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Ulster to try Bests as McCall shuffles pack

FRONT row brothers, Simon and Rory Best have been called into the Ulster panel for Friday’s Celtic League match against Edinburgh at Ravenhill.

Ulster to try Bests as McCall shuffles pack

Wed, 15 Dec, 2004 - 00:00

Barry Coughlan

The former Banbridge and Belfast Harlequins duo are two of five changes made to the 22 which defeated Stade Francais 18-10 in the Heineken Cup last Saturday.

Ulster coach Mark McCall named a panel of 22 yesterday, delaying his starting XV to allow the knocks of a bruising encounter against the French champions to settle.

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Courts Rugby Place: Edinburgh Place: Ravenhill Place: England Place: Perth Place: Castres Place: Pau Person: Bests Person: McCall Person: Simon Person: Rory Best Person: Mark McCall Person: Simon Best Person: Rory Person: Nigel Brady Person: Neil Best Person: Gavin Pfister Person: Scott Young Person: Jonny Bell Person: Tyrone Howe Person: Andrew Maxwell Person: Rod Kafer Person: Wayne Shelford Person: Steve Diamond Person: Kafer Person: Mark Sinderberry Person: Mark Person: Sinderberry Person: Rod Person: Frederic Michalak Person: Michalak Person: Bernard Laporte Person: Julien Peyrelongue Person: Yann Delaigue Person: Ludovic Mercier Person: David Skrela Person: Benjamin Boyet Person: Laporte Person: Delaigue Person: Skrela Person: Mercier Person: Boyet Person: Brian Liebenberg Person: R McCormack Person: S Best Person: R Moore Person: P Shields Person: R Best Person: R Frost Person: M McCullough Person: G Longwell Person: M Mustchin Person: G Pfister Person: C Feather Person: R Wilson Person: B Cunningham Person: T Bowe Person: A Maxwell Person: T Howe Person: P Steinmetz Person: K Maggs Person: A Larkin Person: D Humphreys Person: N Doak Person: K Campbell Event: Celtic League Event: Heineken Cup Event: All-Ireland League Event: Cup Event: European Challenge Cup Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Banbridge Organisation: Belfast Harlequins Organisation: Stade Francais Organisation: Dungannon Organisation: Llanelli Organisation: Saracens Organisation: Super 14 Organisation: Parma Organisation: France Organisation: Northampton Organisation: Italy Organisation: Toulouse Organisation: Gloucester Organisation: Stade Francais’

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