Trokkie revs up for Bulls

Juarno Augustus will make his first start for Ulster in Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Bulls in Belfast.

The former Stormers No 8 came off the bench against the Dragons in round one, with Ulster’s round-two clash against Edinburgh postponed due to Storm Amy.

In other changes, Sam Crean starts at loosehead prop, while Ireland wing Robert Baloucoune returns for his first outing of the season.

Lock Iain Henderson captains the side and partners Cormac Izuchukwu in the second row, with hooker Rob Herring and tighthead Tom O’Toole starting up front alongside Crean.

David McCann and Nick Timoney line up on the flanks with Augustus at No 8.

Nathan Doak and Jack Murphy continue their halfback pairing, while Stuart McCloskey and James Hume form the midfield.

Zac Ward, fresh from his Man of the Match performance against the Dragons, starts on the left wing, with Baloucoune on the right and Jacob Stockdale at fullback.

Prop Eric O’Sullivan returns from injury to feature on the bench.

ULSTER – 15 Jacob Stockdale, 14 Rob Baloucoune, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Zac Ward, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 David McCann, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Iain Henderson (c), 3 Tom O’Toole, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Sam Crean.
Bench: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Eric O’Sullivan, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Harry Sheridan, 20 Sean Reffell, 21 Conor McKee, 22 Jake Flannery, 23 Jude Postlethwaite.