Ulster are able to welcome again a bunch of worldwide expertise for Saturday’s journey to Llanelli to face Scarlets.
Those concerned in the summertime tour in opposition to the All Blacks had been rested for the URC-opening win in opposition to Connacht final weekend however there can be no such restrictions for spherical two.
That signifies that Nick Timoney, Mike Lowry, Kieran Treadwell, Tom O’Toole and Rob Herring are all obtainable for choice for the go to to west Wales, though James Hume and Iain Henderson, who additionally toured New Zealand, stay sidelined with accidents they picked up on the journey.
John Cooney and Andrew Warwick are match to make their seasonal bows however Ulster can be with out the nine-strong group from Ravenhill set to depart on the much-debated Rising Eire tour of South Africa.
That leaves them with out the likes of final week’s participant of the match Tom Stewart in addition to Robert Baloucoune, Nathan Doak, Stewart Moore, Callum Reid and Cormac Izuchukwu.
Whereas that group was key to the win over Connacht, Jonny Bell believes it's as much as others to face up of their absence.
“They received’t be round for the following couple of weeks and in the event that they go on tour, they received’t be enjoying for us,” stated the facet’s defence coach, again this season after six years away.
“It’s thrilling for them, a chance to stake a declare.
“However their alternative with Eire is one for somebody right here to crack on and it'll give another gamers an opportunity to place a marker down.”