Connacht make three changes, Ulster hand Jack Murphy first start
Connacht have made three changes to their side to take on Ulster at Dexcom Stadium in Saturday's URC derby, while the visitors have handed academy out-half Jack Murphy a first start.
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Wales great Geoff Wheel dies aged 73
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