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By Conaill Muldoon

Connacht will be among five URC teams to use new medical cooling caps on players who have suffered concussive injuries over the next year.

Connacht will be among five URC teams to use new medical cooling caps on players who have suffered concussive injuries over the next year.

Connacht would have hoped to carry some form of momentum into their away fixture to Saracens this coming weekend. The opposite is in fact the case, and Mark McCall's charges will look to bounce back from a disappointing defeat to the Bulls in style against a demoralised Connacht outfit.

Connacht make their first home appearance of the season, and they do not come much bigger than Irish rivals Munster.

A new season starts for Connacht on Saturday with a redeveloped pitch and new player additions, but the ambition remains the same, to qualify for the knock-out stages of all competitions.

Three down and one to go - Connacht are looking for a clean sweep of South Africa's URC teams this season when they face the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday (4pm).

Linley MacKenzie

A new look rugby competition for Ireland's provinces will begin next season. With a change of name, format, sponsor and competitors, the United Rugby Championship takes over from the Guinness PRO14.