Olympian Zac Ward is set to start on the wing for Emerging Ireland on Wednesday against the Pumas in Bloemfontein.
A dramatic late try with the clock well in the red from David Shanahan ensured that Ulster opened their United Rugby Championship season with a 20-19 win over champions Glasgow Warriors.
The defending champions trailed by 10 points on two occasions but replacement Eoghan Clarke’s 69th-minute maul try and a late Jack Crowley penalty got the job done.
Edinburgh exited the EPCR Challenge Cup after suffering a 36-30 quarter-final defeat against the Sharks in Durban.
The European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has confirmed the selection of referees for this coming weekend's quarter-final matches in both the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.
We are now midway through the URC campaign, with all 16 teams having played the first nine of their 18 regular season matches.
Glasgow made it five wins from six to go top of the United Rugby Championship table after recovering from a 14-0 deficit
Glasgow Warriors extended their unbeaten streak in all competitions to 10 matches with a hard-fought 17-11 BKT United Rugby Championship victory over Ulster at Scotstoun.
An independent EPCR disciplinary hearing has banned prop Tom O'Toole for three matches and issued a warning to full-back Michael Lowry following this month's Heineken Champions Cup elimination for Ulster at the hands of Toulouse.
Ulster hit top spot in the United Rugby Championship after running in seven tries to ease past Cardiff 48-12 and register their sixth-straight win in all competitions.
