The Connacht matchday squad has been named for this evening's pre-season friendly against Munster at The Sportsground (k/o 5.30pm).
The fixture is the squad’s first and only home pre-season game of the year, following a win away to Ulster earlier in the month and a trip to Edinburgh next week.
There are five changes from that Ulster game, with Ballina's Dave Heffernan, Denis Buckley, Joe Joyce, Shamus Hurley-Langton and John Porch coming into the starting XV.
Ticket are available at connachtrugby.ie/tickets, while the game will also be streamed at connachtrugby.ie.
Also today the Connacht Eagles will play Munster ‘A’ in a behind-closed-doors fixture, with the squad also listed below.
CONNACHT RUGBY MATCHDAY SQUAD VS MUNSTER RUGBY
- John Porch
- Diarmuid Kilgallen
- Tom Farrell
- Tom Daly
- Andrew Smith
- Jack Carty (C)
- Caolin Blade
- Denis Buckley
- Dave Heffernan
- Jack Aungier
- Niall Murray
- Joe Joyce
- Shamus Hurley-Langton
- Conor Oliver
- Cian Prendergast
Replacements from: Dylan Tierney-Martin, Peter Dooley, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Oisín Dowling, Darragh Murray, Paul Boyle, Colm Reilly, JJ Hanrahan, Cathal Forde, Byron Ralston, Shayne Bolton, Liam McNamara.
CONNACHT EAGLES MATCHDAY SQUAD VS MUNSTER RUGBY ‘A’
*denotes development player
- Oran McNulty
- Josh O’Connor
- Shane Jennings
- David Hawkshaw (C)
- Shane Mallon
- Seán Naughton
- Michael McDonald
- Jordan Duggan
- Eoin de Buitlear
- Sam Illo
- Charlie Coughlan *
- Blayze Molloy *
- Donnacha Byrne *
- Max Flynn *
- Bobby Power *
Replacements from: Matthew Burke, Tadgh McElroy, Fiachna Barrett, Ambrose Bamber *, Matthew Victory, Matthew Devine, Daniel Hawkshaw, Finn Treacy, Harry Rogers *.