Nick Williams and Ruan Pienaar have been included in Ulster’s starting line up for Friday’s Heineken Cup Pool 4 match against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium (kick off 8.00pm).
Stephen Ferris has failed to recover from a back injury so impressive youngster Iain Henderson retains his place at blindside flanker, as Mark Anscombe made just two changes to the starting XV.
Williams has recovered from a rib injury picked up in the RaboDirect PRO12 win over Connacht a fortnight ago and will start the game at number 8 in place of Mike McComish who is named on the bench.
Pienaar showed his class in scoring the vital bonus point winning try as a replacement last week against Castres and will start at scrumhalf. Paul Marshall, who had ably deputised for the Springbok during the Rugby Championship, scored two tries in a man of the match display against the French side, highlighting Ulster’s strength in depth.
Indeed, Mark Anscombe admits it was a tough decision on the number 9 jersey: “Paul played outstanding last week . . .
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