The preliminary Ulster squad has been named ahead of Saturday’s trip to Thomond Park to take Munster in the RaboDirect PRO12 (kick off 7.30pm).
Chris Henry has been responding well to treatment but has failed to recover from an ankle sprain which also ruled him out of the Heineken Cup semi-final win over Edinburgh last weekend. Andi Kyriacou is carrying a neck injury and is also unavailable.
Stephen Ferris and Rory Best will be rested for Saturday’s clash and so are not included in the 32 man panel. Young forward duo Iain Henderson and Niall Annett have been named, with the latter in as a cover for Kyriacou. Henderson played a pivotal role in Ireland U20’s Six Nations campaign, while Annett has been in fine form for his club side Belfast Harlequins this season.
Munster’s only victory in their last four matches in all competitions was 35-29 at home to Glasgow on 14th April. They have lost their last two games at Thomond Park – an unprecedented sequence in the professional era, with one of those defeats coming in the Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster.
The two sides also met in the PRO12 . . .
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