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Connacht ring changes for first of three Leinster games

Mar 25, 2022 16:07 By Dave Hooper
Connacht ring changes for first of three Leinster games
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Connacht and Leinster face-off for the first of three encounters in the space of four weeks,

Andy Friend has made seven changes for Saturday night’s inter-pro meeting with Leinster at the sportsground.

Denis Buckley, Niall Murray, Jarrad Butler, Kieran Marmion, Oran McNulty, Tom Farrell and Tiernan O’Halloran all come into the starting 15.

The backs are completed by Captain Jack Carty, centre Tom Day and winger John Porch, while the tight five features hooker Dave Heffernan, tighthead prop Jack Aungier, and lock Oisín Dowling.

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There’s no changes on either flank meaning Cian Prendergast and Conor Oliver are retained.

"It’s been three weeks since our last game so we’ve had a long time to dwell on the Edinburgh performance and understand what happened, and we’ve had two good weeks of training under our belt since then” said Andy Farrell.

“There’s been no talk about the Champions Cup games because tomorrow is a massive fixture in its own right” added Farrell.

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“Our backs are against the wall if we’re to reach the playoffs and with a massive crowd behind us I’m sure all 23 men will put in a performance I know they’re capable of."

Saturday will see Connacht and Leinster face-off for the first of three encounters in the space of four weeks, with the historic Heineken Champions Cup knockout games beginning in two weeks’ time.

Connacht:

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  1. Tiernan O’Halloran
  2. John Porch
  3. Tom Farrell
  4. Tom Daly
  5. Oran McNulty
  6. Jack Carty (C)
  7. Kieran Marmion
  1. Denis Buckley
  2. Dave Heffernan
  3. Jack Aungier
  4. Oisin Dowling
  5. Niall Murray
  6. Cian Prendergast
  7. Conor Oliver
  8. Jarrad Butler

Replacements

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  1. Jonny Murphy
  2. Matthew Burke
  3. Greg McGrath
  4. Ultan Dillane
  5. Paul Boyle
  6. Caolin Blade
  7. Sammy Arnold
  8. Diarmuid Kilgallen

Connacht v Leinster

Saturday 26th March,

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The Sportsground, 19:35

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