Friendly: Teams up for Ulster v Gloucester

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Ulster have named a youthful team that will take the pitch against Gloucester in Chris Henry’s testimonial game on Saturday evening.

New signings, Marty Moore, Billy Burns and Will Addison are included among 18 replacements while Alex Thompson starts in the second row.

We didn’t see much of Schalk van der Merwe last season due to injury but he starts at loosehead prop with John Andrew at hooker and Tom O’Toole at tighthead prop. Alan O’Connor captains the side from the engine room alongside the aforementioned Thompson. Chris Henry starts his testimonial match on the openside flank with FRU player of the year nominee, Nick Timoney, at 8 and Marcus Rea on the blindside.

Starting his tenth season at the province, Chris Henry is the first Ulster player receive a testimonial match. Amassing 183 appearances in an Ulster jersey since his debut against Harlequins in 2009, Henry established himself as a stalwart at Ulster and was a key face in the province’s 2012 Heineken Cup . . .

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