Ulster A, sponsored by CD Group, will host Bedford Blues in the British & Irish Cup at Deramore Park, Belfast, on Friday night (kick off 7.30pm).
Head Coach, Alex Codling, has named John Andrew as captain of a youthful side, which includes seven Hughes Insurance Academy players in the starting XV.
Andrew will start at hooker and will be joined in the front row by Andy Warwick and Bronson Ross. John Donnan and Pete Browne have been named in the second row, with Conor Joyce, Nick Timoney and Lorcan Dow combining in the back row.
Academy players Dave Shanahan and Johnny McPhillips will occupy the half back positions, while Sam Windsor and Mark Best will line up in midfield. Jacob Stockdale, Robert Lyttle and Roger McBurney will form an exciting back three.
There are another three Academy players on the replacements bench; lock Alex Thompson and half backs Connor Young and Andrew Magrath. Johnny Murphy, Ruaidhri Murphy and Jonny Simpson will provide front row cover, with scrumhalf Paul Rowley completing the match day squad.
There is no charge at the gate and all support will be hugely welcomed by the players and management.
Ulster A team & replacements to face Bedford Blues, British & Irish Cup, Deramore Park, Belfast, Friday 15th January (7.30pm kick off):
(15-9): R McBurney, R Lyttle, M Best, S Windsor, J Stockdale, J McPhillips, D Shanahan; (1-8), A Warwick, J Andrew, B Ross, J Donnan, P Browne, C Joyce, N Timoney, L Dow;
Replacements (16-22): J Murphy, R Murphy, J Simpson, A Thompson, C Young, P Rowley, A Magrath.
Head Coach, Alex Codling, has named John Andrew as captain of a youthful side, which includes seven Hughes Insurance Academy players in the starting XV.
Andrew will start at hooker and will be joined in the front row by Andy Warwick and Bronson Ross. John Donnan and Pete Browne have been named in the second row, with Conor Joyce, Nick Timoney and Lorcan Dow combining in the back row.
Academy players Dave Shanahan and Johnny McPhillips will occupy the half back positions, while Sam Windsor and Mark Best will line up in midfield. Jacob Stockdale, Robert Lyttle and Roger McBurney will form an exciting back three.
There are another three Academy players on the replacements bench; lock Alex Thompson and half backs Connor Young and Andrew Magrath. Johnny Murphy, Ruaidhri Murphy and Jonny Simpson will provide front row cover, with scrumhalf Paul Rowley completing the match day squad.
There is no charge at the gate and all support will be hugely welcomed by the players and management.
Ulster A team & replacements to face Bedford Blues, British & Irish Cup, Deramore Park, Belfast, Friday 15th January (7.30pm kick off):
(15-9): R McBurney, R Lyttle, M Best, S Windsor, J Stockdale, J McPhillips, D Shanahan; (1-8), A Warwick, J Andrew, B Ross, J Donnan, P Browne, C Joyce, N Timoney, L Dow;
Replacements (16-22): J Murphy, R Murphy, J Simpson, A Thompson, C Young, P Rowley, A Magrath.