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Brady To Captain Ulster Against Zebre
16 November 2012, 12:24 pm
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Experienced hooker Nigel Brady is pictured in action during a recent training session for the Ulster squad at Newforge
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Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has made five personnel changes for the rescheduled RaboDirect PRO12 match against Zebre at the Stadio XXV Aprile on Sunday (kick-off 3pm local time/2pm Irish time).
Half-backs Michael Heaney and Niall O'Connor will start for the Ulstermen in place of Paul Marshall and Ruan Pienaar, both of whom are on international duty this weekend.
Jared Payne will continue at outside centre alongside Paddy Wallace, after scoring a brace of tries in a very impressive performance against Edinburgh earlier this month.
Michael Allen returns to the team for the first time since picking up an ankle injury against the Cardiff Blues in September.
Allen's inclusion on the right wing results in Chris Cochrane switching to the left flank in place of Ireland XV player Craig Gilroy. Academy full-back Ricky Andrew will make his second start in the back-three.
The front row of Callum Black, John Afoa and Nigel Brady remains intact, with the latter continuing as captain in the absence of Johann Muller.
Robbie Diack - usually a back row player - will come into the second row after Lewis Stevenson's recent injury. He will be partnered at lock by Neil McComb.
The selected back row sees Nick Williams come in at blindside flanker, while Mike McComish and Roger Wilson retain their places at openside flanker and number 8 respectively.
Court and Fitzpatrick are joined on the bench by hooker Rob Herring, Academy second row James Simpson and Ali Birch who is yet to play this season.
The back-line replacements are all products of the Ulster Academy - Blane McIlroy, Stuart Olding and Peter Nelson. Sunday's match will be available to watch on BBC 2 Northern Ireland via the red button.
ULSTER (v Zebre): Ricky Andrew; Michael Allen, Jared Payne, Paddy Wallace, Chris Cochrane; Niall O'Connor, Michael Heaney; Callum Black, Nigel Brady (capt), John Afoa, Robbie Diack, Neil McComb, Nick Williams, Mike McComish, Roger Wilson.
Replacements: Rob Herring, Tom Court, Declan Fitzpatrick, James Simpson, Ali Birch, Blane McIlroy, Stuart Olding, Peter Nelson.
22 May 13
Previewing Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final against Leinster with Cóilín Duffy, Ulster winger Andrew Trimble said: "We really motivated for this game. People are talking about us being the best Ulster side in a few years, we had that record of 13 wins in a row at the start of the year. We want to win trophies, and there's no point having those records unless we back them up."
22 May, 10:17
Previewing Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final against Leinster with Cóilín Duffy, Ulster winger Andrew Trimble said: "We really motivated for this game. People are talking about us being the best Ulster side in a few years, we had that record of 13 wins in a row at the start of the year. We want to win trophies, and there's no point having those records unless we back them up."
22 May, 10:12
Ulster hooker Rory Best spoke to IrishRugby.ie's Cóilín Duffy ahead of Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final against Leinster at the RDS, discussing the match itself and how he is looking forward to captaining Ireland during next month's summer tour to North America.
12 May, 13:26
Leinster winger Isa Nacewa reflects on the province's 17-15 RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final win over Glasgow Warriors, admitting that they need to 'clean up a few little areas, mainly around our ruck' as they prepare to end the season with back-to-back finals.
11 May, 13:07
Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe and man-of-the-match Rory Best, with a little input from Rory's young son and budding photographer Ben, discuss the province's 28-17 RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final win over the Scarlets.
8 May, 14:54
Versatile back Andrew Goodman talks about the appointment of Matt O'Connor as Leinster's head coach, his own enjoyment of playing for the province and Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors.
7 May, 13:54
Leinster prop Cian Healy talks about Matt O'Connor's selection as the province's new head coach, previews Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final with Glasgow Warriors and his own call-up to the British & Irish Lions squad.
7 May, 13:42
Leinster team manager Guy Easterby gives an injury update ahead of the province's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors. He also comments on the appointment of Matt O'Connor as head coach and his transition into the role this summer.
4 May, 15:22
Rob Murphy interviewed departing Connacht head coach Eric Elwood for the final time as he reflected on Friday's 20-3 RaboDirect PRO12 defeat to Glasgow Warriors and his memorable 24 years as a player and coach with the province.
3 Mar, 13:35
Connacht elite player development officer Jimmy Duffy chats about the province's latest programme, 'Grassroots to Green Shirts', which they hope will increase the number of indigenous players coming through the provincial player pathway. In the westerners' current senior squad, there are 19 players who have come through the Connacht system.
3 Mar, 11:54
Speaking about Connacht's 'Grassroots to Green Shirts' initiative, the province's CEO Tom Sears said: "We like to think we're innovative in our approach, that we're looking at things slightly differently. We've shown that the production line is working with the young players coming through. The system is working, we just need a bit more investment to make sure we can get more players through."
3 Mar, 11:11
Connacht's head of commercial and marketing Alex Saul talks about some exciting developments off the pitch for the province, including their 'Grassroots to Green Shirts' crowd-funding initiative which gives fans the chance to play their part in growing and developing the future stars of Connacht and Irish rugby.
1 Mar, 18:14
Connacht winger Tiernan O'Halloran is hoping the province's 'Grassroots to Green Shirts' initiative is another 'positive step forward' as they look to the future with the support of fans both home and abroad.
7 Jan, 14:11
Speaking after the 30-11 home win over the Dragons, Connacht head coach Eric Elwood said: "We're a little bit disappointed we didn't get the bonus point, but the good thing is we got a good victory at home and we had a great crowd. We're back on the horse and it sets us up for Harlequins (next week)."
7 Jan, 14:02
Rob Murphy caught up with young centre David McSharry after his man-of-the-match display helped Connacht secure a 30-11 home win over the Newport Gwent Dragons in the RaboDirect PRO12.
1 Jan, 08:48
Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt chatted to Rob Murphy after his side got back to winning ways with a 17-0 triumph over Connacht in the RaboDirect PRO12.
1 Jan, 08:40
Connacht head coach Eric Elwood said 'the breakdown, in defence and attack, was the winning of the game', as he reflected on the westerners' 17-0 RaboDirect PRO12 derby defeat to Leinster at the RDS.
3 Dec, 21:33
Rob Murphy caught up with Connacht head coach Eric Elwood to get his reaction to the 24-23 league defeat to Edinburgh. They also look forward to this week's Heineken Cup round 3 encounter with Biarritz Olympique.
7 Oct, 13:21
Head coach Joe Schmidt gives his assessment of Leinster's 30-21 RaboDirect PRO12 derby victory over Munster at the Aviva Stadium, which comes just a week before the start of their Heineken Cup defence.
7 Oct, 13:06
Listen to Munster head coach Rob Penney give his reaction after his side went down 30-21 to Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 derby match at the Aviva Stadium.
3 Sep, 19:42
Speaking about recovering from the disappointing defeat to the Scarlets, young Leinster centre Noel Reid said: "We went over looking for a result and we didn't perform the way we wanted to. So we need a big week now of training and focusing on the things that didn't go our way - the breakdown in particular."
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