PAUL MARSHALL WILL earn his 15oth cap as Ulster take on Edinburgh at Murrayfield tomorrow evening (kick-off: 7.45pm).
The 30-year-old scrumhalf, who has been lining out for the province since 2006, will be partnered at half back by Peter Nelson.
Meanwhile Dan Tuohy starts in the second row after losing out to Leinster’s Mike McCarthy as back-up to Paul O’Connell in the Ireland squad.
Sammy Arnold starts in place of the injured Luke Marshall, while Stuart McCloskey is named at inside centre.
Craig Gilroy, Andrew Trimble and Louis Ludik feature in the back three, while Callum Black, Franco van der Merwe and Nick Williams are joined by Rob Herring, Wiehahn Herbst and Tuohy in the forwards. Roger Wilson and Sean Reidy also start, while Robbie Diack is out with a thigh injury.
Ian Humphreys has a chance to play his first competitive match of the season after being named on the bench, having recovered from a hamstring injury.
Ulster (v Edinburgh):
15.Louis Ludik
14. Craig Gilroy
13. Sammy Arnold
12. Stuart McCloskey
11. Andrew Trimble
10. Peter Nelson
9. Paul Marshall
1. Callum Black
2. Rob Herring (captain)
3. Wiehahn Herbst
4. Dan Tuohy
5. Franco van der Merwe
6. Roger Wilson
7. Sean Reidy
8. Nick Williams;
Replacements:
16. John Andrew
17. Andrew Warwick
18. Bronson Ross
19. Lewis Stevenson
20. Willie Faloon
21. David Shanahan
22. Ian Humphreys
23. Rory Scholes
