Five changes as Best leads Ulster

Leaders Ulster will go into their away match at Edinburgh with Rory Best as captain and five changes from their win over The Dragons.

Leaders Ulster will go into their away match at Edinburgh with Rory Best as captain and five changes from their win over The Dragons.

Isaac Boss returns to scrum-half in place of Kieran Campbell and fellow Ireland squad members Best and Bryan Young are also selected in a strengthened line-up.

Wallaby Justin Harrison has been ruled out with a calf injury. Ireland's Matt McCullough steps into his shoes to partner Tim Barker in the second row. Kieron Dawson is a direct replacement for Neil McMillan at openside.

ULSTER (v Edinburgh): Bryn Cunningham; Mark Bartholomeusz; Paul Steinmetz; Paddy Wallace; Andrew Maxwell; David Humphreys; Isaac Boss; Justin Fitzpatrick; Rory Best (Captain); Bryan Young; Tim Barker; Matt McCullough; Stephen Ferris; Kieron Dawson; Roger Wilson.

Replacements: Paul Shields; Tom Court; Lewis Stevenson; Neil McMillan; Kieran Campbell; Kevin Maggs; Scott Young.

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