At Kingspan Stadium · 134 Mount Merrion Avenue, Belfast, BT6 0FT
Only the published dates are confirmed for this programme.
Ulster Rugby host Connacht at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast, on Sunday, 27 December 2026, with kick-off time to be confirmed.
Ulster against Connacht is a United Rugby Championship interprovincial fixture, played this time at Ulster’s home ground over the Christmas period. The United Rugby Championship also includes sides from Wales, Scotland, Italy and South Africa, with the two Irish interprovincial rounds against Munster and Connacht among the fixtures supporters look forward to most. As with other festive fixtures, this one falls in a busy run of holiday sport, with catering, bars and hospitality running throughout the stadium on the day. Tickets are priced from £25, with tables and hospitality packages available through Ulster Rugby directly for anyone wanting to make a longer day of the festive fixture. Ulster’s URC campaign continues into the new year with further fixtures either side of this date, and the club’s full published fixture list covers the rest of the 2026-27 season.
Kingspan Stadium is at 134 Mount Merrion Avenue, Belfast, BT6 0FT, in the Ravenhill area of East Belfast, roughly 3km from the city centre and its main rail and bus links.
Belfast is home to around 352,000 people in the city itself and around 672,000 across the wider metro area. Its city centre is walkable end to end in around 25 minutes, so the match can easily be combined with time in town. There is more to see in Belfast and across Co. Antrim.
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