CONNACHT AND MUNSTER have both rung the changes to their team’s for the New Year’s Dary URC interpro clash at The Sportsground, (KO: 3pm, TG4and Premier Sports 1).
Connacht make six changes from the side that started in their narrow defeat away to Ulster on the Friday before Christmas, while Munster have brought in seven new faces from the team that lost to Leinster on St Stephen’s Day in Thomond Park.
Peter Dooley, Dave Heffernan, Joe Joyce and Jarrad Butler come into the Connacht starting pack, while JJ Hanrahan is named at out-half and Cathal Forde is selected at 13. Scrum-half Caolin Blade will captain the team.
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There is a 6:2 split on the bench, with fit-again Oisin Dowling included, while club captain Jack Carty is also amongst the replacements.
JJ Hanrahan is in to start for Connacht. James Crombie / INPHO
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Munster have handed a first competitive start to hooker Eoghan Clarke, while Tadhg Beirne returns to captain the side and Fineen Wycherley has come back from a shoulder injury. Tony Butler, Conor Murray, Rory Scannell and Jeremy Loughman are all drafted in to start as well.
Gavin Coombes moves into the back row, where he will join Tom Ahern and John Hodnett, the latter set to make his 50th Munster appearance.
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Your Connacht 23 to kick start 2024 as we take on @Munsterrugby at The Sportsground on New Years Day 🏉
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Connacht and Munster ring the changes ahead of clash at Sportsground
CONNACHT AND MUNSTER have both rung the changes to their team’s for the New Year’s Dary URC interpro clash at The Sportsground, (KO: 3pm, TG4and Premier Sports 1).
Connacht make six changes from the side that started in their narrow defeat away to Ulster on the Friday before Christmas, while Munster have brought in seven new faces from the team that lost to Leinster on St Stephen’s Day in Thomond Park.
Peter Dooley, Dave Heffernan, Joe Joyce and Jarrad Butler come into the Connacht starting pack, while JJ Hanrahan is named at out-half and Cathal Forde is selected at 13. Scrum-half Caolin Blade will captain the team.
There is a 6:2 split on the bench, with fit-again Oisin Dowling included, while club captain Jack Carty is also amongst the replacements.
Munster have handed a first competitive start to hooker Eoghan Clarke, while Tadhg Beirne returns to captain the side and Fineen Wycherley has come back from a shoulder injury. Tony Butler, Conor Murray, Rory Scannell and Jeremy Loughman are all drafted in to start as well.
Gavin Coombes moves into the back row, where he will join Tom Ahern and John Hodnett, the latter set to make his 50th Munster appearance.
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