormers cap, Notshe decided to head up the coast and join forces with the Cell C Sharks .

“During a Currie Cup game for WP, I bumped into Cell C Sharks’ coach Sean Everitt in the tunnel,” Notshe recalls.

“He asked whether I’d be interested in coming to Durban, and, being keen for a change at the time, I grabbed the opportunity.

“And, yeah, it was a match made in heaven.”

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CELL C SHARKS PLAYER PROFILES

NTUTHUKO MCHUNU

DAN JOOSTE

PROP

HOOKER

WEIGHT: 114KG

BORN: 05/04/1999 HEIGHT: 1.88 m

RENIEL HUGO LOCK

BORN: 19/07/1995 HEIGHT: 1.97m

WEIGHT: 105KG

GERBRANDT GROBLER LOCK

WEIGHT: 111KG

VINCENT TSHITUKA FLANK

BORN: 10/09.1998 HEIGHT: 1.95 m

BORN: 21/02/1998 HEIGHT: 1.87 m

WEIGHT: 107KG

CURWIN BOSCH F LY H A L F

BORN: 25/06/1997 WEIGHT: 85KG 16 CELL C SHARKS VS ULSTER HEIGHT: 1.81 m

BORN: 06/02/1992 HEIGHT: 2.01 m

CARLU SADIE PROP

BORN: 07/05/1997 HEIGHT: 1.82 m

WEIGHT: 138KG

DYLAN RICHARDSON FLANK

WEIGHT: 119KG

PHEPSI BUTHELEZI EIGHTH MAN

BORN: 15/01/1999 HEIGHT: 1.83 m

WEIGHT: 110KG

GRANT WILLIAMS SCRUM-HALF

BORN: 27/03/1992 WEIGHT: 107KG HEIGHT: 1.92m

BORN: 22/07/1996 WEIGHT: 77KG HEIGHT: 1.4m

THAAKIR ABRAHAMS

ROHAN JANSE VAN RENSBURG

WING

BORN:10/01/2000 HEIGHT: 1.75 m

WEIGHT: 75KG

CENTRE

BORN: 11/09/1994 HEIGHT: 1.85 m

WEIGHT: 109KG

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FRANCOIS VENTER BORN: 19/04/1991 HEIGHT: 1.85 m

BORN: 17/01/1993 HEIGHT: 1.79 m

FEZ MBATHA

BORN: 22/02/1999 WEIGHT: 86KG HEIGHT: 1.81 m

WEIGHT: 94KG

HANRU JACOBS

DIAN BLEULER PROP PROP

HOOKER

WEIGHT: 107KG

BORN: 05/08/1999 HEIGHT: 1.76 m

EMILE VAN HEERDEN

PROP

WEIGHT: 110KG

BORN: 14/03/2000 HEIGHT: 1.86 m

LOOSE FORWARD

WEIGHT: 108KG

BORN: 28/05/1993 HEIGHT: 1.86 m

LIONEL CRONJE UTILITY BACK

BORN: 12/04/1994 HEIGHT: 1.81 m

WEIGHT: 92KG

WEIGHT: 105KG

WEIGHT: 120KG

CAMERON WRIGHT

SIKHUMBUZO NOTSHE

LOCK

BORN: 08/08/2000 HEIGHT: 1.98 m

FULLBACK

WING

WEIGHT: 93KG

BORN: 02/08/1999 HEIGHT: 1.82 m

BOETA CHAMBERLAIN

WERNER KOK

CENTRE

SCRUM-HALF

BORN: 12/04/1994 HEIGHT: 1.81 m

WEIGHT: 92KG

YAW PENXE CC EE NN TT RR EE

BORN:3/04/1997 HEIGHT: 1.81 m

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CELL C SHARKS

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY NEIL POWELL

MANAGER

TREVOR BARNES

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BOETA CHAMBERLAIN

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WERNER KOK

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FRANCOIS VENTER

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ROHAN JV RENSBURG

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THAAKIR ABRAHAMS

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CURWIN BOSCH

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GRANT WILLIAMS

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PHEPSI BUTHELEZI (C)

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VINCENT TSHITUKA

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DYLAN RICHARDSON

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GERBRANDT GROBLER

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RENIEL HUGO

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CARLU SADIE

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DAN JOOSTE

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NTUTHUKO MCHUNU

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FEZ MBATHA

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DIAN BLEULER

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HANRO JACOBS

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EMILE VAN HEERDEN

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SIKHUMBUZO NOTSHE

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CAMERON WRIGHT

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LIONEL CRONJE

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YAW PENXE

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MIKE LOWRY

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CRAIG GILROY

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LUKE MARSHALL

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STEWART MOORE

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AARON SEXTON

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JAKE FLANNERY

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JOHN COONEY

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DUAN VERMEULEN (C)

