Connacht XV

15. Gavin Duffy (Captain)
14. James Loxton
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Dave McSharry
11. Mark McCrea
10. Matthew Jarvis
9. Kieran Marmion

1. Brett Wilkinson
2. Adrian Flavin
3. Nathan White
4. George Naoupu
5. Dave Gannon
6. Johnny O’Connor
7. Willie Faloon
8. Eoin McKeon

Replacements (from):

16. Kevin O’Byrne
17. Denis Buckley
18. Rodney Ah You
19. Michael Swify
20. Mick Kearney
21. Dave Moore
22. Jack Carty
23. Mata Fifita

salmson wrote: There seems to be some serious béal bochting going on at the branch about the injury crisis. According to this only Muldoon, Parks, and Poolman are definitely out.

www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/55171/c...oes-ahead-of-glasgow

There's plenty more than that I've heard

There seems to be some serious béal bochting going on at the branch about the injury crisis. According to this only Muldoon, Parks, and Poolman are definitely out.

www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/55171/c...oes-ahead-of-glasgow

If we are then questions have to be asked why.

salmson wrote: I thought Loughs was rested last weekend? What's up with him?

Perhaps he was

Have heard we are in the shit though

sweet jesus after that bill of un-health there is only one winner in this one i am afraid!
I wreckon it will be a matter of keeping the score respectable.
tell me i am wrong after watching our opening 3 games?
hate to say it though!
really need a couple of wins going into HEC territory.
slan

I thought Loughs was rested last weekend? What's up with him?

Injury list could be up on the 20 mark

Frank Murphy, John Muldoon, Paul O Donoghue, George Naoupu, Eoin Griffin, Mark McCrea, Tiernan O Halloran, Ronan Loughney, Dan Parks, Jason Harris Wright, Ethienne Reyneke, Danie Poolman, Tiernan O Halloran, Andrew Browne, Eoin McKeon, Dave Nolan, Brian Murphy, Shane Layden and Kyle Tonetti.

All either definitely out or very doubtful

dermot murphy, a hooker, was released at end of last season and replaced in squad by harris wright.

connachtexile wrote: I could have sworn O'Byrne left last year but if he's there fair play.

A hooker did leave, I think it was Dermot Murphy but I could have the name wrong.

I heard about the AIL boys I just think its interesting that we picked Sweeney he was a decent player and I for one wouldn't be to up-set if her came back as a 3rd choice. He wouldn't cost the earth either. I could have sworn O'Byrne left last year but if he's there fair play. I still find the whole Boland thing odd though.

Is anyone going to this game?

rossie wrote: o byrne played against munster a in august if i recall rightly.

Yes Rossie, he's still in the academy, and Boland isn't.

(You'll have to look for the academy link on the website yourself, that bloody link inserter doesn't always work.)

The team sheet blurb says they've added AIL players as some of the academy are required to cover for Friday night in Glasgow, so that answers the questions about Sweeney and Boland.

o byrne played against munster a in august if i recall rightly. boland apparantly walked away from acadamy contract after being told that he had no future at connacht beyond year 3 of acadamy. he obviously has had a change of heart.

O'Byrne was realeased last season. The one I find interesting is Rob Sweeney who played for us 2 seasons ago being brought back. Emergency cover? We also have Callum Boland playing at 15 and he's not in the academy anymore apparently yet he's still starting for the Eagles? I find that slightly baffling.

ummm, wrote: Connacht 'A' team announced for the Munster 'A' match does not include McCrea or Loxton. Might be a sign that they're in line for a call up, although that might just be as cover.

I note the Academy hooker Kevin O'Byrne is not there either.

Connacht 'A' team announced for the Munster 'A' match does not include McCrea or Loxton. Might be a sign that they're in line for a call up, although that might just be as cover.

Connacht Eagles XV

15 Steve Macauley
14 Conor Finn
13 Jerome Harimate
12 Finn Gormley
11 Matt Healy
10 Tadhg Leader
9 Marcus Walsh

1 Finlay Bealham
2 Kurt Haupt
3 JP Cooney
4 Jonathan Gardiner
5 Danny Qualter
6 TJ Anderson (Captain)
7 Eoghan Grace
8 Dave Heffernan

Replacements (from):

16 Peter Reilly
17 Jamie Dever
18 Robert Sweeney
19 Conor Kindregan
20 Aaron Conneely
21 Chris Lilly
22 Sam Johnson
23 Callum Boland