Ulster's Stuart McCloskey. Laszlo Geczo/INPHO

O'Toole starts against Dragons as McCloskey prepares for 199th Ulster appearance

Stuart McCloskey will partner up with James Hume in the centre for the trip to Rodney Parade.

IRELAND INTERNATIONAL TOM O’Toole has been named to start at tighthead prop as Ulster name the team that will face the Dragons on Saturday in the URC [kick-off, 5.15pm].

David McCann is the other change to the side that will line out in Rodney Parade as he comes into start at blindside flanker.

Loosehead prop Callum Reid and hooker Rob Herring join O’Toole in the front row.

Alan O’Connor continues to captain the side after scoring a late try against Scarlets to earn a vital victory, with Matthew Dalton starting alongside him in the second-row.

Nathan Doak starts at scrum-half alongside Academy fly-half, Jack Murphy while Stuart McCloskey prepares to make his 199th appearance for the province in the centre with James Hume.

John Cooney comes back onto the bench, after it was confirmed that the long-serving scrum-half will depart for CA Brive at the end of this season.

Ulster XV v Dragons

15. Stewart Moore (77)
14. Michael Lowry (118)
13. James Hume (97)
12. Stuart McCloskey (198)
11. Jacob Stockdale (127)
10. Jack Murphy (6)
9. Nathan Doak (82)

1. Callum Reid (23)
2. Rob Herring (247)
3. Tom O’Toole (117)
4. Alan O’Connor (Capt) (206)
5. Matthew Dalton (11)
6. David McCann (61)
7. Nick Timoney (160)
8. James McNabney (13)

Replacements:

16. John Andrew (132)
17. Sam Crean (1)
18. Scott Wilson (28)
19. Kieran Treadwell (173)
20. Reuben Crothers (7)
21. John Cooney (150)
22. Aidan Morgan (12)
23. Zac Ward (4).

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