Humphreys still facing fitness test

David Humphreys will have to come through a fitness test on a damaged ankle beofre Mark McCall can insert him at out-half for Friday's Heineken Cup opener against Gloucester at Ravenhill.

David Humphreys will have to come through a fitness test on a damaged ankle before Mark McCall can insert him at out-half for Friday's Heineken Cup opener against Gloucester at Ravenhill.

If the veteran playmaker cannot convince McCall of his fitness, Paddy Wallace will come in at ten to partner Isaac Boss.

Australian Justin Harrison and Italian Carlo del Fave will form a foreign second row combination in behind Justin Fitzpatrick, captain Roryt Best and Bryan Young.

ULSTER (v Gloucester): B Cunningham; T Bowe, A Trimble, R Dewey, M McCrea; D Humphreys, I Boss; J Fitzpatrick, R Best (capt), B Young, J Harrison, C Del Fava, M McCullough, N Best, R Wilson.

Replacements: N Brady, D Fitzpatrick, R Caldwell, K Dawson, K Campbell, P Wallace, M Bartholomeusz.

GLOUCESTER: I Balshaw; J Simpson-Daniel, M Tindall, A Allen, L Vainikolo; R Lamb, R Lawson; N Wood, O Azam, C Nieto, P Buxton (capt), A Brown, A Strokosch, A Qera, L Narraway.

Replacements: A Titterrell, C Califano, M Bortolami, G Delve, M Prendergast, C Paterson, O Morgan.