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Kini Murimurivalu is joint second in the Challenge Cup for metres gained

This will be the first Challenge Cup clash between Leicester and Ulster, however the sides have met 10 times before in the Heineken Champions Cup (Ulster W7, Leicester W3).

The last time Ulster visited Leicester they won 14-13, coming back from 13-0 down. Tigers had won three of four previous home games against Ulster prior to that game.

Leicester have won all six of their home games in the Challenge Cup, scoring an average 5.5 tries per game and an average winning margin of 24 points.

Ulster have won both of their two previous semi-final matches in Europe, on the way to winning the Heineken Champions Cup in 1998-99 and also in 2011-12 when they lost to Leinster in the final.

Leicester are looking to reach a European final for the first time since 2008-09 when they beat Cardiff Blues in a penalty shootout in the semi-final of the Heineken Champions Cup, before losing to Leinster at BT Murrayfield in the final.

Leicester are yet to lose a scrum on their own feed in the Challenge Cup this season, winning 36/36 so far. No other team has had more than 11 scrums without losing at least one.

Tigers are the top points (154) and try (19) scorers in the Challenge Cup this season. They have also made more tackles (573) than any other team.

Jasper Wiese has made the second most carries (36) of any player in the Challenge Cup this season, also beating more defenders (18) than anyone else in the competition.

Despite just playing two games each, the number of breaks made by Ulster duo Robert Baloucoune (6) and Jacob Stockdale (5) are bettered by only one player (Ollie Hassell-Collins of London Irish with 8) in the Challenge Cup this season.

Kini Murimurivalu ranks jointsecond for metres gained (214) in the Challenge Cup this season. His average gain per carry (10.7m) is the best of any of the 38 players to make 20-plus carries.

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