Henderson ready to lead Ulster into battle

Lions star Iain Henderson will lead Ulster for the first time when a so far stingless Wasps side fly into Belfast for the opening Champions Cup Pool 1 clash at the Kingspan Stadium this evening.

The 25-year-old, who made the first of his 32 Ireland appearances five years ago against South Africa, is expected to add an edge with his rampaging leadership to an Ulster pack that has been lacking in venom of late.

Ulster head coach Les Kiss has made three changes to the side that scraped past Connacht last week with Louis Ludik returning to the right wing for Tommy Bowe while Robbie Diack partners Henderson at lock with Sean Reidy replacing the injured Chris Hendry.