NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will host Ulster on a Friday night in the Guinness PRO12 next month.

The dates for the fixtures in round 18 and 19 have been confirmed with the Rodney Parade meeting with the men from Belfast taking place on Friday, March 24 (kick-off 7.35pm).

Kingsley Jones' team take on Zebre in Parma on Saturday, April 8 (kick-off 3.30pm).

The delay in the exact dates for the fixtures was because broadcasters were picking their televised games with the Ulster encounter live on BBC Northern Ireland. The fixture in Italy is not being shown in Wales.