Ulster Rugby : 07/08 Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed

Tommy Bowe in action for Ulster when they last played Gloucester in the 2004-05 Heineken Cup

07/08 Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed

24 April 2007, 10:37 am

By Lyndsey Irwin

Ulster Rugby have confirmed pre-season friendlies against Leeds Rugby and Gloucester for the start of the 2007-08 season

On Friday 31st August Ulster will host Leeds Rugby, kick off 7.30pm while on Saturday 8th September Gloucester will visit Ravenhill for a match with a 5pm kick off.

Leeds have gained promotion back into the English Premiership after they were relegated at the end of last season, while Gloucester, at the time of writing, are top of the Guinness Premiership.
Ulster have never played Leeds in the professional era and last played Gloucester in the 2004-05 season of the Heineken Cup.

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