| Humphreys will undergo a fitness test on Friday afternoon and McCall will confirm his starting line up one hour before kick off. Another injury concern is Simon Best who will also undergo a late fitness test, if Simon is not declared fit then Declan Fitzpatrick will be brought onto the replacements bench. Ireland scrum half Isaac Boss returns from injury to start at scrum half. Ryan Caldwell earns his first Ulster start this season and said" I am glad to be given the opportunity to start and I hope that I can be part of a good team performance on the night"
David Pollock who captained the Ireland U20s side to an unprecedented Grand Slam and Six Nations Championship double is also named on the bench. Mark McCall said this of David earlier on in the week "David was sensational for Ireland Under-20s and he has come in great shape and with an extra spring in his step, All he needs now is an opportunity."
Ulster are currently second in the Magners League with 45 points, just one point behind Leinster. Munster stand eighth in the league with 32 points.
This is an all ticket match and very close to being a sell out, with only 50 terrace tickets left for sale.
Ulster Team
15 - Bryn Cunningham; 14 - Tommy Bowe; 13 - Paul Steinmetz / Andrew Trimble; 12 - Paddy Wallace / Paul Steinmetz; 11 - Paul McKenzie / Andrew Trimble; 10 - David Humphreys / Paddy Wallace; 9 - Isaac Boss; 1 - Justin Fitzpatrick; 2 - Rory Best; 3 - Bryan Young; 4 - Justin Harrison (Captain); 5 - Ryan Caldwell; 6 - Stephen Ferris; 7 - Kieron Dawson; 8 - Roger Wilson;
Replacements:
16 - Paul Shields; 17 - Simon Best / Declan Fitzpatrick; 18 - Tim Barker 19 - David Pollock ; 20 - Kieran Campbell; 21 - Paul McKenzie / AN Other; 22 - Andrew Maxwell
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