Connacht ring the changes, Doak starts at out-half for Ulster 

John Cooney and Nathan Doak make up the half-back pairing for Dan McFarland's side. 

VERSATILITY: Nathan Doak will start at 10 for Ulster. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Dan McFarland and Andy Friend have named their respective sides for the URC meeting of Connacht and Ulster at the Sportsground on Friday night (kick-off, 7.35pm). 

McFarland has named both Nathan Doak and John Cooney in the same side, with Cooney manning the nine channel and 21-year-old Doak running the back line from the out-half berth.