Trio ruled out for Ulster

Ulster trio Jamie Smith, Darren Cave and Simon Danielli have been ruled out of the province’s Magners League clash with Edinburgh this weekend.

Smith (shoulder) and Cave (hamstring) have yet to recover from injuries sustained in Ulster’s Heineken Cup opener with Aironi a fortnight ago, while Danielli injured his shoulder during last Sunday’s defeat to Biarritz.

Brian McLaughlin will name the starting XV and replacements on Thursday.

Ulster’s clash with Edinburgh takes place in Murrayfield on Friday at 7.05pm.

Ulster squad:

Forwards: Tom Court, Paddy McAllister, Bryan Young, BJ Botha, Rory Best, Andi Kyriacou, Nigel Brady, Tim Barker, Dan Tuohy, Johann Muller, Ryan Caldwell, Willie Faloon, Robbie Diack, Stephen Ferris, Pedrie Wannenburg, Chris Henry

Backs: Adam D’Arcy, David McIlwaine, Tommy Seymour, Mark McCrea, Andrew Trimble, Jonny Shiels, Nevin Spence, Ian Whitten, Paddy Wallace, Ian Humphreys, Niall O’Connor, Paul Marshall, Ruan Pienaar