Louis Ludik makes his return for Ulster’s trip to Scarlets

Scarlets v Ulster, Pro14, Friday November 23rd, Parc y Scarlets (kick-off 7.35pm)

Louis Ludik will make his first Ulster appearance of the season as a skeleton Ulster side travel to play the Scarlets on Friday night.

Ludik has been sidelined since May with a hamstring injury but returns in midfield along with academy graduate James Hume.

Ireland sevens star Robert Baloucoun starts in the back three with Michael Lowry at fullback and Henry Speight on the opposite wing. David Shanahan and Billy Burns resume in the halfbacks.

James Lowe provides the x-factor for Leinster against Ospreys

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Kilcoyne weighs up his options and lifts himself to new level

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Kieran Marmion out until February with ankle injury

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Late call by Jones on whether to play Tuilagi against Australia

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Up front Marty Moore is joined by Eric O’Sullivan and Adam McBurney in the frontrow with Kieran Treadwell and Alan O’Connor in the engine room.

Marcell Coetzee, Sean Reidy and Nick Timoney form the backrow.

Ulster: M Lowry; R Baloucoune, L Ludik, J Hume, H Speight; B Burns, D Shanahan; E O'Sullivan, A McBurney, M Moore, A O'Connor (captain), K Treadwell, M Coetzee, S Reidy, N Timoney. Replacements: J Andrew, A Warwick, T O'Toole, I Nagle, G Jones, J Stewart, D Cave, A Kernohan.