Bad news on the selection front, Ronaldson out for two weeks with ankle ligament damage
Better news is that the Irish players should be back, including Robbie, but that won't be confirmed until later in the week.

phatguerilla wrote: Will it be a different Matt Healy to the league's top try scorer, is that why Joe said it?

Maybe it's the whiskey guy from Grenoble.

I'm going to be at a wedding in the middle of Leinster on the day. Half thinking about rocking up in Connacht gear, see how that goes down.

Going to be a great game. It's one that I imagine the lads are totally geared up for. Pro12 glory is all well and good and brilliant, but there's always something special for the interpros.Will be interesting to see the team selection for both sides - some great head to heads.

pinky wrote:

Gavin Cumiskey wrote: It’s unclear what Ireland players will be available for the Galway meeting ...

www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/pro12/luk...t-connacht-1.2581752

Uncle Joe wrote: I'm looking forward to the game. In the midfield you may well have a Robbie Henshaw and a Garry Ringrose in amongst a Ben Te'o and a Bundee Aki potentially. And you may well see a Matt Healy come up against a Dave Kearney.

www.pro12rugby.com/news/19355.php

Why do people put 'a' before individuals names like that? Obviously nothing to do with rugby but it annoys the piss out of me, especially when there's a list of names like that. Will it be a different Matt Healy to the league's top try scorer, is that why Joe said it?

Nonetheless extremely excited. In the past Pat has often had Conn play a certain style (eg extreme number of kicks, or no kicking from hand) and then flipped that completely in the big game a few weeks later. It struck me that against Edinburgh, Connacht seemed to kick much less than they could have and I wonder if we will see a lot more kicking against Leinster.

Feeling a little more optimistic about Marmion spending extended time at Connacht with that news about Kiwi scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park going to Leinster as a project player. Jees, seeing in print that Reddan will be 36 this year really has me wondering even more why was Joe playing him over Kieran. Sounds like he might not even be playing for Leinster much less being anywhere near the RWC squad.

I can't wait for this game. Going to get in nice and early. Should be a cracking crowd in there

Gavin Cumiskey wrote: It’s unclear what Ireland players will be available for the Galway meeting ...

www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/pro12/luk...t-connacht-1.2581752

Uncle Joe wrote: I'm looking forward to the game. In the midfield you may well have a Robbie Henshaw and a Garry Ringrose in amongst a Ben Te'o and a Bundee Aki potentially. And you may well see a Matt Healy come up against a Dave Kearney.

www.pro12rugby.com/news/19355.php