Overview
- Ulster host the table-topping Stormers in Belfast on Friday at 19:45 BST in a bid to bank points toward next season’s Champions Cup.
- Angus Bell starts at loosehead after a foot injury, with Scott Wilson fit for the bench and Werner Kok restored on the right wing as Zac Ward moves left.
- Cormac Izuchukwu shifts to blindside flanker, and Charlie Irvine partners captain Iain Henderson in the second row.
- Jacob Stockdale, Stuart McCloskey, and David McCann are ruled out with facial, hamstring, and knee injuries from the recent European win.
- The Stormers hand the captaincy to Deon Fourie with Ruhan Nel injured, as Damian Willemse moves to inside centre and Warrick Gelant returns at fullback.