Ulster line-up doesn't bode well for Ireland's burgeoning injury crisis.
Ulster will be boosted on Friday by the return of some of their World Cup players for their clash against United Rugby Championship winners Munster at the Kingspan Stadium.
Ulster, who were dominant but error-strewn, had their bonus point wrapped up by half-time when Stewart Moore scored.
Every team in the URC has been busy sorting transfers ahead of the upcoming summer break. The Irish provinces have been using their academies...
Ulster had a 78th-minute try disallowed as they slipped to a 23-20 URC defeat to the Stormers in Cape Town.
Ulster maintained their 100 per cent start in the Guinness PRO14 as they began the new year by beating Irish rivals Munster 15-10, although they were made to fight all the way at the Kingspan Stadium.
Springbok back row bruiser Marcell Coetzee has found himself in a usual position: he's been benched by Ulster.
Dan McFarland is keeping changes to a minimum at Ulster after an indefinitely suspended season where they qualified for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals and lie in second in their PRO14 conference.