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Ulster Head Coach, Mark Anscombe, has made six personnel changes and one positional switch to the team that beat Edinburgh last weekend for tomorrow afternoon's game against Zebre in Italy.

Scarlets 17 Ulster 9

Future Ireland prospect Jared Payne will captain Ulster when they travel to face the Scarlets in Llanelli this evening (6.30pm).

Ulster 21 Leinster 19

Stephen Ferris may have played his last game for Ulster.

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Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has restored Paddy Jackson to his starting XV, naming the 21-year-old at flyhalf for tomorrow night’s RaboDirect PRO12 meeting with Treviso at Ravenhill (7.05pm)

Ireland’s latest No 10 Paddy Jackson gets an immediate chance to put last Sunday’s nightmare at Murrayfield behind him when he starts for Ulster in Friday’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash against Treviso at Ravenhill — where he will take over all kicking duties from his half-back partner, Ruan Pienaar.

The odds of Ulster having Ireland and Lions flanker Stephen Ferris available before their Heineken Cup clash with Saracens in April have lengthened after the latest medical update following surgery on his ankle in December.

Neil Walsh and Conor Joyce will start in an Ulster shirt for the first time after head coach Mark Anscombe included them in a much changed starting XV for tomorrow night’s RaboDirect PRO12 encounter with Glasgow at Scotstoun (7.35pm).

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Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has shuffled his backline for his side’s final Heineken Cup Pool 4 match against Castres Olympique at the Stade Pierre Antoine on Saturday (1.35pm) with Ruan Pienaar favoured over Paddy Jackson at flyhalf.

Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has had to shuffle his pack for tomorrow evening’s Heineken Cup Pool 4 match against Glasgow Warriors at Ravenhill (8pm) after lock Dan Tuohy failed to recover from the calf strain he sustained against Scarlets.

Ulster’s South African scrum-half Ruan Pienaar will make his 50th appearance for the province when they tackle Scarlets at Ravenhill this evening.

Ulster Head Coach, Mark Anscombe, has made eight changes to the team that lost to Munster last Saturday for tomorrow night’s top-of-the-table clash against Llanelli Scarlets at Ravenhill (7.05pm).

Mark Anscombe has made eleven changes to the starting XV for Ulster's trip to Thomond Park to face Munster tomorrow (5.30pm).

Ulster 27 Leinster 19

Ulster Head Coach, Mark Anscombe, has made four personnel and two positional changes to the side that lost to Northampton Saints for tomorrow night’s match against Leinster at Ravenhill.

John Afoa is adamant the three components of Ulster’s recent good form must be repeated if the northerners are to achieve the double over Premiership giants Northampton at Ravenhill this evening.

Chris Henry has been named as captain for the second of Ulster’s back-to-back Heineken Cup Pool 4 clashes with Northampton at Ravenhill on Saturday (6.00pm).

On a weekend when the provinces showed their class in the Heineken Cup, Munster, Ulster and Leinster also had big wins in the British and Irish Cup.

Ulster coach Mark Anscombe has major selection headaches ahead of Friday’s Heineken Cup trip away to Northampton.

Ulster head to Llanelli in rude health for their RaboDirect top-of-the-table clash with the Scarlets tomorrow (Parc y Scarlets, 4pm).

Ulster coach Mark Anscombe has made nine changes for the top-of-the-table RaboDirect PRO12 clash against Scarlets in Wales on Sunday (4.00pm).

Treviso 15 Ulster 16

Ireland duo Andrew Trimble and Paul Marshall have been included in the Ulster line up to play Treviso at the Stadio Monigo on Friday (6.05pm).

Half-backs Michael Heaney and Niall O’Connor have been included in the starting line up for Ulster’s RaboDirect PRO12 showdown with Zebre at the Stadio XXV Aprile on Sunday (2pm Irish time).

Ulster 45 Edinburgh 20

Ricky Andrew will make his first start for Ulster after being named at full-back for the RaboDirect PRO12 encounter with Edinburgh on Friday night at Ravenhill (7.05pm).

Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris will get a 40-minute run-out for Ulster in tomorrow’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash with Edinburgh to prove his fitness ahead of the upcoming autumn internationals.

Saturday’s pool five fixture in Parc Y Scarlets may be absolutely vital for the home side but Isaac Boss admits Leinster will be travelling to Wales with a similar mindset.

Roger Wilson will make his return from injury today as Ulster Ravens kick off their British & Irish Cup campaign against Bridgend Ravens in Deramore Park. Wilson will line out in his familiar number 8 position while former Ireland U20 captain Niall Annett starts at hooker.

Cardiff Blues 19 Ulster 48

Tommy Bowe will make his eagerly awaited return to Ulster colours when he lines out on the right wing against Cardiff in Friday evening’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash at Cardiff Arms Park (7.05pm).

Mark Anscombe has made seven changes to the starting team for the visit of Munster to Ravenhill tomorrow night (7.05pm).

Donncha O'Callaghan will not feature in Munster’s RaboDirectPRO12 game against Treviso in Thomond Park tonight (8pm) as his wife has been admitted to Cork University Hospital and is expected to give birth to their second child.

Head coach Mark Anscombe has continued to rotate his squad as Ulster prepare to face The Ospreys in the Liberty Stadium on Saturday (6.30pm).

Ireland duo Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris have been included in Ulster’s 28 man squad to face Ospreys in the RaboDirect PRO12 on Saturday (Liberty Stadium, 6.30pm).

Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has handed competitive debuts to Sean Doyle, Nick Williams, Rob Herring and Michael Heaney for Friday evening’s RaboDirect PRO12 encounter against Glasgow at Ravenhill (7.05pm).

New Ulster coach Mark Anscombe is not going to beat himself up over not having his internationals available at certain times of the season under the IRFU player management programme.

The sun shone brightly on a smattering of young Ulster stars as they held a full-strength Leicester Tigers side in a pre-season slog at Ravenhill on Saturday.