{"id":62019,"date":"2014-01-16T20:26:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T20:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=62019"},"modified":"2014-01-20T22:24:14","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T22:24:14","slug":"heineken-cup-match-pack-leicester-tigers-v-ulster-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/heineken-cup-match-pack-leicester-tigers-v-ulster-rugby\/","title":{"rendered":"Heineken Cup match pack: Leicester Tigers v Ulster Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is a comprehensive match pack preview for the following Heineken Cup Round 6 game including in-depth statistical information as well as the Amlin Opta Index which compares and contrasts player and team strengths and weaknesses across both the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n

Pool 5: Leicester Tigers v Ulster Rugby<\/p>\n

Match Details
\nSaturday, 18 January 2014
\nKick-off: 18:00; Welford Road
\nReferee: Nigel Owens (Wal)
\nAssistant Ref: Sean Brickell (Wal)
\nAssistant Ref: Jon Mason (Wal)
\nTMO: Tim Hayes (Wal)
\nCiting Commissioner: Douglas Hunter (Sco)
\nTV: Sky Sports<\/p>\n

Match notes
\nAll five Heineken Cup meetings between the clubs have been won by the home side.
\nWhen Ulster defeated Leicester 22-16 in Round 1, it was the first time in the history of this fixture that the losing side has claimed a bonus point.
\nLeicester have not lost a Heineken Cup pool match at Welford Road since they were defeated 21-19 by Munster on 22 October 2006 \u2013 a run of 25 games (W23 D2).
\nRoger Wilson has claimed five more restarts (13) than any other player this season.
\nUlster have scored more points (157) than any other side in the Heineken Cup going into Round 6.
\nUlster have won on just one of their last four trips to England in the Heineken Cup \u2013 v Northampton Saints in 2012.
\nUlster have conceded an average of 8.2 penalties\/free-kicks per game to date, fewer than any other side this season.
\nJulian Salvi and Ruan Pienaar were named in the Amlin Opta Index team of Round 5.
\nPienaar is also amongst the top 10 backs on the Index this season and is the second highest-scoring scrum-half in Europe. <\/p>\n

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