Stockdale returns to full-back for Ulster opener

Ireland star Jacob Stockdale played position in Ulster's run to last month’s PRO14 final but was switched to left wing for Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final

Ulster's Jacob Stockdale is tackled by Chris Dean of Edinburgh in the Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

Jacob Stockdale will return to full-back for Ulster’s Guinness PRO14 season opener against Benetton in Belfast on Friday (8:15pm). 

The Ireland star had played there throughout Dan McFarland’s 2019-20 restart and Ulster’s run to last month’s PRO14 final but was switched to his more familiar role on the left-wing for the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at Toulouse as Michael Lowry grabbed the number 15 jersey.