Ulster welcome back John Afoa, Johann Muller and Iain Henderson for their crucial meeting with Cardiff Blus at Ravenhill.

With three points needed to secure home advantage in the semi-final Mark Anscombe has gone with Tommy Bowe and Andrew Trimble on the wings, while he starts with Ruan Pienaar at 10 and Paul Marshall alongside at scrum-half.

Stuart Olding and Darren cave are selected at centre, while Sean Doyle, who hasn’t played for the province since a leg break in October, makes the bench.

Nigel Brady begins the game on the bench and the 33 year old knows it will likely be his final game for the province, after 12 years and 118 appearances.

Ulster XV

(15-9)
J Payne
A Trimble
D Cave
S Olding
T Bowe
R Pienaar
P Marshall
(1-8)
C Black
R Best
J Afoa
J Muller
I Henderson
R Diack
C Henry
N Williams

Replacements (16-23): N Brady, T Court, D Fitzpatrick, D Tuohy, S Doyle, P Jackson, M Allen, P Nelson.