PADDY JACKSON WILL captain Ulster for their Pro12 visit to the Cardiff Blues on Sunday.

Les Kiss makes six changes to the side which narrowly lost out to Scarlets last weekend, with Sammy Arnold coming in at inside centre to join Luke Marshall.

Ruan Pienaar’s return at scrum-half is the only other change in the backs while Callum Black, Bronson Ross, Pete Browne and Nick Williams all return to the pack.

Kick-off at Cardiff Arms Park is at 2.30pm.

Cardiff Blues

15. Dan Fish
14. Blaine Scully
13. Aled Summerhill
12. Rey Lee-Lo
11. Tom James
10. Rhys Patchell
9. Tomos Williams

1. Brad Thyer
2. Matthew Rees
3. Salesi Ma’afu
4. Jarrad Hoeata
5. James Down
6. Josh Turnbull
7. Ellis Jenkins
8. Manoa Vosawai

Replacements:

16. Kristian Dacey
17. Thomas Davies
18. Taufa’ao Filise
19. Macauley Cook
20. Josh Navidi
21. Lewis Jones
22. Jarrod Evans
23. Garyn Smith

Ulster

15. Stuart Olding
14. Craig Gilroy
13. Luke Marshall
12. Sammy Arnold
11. Jacob Stockdale,
10. Paddy Jackson (c)
9. Ruan Pienaar

1. Callum Black
2. John Andrew
3. Bronson Ross
4. Pete Browne
5. Franco van der Merwe
6. Robbie Diack
7. Chris Henry
8. Nick Williams

Replacements:

16. Jonny Murphy
17. Kyle McCall
18. Ricky Lutton
19. Roger Wilson
20. Sean Reidy
21. Paul Marshall
22. Darren Cave
23. Rory Scholes

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