The Ulster team to play Bath in Round 3 of the Heineken Cup at Ravenhill this Saturday, 11th December kick off 1.30pm has been named.
With Rory Best ruled out having sustained a fractured cheekbone during the international period, Johann Muller will captain the side. Ulster, who did the double over Bath home and away in last season’s Heineken Cup campaign will be hoping for more of the same this time around, with back to back fixtures in the run up to Christmas.
Paddy Wallace who was omitted from the side selected to play the Dragons last weekend (match postponed) due to a niggle in his lower back starts at inside centre with Nevin Spence filling in at 13 for the injured Darren Cave (recurrence of hamstring injury), while Ruan Pienaar is preferred at scrum-half this week over Paul Marshall who is named on the bench.
Up front Muller’s return from a neck injury sustained against Cardiff last month means that Tim Barker moves to the bench while Willie Faloon makes way as Stephen Ferris returns to the back row.
With the match kicking off at 1.30pm, the Ravenhill . . .
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