Only slight surprises there are Masterson and Tom Daly instead of Copeland and Godwin (although Kyle might be injured) on the bench. Very strong 23. Their back row is strong, but overall think we might shade this.

Gonna be a great match!!

Ulster team to play Connacht, Guinness PRO14 quarter-final, Kingspan Stadium, Saturday 4th May 2019 (5.35pm):

(15-9): M Lowry; R Baloucoune, L Marshall, S McCloskey, R Lyttle; B Burns, J Cooney;
(1-: E O’Sullivan, R Best (captain), R Kane, I Henderson, K Treadwell, N Timoney, J Murphy, M Coetzee;

Replacements: R Herring, A Warwick, T O’Toole, A O’Connor, S Reidy, D Shanahan, D Cave, A Kernohan.

CONNACHT STARTING XV & REPLACEMENTS VS ULSTER

(15-9) Tiernan O’Halloran, Stephen Fitzgerald, Tom Farrell, Bundee Aki, Matt Healy, Jack Carty, Kieran Marmion, (1- Denis Buckley, Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane, Gavin Thornbury, Eoin McKeon, Colby Fainga’a, Jarrad Butler (Capt).

Replacements (16-23): Shane Delahunt, Peter McCabe, Conor Carey, Eoghan Masterson, Paul Boyle, Caolin Blade, Tom Daly, Darragh Leader.

I've always used Montgomery Road and the Park and Ride Bus.

Great service.

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neill_m wrote: 2 Park Ride options.

A free of charge Park & Ride service is provided on match days by Ulster Rugby operated by Translink. Located at Pirrie Park on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground (Methody Playing Fields Car Park) and also along Montgomery Road on the Mount Merrion side of the ground (opposite Podium for Sport). There are plenty of car parking spaces available and free buses run constantly along these routes from 90 minutes prior to the game until 90 minutes after the final whistle. The Montgomery Road is probably easier if coming from Dublin direction.

Montgomery Rd is one of the P&R sites???! I'd always assumed they were just using it as a staging point for the busses! It's only a short walk from there to the ground anyway.

pinky wrote: Note there is a thread for this in the travel section of the forum: www.connachtclan.com/clan-forum/5-flight...um-sat-may-4th-17-35

You will find (and can add/request) travel information there.

I knew that.....why did I ask in here........you know better than that AO :blush:

Thanks Pinky

Note there is a thread for this in the travel section of the forum: www.connachtclan.com/clan-forum/5-flight...um-sat-may-4th-17-35

You will find (and can add/request) travel information there.

Accidentally Onside wrote: For people who've been to Ravenhill before- where's best to park?
Annoyingly will have to drive up and down from Dublin on the day.
I noticed they do a park and ride, is that worth using?

2 Park Ride options.

A free of charge Park & Ride service is provided on match days by Ulster Rugby operated by Translink. Located at Pirrie Park on the Ravenhill Road side of the ground (Methody Playing Fields Car Park) and also along Montgomery Road on the Mount Merrion side of the ground (opposite Podium for Sport). There are plenty of car parking spaces available and free buses run constantly along these routes from 90 minutes prior to the game until 90 minutes after the final whistle. The Montgomery Road is probably easier if coming from Dublin direction.

BeardySi wrote:

Mayoman wrote: Pinky have we a nominated a Clan assembly Bar in Belfast pre match ?

Northern Lights on the Ormeau Rd opposite the Errigle is a Galway Bay Brewery pub. Seems fitting...

Northern Lights, Pavilion and Errigle all very good. Errigle does tend to get bunged. All 3 walking distance to ground. If looking food, I endorse the Pavilion. Can book tables etc. You can alternatively choose to support Malone RFC which is also walking distance to the ground.

www.facebook.com/MaloneRugby1892/

Pavilion, Errigle and Malone RFC will have the Munster Benetton game on. Don't believe the Northern Lights will, but they do have beer from the excellent Galway Bay Brewery.

Mayoman wrote: Pinky have we a nominated a Clan assembly Bar in Belfast pre match ?

Northern Lights on the Ormeau Rd opposite the Errigle is a Galway Bay Brewery pub. Seems fitting...

Betty Swallocks wrote: Maybe something like:
15 TOH, 14 Leader, 13 Farrell, 12 Aki, 11 Healy, 10 Carty, 9 Marmion.
1 Buckley, 2 Heffernan, 3 Bealham, 4 Dillane, 5 Thornbury, 6 McKeon, 7 Fainga'a, 8 Butler.
16 Delahunt, 17 McCabe, 18 Carey, 19 Copeland, 20 Boyle, 21 Blade, 22 Godwin (or Dean if Godwin unavailable), 23 Stephen Fitzgerald.

Looks good. I have a feeling he'll start Blade though. With Copeland and Boyle on the bench, would we have adequate 2nd row cover? McCoy might get the bench spot ahead of Carey (even though I'd go with Carey personally)

For simplicity, yes. There's no actual parking near the ground, so it's street parking mostly.

For people who've been to Ravenhill before- where's best to park?
Annoyingly will have to drive up and down from Dublin on the day.
I noticed they do a park and ride, is that worth using?

Maybe something like:
15 TOH, 14 Leader, 13 Farrell, 12 Aki, 11 Healy, 10 Carty, 9 Marmion.
1 Buckley, 2 Heffernan, 3 Bealham, 4 Dillane, 5 Thornbury, 6 McKeon, 7 Fainga'a, 8 Butler.
16 Delahunt, 17 McCabe, 18 Carey, 19 Copeland, 20 Boyle, 21 Blade, 22 Godwin (or Dean if Godwin unavailable), 23 Stephen Fitzgerald.

Pinky have we a nominated a Clan assembly Bar in Belfast pre match ?