Iain Henderson and Rob Herring start for Ulster against Lions

Iain Henderson and Rob Herring will both start for Ulster, while Marty Moore is set to make his return from a long-term knee injury in the province's meeting with the Emirates Lions at Kingspan Stadium on Friday.

Head coach Dan McFarland has made nine changes from the side that started last week's 21-14 win against Munster in Belfast.

Seven of those changes come in the pack, where Herring is joined in the front row by Andrew Warwick and 21-year-old tighthead Scott Wilson, who impressed off the bench on his debut a week ago.

There's a new second row partnership, where Henderson comes in to captain the team alongside Alan O'Connor, with Kieran Treadwell and Cormac Izuchukwu dropping out of the squad.

Last week's Player of the Match David McCann moves across the back-row to number 8, with Dave Ewers brought in to start at blindside flanker, and former Ireland Under-20 captain Reuben Crothers set for his home debut at openside.

Nathan Doak continues at scrum-half, having kicked 11 points off the tee against Munster, while McFarland again rotates his out-half, as Jake Flannery comes in for Billy Burns.

Stewart Moore (above) moves from centre to full-back in place of the injured Ethan McIlroy, while James Hume returns to partner Stuart McCloskey in midfield. Hume missed last week's win after suffering a concussion in the defeat to Connacht earlier this month.

Jacob Stockdale and Rob Baloucoune retain their places on the wings.

Among the replacements, Marty Moore is included for the first time since January, having overcome a long-term knee injury, while former Ireland U20 back-row Lorcan McLoughlin is in line to make his debut for the province.

Ulster come into the game with three wins from four games so far this season, while their