Ulster v Connacht: Teams
Ulster have made two changes ahead of Friday night's dead rubber clash with Connacht at Ravenhill.
Last Updated: 06/05/10 2:46pm
Ulster have made two changes ahead of Friday night's dead rubber clash with Connacht at Ravenhill.
In the pack, Chris Henry replaces an injured Stephen Ferris as blind-side flanker, while in the backs Ian Humphreys starts the match at fly-half, with Niall O'Connor on the bench for the last match of the 2009-10 season.
Commenting on the fixture, Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin said: "We will be looking for a win first and foremost, that is the most important thing for us.
"We want to build on our performance against Edinburgh and achieve back to back wins to end the season on a high.
"We have all talked about our disappointment this season, mainly that after the Bath game, we didn't kick-on and achieve what we are capable of. But, we did have a smashing performance last weekend and want a strong positive win at Ravenhill, on Friday, to end the season for both ourselves and our supporters.
"Connacht are coming here full of confidence and its Michael (Bradley's) last game, so they will also be chasing the win. It will be a really tough game of rugby, and an exciting finally."
Bradley has made four changes for his last game in charge.
Brian Tuohy takes over on the right-wing, Ronan Loughney starts at loosehead, Bernie Upton returns in the second row and Mike McComish will start at openside flanker.
Ulster: 15 Jamie Smith, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Ian Whitten, 11 Simon Danielli, 10 Ian Humphreys, 9 Paul Marshall, 8 Robbie Diack, 7 Willie Faloon, 6 Chris Henry, 5 Dan Tuohy, 4 Ed O'Donoghue, 3 BJ Both, 2 Rory Best (capt), 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Andi Kyriacou, 17 Bryan Young, 18 Ryan Caldwell, 19 TJ Anderson, 20 Isaac Boss, 21 Niall O'Connor, 22 Timoci Nagusa.
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Brian Tuohy, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 Aidan Wynne, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 George Naoupu, 7 Mike McComish, 6 John Muldoon (capt), 5 Michael McCarthy, 4 Bernie Upton, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Ronan Loughney.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Robbie Morris, 18 Adrian Browne, 19 Jonny O'Connor, 20 Conor O'Loughlin, 21 Miah Nikora, 22 Troy Nathan, 23 Robbie Morris.