Rory Best, Jacob Stockdale and Sean Reidy will all return to the Ulster fold for Friday night's Guinness Pro14 clash with Connacht as Dan McFarland's men look to wipe last weekend's Munster annihilation from memory.
An understrength Ulster were thumped 64-7 at Thomond Park as the hosts ran in for nine tries in a cakewalk.
To rub salt in the wounds, Iain Henderson suffered a concussion and must now follow return to play protocols while Darren Cave fractured his thumb. He had surgery on Monday and could be out for up to eight weeks.
It makes the positive news on Best, Stockdale and Reidy - who were all hampered by hamstring problems - all the more welcome for McFarland, who'll be desperate for a good response at Kingspan Stadium.
John Cooney sustained a scalp laceration against Munster but should be okay to face the Westerners..
Marcell Coetzee (shoulder), Will Addison (back) and Michael Lowry (shoulder) will all be assessed throughout the week.
Meanwhile Wiehahn Herbst had surgery today to repair a torn adductor tendon sustained in the draw against the Cheetahs.
