Connacht v Edinburgh – Galway Sportsgrounds
Guinness Pro12: Round 13
Friday 9th Jan 2015, KO: 19:35, TV: TG4/BBC Alba (Delayed)
Connacht will hope to cement their Top 6 position in the final game before the league takes a break for 5 weeks. Connacht have yet to lose at home this season and beat Edinburgh at Murrayfield 14-13 in Round 2 but will be aware of the dangers posed by the Scottish side following their 20-8 victory over Glasgow last Friday.
Other Match Stats
Edinburgh have won 13 of the 24 League Meetings between the sides with 2 draws.
Connacht's only double over Edinburgh came in the 2003/2004 season
Edinburgh lost 11-7 at the Sportsground last season but won 24-23 on their previous visit to the Sportsground in December 2012.
Edinburgh Stats
Founded: 1970
Ground: BT Murrayfield Stadium
Capacity: 67,144
Captain: Mike Coman
Coaches: Alan Solomons
Guinness Pro 12 League Position 2014/15: 8th Played 12 Points 24
Rabo Direct Pro 12 League Position 2013/14: 8th Played 22 Points 38
Heineken Cup 2013/14: 3rd in Pool 6 Points 12
Previous Fixtures
Glasgow 16-6 Edinburgh (Pro 12 Round 11)
Edinburgh 48-0 Treviso (Pro 12 Round 10)
London Welsh 6-24 Edinburgh (Challenge Cup Round 4)
Edinburgh 25-13 London Welsh (Challenge Cup Round 3)
Next League Fixture:
Challenge Cup (Pool 4)
Bordeaux-Begles 11
Lyon 10
London Welsh 0
Edinburgh Ins and Outs 2014/15
| Players In | Players Out |
|---|---|
| Neil Cochrane from London Wasps John Andress from Worcester Warriors Rory Sutherland from Gala RFC Tom Heathcote from Bath Rugby Michael Tait from Newcastle Falcons Fraser McKenzie from Newcastle Falcons Jamie Ritchie from Howe of Fife RFC Phil Burleigh from Highlanders Anton Bresler from Natal Sharks Brett Thompson from USA Sevens |
Steven Lawrie retired Alun Walker released Alex Allan to Glasgow Warriors Geoff Cross to London Irish Lewis Niven released Sean Cox to London Irish Robert McAlpine released Perry Parker to Rotherham Titans Izak van der Westhuizen released Ross Rennie to Bristol Rugby Dimitri Basilaia to Perpignan Alex Black released Greig Laidlaw to Gloucester Rugby Chris Leck released Piers Francis released Gregor Hunter released Harry Leonard to Yorkshire Carnegie Ben Cairns retired Nick De Luca to Biarritz Lee Jones to Glasgow Warriors Aleki Lutui to Gloucester Rugby John Yapp to Wasps |
Previous Meetings
Edinburgh 13-14 Connacht
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Sunday 15th February 2014 Rabo Direct Pro 12
Connacht 11-7 Edinburgh
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Head to Head
| Connacht | Edinburgh |
|---|---|
| 15. Mils Muliaina 14. Darragh Leader 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Bundee Aki 11. Danie Poolman 10. Miah Nikora 9. Kieran Marmion |
15 Jack CUTHBERT 14 Dougie FIFE 13 Matt SCOTT 12 Phil BURLEIGH 11 Tim VISSER 10 Greig TONKS 9 Sam HIDALGO-CLYNE |
| 1. Denis Buckley 2. Tom McCartney 3. Rodney Ah You 4. Quinn Roux 5. Aly Muldowney 6. John Muldoon (captain) 7. Willie Faloon 8. Eoin McKeon |
1 Alasdair DICKINSON 2 Ross FORD (Captain) 3 WP NEL 4 Anton BRESLER 5 Ben TOOLIS 6 Roddy GRANT 7 Hamish WATSON 8 David DENTON |
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REPLACEMENTS 16. Dave Heffernan |
REPLACEMENTS 16 Neil COCHRANE |
