Tyrone Howe will miss his teams trip to Swansea to meet The Ospreys having been forced to pull out after failing a fitness test on a groin injury.


Andy Maxwell starts on the wing while Bryn Cunningham is named at full-back. In the pack, Rod Moore, Rory Best, Gary Longwell and Campbell Feather replace Ronan McCormack, Paul Shields, Rowan Frost and Andy Ward. Cunningham replaces Paddy Wallace at full-back while in a positional switch, Simon Best switches back to loose-head prop.

Replacement Shane Stewart, returning from a knee injury, is named in the 22 for the first time since the pre-season friendly against NEC Harlequins in August.

As expected, David Humphreys is included in the Ulster side after recovering from a bang to the face he sustained in Sunday’s Heineken Cup defeat by the Blues.

Ulster (V The Ospreys): B Cunningham, T Bowe, P Steinmetz, K Maggs, T Howe, D Humphreys, K Campbell, S Best, R Best, R Moore, G Longwell, M McCullough, C Feather (capt), N Best, R Wilson.

Replacements: P Shields, R McCormack, R Frost, A Ward, R Spee, A Larkin, S Stewart.

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