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Ulster expect Pienaar to return for Saracens showdown

Rory Best will also return to the side allowing Mark Anscombe to pick a full-strength squad.

ULSTER FULLY EXPECT their talismanic scrum-half Ruan Pienaar to be fit for Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Saracens.

The South African has not played since suffering a shoulder injury against Scarlets on March 14, but looks certain to make his return against the Premiership leaders this weekend.

Though the knock will continue to be assessed throughout the week, head coach Mark Anscombe said, “we’re comfortable with where he is” in regards to the goal-kicking nine.

Should the Springbok make the starting line-up, it will complete a remarkable list of returning stars for the northern province.

Tommy Bowe is four weeks into a return from a groin injury, Stephen Ferris has featured three times since his 18-month absence with a knee injury and Luke Marshall has come through 160 minutes following his fourth concussion in 12 months.

With Rory Best ready to make his first appearance since winning the Six Nations in Paris and Nick Williams also back in Anscombe’s good books after internal disciplinary action, Ulster will be at full strength when the newly redeveloped Ravenhill is filled to capacity for the first time.

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