ASSISTANT COACH DAN Soper has named the Ulster XV to face Dragons in the URC tomorrow [KO 7.35pm] in the wake of Dan McFarland’s departure.
Ulster parted company with McFarland last week, and now return to URC action at Kingspan Stadium for the first time since the interpro win over Connacht before Christmas.
James Hume captains the side, with seven changes on show from McFarland’s final defeat to Ospreys. The Ulster Academy graduate forms a centre partnership with 21-year-old Jude Postlethwaite.
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Mike Lowry is named on the wing in a surprise move, with Jacob Stockdale — who has been in Andy Farrell’s Ireland Six Nations squad — on the bench. Ethan McIlroy is on the other flank.
Tom O’Toole returns to the XV for the first time since his Six Nations call-up, while Tom Stewart and Nick Timoney have also been released and catapulted into the starting team.
Meanwhile, Cormac Izuchukwu starts in the second row, with John Cooney and Billy at nine and 10. Kieran Treadwell is back in the matchday squad after the lock sustained an injury against Harlequins in January, and is in line for a return to action from the bench.
Dragons, meanwhile, have also shown their hand:
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7️⃣ Changes to starting XV 🔙 Basham Returns 🔥 Debut for Harry Taylor 🙌 First start for Joe Westwood 🆕 Potential 🐉 debut for Huw Anderson#WeAreGwentRugbypic.twitter.com/YEhm6h9IGS
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Ulster team named as life after Dan McFarland begins against Dragons
ASSISTANT COACH DAN Soper has named the Ulster XV to face Dragons in the URC tomorrow [KO 7.35pm] in the wake of Dan McFarland’s departure.
Ulster parted company with McFarland last week, and now return to URC action at Kingspan Stadium for the first time since the interpro win over Connacht before Christmas.
James Hume captains the side, with seven changes on show from McFarland’s final defeat to Ospreys. The Ulster Academy graduate forms a centre partnership with 21-year-old Jude Postlethwaite.
Mike Lowry is named on the wing in a surprise move, with Jacob Stockdale — who has been in Andy Farrell’s Ireland Six Nations squad — on the bench. Ethan McIlroy is on the other flank.
Tom O’Toole returns to the XV for the first time since his Six Nations call-up, while Tom Stewart and Nick Timoney have also been released and catapulted into the starting team.
Meanwhile, Cormac Izuchukwu starts in the second row, with John Cooney and Billy at nine and 10. Kieran Treadwell is back in the matchday squad after the lock sustained an injury against Harlequins in January, and is in line for a return to action from the bench.
Dragons, meanwhile, have also shown their hand:
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