Ulster v Dragons: Teams
Ulster coach Matt Williams has been forced to make three changes to his side for the Magners League encounter with the Dragons.
Last Updated: 18/09/08 1:52pm
Ulster coach Matt Williams has been forced to make three changes to his side for the Magners League encounter with the Dragons at Ravenhill on Friday.
Paddy Wallace and David Pollock are both ruled out through injury, which means Niall O'Connor and Kieron Dawson come in at fly-half and openside respectively.
The final change sees Tom Court get the nod at loosehead in favour of Justin Fitzpatrick, who has to settle for a place on the bench,
After a narrow defeat against Cardiff Blues last week Williams is confident his side can turn things around this time out.
"I know my team can win this game, we played some great rugby on Friday in Cardiff and the players effort was spot on, if we can repeat that effort and style of rugby and control our penalty count then I am confident we can beat the Dragons," Williams said.
"The Dragons will be nervous about coming to Ravenhill - they know how intimidating it can be to play at Ravenhill.
"But they will be sore from their defeat to Munster so we will be taking nothing for granted, we need this win and we are determined to get it."
More to follow...
Ulster: 15 Clinton Schifcofske, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Rob Dewey, 11 Timoci Nagusa, 10 Niall O'Connor; 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Robbie Diack, 7 Kieron Dawson, 6 Matt McCullough, 5 Ed O'Donoghue, 4 Ryan Caldwell, 3 BJ Botha, 2 Rory Best (c) 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Nigel Brady, 17 Justin Fitzpatrick, 18 Carlo Del Fava, 19 Tom Anderson, 20 Cillian Willis, 21 Ian Humphreys, 22 Bryn Cunningham.
Dragons: Tba
