Muller back for Ulster’s Treviso game

Ulster skipper Johann Muller will be back in harness for Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash with Treviso at Ravenhill.

It is also expected that hooker Rob Herring, who is first-choice in Rory Best’s absence, will be available after sustaining a stinger against Zebre last week.

Muller, who has recovered from a calf injury sustained four weeks ago, will help alleviate Ulster’s forward injury woes ahead of their European back-to-back date with the dangerous Italian franchise. With locks Iain Henderson and Lewis Stevenson out of action until the new year, Muller’s return is most opportune. Nick Williams is still missing from the back-row, but Ireland’s Chris Henry is almost back to fitness, but is unlikely to be risked.