Ulster Rugby’s dwelling floor has been renamed the Affidea Stadium after a “long-term” sponsorship settlement with the healthcare firm.
The Belfast floor, initially often known as Ravenhill, had been called Kingspan Stadium since 2014.
An Ulster assertion stated the brand new deal will present “a robust platform to spend money on the event of gamers, services and fan expertise”.
“Collectively, we are going to proceed to spend money on elite and grassroots rugby, and we sit up for seeing the Affidea Stadium develop into a beacon for sport and neighborhood delight in Ulster,” stated the province’s chief govt officer Hugh McCaughey.
Ulster’s 11-year naming rights take care of building agency Kingspan concluded on the finish of final month, whereas the affiliation went again to 1999.
The industrial relationship with the Cavan-based firm had been questioned within the wake of the agency’s hyperlinks to the Grenfell Tower fireplace.
Seventy-two folks died within the fireplace in London in 2017 and Kingspan’s enterprise practices have been criticised during an inquiry.
The corporate, nonetheless, stated its merchandise made up solely 5% of the insulation at Grenfell and that they have been used with out its advice.
