Friendly: Teams up for Ulster v Uruguay

Adam McBurney captains a young Ulster side ahead of the challenge of Uruguay tomorrow night at Kingspan Stadium.

It is the first time Ulster have played international opposition since they defeated Portugal ten years ago.

Schalk van der Merwe will make his first appearance of the season at loosehead prop with Tom O’Toole occupying the tighthead spot. Ireland U20 international, Matthew Dalton starts in the second row alongside Alex Thompson who re-signed for Ulster from Terenure College in the offseason. Brothers Matthew Rea and Marcus Rea are named as Ulster’s flankers while Greg Jones is the number eight.

Jonny Stewart and Johnny McPhillips start as Ulster’s half back pairing while James Hume moves to inside centre after a solid first appearance at 13 against Benetton last week. Stewart Moore returns to the outside centre position after featuring there against Gloucester in Ulster’s first pre-season fixture. Angus Kernohan, Iwan Hughes and Bruce Houston are Ulster’s back three.

With an average age of just 21, Schalk van . . .

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