Luke Marshall has recovered from injury and has been named in the Ulster starting XV to face Scarlets in the European Rugby Champions Cup at Parc y Scarlets on Sunday evening (kick off 17:15).
The Ireland international centre suffered a knee injury while playing for the Ravens in October and returns to the side at inside-centre.
Marshall’s inclusion is one of three personnel changes and one positional switch to the starting XV that recorded a bonus point win over the same opposition at Kingspan Stadium last weekend.
Nick Williams and Wiehahn Herbst miss the game with hamstring injuries so Roger Wilson moves to Number 8, Clive Ross is named at openside, with Ireland international, Declan Fitzpatrick, selected at tighthead prop.
Stuart Olding also misses the game having suffered concussion in last Saturday’s European Rugby Champions Cup match.
Ruan Pienaar continues at scrumhalf alongside Ian Humphreys, Marshall partners last weekend’s man of the match, Darren Cave, in midfield with Louis Ludik at fullback and Ireland internationals Tommy Bowe and Craig Gilroy selected in the back three.
Captain, Rory Best, is joined by Callum Black and Fitzpatrick in the front row, while Franco van der Merwe has recovered from the head injury he suffered last weekend and is selected in the second row along with Ireland international second row Dan Tuohy.
Clive Ross and Wilson start alongside Robbie Diack in the back row.
Prop Bronson Ross is named among the substitutes and is in line to make his first appearance in the competition if called upon. He is joined on the bench by forwards Rob Herring, Andrew Warwick, Alan O’Connor and Mike McComish.
Backs Paul Marshall, Michael Allen and Michael Heaney complete the match-day squad.
The game will be live on BT Sport with radio coverage on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Wales.
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Ulster XV & Replacements to play Scarlets, European Rugby Champions Cup, Parc y Scarlets, Sunday 14th December, 17:15 (15-9): L Ludik; T Bowe, D Cave, L Marshall, C Gilroy, I Humphreys, R Pienaar; (1-8): C Black, R Best (Capt), D Fitzpatrick, D Tuohy, F vd Merwe, R Diack, C Ross, R Wilson; Replacements (16-23): R Herring, A Warwick, B Ross, A O’Connor, M McComish, P Marshall, M Heaney, M Allen.