Boss return is a boost for Ulster

Team news:   Ulster coach Mark McCall makes five changes from the side which beat the Dragons last Saturday ahead of tomorrow…

Team news:  Ulster coach Mark McCall makes five changes from the side which beat the Dragons last Saturday ahead of tomorrow's Magners League game against Edinburgh at Murrayfield.

Isaac Boss returns early from Ireland's pre-season conditioning camp and takes his place at scrum-half.

His fellow international colleagues Rory Best and Bryan Young have also returned and take their places in the front row.

Justin Harrison is ruled out with a calf injury so second row Matt McCullough makes his first Ulster start this season.

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Kieron Dawson is selected ahead of Neil McMillan in the back row.

Anthony Horgan, Mick O'Driscoll and Anthony Foley return from the Irish camp in time for Munster's clash with Glasgow Warriors in Hughenden tomorrow.

Ian Dowling missed the win over Borders because of injury but is fit-again and starts on the right wing.

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has finalised his starting XV for tomorrow night's encounter with Llanelli Scarlets at the Sportsground.

The team shows one change from that which defeated the Ospreys last week with Johnny Hearty coming into the side in place of the injured Darren Yapp.

CONNACHT:  M Mostyn; C McPhillips, P Warwick, G Williams, K Matthews; M McHugh, C Keane; B Wilkinson, A Flavin, S Knoop; D Gannon, A Farley; J Muldoon, M Lacey, C Rigney Replacements: J Fogarty, M Diffley, M Swift, B O'Connor, T Tierney, John Hearty, D Riordan.

MUNSTER:  1 - Darragh Hurley, 2 - Frank Sheahan, 3 - Federico Pucciariello, 4 - Mick O'Driscoll, 5 - Chris Wyatt, 6 - John O'Sullivan, 7 - Tim McGann, 8 - Anthony Foley (capt), 9 - Tomas O'Leary, 10 - Jeremy Manning, 11 - Anthony Horgan, 12 - James Downey, 13 - John Kelly, 14 - Ian Dowling, 15 - Shaun Payne Replacements: 16 - Andy Kyriacou, 17 - Tim Ryan, 18 - Donnacha Ryan, 19 - Alan Quinlan, 20 - Brian O'Meara, 21 - Eoghan Hickey, 22 - Mossie Lawlor.

ULSTER: 15 - Bryn Cunningham; 14 - Mark Bartholomeusz; 13 - Paul Steinmetz; 12 - Paddy Wallace; 11 - Andrew Maxwell; 10 - David Humphreys; 9 - Isaac Boss; 1 - Justin Fitzpatrick; 2 - Rory Best (Captain); 3 - Bryan Young; 4 - Tim Barker; 5 - Matt McCullough; 6 - Stephen Ferris; 7 - Kieron Dawson; 8 - Roger Wilson Replacements: 16 - Paul Shields; 17 - Tom Court; 18 - Lewis Stevenson; 19 - Neil McMillan; 20 - Kieran Campbell; 21 - Kevin Maggs; 22 - Scott Young