CONNACHT HEAD COACH Pete Wilkins has made two changes to his starting side for tomorrow’s URC fixture against Glasgow Warriors at The Sportsground (KO 3pm, TG4).
Following last week’s bonus point win over the Ospreys, the province’s coaching staff have opted to bring in full-back Tiernan O’Halloran for his first appearance of the season, while Niall Murray is handed a start after coming off the bench last week.
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The remaining backs are unchanged. Caolin Blade captains the side from scrum-half, JJ Hanrahan is at out-half, there’s a centre partnership of Cathal Forde and Tom Farrell, and Byron Ralston and Diarmuid Kilgallen are named on the wings.
The front row again sees Dylan Tierney-Martin alongside props Denis Buckley and Jack Aungier, while Joe Joyce is retained after his player of the match performance last week. The starting team is completed by No 8 Jarrad Butler and flankers Cian Prendergast and Shamus Hurley-Langton.
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The Connacht coaching team have gone for a 6/2 split on the bench, meaning Darragh Murray could make his first appearance of the season with Oisín Dowling and the fit-again Conor Oliver also in the 23.
CONNACHT:
15. Tiernan O’Halloran
14. Byron Ralston
13. Tom Farrell
12. Cathal Forde
11. Diarmuid Kilgallen
10. JJ Hanrahan
9. Caolin Blade (Capt)
1. Denis Buckley
2. Dylan Tierney-Martin
3. Jack Aungier
4. Niall Murray
5. Joe Joyce
6. Cian Prendergast
7. Shamus Hurley-Langton
8. Jarrad Butler
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Replacements:
16.Tadgh McElroy
17. Peter Dooley
18. Dominic Robertson-McCoy
19. Darragh Murray
20. Oisín Dowling
21. Colm Reilly
22. Liam McNamara
23. Conor Oliver
Ulster head Coach Dan McFarland, meanwhile, has named his side for the province’s first home URC fixture, against the Bulls on Sunday (KO 5pm, TG4 and Premier Sports).
Ulster kicked off their season with a bonus-point 36-40 victory in Italy, beating Zebre Parma.
Stalwart lock, Alan O’Connor, returns to the side to captain the Ulster men.
In the front row, the province’s long-serving Ballymena prop, Andy Warwick, starts at loosehead, where he is joined by Ireland internationals Tom Stewart at hooker, and Tom O’Toole at tighthead.
O’Connor is joined in the second row by Ireland international Kieran Treadwell.
In the back-row, Dave Ewers makes his home debut after joining the province from Exeter Chiefs in the summer. Dave McCann starts as the openside flanker and Nick Timoney gets the nod at No 8, making his 99th appearance for the province.
The half-back partnership is a familiar one, as scrum-half Nathan Doak is joined by the experienced Billy Burns at No 10, who returns to the starting line-up after coming on as a replacement last weekend in Italy.
In a youthful centre partnership formed in the Ulster Academy, Jude Postlethwaite makes his first start at Kingspan Stadium, alongside James Hume.
Jacob Stockdale will hope to continue his try-scoring start to the season as he retains his position on Ulster’s left wing. On the other side, Rob Baloucoune, returns to the starting line-up after missing last weekend’s away win.
Will Addison gets ready to play at Kingspan Stadium for the first time since 2021, starting at full-back.
McFarland has gone for a 5:3 split on the bench as John Andrew, Callum Reid, Greg McGrath, Cormac Izuchukwu, Marcus Rea, Dave Shanahan, Stewart Moore and Mike Lowry form the replacement options.
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O'Halloran and Murray promoted to Connacht's starting line-up; O'Toole returns for Ulster
LAST UPDATE | 27 Oct 2023
CONNACHT HEAD COACH Pete Wilkins has made two changes to his starting side for tomorrow’s URC fixture against Glasgow Warriors at The Sportsground (KO 3pm, TG4).
Following last week’s bonus point win over the Ospreys, the province’s coaching staff have opted to bring in full-back Tiernan O’Halloran for his first appearance of the season, while Niall Murray is handed a start after coming off the bench last week.
The remaining backs are unchanged. Caolin Blade captains the side from scrum-half, JJ Hanrahan is at out-half, there’s a centre partnership of Cathal Forde and Tom Farrell, and Byron Ralston and Diarmuid Kilgallen are named on the wings.
The front row again sees Dylan Tierney-Martin alongside props Denis Buckley and Jack Aungier, while Joe Joyce is retained after his player of the match performance last week. The starting team is completed by No 8 Jarrad Butler and flankers Cian Prendergast and Shamus Hurley-Langton.
The Connacht coaching team have gone for a 6/2 split on the bench, meaning Darragh Murray could make his first appearance of the season with Oisín Dowling and the fit-again Conor Oliver also in the 23.
CONNACHT:
Replacements:
Ulster head Coach Dan McFarland, meanwhile, has named his side for the province’s first home URC fixture, against the Bulls on Sunday (KO 5pm, TG4 and Premier Sports).
Ulster kicked off their season with a bonus-point 36-40 victory in Italy, beating Zebre Parma.
Stalwart lock, Alan O’Connor, returns to the side to captain the Ulster men.
In the front row, the province’s long-serving Ballymena prop, Andy Warwick, starts at loosehead, where he is joined by Ireland internationals Tom Stewart at hooker, and Tom O’Toole at tighthead.
O’Connor is joined in the second row by Ireland international Kieran Treadwell.
In the back-row, Dave Ewers makes his home debut after joining the province from Exeter Chiefs in the summer. Dave McCann starts as the openside flanker and Nick Timoney gets the nod at No 8, making his 99th appearance for the province.
The half-back partnership is a familiar one, as scrum-half Nathan Doak is joined by the experienced Billy Burns at No 10, who returns to the starting line-up after coming on as a replacement last weekend in Italy.
In a youthful centre partnership formed in the Ulster Academy, Jude Postlethwaite makes his first start at Kingspan Stadium, alongside James Hume.
Jacob Stockdale will hope to continue his try-scoring start to the season as he retains his position on Ulster’s left wing. On the other side, Rob Baloucoune, returns to the starting line-up after missing last weekend’s away win.
Will Addison gets ready to play at Kingspan Stadium for the first time since 2021, starting at full-back.
McFarland has gone for a 5:3 split on the bench as John Andrew, Callum Reid, Greg McGrath, Cormac Izuchukwu, Marcus Rea, Dave Shanahan, Stewart Moore and Mike Lowry form the replacement options.
ULSTER:
Replacements:
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