Peter Reilly is in there, Buckley isn't

James solialo was added to squad though instead of faloon!

You have to name 10 front row forwards so who are they!? Wilko, cooney, jhw, henry, real, white, loughney , Rodney, heffernan? Stuck after that and most of them are injured.
I think its 2 changes during round robin and 2 before knockout stages. Not sure when in round robin though

Denis Buckley is not in the Heineken cup squad,weird he played club last weekend, same as mcsharry and mcsharry is in the squad.

when can this list be changed, after round 2,4 or after group stages

Marching On Together


Here we go with Connacht Rugby,
We're gonna give the boys a hand,
Stand up and sing for Connacht Rugby,
They are the greatest in the land,

na na na

Everyday, we're al gonna say,
We love you Connacht! Connacht! Connacht!
Everywhere, we're gonna be there,
We, love you Connacht! Connacht! Connacht!

Marching On Together!
We're gonna see you win
na na na na na na
We are so proud,
We shout it out loud we love you Connacht! Connacht! Connacht!

We've been through it all together,
And we've had our ups and downs (UPS AND DOWNS!)
We're gonna stay with you forever,
at least until the world stops going round

na na na

Everyday, we're all gonna say we love you Connacht! Connacht! Connacht!
Everywhere, we're gonna be there,
We, love you Connacht! Connacht! Connacht!

Marching On Together!
We're gonna see you win
na na na na na na
We are so proud,
We shout it out loud we love you Connacht! Connacht! Connacht!
We are so proud, we shout it out Loud we love you Connacht! Connacht! Connacht!

new anthem????

Mammy , please make the bad team go away!!

This could get very ugly very quickly................better start training the ol' vocal chords and see if I have any credit left with the man above. We're gonna need it by the looks of things on the injury front.

Would have been put to the pin of our collar with a full squad by the injuries have really depleted us :sick:

Rodney going to TH scares me. I know he did ok last week but Saracens are a different Beast. They pride themselves on the scrum which I know has changed this year but they will be fierce there. Rodney is our first choice whith who as back up ?? I hope the weather is dry and there are 0 knock ons !!!
I hope im proven wrong and he has a great game.

Porterbelly wrote: Strongest would be

1.Mako Vunipola
2.Schalk Brits
3.Matt Stevens
4.Steve Borthwick
5.Alistair Hargreaves
6.Billy Vunipola
7.Jacques Burger
8.Ernst Joubert
9.Richard Wigglesworth
10.Owen Farrell
11.David Strettle
12.Joel Tomkins
13.Chris Wyles
14.Chris Ashton
15.Alex Goode


Alternatively they could go with (without making any difference)

1.Rhys Gill (often starts with Vunipola as impact sub)
5.Mouritz Botha
6.Kelly Brown
9.Neil De Kock
12.Duncan Taylor

Brad Barrit is injured

That's some painful reading. This game could get ugly very quickly especially if Lam does not re-evaluate his game plan. Considering Connacht's form so far this season and the number of injuries I just hope the lads can keep it respectable. Sad state of affairs, a couple of months ago I would have counted on them being competitive in this fixture and maybe come away with a losing bonus point but nothing up to this point in the season really gives me any hope of that.

ummm, wrote: How the hell did Leinster manage to sign Lote Tuqiri at such short notice while it's taking ages to get So'oialo's permit?

At this rate we'll have to sign Tuqiri when his 3 months are up while we wait!

Well I know in the UK that if a player is being signed to a soccer club and has a good amount of caps while also playing for a nation ranked from X and above it is put through quickly. If they have a few caps and with a country with not such a good ranking, the manager has to go to a tribunal court and plea the case that the player should get a work permit.

Different countries of course.

Tickets sorted, just to let anyone know who was looking.

Cheers

How the hell did Leinster manage to sign Lote Tuqiri at such short notice while it's taking ages to get So'oialo's permit?

At this rate we'll have to sign Tuqiri when his 3 months are up while we wait!

I note there's no mention of So'oilao in the injuries/availability update. Might we assume from this his visa still isn't through? Starting to wonder exactly what this guy did, schtup Francois Hollands's daughter during his time in France maybe....

swift4prez wrote:

Squad Update ahead of Saracens game

The Connacht squad stepped up their preparations early this week ahead of Friday night’s Round 1 Heineken Cup clash at home to Saracens (KO: 8pm).

