Tough ask over there. Wasps are strong and going well. Fingers crossed but I'm not overly optimistic.

p.s. It'll be very different at The Spotsground I think.

For this match I can't understand Healy and Poolman starting for the Eagles. Jack needs a big game with Cooney out.

Carty
has to kick to the posts
has to last the whole 80 min
in both case
the way the game can go is in his hands

Wasps:

15. Rob Miller; 14. Christian Wade, 13. Alapati Leiua, 12. Kurtley beale, 11. Josh Bassett; 10. Jimmy Gopperth, 9. Dan Robson; 1. Matt Mullan, 2. Tommy Taylor, 3. Martin Moore, 4. Joe Launchbury, 5. Kearnan Myall, 6. Ashley Johnson, 7. Thomas Young, 8. Nathan Hughes
16. Alex Rieder, 17. Tom Bristow, 18. Jake Cooper-Woolley, 19. James Gaskell, 20. Guy Thompson, 21. Joe Simpson, 22. Brendan Macken, 23. Frank Halai

Cannon not allowed play as part of the deal when we signed him from Wasps.

Kinda glad Finlay is sub handy to have him come on as the scrum fell apart when the front row went off last week.

Several massive calls there - Carey starts, Healy doesn't make the bench despite being fit, Dillane or Roux has to call the lineout, and Cannon doesn't even make the bench.

15 Tiernan O’Halloran (111)
14 Niyi Adeolokun (42)
13 Stacey Ili (7)
12 Bundee Aki (51)
11 Cian Kelleher (10)
10 Jack Carty (65)
9 Kieran Marmion (109)

1 Denis Buckley (101)
2 Tom McCartney (49)
3 Conor Carey (
4 Ultan Dillane (34)
5 Quinn Roux (40)
6 Nepia Fox-Matamua (11)
7 Jake Heenan (43)
8 John Muldoon (captain) (286)

Replacements:

16 Dave Heffernan (67)
17 JP Cooney (37)
18 Finlay Bealham (65)
19 Sean O’Brien (23)
20 Eoin McKeon (95)
21 Caolin Blade
22 Rory Parata (19)
23 Peter Robb (22)

Injured: Ronan Loughney, Ivan Soroka, Conan O’Donnell, Ben Marshall, Andrew Browne, Eoghan Masterson, John Cooney*, Marnitz Boshoff, Shane O’Leary, Craig Ronaldson, Eoin Griffin, Josh Rowland, Darragh Leader.

*John Cooney was a late withdrawal from the side having suffered a minor quad strain in training this week.

connachta wrote: I can't wait to see Wade vs Adeolokun sprinting (even if I'd prefer Wade to be sidelined)

John Muldoon approved in the indo today! "There are other pairings that you can look at too, the likes of the battle between Christian Wade and Niyi Adeolokun, that will be fascinating too."

Anyone interested we have a great event night set up for Thursday 15 December at MOTORPARK Galway.
Q&A with Bundee Aki , Ultan Dillane , Johnny o Connor and Wasps legend Joe Worsley .
Tickets €20 all proceeds on night to Cope Galway can be got at MOTORPARK or www.eventbrite.com .
Food and drinks included

I do think Cooney has to start and kick. Once O'Leary (pray for him to be ok) comes in and takes the tee, let's introduce Marmion

Interesting to see if no Ronaldson/Boschoff affects the scrum half starter...

Is Cooney as a solid kicker a tactical choice than the Ireland No2 in Marmion! For an away Champions cup game that is

FFS, Ronaldson just can't catch a break this season....

Boschoff & Ronaldson both out just made the task a lot harder. Carty is going to have step it up and even then there is the question of cover at outhalf. Would love to see Matt back in action but his absence isn't a game breake, enough cover there and Danie played well against Treviso.

Injury update

www.connachtrugby.ie/squad-update-ahead-...game-2/#ConnachtNews

Boschoff, Ronaldson out, Loughs and Healy possibly out.

So what you're all telling me, is that we should have no trouble whatsoever, in winning this Sunday.

Thanks guys

wasps scrum was poor against Worcester this last weekend.

Mullan, Taylor and Moore V Buckley, McCartney and Bealham

we should be able to get some penalties at scumtime. they will have Launchbury back in 2nd row but we have power to match in our 2nd row

they have problems also as backup in a couple of positions in their backline