The Tullamore man starts at second row beside Wallaby Sam Carter for the province's encounter with Zebre.
Offaly's Cormac Izuchukwu is in Ulster's fifteen for their return to the URC this weekend.
The Tullamore man starts at second row beside Wallaby Sam Carter for the province's encounter with Zebre.
Izuchukwu is one of a number of Ulster players who recently signed new deals.
Winger, Jacob Stockdale, makes a return from injury and is joined in the back three by Ethan McIlroy and Stewart Moore.
Meanwhile, fly-half Jake Flannery is set to earn his first Ulster cap when he forms the half-back partnership with 20-year-old Nathan Doak.
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