So new injury list:

1. Frank Murphy
2. Andrew Browne
3. Gavin Duffy
4. Dave Nolan
5. Paul O’Donouhoe
6. Danie Poolman
7. Kyle Tonetti

Are smallest list yet so that's good news. Don't think Brian Murphy, Eoin McKeon and T.J. Anderson will be challenging anyone in the main squad but they will make a big difference for the Eagles team.

Squad Update ahead of Harlequins clash

While the Connacht squad trained in the Galway sunshine yesterday ahead of Saturday’s round 2 Heineken Cup clash with Harlequins (KO: 6pm), there were some injury concerns arising from last Saturday’s away win in Italy.

Full back Robbie Henshaw and young centre Eoin Griffin both picked up knocks against Zebre and will continue to be assessed ahead of Friday’s lunchtime team announcement.

Ethienne Reynecke, Dave McSharry and George Naoupu are also suffering from a few knocks and bruises this week.

Fit again Brian Murphy (centre), Eoin McKeon (back row) and TJ Anderson (back row) will all be available for British & Irish Cup selection this weekend when the Connacht Eagles take on the Newcastle Falcons in Dubarry Park this Friday 19th October (KO 7.45pm).

Meanwhile, Frank Murphy, Andrew Browne, Gavin Duffy, Dave Nolan, Paul O’Donohoe, Danie Poolman and Kyle Tonetti remain unavailable for selection due to injury.

Agreed. There's no point rushing him back at this stage. The difference in a fully fit Griffin and sort of fit Griffin is huge.

Borders no.2 wrote: Dissapointing on Poolman, looks like we won't see much of him for another while, would be a very useful addition at this stage.

Anyone any word on Kyle Tonetti? I believe he's a player we have missed so far this season.

Tonetti still isn't taking part in full training.

Probably the right call on Poolman sending him to the specialist, Griffin hasn't looked back since he has seen him

Dissapointing on Poolman, looks like we won't see much of him for another while, would be a very useful addition at this stage.

Anyone any word on Kyle Tonetti? I believe he's a player we have missed so far this season.

Poolman will be out of action for another while, he's going to see the same specialist that Eoin Griffin went to see about his hamstrings

little of topic but i see James loxton is now playing with shannon. got a yellow in that game vs lansdowne

swift4prez wrote: iv seen matt healy on the injury list for quiet some time, but why is he playing rugby so.

He was replaced, along with several others, at the break. I'd imagine he took a knock.

www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/shanno...ut-loose-210170.html

He wasn't on the injury list ahead of Leinster game but was not selected, playing 80 minutes the same night for Lansdowne.

that is odd. Unless he picked up a knock in training or something?

iv seen matt healy on the injury list for quiet some time, but why is he playing rugby so.

07/10/2012 - 17:19:19
Lansdowne 48 Shannon 7


Matt Healy was the star of the show on the Aviva Stadium's back pitch this afternoon as Lansdowne comfortably secured a bonus-point victory over an overwhelmed Shannon side.

Mike Ruddock's outfit started the contest in devastating fashion. It took them just five minutes to open there account with a try courtesy of Healy.

The fleet-footed winger got through in the left corner at the end of a sweeping move across the Shannon line. Craig Ronaldson converted and a second five-pointer followed eight minutes in.

This time, flanker Charlie Butterworth drove brilliantly through the Shannon rearguard to touch down to the right of the posts. Things were looking ominous for the Limerick men at this point, but they showed some fight when flanker John Shine crossed the whitewash after 16 minutes.

Out-half Rob Guerin stepped up to add the extras and suddenly the Lansdowne advantage was down to five.

This was only temporary relief for Shannon, however, as a Ronaldson penalty got the hosts up and running again on 22 minutes, and they found room to register a third try two minutes later.

The touchdown came courtesy of the industrious Sean Carey, who had initiated the move that led to his fine individual effort.

A neatly-struck conversion and a successful 36th minute penalty followed from Ronaldson before Healy safely secured Lansdowne's bonus point with his second try a minute before the interval.

This gave Lansdowne an insurmountable 32-7 lead heading into the second period, and it was now a case of damage limitation for Shannon.

Lansdowne, on the other hand, saw this as an opportunity to utilise their resources. They introduced all their replacements by the 46th minute, including former US Eagles international Richard Liddington.

The disruption did lead to a scrappier performance from the Dublin 4 side, but they still held a 31-point cushion over Shannon as the game moved into the final 15 minutes of action, with the deadly accurate Ronaldson slotting over his third and fourth penalties.

Shannon did their utmost to try and conjure up some meaningful opportunities that might produce a consolation score.

The first half introduction of Munster starlet Luke O'Dea did give them a more incisive outlet in their backs division, but the Lansdowne rearguard proved to be extremely stern throughout the contest.

Lansdowne had dropped off their intensity for much of the second half, but they finished the game in fine spirits.

Final tries from full-back and captain Ross McCarron and replacement John Coleman mean that they have moved top of the Ulster Bank League Division 1A table, ahead of Young Munster due to their superior scoring rate.

Up-dated injury list. None of these are probable for Zebre

1. Andrew Browne,
2. Gavin Duffy,
3. Matt Healy,
4. Matthew Jarvis,
5. Eoin McKeon,
6. Dave Nolan,
7. Paul O’Donohoe,
8. Danie Poolman
9. Kyle Tonetti
10.Brian Murphy
11.Frank Murphy

Dave McSharry, as well as requiring stitches to his chin, injured his shoulder against Ulster and will continue to be assessed ahead of Friday’s lunchtime team announcement. Prop Ronan Loughney and centre Mata Fifita are both suffering from minor heel injuries after last week’s game.

Means that we have Reynecke and McCrea back training with the team.

Up-dated injury list:

1. Andrew Browne
2. Gavin Duffy
3. Paul O’Donoghue
4. Dan Parks
5. Daniel Poolman
6. Kyle Tonetti
7. John Muldoon
8. Mark McCrea
9. Dave Nolan
10. Brian Murphy
11. Frank Murphy
12. Ethinenne Reynecke
13. Matthew Jarvis

I see from the Connacht site that the IRFU are looking for a First Aid and Injury Prevention Officer. I get the sense it's not hamstring pulls they will be trying to prevent, but if it were it would be a lucrative field to get into especially at Connacht.

You're missing Reynecke and Jarvis.

There were 21 listed in the press conference Monday (linked elseshere on the forum), last night they published a list of 12 out on the Connacht site, Brian Murphy was omitted from the list but is out until next month sometime with a knee injury picked up in a pre-season game.

George is fine, he wasn't even in Monday's list.

So its:

1. Andrew Browne
2. Gavin Duffy
3. Paul O’Donoghue
4. Dan Parks
5. Daniel Poolman
6. Kyle Tonetti
7. John Muldoon
8. Mark McCrea
9. Dave Nolan
10. Brian Murphy
11. Frank Murphy

Anyone know about George?

swift4prez wrote: few players is bad luck, but 20 players is something done wrong in training

Yeah, whatever, maybe Eric kicked them himself

The good news is that this is down to 13 as of yesterday on the site.

Ethienne Reynecke and Matthew Jarvis have shoulder injuries, Nolan and the 2 Murphys are more long term (Brian Murphy the only one due back soonish), Muldoon has an ankle injury from a few weeks ago, and McCrea, well...

That does leave a worrying number of hamstring pulls aand slow comebasks about tha place:

Andrew Browne
Gavin Duffy
Paul O’Donoghue
Dan Parks
Danie Poolman
Kyle Tonetti

Hopefully they're just being extra careful with the HEC ahead.