Connacht make five changes
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:21
Connacht have made five changes to their team as they prepare for the clash against Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League.
that narrowly lost 17-19 against the Ospreys in their previous match
There are three changes to the forwards with returns for Jamie Hagan, Mike McCarthy and Johnny O'Connor, while the backline will feature Aidan Wynne and Frank Murphy this week.
The Irish side are suffering from an array of injuries with Niva Ta'auso, Liam Bibo, Andrew Browne and Ray Ofisa all being ruled out for the game.
Connacht are currently propping up the rest of the table and will be hoping for a good result against the Scottish outfit.
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Troy Nathan, 13 Keith Matthews, 12 Aidan Wynne, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 George Naoupu, 7 Johnny O'Connor, 6 John Muldoon (captain), 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Robbie Morris, 18 Bernie Upton, 19 Mike McComish, 20 Conor O'Loughlin, 21 Miah Nikora, 22 Brian Tuohy.
Date: Friday, 5 March
Venue: Galway Sportsground
Kick-off: 20.00 GMT
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Ollie Hodges (Ireland)
TMO: Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
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