Dan McFarland has announced the Ulster side which will take on Ospreys at Brewery Field tomorrow night. (19:35).
Stuart McCloskey will make his 100th Ulster appearance while Iain Henderson has recovered sufficiently from an injury picked up in the Heineken Champions Cup match against Leicester Tigers last month to be named in the starting team.
Eric O’Sullivan, Rob Herring and Marty Moore form a formidable front row while Henderson partners Alan O’Connor in the second row. There’s a bit of rotation in the back row but Ulster will be boosted by the inclusion of Jordi Murphy who starts at openside flanker. Clive Ross makes his first start since the draw against Munster in April while Nick Timoney is the number eight.
Only playing six minutes in the first two Six Nations matches, John Cooney has been released from Irish duty and will provide the calming influence on Michael Lowry who starts at out half. McCloskey partners Darren Cave in midfield while Louis Ludik, Angus Kernohan and Pete Nelson form a rotated back three. Will . . .
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