PRO14: Teams up for Edinburgh v Ulster

Dan McFarland has announced his match day squad to travel to Edinburgh in search of a win which would leave Ulster in pole position to claim second spot in Conference B of the Guinness PRO14.

Jacob Stockdale starts in the 15 jersey for the first time since the away trip to Munster in 2016 while Iain Henderson returns to captain the side.

The front row remains unchanged from the away defeat against Glasgow with Eric O’Sullivan, Rob Herring and Marty Moore tasked with controlling Edinburgh’s scrum. Kieran Treadwell joins Iain Henderson in the engine room while McFarland reverts to the back row which fared so well against Leinster two weeks ago: Nick Timoney starts on the blindside with Jordi Murphy on the other flank and Marcell Coetzee at eight.

John Cooney and Billy Burns continue as Ulster’s half backs while Stuart McCloskey is deemed fit to feature after picking up a concussion last time out. He is partnered by Luke Marshall at outside centre. There’s a bit of a reshuffle in the back three . . .

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