Ireland secondrow has undergone knee and hand procedures since last playing back in June
The Ireland lock is on the bench for Friday night’s match and getting some game time into the club skipper’s legs will be a priority for Dan McFarland ahead of the now season-defining 10-match block facing the province, encompassing both the league and Europe, while Andy Farrell will also be an interested onlooker with a view to potentially involving Henderson in the Six Nations and beyond.
Several lesser-known players who toured with Emerging Ireland have been given the nod with Jake Flannery being the most notable inclusion as he makes his debut at outhalf, while Callum Reid and Cormac Izuchukwu are also in the starting side for the first time in this campaign. As was the case against Munster, Stewart Moore is selected at fullback and Tom Stewart starts at hooker with Ethan McIlroy switching wings to accommodate Stockdale.
The hugely experienced Duane Vermeulen leads Ulster for the first time and will have plenty of backup from Marty Moore, Luke Marshall, James Hume, Sam Carter, Stockdale and, of course, Henderson when he is introduced. Zebre, who have lost all seven games played, have a sprinkling of Italy squad members back in their squad, though this is unlikely to prevent what is widely expected to be another victory for Ulster with the bonus-point tagged on.S Moore; E McIlroy, J Hume, L Marshall, J Stockdale; J Flannery, N Doak; C Reid, T Stewart, M Moore; C Izuchukwu, S Carter; Matty Rea, Marcus Rea, D Vermeulen .J Andrew, A Warwick, J Toomaga-Allen, I Henderson, D McCann, M McDonald, A Curtis, B Moxham.
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