The sides clash this afternoon on the opening weekend of the Champions Cup.
Richie Murphy has named his Ulster side to kick-off the province’s Investec Champions Cup campaign against Toulouse at Stade Ernest Wallon this Sunday. In the front row, James McCormick retains his place at hooker, and is one of four players in the starting XV making their first Champions Cup appearance for the province, along with Ben Carson and summer signings Aidan Moran and Werner Kok. Scott Wilson starts again at tighthead, with Andy Warwick coming in at loosehead prop.
Lock, Alan O’Connor, will lead out the Ulster men, with Harry Sheridan starting alongside him in the second row. The back row sees Matty Rea at blindside flanker, with his brother, Marcus, on the openside. Development talent, James McNabney, is named at number eight. In an unchanged half-back partnership, Nathan Doak starts at scrum-half with Morgan leading the attack at fly-half.
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