Iain Henderson returns for Ulster against Glasgow

Jackson set to make his 100th appearance while Warriors welcome back internationals

Iain Henderson returns for Ulster against Glasgow on Friday night. Photograph: Inpho
Iain Henderson returns for Ulster against Glasgow on Friday night. Photograph: Inpho

Iain Henderson is set to make his comeback from injury for Ulster against Glasgow Warriors on Friday night.

In total Les Kiss has made five changes to his starting line up for the trip to Scotstoun as the province look to move up to third in the table.

Paddy Jackson is set to make his 100th appearance for Ulster against last year's Pro 12 champions.

Stuart McCloskey, who made his international debut for Ireland against England, starts at inside centre, while Craig Gilroy returns to the right wing.

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Glasgow welcome back a host of internationals for the fixture, with Stuart Hogg, who scored for Scotland against Ireland at the Aviva, starting at fullback.

Ulster: S Olding, C Gilroy, L Marshall, S McCloskey, R Scholes, P Jackson, R Pienaar; C Black, R Herring (C), R Lutton, A O'Connor, F van der Merwe, I Henderson, C Henry, N Williams. Replacements: J Andrew, K McCall, A Warwick, R Diack, S Reidy, P Marshall, S Windsor, D Cave.

Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Mark Bennett, Alex Dunbar, Sean Lamont, Finn Russell, Henry Pyrgos, Gordon Reid, Fraser Brown, Sila Puafisi, Jonny Gray, Leone Nakarawa, Rob Harley, Chris Fusaro, Josh Strauss. Replacements: James Malcolm, Jerry Yanuyanutawa, Zander Fagerson, Tim Swinson, Ryan Wilson, Grayson Hart, Duncan Weir, Taqele Naiyaravoro