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NICK TIMONEY

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JORDI MURPHY

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HARRY SHERIDAN

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ALAN O'CONNOR

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JEFF TOOMAGA-ALLEN

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JOHN ANDREW

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RORY SUTHERLAND

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TOM STEWART

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ANDY WARWICK

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GARETH MILASINOVICH

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CORMAC IZUCHUKWU

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DAVE MCCANN

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DAVE SHANAHAN

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IAN MADIGAN

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ULSTER PLAYER PROFILES

RORY SUTHERLAND

JOHN ANDREW

PROP

HOOKER

BORN:15/03/1994 HEIGHT: 1.83 m

WEIGHT: 113KG

ALAN O'CONNOR

BORN:26/05/1993 HEIGHT: 1.80m

WEIGHT: 99KG

HARRY SHERIDAN

JEFF TOOMAGA-ALLEN PROP

BORN:19/11/1990 WEIGHT: 125KG HEIGHT: 1.92 m

JORDI MURPHY

LOCK

LOCK

FLANK

BORN:10/09/1992 WEIGHT: 111KG HEIGHT: 1.96 m

BORN:21/09/2001 WEIGHT: 111 KG HEIGHT:1.96 m

BORN: 22/04/1991 WEIGHT: 106KG HEIGHT: 1.88 m

NICK TIMONEY BORN: 1/08/1995 HEIGHT: 1.88m

DUAN VERMEULEN (C) EIGHTH MAN

FLANK

WEIGHT: 114KG

BORN: 3/07/1986 WEIGHT: 119KG HEIGHT: 1.93m

JAKE FLANNERY

AARON SEXTON

F LY H A L F

WING

22 BORN: 7/06/1999 HEIGHT: 1.83m

WEIGHT: 91KG

BORN: 24/08/2000 WEIGHT: 94KG HEIGHT: 1.88m

JOHN COONEY SCRUMHALF

BORN: 1/05/1990 HEIGHT: 1.78m

WEIGHT: 86KG

STEWART MOORE CENTRE

BORN: 8/08/1999 HEIGHT: 1.83 m

WEIGHT: 91KG

ULSTER PLAYER PROFILES

CRAIG GILROY

LUKE MARSHALL CENTRE

BORN:03/03/1991 HEIGHT: 1.80 m

WEIGHT: 92KG

FULL BACK

BORN:11/03/1991 WEIGHT: 93KG HEIGHT: 1.83m

TOM STEWART

ANDY WARWICK

HOOKER

PROP

BORN: 11/01/2001 WEIGHT: 103KG HEIGHT: 1.83 m

BORN: 12/03/1991 HEIGHT: 1.78 m

DAVE MCCANN LOOSE FORWARD

BORN: 20/06/2000 HEIGHT: 1.93m

IAN MADIGAN F LY H A L F

BORN: 21/03/1989 WEIGHT: 91KG HEIGHT: 1.78m

WEIGHT: 79KG

GARETH MILASINOVICH PROP

LOCK

WEIGHT: 114KG

BORN:20/08/1998 HEIGHT: 1.70m

WEIGHT: 116KG

CORMAC IZUCHUKWU BORN:28/01/2000 HEIGHT: 2.01 m

MIKE LOWRY

WING

BORN: 15/12/1992 WEIGHT: 130KG HEIGHT:1.91m

DAVE SHANAHAN SCRUM-HALF

WEIGHT: 108KG

BORN: 20/06/1993 WEIGHT: 77KG HEIGHT: 1.75m

ETHAN MCILROY FLANK

BORN: 10/08/2000 HEIGHT: 1.88m

WEIGHT: 85KG

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2023 KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL The 2023 Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival is set to once again thrill supporters of exciting and fast-paced schoolboy rugby.

The three play days - Thursday 6, Saturday 8 and Monday 10 April – promise mouthwatering clashes between some of the country’s top-ranked rugby schools. The festival will take place in the magnificent grounds of Kearsney College, halfway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

Powerhouse teams Hoërskool Monument from Krugersdorp, Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen from Boksburg and Hoërskool Noord-Kaap from Kimberley, will be joined by the Eastern Cape’s Dale College, Hoërskool Framesby and Hoër Landbouskool Marlow (from Cradock), as well as Worcester Gimnasium from the Western Cape. Also participating will be four prominent KwaZulu-Natal teams, Glenwood, Westville Boys’ High, Durban High School and hosts Kearsney College; together with Hartpury College from the United Kingdom, the ACE League champions.

The Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival has established itself as one of the country’s premier schoolboy rugby events and is one of the most highly-anticipated events on the schoolboy rugby calendar. The continued participation of this calibre of team highlights the festival’s prestigious status amongst players, coaches and supporters.

Four primary school teams and an U13 development team have also been invited to be a part of the action, playing the curtain-raiser on each day. They are Highbury Prep, Hillcrest Senior Primary, Westville Senior Primary and Umhlali Prep, as well as the KZNRU Ibutho /Mark Godefroy team.

The festival is again brought to you by Standard Bank, with incredible support from The Sharks and Halfway Ford.

Numerous food outlets, a refreshment tent, an extensive KidZone and ample parking ensure that spectators can fully enjoy the wonderful rugby on display and the special family atmosphere on Botha’s Hill.

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MAJOR MATCHUP

BUTHELEZI V VERMEULEN It is captain versus captain at No 8 today.

At only 23 years of age, Phepsi Buthelezi is 13 years younger than Duane Vermeulen, his direct opposite, yet the Cell C Sharks No 8 has, since his introduction to the big stage four years ago, consistently performed with the same dedication and drive as his illustrious Ulster and Springbok counterpart.

This has backed up the view that Buthelezi is destined to attain great heights in the game.

The Hluhluwe-born prodigy has knuckled down to perform so effectively in the Cell C Sharks back row, every week without exception, that he is regularly entrusted with the reins of captain, and his leadership capability has come shining through on each occasion.

Duane Vermeulen is not nicknamed ‘Thor’ for nothing.

Like the Marvel Comics superhero, portrayed by the Duane Vermeulen-looking Chris Hemsworth, the Ulster and Bok No 8 has for the past decade performed heroic acts of massive proportions on the rugby paddocks of the world.

His powerful, thrustful carries during the RWC final of 2019 in Japan earned him the Man of the Match award as South Africa surged to a comprehensive 32-12 win against England.

Having scooped a second SA Player of the Year award in 2020, this Bok bruiser has accumulated 65 test caps, at 36 years of age, and is regarded as a key member of the Ulster pack.

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FACTS, STATS & TRIVIA

FROM KINGSPAN TO KINGS PARK, WELCOME TO THE TANK! Four months since this fixture, originally scheduled for Oc-tober last year, had to be cancelled, Kingspan-based Ulster arrive at Hollywoodbets Kings Park to confront the men in black - for the very first time, in The Shark Tank!

Did you know that… *

Ulster Rugby’s history stretches back as far as 1868, when the Belfastbased Northern Ireland FC started playing rugby in the province. The official provincial branches of Ulster, Leinster and Munster were established 11 years later, in 1879;

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Ulster have, for the past 100 years, played their home games at Ravenhill Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as Kingspan Stadium;

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In the professional era, Ulster became the first Irish outfit to clinch the Heineken Cup, seeing off French-based US Colomiers 21-6 in the 1999 final at Lansdowne Road, Dublin;

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Ulster were crowned Celtic League champions in 2006;

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Over the past couple of decades a number of South Africans have starred for Ulster, including former Sharks’ icons like Ruan Pienaar, Johann Muller and Marcell Coetzee;

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Pienaar is the third-highest points scorer in Ulster history, with a tally of 877, and was voted Player of the Year for the 2010-11 season;

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Ulster have produced more than 30 British & Irish Lions’ representatives, with their most famous son being the legendary Willie-John McBride, who toured five times with the Lions and captained them on their all-conquering safari of South Africa in 1974.

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VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES / RESULTS R0UND 1

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EDINBURGH VS CELL C SHARKS | 19-22

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VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP CURRENT LOG SOUTH AFRICAN CONFERENCES TEAM

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W

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L

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PTS

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10

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3

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8

0

6

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8

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5

21

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EMIRATES LIONS

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5

0

8

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W

D

L

PD

PTS

LEINSTER

14

14

0

0

249

66

DHL STORMERS

14

10

1

3

120

54

ULSTER

13

8

0

5

103

44

GLASGOW WARRIORS

13

9

0

4

47

43

MUNSTER

14

8

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6

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