Maggs return boosts Ulster

ULSTER coach Mark McCall has named a squad of 23 for Friday’s Celtic League top-of-the-table clash with Munster at Ravenhill (7.35 kick-off).

Back into the frame comes former Ireland centre Kevin Maggs who has now fully recovered from a minor operation for an elbow problem.

Apart from that addition, the squad shows only one change from that which defeated Edinburgh at Murrayfield two weeks ago with Tommy Bowe returning in place of Andrew Trimble, who played in last Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Wales.

Once again, McCall has the remainder of his international squad members available.

Assistant coach Allan Clarke said that the game is a season-defining one.

“It’s first against second, so it gets no bigger,” he said. “We are now at the business end of the Celtic League, and with that in mind you have to win your home games. We have seven games remaining, with four of those at home, starting this week. We must win it, plain and simple.”

Ulster: Forwards: B Young, J Fitzpatrick, S Best, N Brady, R Best, J Harrison, M McCullough, R Caldwell, N Best, N McMillan, R Wilson, S Ferris.

Backs: B Cunningham, A Maxwell, T Bowe, J Topping, P Steinmetz, J Bell, K Maggs, A Larkin, D Humphreys, K Campbell, I Boss.