Jude Postlethwaite will be available for Ulster’s United Rugby Championship game against Connacht on Saturday after being released from the Emerging Ireland squad.
The 22-year-old centre scored the opening try in Emerging Ireland’s win over Western Force in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
While Ben Carson started Ulster’s defeat by the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday, Postlethwaite’s return bolsters a problem area for the province’s coach Richie Murphy with Stuart McCloskey and James Hume sidelined.
Gus McCarthy (Leinster) and Sean O’Brien (Munster) have also been released from the Emerging Ireland set-up.
Having won their first two games, Simon Easterby’s side conclude their tour of South Africa against the Cheetahs on Wednesday (18:00 BST).
After two defeats in South Africa, Ulster host Connacht in Belfast on Saturday evening (20:00 BST).