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CONNACHT SCRUM-HALF Ben Murphy said the notion of him joining his dad and younger brother in Ulster never got off the ground and he was quick to sign a contract extension with Pete Wilkins’ side after a successful move to Galway in the summer.
Advertisement Ulster’s Jack Murphy and Connacht’s Ben Murphy with their mother Stephanie after the Christmas interpro in Galway. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO “We’re able to bounce things off each other a lot. And whoever plays in the end, everyone gets behind them no matter what disappointment or whatever is there. So I think that was a big thing for me. Obviously, the lads push me and, and I feel that when the support is needed then, they give it to me as well,” added the Bray native.
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