Challenge Cup: Teams up for Northampton v Ulster.

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Dan McFarland has named an unchanged starting line up for the first time since December 2018 as Iain Henderson fails to recover from a shoulder injury.

The only change comes on the replacemnets’ bench as Matthew Rea comes in for Cormac Izuchukwu who picked up an injury in his cameo appearance last week.

Ulster’s pack had an armchair ride last week, blitzing a weakened Harlequins signed with ease in the first half. I can’t imagine tonight’s game will be as comfortable.

The opposition

Northampton have a few injury concerns of their own with Courtney Lawes, Matt Proctor, Api Ratuniyarawa, Owen Franks and George Furbank all absent, but they welcome Dan Biggar, Piers Francis, Nick Isiekwe and Lewis Ludlam back into the team. Sam Matevesi and Teimana Harrison are bruising ball carriers for the home side while second row David Ribbans . . .

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