Ireland prop Tom O’Toole is available for Ulster’s United Rugby Championship (URC) trip to Benetton on Saturday after serving a six-game suspension.
O’Toole, 26, was sent off for a dangerous clearout on centre Alex Nankivell during his province’s 22-19 defeat by Munster in December and missed four Ulster fixtures, as well as the opening two rounds of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign.
Fellow Irish internationals Jacob Stockdale, Stuart McCloskey and James Hume all came through their returns from injury in last week’s friendly defeat to Queensland Reds unscathed, and bolster Richie Murphy’s options for the visit to the Stadio Monigo.
Andrew Warwick and Eric O’Sullivan both picked up knocks in that game however, leaving Ulster potentially thin on numbers at loose-head prop.
Hooker Tom Stewart is also a doubt with a hamstring issue.
Ulster are ninth in the URC and will be in action for the first time since losing to Zebre at home last month.
