Twenty year old back row Iain Henderson will be the third of our four to follow to appear in the Heineken Cup when he makes his home debut for Ulster after replacing the injured Nick Williams for Friday’s Heineken Cup Pool 4 opener against Castres Olympique (kick off 8.00pm).
Williams has failed to recover from a rib injury picked up in the 25-0 win over Connacht on Friday night so Henderson will make his fourth appearance for the Province, his first in the Heineken Cup. It follows yesterday’s news that the Ireland U20 star has signed his first full contract, keeping him at the club until June 2015.
Henderson’s inclusion at blindside flanker will mean Stephen Ferris switches to the back of the scrum. The rest of the team is unchanged from Friday’s clinical victory over Connacht.
The only change on the replacements bench will see Ruan Pienaar, who returned from Rugby Championship duty with South Africa earlier in the week, named in place of Michael Heaney.
After missing most of last season with an Achilles tendon injury, fullback Jared . . .
You will need to log in or register to read the rest of this article. If you have not already registered you can click here to register.
In 2022 we added 102,631 new images in 510 galleries with a gallery breakdown of 263 Rugby, 217 Hockey and 30 Athletics. Your registration and subscription will help us to continue.
Thanks.
Corrections, comments or questions?