Ulster think big after €18m boost

Ulster Rugby have confirmed they are seeking to secure naming rights for their proposed redeveloped stadium at Ravenhill after announcing how they plan to utilise the €18.3m injection from Northern Ireland’s Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for the final stages of construction.

At present they are in discussions with a number of interested parties who would like to be a naming partner to the new arena. Ravenhill is owned by the IRFU and was first opened in 1924.

A new stand on the east side of the ground was opened three years ago and work on the remaining three sides of the ground will begin next Wednesday, with completion planned by the summer of 2014 that will boost Ravenhill’s capacity from the current 11,400 to 18,100.