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Oisin Doherty

Stormers v Ulster Kick off time, TV Channel information, team news and more

Ulster travel to Cape Town to take on South African side DHL Stormers in the latest round of fixtures in the United Rugby Championship.

This is the first time in history that the two sides will face off against each other.

Both teams come into this game in excellent form. Ulster have won five on the spin since suffering their last defeat to Munster back in January.

Stormers have only been defeated once in their last seven games, and have won their last three home games on the trot. Their record against Irish opposition is not great however, with the South African side losing their only two games against Irish provinces.

Dan McFarland's men touched down in South Africa on Monday, and will train in Cape Town this week to acclimatise. They will need to be at their best if they are to pick up a win on foreign soil.

Here's what you need to know:

Venue

DHL Stadium in Cape Town.

Image: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Date and start time

1pm on Saturday, March 26.

TV Channel information

The match will be shown live on Premier Sports 1 from 12:30 pm.

You can also follow updates on our live blog.

Quotes corner

Dan McFarland, Ulster head coach: "It's pretty important to us now that we’re coming into the thick end of the season, post-Six Nations, guys get reintegrated as quickly as possible," said McFarland.

"A chunk of the guys that are out here with us didn’t get a massive amount of game time over the Six Nations period.

"Guys like Hendy were out for a massive chunk of the season, so reintegrating them back into the team hopefully over the next number of weeks is pretty important and it’s great to have them out here to do that."

"It’s an opportunity to try and do something that none of the other teams who have tried to do have managed yet. There hasn’t been a win from the eight games out here.

"The Ospreys play the Lions on Friday night and then we’re next up in an attempt. It isn’t a surprise how well the South African teams are doing at home."

Betting odds

Ulster win: 9/5

Draw: 17/1

Stormers win: 4/9

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