Following the away game to Treviso last week, there were some significant injuries ruling certain players out of action this week.

Centre Eoin Griffin, who pulled up in the warm up at Stadio Monigo last Friday night, was replaced ten minutes before kick off by Brian Murphy. 23-year-old Griffin is awaiting the results of a scan on a torn foot ligament but is likely to be side-lined for up to five weeks.

Also added to the injury list were Tightheads Ronan Loughney (concussion) and Nathan White (calf). Both are in doubt for this week’s Heineken Cup opener against English Premiership side Saracens.

In better news, Connacht’s highest capped player Michael Swift, who missed out on last week’s game, returned to training yesterday and is available for selection this week.

Out half Craig Ronaldson also returns to the fray and is in the mix ahead of Thursday’s lunchtime team announcement.

Both Dave McSharry and Denis Buckley returned to club rugby for the first time this season, playing a part in wins for both UCD RFC and Corinthians RFC respectively.

The team to face Saracens is set to be announced at noon on Thursday.

The curtain raiser is on course to become a sell-out with both the Clan Terrace and Enclosed Stand sold out. Remaining tickets are on sale from tickets.ie, the Connacht Rugby office and Centra and SuperValu stores province-wide.

Connacht v Saracens
Friday, 11th October
At Sportsground, 8pm.
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (Fra)
Assistant Ref: Alexandre Ruiz (Fra) and Jean-Luc Rebollal (Fra)
TMO: Daniel Irazoqui (Fra)
Citing Commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (Ita)

The Connacht Eagles will kick off their British & Irish Cup campaign on Saturday afternoon away to Llanelli RFC at Parc y Scarlets (KO: 2pm). The squad are set to include a mix of Senior and Academy players and the team will be announced on Friday.

I wonder how true this is. I mean the Clan Terrace is never far from being sold out anyway because the bulk of the season tickets are sold for there, and the enclosed sections are small. But the fact theres still main stand terrace tickets available at this stage would make me think it's going to be closer to 5000 at the game than the 9000 we got for Toulouse a few years back. Saracens have some big names and it being a Friday night, I reckon it's going to be a great atmosphere (darkness and beer always helps that). So, I think everyone on here should make an effort to drag a few friends along. We can't get complacent about Heineken Cup rugby, for lots of reasons, and at this stage we're joint top of our group, so we should enjoy it while it lasts

Squad Update ahead of Saracens game

The Connacht squad stepped up their preparations early this week ahead of Friday night’s Round 1 Heineken Cup clash at home to Saracens (KO: 8pm).

Following the away game to Treviso last week, there were some significant injuries ruling certain players out of action this week.

Centre Eoin Griffin, who pulled up in the warm up at Stadio Monigo last Friday night, was replaced ten minutes before kick off by Brian Murphy. 23-year-old Griffin is awaiting the results of a scan on a torn foot ligament but is likely to be side-lined for up to five weeks.

Also added to the injury list were Tightheads Ronan Loughney (concussion) and Nathan White (calf). Both are in doubt for this week’s Heineken Cup opener against English Premiership side Saracens.

In better news, Connacht’s highest capped player Michael Swift, who missed out on last week’s game, returned to training yesterday and is available for selection this week.

Out half Craig Ronaldson also returns to the fray and is in the mix ahead of Thursday’s lunchtime team announcement.

Both Dave McSharry and Denis Buckley returned to club rugby for the first time this season, playing a part in wins for both UCD RFC and Corinthians RFC respectively.

The team to face Saracens is set to be announced at noon on Thursday.

The curtain raiser is on course to become a sell-out with both the Clan Terrace and Enclosed Stand sold out. Remaining tickets are on sale from tickets.ie, the Connacht Rugby office and Centra and SuperValu stores province-wide.

Connacht v Saracens
Friday, 11th October
At Sportsground, 8pm.
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (Fra)
Assistant Ref: Alexandre Ruiz (Fra) and Jean-Luc Rebollal (Fra)
TMO: Daniel Irazoqui (Fra)
Citing Commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (Ita)

The Connacht Eagles will kick off their British & Irish Cup campaign on Saturday afternoon away to Llanelli RFC at Parc y Scarlets (KO: 2pm). The squad are set to include a mix of Senior and Academy players and the team will be announced on Friday.

Good side - I'd go for Mul at 6 though for blood & thunder