HEINEKEN CUP POOL 4 Venue: Ravenhill, Belfast Date: 9 October Kick-off: 1930 BST Coverage: Live on BBC Radio Ulster MW and online, score updates on BBC Sport website
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Ulster duo Tom Court and Paul Marshall agree that Bath will be a major step up in the opening Heineken Cup game of the season on Friday night.
Winger Simon Danielli has been included in a 25-man Ulster squad for Friday's opening Heineken Cup game against Bath at Ravenhill.
Scot Danielli was expected to miss the match through injury but his inclusion provides coach Brian McLaughlin with an interesting selection dilemma.
Danielli, Andrew Trimble and Timoci Nagusa have all been in good try-scoring form in recent weeks.
Chris Henry returns to the panel after missing the win over the Scarlets.
Simon Danielli missed the Scarlets game through injury
Henry was due to face the Scarlets last Friday, but pulled out due to a training ground injury.
McLaughlin is still without injured trio Dan Tuohy, Cillian Willis and veteran full-back Bryn Cunningham.
He will continue with Paddy Wallace leading the side from midfield, even though Henry, who captained the team for the first part of the season, is likely to return to the starting line-up.
Andy Kyriacou and Nigel Brady contend for the hooker's berth in the team.
Now sitting second in the Magners League, McLaughlin hopes Ulster will carry their new-found form onto the bigger stage.
"Hopefully we will have the crowd with us at Ravenhill again," McLaughlin told BBC Sport. "The fans gave us such encouragement against Scarlets last weekend and we want more this Friday.
"While we will not be getting carried away, it is good to start to put a few results together again. We are slowly and surely getting there.
"We are still in a building process and are not quite there yet. I just hope that on Friday night we play with the same pride, fire and the passion.
"It's not a bad brand of rugby we are playing and the consistency is coming back into our game."
Ulster squad: Forwards: T Court, B Young, B Botha, D Fitzpatrick, A Kyriacou, N Brady, R Caldwell, N McComb, E O'Donoghue, T Anderson, S Ferris, C Henry, R Diack, W Faloon.
Backs: I Boss, P Marshall, I Humphreys, M McCrea, P Wallace, D Cave, I Whitten, A Trimble, T Nagusa, S Danielli, C Schifcofske.
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