Connacht Make Two Changes for Leinster


By Rob Murphy
March 4 2006

The side shows two changes from that which started in the 33-19 victory over Llanelli at the Sportsground last month. Mark McHugh comes into the side in place of Conor McPhillips who misses out with a hamstring injury.

McHugh will start at full back and Matt Mostyn will move to the wing. In the only other change, Ireland A capped John Hearty replaces Andrew Mailei at outside centre.

Connacht: Mark McHugh, Darren Yapp, John Hearty, Keith Matthews, Matt Mostyn, Paul Warwick, Chris Keane; Ray Hogan, John Fogarty, Adrian Clarke, David Gannon, Andrew Farley (Captain), John Muldoon, Brendan O'Connor, Colm Rigney Replacement: Joe Merrigan, Dan McFarland, Christian Short, Matt Lacey, Tom Tierney, David Slemen, Andrew Mailei.

Leinster: 1 - Reggie Corrigan, 2 - Brian Blaney, 3 - Will Green, 4 - Cameron Jowitt, 5 - Bryce Williams, 6 - Eric Miller, 7 - Keith Gleeson, 8 - Jamie Heaslip, 9 - Guy Easterby, 10 - Felipe Contepomi (captain), 11 - Denis Hickie, 12 - Jonny Hepworth, 13 - Kieran Lewis, 14 - Robert Kearney, 15 - Girvan Dempsey Replacements: 16 - Bernard Jackman, 17 - Emmett Byrne, 18 - Ben Gissing, 19 - Adam Byrnes, 20 - Brian O'Riordan, 21 - Jonathan Sexton, 22 - Gary Brown,

Referee: Olan Trevor (IRFU). Touch Judges: Simon McDowell (IRFU), Marshall Kilgore (IRFU).

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