Ulster vs Northampton Saints Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Ulster vs Northampton Saints taking place? Ulster vs Northampton Saints will take place on Friday 17th December, 2021 at 20:00 (UK)
Where is Ulster vs Northampton Saints taking place? Ulster vs Northampton Saints will take place at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast
Where can I get tickets for Ulster vs Northampton Saints? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Ulster vs Northampton Saints on in the UK? Ulster vs Northampton Saints will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Ulster vs Northampton Saints? BT Sport subscribers can stream Ulster vs Northampton Saints live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Ulster: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Ethan McIlroy, 10 Billy Burns, 9 John Cooney, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 Marcus Rea, 5 Iain Henderson (c), 4 Alan O’Connor, 3 Marty Moore, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Andy Warwick
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Sam Carter, 21 Nathan Doak, 22 Stewart Moore, 23 Greg Jones
Northampton Saints: 15 Ahsee Tuala, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 George Furbank, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Tom Wood, 7 Lewis Ludlam (c), 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Api Ratuniyarawa, 4 David Ribbans, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Mike Haywood, 1 Alex Waller
Replacements: 16 James Fish, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Conor Carey, 19 Alex Coles, 20 Juarno Augustus, 21 Tom James, 22 James Grayson, 23 Rory Hutchinson
THE PREDICTION
Ulster grabbed a hugely impressive win away on French soil with a 23-29 victory at Clermont Auvergne last Saturday providing a huge boost to their campaign. They will be confident of backing that up at home to travelling Northampton Saints, with the English side going well in the Premiership but struggling at home to Racing 92 last weekend as they were outgunned 14-45. The fair gulf in class and sheer firepower should become apparent once again here especially as the match wears on and taking Ulster to cover -10 at home seems a reasonable target for the hosts unbeaten here so far this season.
