CONNACHT HAVE MADE 10 changes for tomorrow’s Guinness Pro12 meeting with Benetton Treviso at Stadio Monigo [KO 6.30pm Irish time, TG4].
Pat Lam has brought Jack Carty back into his XV, with the out-half having made his return from spleen surgery in the victory over Munster two weekends ago. John Cooney comes into the side at scrum-half.
Fullback Tiernan O’Halloran is also back in the Connacht team after recovering from a knee injury, while Jake Heenan makes his comeback at openside flanker.
Fionn Carr starts on the wing, after Matt Healy suffered a minor back injury in training last week, while academy player Rory Parata – another just back from injury – is picked in midfield alongside Peter Robb.
In the front row, Ronan Loughney and Rodney Ah You have been selected either side of hooker Tom McCartney, who will captain Connacht against Treviso.
Quinn Roux and Andrew Browne form the lock partnership, while Eoin McKeon shifts to number eight. AJ MacGinty and Caolin Blade are both back from injury to take spots on the bench alongside Robbie Henshaw.
IRFU man Peter Fitzgibbon will referee the tie.
Connacht:
15. Tiernan O’Halloran
14. Niyi Adeolokun
13. Rory Parata
12. Peter Robb
11. Fionn Carr
10. Jack Carty
9. John Cooney
1. Ronan Loughney
2. Tom McCartney (captain)
3. Rodney Ah You
4. Quinn Roux
5. Andrew Browne
6. Sean O’Brien
7. Jake Heenan
8. Eoin McKeon
Replacements:
16. Dave Heffernan
17. JP Cooney
18. Finlay Bealham
19. Aly Muldowney
20. John Muldoon
21. Caolin Blade
22. AJ MacGinty
23. Robbie Henshaw
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon [IRFU].
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€85. Rip off Ireland alive and well.
I have a AB’s 2003 World Cup top that I paid €100 for back then.
Still in great condition and I wear it all then time.
Canterbury make good quality and it will last.
@Dave Sherman: Adidas have been making the All Blacks jersey since 1999
@Dave Sherman: did you get it off the African man on the beach in Spain
@Dave Sherman: I’ve ‘France 98′ underpants. 99p. Only worn on super-special occasions.
Why has it taken this long for them to be on sale to the public?
@Seán O’Sullivan:
Potentially market demand wasn’t there?
@Seán O’Sullivan: I have no idea but I’m sure a man somewhere is to blame for it.
@Government Sachs:
Are you sure it is not Leo’s fault :)
@Seán O’Sullivan: wait till you see the price, your sympathy will likely evaporate
Wonderful news.
My wardrobe is now complete.
Suit men with moobs too!!!! Skin tight jerseys ain’t for everyone!!!!!
Are they going to go the way of Dublin GAA and patronize women by offering it in pink?
@Bar Bar Drinks: Not just Dublin who do that (Donegal, Kildare, Mayo, Cork, Meath etc)
Obviously women don’t believe it to be patronising as plenty on show at matches.
@Bar Bar Drinks: Those pink jerseys are everywhere, and they’re awfully popular for something so “patronising”
@Bar Bar Drinks: Every county has a pink ladies jersey.
@Bar Bar Drinks: actually I think Cardiff still have a pink third kit that they play in for breast cancer awareness
What?? Why now instead of before?
P/S Before anyone asks, I’m not interested…..
Let the bandwagon begin
Hopefully comes in more sizes than ‘too tight’
@john Appleseed: or not
Provinces have done it for a while now surprised it took this long
@Dave O Keeffe: no province have men’s jersey as women’s not the jersey the women wear for the province
@Ollie Watson: apologies, you’re correct
Only €85, you could fly anywhere in Europe and back for that. They will be sold out quick. Better get two and one for everyone in the family.
If Irish people weren’t so over weight the jerseys could be cheaper. We’d also have a cheaper health service.
@6ljJQRRU: What a load of rubbish. You pay the same price for an xs size.