Rory Best has been included in Ulster's starting line up for Friday night's Magners league game against Newport Gwent Dragons at Ravenhill.
Best comes back into the side as hooker after recovering from neck surgery in time for the Six Nations.
Ireland Head Coach Declan Kidney has freed Best from International duty so he can benefit from match time ahead of Ireland's crucial Six Nations meeting with England on 27 February.
With Stephen Ferris away on international duty, TJ Anderson comes in at number 6 and Nigel Brady starts on the bench.
Chris Henry will wear the captain's armband while Ian Humphreys starts at out-half.
The clash will mark Ulster's return to competitive rugby since missing out on a Heineken Cup quarter-final place last month despite pulling off a famous victory at the Recreation Ground against Bath with tries from Andrew Trimble, Darren Cave and Paddy Wallace.
Ulster currently sit in sixth place on the Magners League table with the Dragons occupying seventh position.
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