Winning all that matters says Cave

ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland makes three changes to the side that defeated Edinburgh last weekend.

Second row Alan O’Connor, prop Tom O’Toole and Sean Reidy all start for the first of back-to-back matches in South Africa. The backline remains unchanged for the third consecutive match.

Ian Henderson, Jordi Murphy and Ross Kane are the players dropping out of the side that defeated Edinburgh. Flanker Murphy was injured late in the Edinburgh win, while Ireland protocols have ruled Henderson out.

O’Toole makes his first start of the season at prop.

The Kings have made four changes for their first home match of the season after losing their opening two games against Zebre and the Dragons.

The Port Elizabeth side have brought in mostcapped player Shalk Ferreira at loosehead prop, while Jon-Charles Astle will start at lock for Ulster’s visit.

Michael Botha comes in at full back in place of Michael Makase, with the other change in the backline seeing Godlen Masimla coming in at scrum-half.

Ulster’s Darren Cave insists the trip to South Africa is no safari holiday.

“At the end of the day it’s not people being away and having a good time,” he said. “It’s about winning matches, that’s what we’ll be judged on.

“It’s a cool experience. Last year was the first year I had been away in South Africa so it’s new to a lot of the guys and that’s good for them. But at the same time it’s about getting results. Ideally we’d like to go home with a couple of wins and that starts on Sunday.”