Ulster A team announced for Dragons clash

The Ulster A team has been announced for Saturday’s Celtic Cup Round 5 fixture away to Dragons (CCBC Centre for Sporting Excellence, 3.00pm). There are six new faces in the starting team, with five of those coming up front. Abbey Insurance Academy players Callum Reid and Tom Stewart join the experienced Andy Warwick in the front row. JJ McKee also comes into the side and he will partner Jack Regan in the second row. David McCann is retained in the back row and will lead the side alongside Aaron Hall and Matthew Agnew in the back row. There is just one newcomer to the backline, with Luke Pollock selected on the right wing, alongside Graham Curtis and Ethan McIlroy in the back three. Nathan Doak and Bruce Houston occupy the half-back positions once more, as Hayden Hyde and Ross Adair remain in midfield. Zack McCall, Tommy O’Hagan, Paul Mullen, Joe Dunleavy and Azur Allison provide forward cover from the bench, while Lewis Finlay, Ben Power and Conor Rankin are the backline reinforcements. Ulster A team to play Dragons, Celtic Cup Round 5, Saturday 21st September (3.00pm), CCBC Centre for Sporting Excellence: (15-9): Ethan McIlroy; Luke Pollock, Ross Adair, Hayden Hyde, Graham Curtis; Bruce Houston, Nathan Doak; (1-8): Callum Reid, Tom Stewart, Andy Warwick, JJ McKee, Jack Regan, Aaron Hall, Matthew Agnew, David McCann (captain); Replacements (16-23): Zack McCall, Tommy O’Hagan, Paul Mullen, Joe Dunleavy, Azur Allison, Lewis Finlay, Ben Power, Conor Rankin. Ulster A’s Celtic Cup 2019/20 Fixtures: Scarlets 32 Ulster A 35 – Saturday 24th August, 2.30pm, Llandovery RFC Ulster A 32 Cardiff 5 – Saturday 31st August, 7.30pm, Malone RFC Ulster A 33 Connacht 13 – Friday 6th September, 4.00pm, Ballymena RFC Leinster 55 Ulster A 24 – Saturday 14th September, 3.00pm, Energia Park Dragons v Ulster A – Saturday 21st September, 2.30pm, CCBC Centre for Sporting Excellence Ulster A v Ospreys – Friday 27th September, 5.00pm, Malone RFC Ulster A v Munster – Friday 4th October, 5.00pm, Shaw’s Bridge Celtic Cup Final – Saturday 12th October