Iain Henderson wary of Peter O'Mahony and Tadhg Beirne threat

Henderson has been in the trenches with O’Mahony and Beirne long enough to know that their potential presence in the Munster pack could be a gamechanger on Friday night

Ulster captain Iain Henderson. Photo by George Tewkesbury/Sportsfile

Ian Henderson has been in the trenches of Test-match rugby with Peter O’Mahony and Tadhg Beirne long enough to know that their potential presence in the Munster pack could be a gamechanger for the visitors when they visit Kingspan Stadium for Friday’s United Rugby Championship quarter-final.

The Ulster captain is preparing to go up against his in-form counterpart O’Mahony after the flanker’s return to training last week following a week out due to a shoulder injury. His fellow Ireland lock Beirne has indicated he is pushing hard to make his comeback after more than two months out with a thigh issue when Munster travel to Belfast looking to salvage their season with a run to the URC final.