ICYMI: Ulster's team to face Sale Sharks in the Champions Cup was confirmed on Friday
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ICYMI: Ulster's team to face Sale Sharks in the Champions Cup was confirmed on Friday

ULSTER'S TEAM TO FACE SALE SHARKS in the Heineken Champions Cup is out.  

The game takes place today at the Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 8pm), you can watch it live on BT Sport.

Dan McFarland has selected a back three of Michael Lowry, Rob Lyttle, and Jacob Stockdale. 

In midfield James Hume Stuart McCloskey start as a centre partnership 

At 10 and 9, Billy Burns and Nathan Doak start the game.  

The front row consists of Andy Warwick, hooker Tom Stewart, and Jeff Toomaga-Allen. 

Belfast , United Kingdom - 8 October 2022; Stuart McCloskey of Ulster in action d. (Photo By John Dickson/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

The engine room Alan O’Connor captains the side alongside Sam Carter 

Finally, Harry Sheridan, Nick Timoney, and Duane Vermeulen complete the starting 15  

Ulster Forwards Coach Roddy Grant said: "It’s going to be a big challenge. We played them away and got well beaten. We know what to expect, they are a big physical team with some great players. We need to be more physical than we were last time, start the game better, there are lots of areas that we have addressed and have looked at. We need to be on it and give ourselves the best chance.” 

Ulster will be looking for favours from Montpellier and ASM Clermont Auvergne this weekend as they sit outside the top eight in Pool B. 

A win for Ulster with results going their way could see them make the knockout stages of European rugby’s premier club competition for the fourth time in the past five seasons. 

Ulster

Fullback: 15. Michael Lowry

Winger: 14. Rob Lyttle

Centres 13 James Hume, . 12. Stuart McCloskey

Winger: 11. Jacob Stockdale,

Out half: 10 Billy Burns , Scrum half 9. Nathan Doak

Front row:1. Andy Warwick, 2. Tom Stewart, 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen

Second row: 4. Alan O’Connor (Capt.),5.  Sam Carter

Back row: 6 Harry Sheridan, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Duane Vermeulen.

Replacements: Rob Herring, Eric O’Sullivan, Tom O’Toole, Kieran Treadwell, Jordi Murphy, John Cooney, Ian Madigan, Ben Moxham.

Sale Sharks

Fullback: 15. Joe Carpenter

Winger: 14. Tom O’Flaherty

Centres 13.Sam James, 12. Manu Tuilagi

Winger: 11.Arron Reed

Out half: 10 Rob Du Preez, Scrum half 9. Gus Warr

Front row:1. Bevan Rodd, 2. Ewan Ashman, 3. James Harper

Second row: 4. Josh Beaumont, 5. Jonny Hill,

Back row: 6. Jono Ross, 7. Ben Curry ©, 8. Jean-Luc Du Preez

Replacements: 16. Tommy Taylor, 17. Bevan Rodd, 18. James Harper, 19. Rouban Birch, 20. Sam Dugdale, 21. Raffi Quirke, 22. Tom Curtis, 23. Tom Roebuck.