And we are back for the second...

Midfield battle between De Allende/Farrell/Scannell V revved up Arnold /Daly and with the absolute tank Peter Robb off the bench is absolutely JUUUUICY..

Would laugh my backside off if DeAllande gets a knock. Don't wish the man ill, but like Munster play the poor mouth (they're the Welsh of Irish Rugby, moaning away even after the IRFU 100% bailed them out of Thomond Park financial disaster), and get two World Champion's while we're left to scavenge around for castoffs and 2nd Tier players...

connachta wrote: Heaviest pack in years for Connacht!

If Tom Daly + Colm De Buitlear step up hugely, this should be a hell of a game

Heaviest pack in years for Connacht!




If Tom Daly + Colm De Buitlear step up hugely, this should be a hell of a game

Not sure how Tiernan will get on at loose head ...

Teams up.

www.connachtrugby.ie/arnold-papalii-the-...ts-in-munster-clash/

Healy and Dowling were supposed to be back end of this month, we may see them
SOB early September, less likely, even if he is training!

I'm expecting a lot from Gallagher (our Gallagher ) !

Last week the injured list was Dowling, Fitzgerald, and Healy. So may see deBuitlear at 11 and SOB at 6.

A huge opportunity for the team to make another grand statement against Munster this weekend following the excellent performance and result against Ulster last weekend.
With Quinn Roux declaring himself fit in the Indo today, I may be wrong but I make it only Thornbury, SOB, Buckley, and Stephen Fitzgerald who are out injured? With Andy F declaring there'll be an entirely new starting XV, perhaps the team might look like this.

15 TOH, 14 T Daly, 13 Arnold, 12 Robb, 11 Healy, 10 C Fitz, 9 Blade,
1 McAllister, 2 Delahunt, 3 Robertson-McCoy, 4 Roux, 5 Murray, 6 Dowling, 7 Oliver, 8 Papali'i.

16 Heffernan, 17 Duggan, 18 Aungier/Bealham, 19 Dillane/Gallagher, 20 Butler, 21 Marmion, 22 Carty, 23 Aki.

I think all of our likely call ups to the national squad not starting (Heffernan, Bealham, Dillane, Marmion, Carty, and Aki) will be named on the bench for this game in order to give them match practice.

That's a decent side!