Duane Vermeulen starts in long-awaited Ulster bow

The South African starts at number eight in one of five changes to the team that lost 19-13 to the Ospreys

South Africa's Duane Vermeulen.

South African World Cup winner Duane Vermeulen will make his long-awaited debut for Ulster in tomorrow’s Heineken Champions Cup opener away to Clermont.

The Springbok’s eagerly awaited first appearance for the province was delayed when he tested positive for Covid-19 after his arrival in Belfast at the start of last week.