Henderson to lead Ulster against Edinburgh

The Ulster team has been named for Friday night’s crucial Guinness PRO14 fixture against Edinburgh (BT Murrayfield, 7.35pm). Dan McFarland and his coaching team have made three personnel changes to the starting XV that lost to Glasgow last weekend. Iain Henderson returns to captain the side, while Nick Timoney and Abbey Insurance Academy winger Robert Baloucoune are also included. Henderson is joined in the second row by Kieran Treadwell, with Jordi Murphy and Marcell Coetzee selected alongside Timoney in the back row. Rob Herring, Marty Moore and Eric O’Sullivan are retained in the front row. John Cooney and Billy Burns continue on half-back duty, while Stuart McCloskey and Luke Marshall are again named in midfield. Baloucoune’s inclusion sees Rob Lyttle move to the left wing and Jacob Stockdale shift to fullback. Ross Kane and Peter Nelson are recalled to the match day 23, with John Andrew, Andy Warwick, Alan O’Connor, Sean Reidy, David Shanahan and Angus Kernohan also among the replacements. A win for Ulster against their Conference B rivals will be enough secure a place in the end-of-season play-offs. Ulster team to play Edinburgh, Guinness PRO14 Round 20, Friday 12th April 2019 at BT Murrayfield (7.35pm): (15-9): J Stockdale; R Baloucoune, L Marshall, S McCloskey, R Lyttle; B Burns, J Cooney; (1-8): E O’Sullivan, R Herring, M Moore, I Henderson (Capt), K Treadwell, N Timoney, J Murphy, M Coetzee; Replacements: J Andrew, A Warwick, R Kane, A O’Connor, S Reidy, D Shanahan, P Nelson, A Kernohan.