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It is Ulster’s first competitive win of the season and puts them top of Challenge Cup Pool 1 on five points; the Bulls are next, in the URC at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 24 October (EPCR pool table, 17 Oct).
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Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
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FT · Zebre Parma 21–40 Ulster · EPCR Challenge Cup · Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
Sat 17 Oct · Match Report
It is Ulster’s first competitive win of the season and puts them top of Challenge Cup Pool 1 on five points; the Bulls are next, in the URC at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 24 October (EPCR pool table, 17 Oct).
Women
FT · Connacht Women 10–29 Ulster Women · Women's Interprovincial Championship third-place play-off · Dexcom Stadium, Galway
Sat 29 Aug · Match Report
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- James Hume — Out · Hamstring injury in training this week — unavailable for selection…
- Bryn Ward — Out · Ulster squad update (Tue 6 Oct): sustained a knee injury in…
- Iain Henderson — Out · Hip surgery in the summer
- Eli Snyman — Out · Ulster Rugby squad update (Tue 13 Oct): concussion, injured in…
- Jude Postlethwaite — Out · Knee surgery in the off-season
- Stewart Moore — Out · Missing through injury — Richie Murphy (BBC Sport NI, 23 Sep) listed…
- Aitzol Arenzana-King — Out · Knee injury in Ulster’s URC opener vs Edinburgh
- Eduardo Bello — Out · Ulster Rugby (Fri 16 Oct): not in the 23 for the win at Zebre Parma
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Last season’s Challenge Cup finalists open their pool with a new captain and a debutant in midfield, still looking for a first win this season.
Ulster hunt a first win of the season in Europe before the South Africa URC trip; Snyman, Bello, Donnell and McIlroy are not in Friday’s 23, while Stewart and Lowry are on the bench.
RTÉ Sport (Mon 12 Oct): Ulster’s front-row depth and consistency remain concerns after a winless URC start and the Munster draw, with Europe next.
Irish Examiner (Brendan O’Brien, 12 Oct): reaction to Ulster’s 26–26 comeback draw with Munster in Belfast — both sides take a bonus point into the European window.