WALLABIES OUT-HALF Christian Lealiifano will make his Ulster debut on a historic opening night in the new Pro14 championship.
Les Kiss has handed out three debuts for the new season’s kick-off against South Africa’s Toyota Cheetahs at the Kingspan Stadium [Friday, 7.35pm].
New recruit John Cooney slots in at scrum-half alongside Lealiifano, who has 19 international caps with Australia, while Jean Deysel also makes his competitive bow against the Bloemfontein outfit.
Chris Henry captains the side in the absence of Rory Best.
Ulster
15. Charles Piutau
14. Andrew Trimble
13. Tommy Bowe
12. Stuart McCloskey
11. Louis Ludik
10. Christian Lealiifano
9. John Cooney
1. Kyle McCall
2. Rob Herring
3. Wiehahn Herbst
4. Robbie Diack
5. Alan O’Connor
6. Jean Deysel
7. Chris Henry (captain)
8. Marcell Coetzee
Replacements:
16. John Andrew
17. Callum Black
18. Rodney Ah You
19. Matthew Rea
20. Sean Reidy
21. David Shanahan
22. Peter Nelson
23. Darren Cave
Toyota Cheetahs
15. Sergeal Petersen
14. Rosko Specman
13. William Small-Smith
12. Ali Mgijima
11. Makazole Mapimpi
10. Clayton Blommetjies
9. Shaun Venter
1. Charles Marais
2. Jacques du Toit
3. Johan Coetzee
4. Justin Basson
5. Reniel Hugo
6. Paul Schoeman
7. Henco Venter
8. Niell Jordaan (captain)
Replacements:
16. Torsten van Jaarsveld
17. Ox Nche
18. Tom Botha
19. Rynier Bernardo
20. Gerhard Olivier
21. Tian Meyer
22. Cecil Afrika
23. Ryno Benjamin
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