Marshall gets major chance to move up Ulster’s pecking order

TEENAGER Luke Marshall has been given a great chance to move up the ladder after he was named in the Ulster starting line-up for tonight’s Magners League date with second-placed Cardiff Blues at Ravenhill.

The 19-year-old from Ballymena had a brief foray in a senior Ulster jersey before Christmas when he lined out against Munster at Thomond Park.

“He will do well,” said his midfield partner Nevin Spence, who himself has been a revelation this season along with another Academy star Craig Gilroy, who again starts on the left wing.