Connacht Name Team To Face The Ospreys

Ireland internationals Tiernan O’Halloran and Kieran Marmion come into the backline with the Galway-born fullback making his first appearance for Connacht since his Ireland debut in South Africa three months ago.

Ronan Loughney packs down in the front row while Academy graduate James Connolly starts alongside Eoin McKeon and captain John Muldoon in the back row.

Forwards Dominic Robertson-McCoy and Rory Moloney are both in line to make their Connacht debuts from the bench tomorrow while Danie Poolman is included among the replacement backs.

15          Tiernan O’Halloran

14           Niyi Adeolokun

13           Eoin Griffin

12           Bundee Aki

11           Matt Healy

10           Jack Carty

9             Kieran Marmion

1              Ronan Loughney

2              Tom McCartney

3              Finlay Bealham

4              Ultan Dillane

5              Danny Qualter

6              Eoin McKeon

7              James Connolly

8              John Muldoon (captain)

Replacements:

16           Dave Heffernan

17           Dominic Robertson-McCoy

18           JP Cooney

19           Lewis Stevenson

20           Rory Moloney

21           Caolin Blade

22           Shane O’Leary

23           Danie Poolman

Injured/Unavailable: Denis Buckley, Nathan White, Quinn Roux, Andrew Browne, Ben Marshall, Nepia Fox-Matamua, Jake Heenan, Sean O’Brien, Eoghan Masterson, John Cooney, Stephen Kerins, Conor Lowndes, Craig Ronaldson, Marnitz Boshoff, Rory Parata, Peter Robb, Darragh Leader, Cian Kelleher, Ciaran Gaffney.

Connacht v Ospreys
Saturday September 10th
At the Sportsground, 7.35pm.
Live on TG4/S4C

Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 26th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Claudio Blessano (FIR), Leo Colgan (IRFU)
Citing Commissioner: Tim Lowry (IRFU)
TMO: Alan Falzone (FIR)