Humphreys and Wannenburg make Ulster XV

Ian Humphreys and Pedrie Wannenburg have won their fitness battles and have been named in Brian McLaughlin's starting XV to face the Leicester Tigers in the sold-out Heineken Cup clash at Ravenhill tomorrow (8pm).

Both players left the field earlier in last week's PRO12 match against Edinburgh at Murrayfield, Humphreys with a hamstring injury and Wannenburg with an ankle injury.

The starting XV shows just one change from that named ahead of last week's match against Edinburgh, with Paddy Wallace, who made a 20 minute cameo on his return from a hand injury named in the centre. He replaces Ian Whitten who moves to the bench.

Head Coach Brian McLaughlin admitted his side were frustrated to leave Welford Road empty-handed earlier in the tournament and are determined atone in front of a packed home crowd this weekend.

"The whole team has performed well in recent weeks but we have worked on a few things in training this week to ensure that we are in peak condition and are raring to go." McLaughlin said.

"The game at Welford Road in Round 2 was very tight and we were really disappointed to come away with nothing.

“To beat Leicester, you have to beat them up front. They play a game based on their set-piece, and that aspect of the game will be crucial for us."

Elsewhere amongst the replacements Nigel Brady is preferred to Andi Kyriacou to cover the hooker berth and will make his 100th appearance for Ulster should he take the field during the game.

"Nigel has been a fantastic servant to Ulster Rugby over the years". said McLaughlin

"He is an integral member of the squad and has the respect of his team mates and all the staff at Ulster Rugby.

“He is an Ulsterman through and through and he takes great pride in his performance when he takes the field."

The Ulster players, management team and supporters got an extra boost ahead of the game this week with yesterday's news that scrum-halves Ruan Pienaar and Paul Marshall have each committed to the club for another two years.

Ulster v (Leicester Tigers): S Terblanche; A Trimble, D Cave, P Wallace, C Gilroy; I Humphreys, R Pienaar; T Court, R Best, J Afoa, J Muller (Captain), D Tuohy, S Ferris, C Henry, P Wannenburg

Replacements: N Brady, C Black, A Macklin, L Stevenson, W Faloon, P Marshall, I Whitten, A D'Arcy.