Connacht v Bayonne: Teams
Gavin Duffy and Sean Cronin return to the Connacht squad for their Amlin Challenge Cup tie against Bayonne on Friday.
Last Updated: 14/12/10 11:28am
Ireland internationals Gavin Duffy and Sean Cronin return to the Connacht squad for their Amlin Challenge Cup tie against Bayonne on Friday.
The Magners League outfit will be looking to bounce back from their shock defeat to I Cavalieri Estra in the opening round of fixtures when they host the French side at the Sportsground.
Winger Darragh Fanning maintains his spot in the side after an impressive debut last weekend.
John Muldoon will captain the side after he made a return to competitive action last Saturday for the first time since breaking his arm.
Prop Jamie Hagen also returns to the side after sitting out the clash in Italy and will renew his front-row partnership with Brett Wilkinson.
The visitors make a host of changes from the side that defeated Harlequins last Sunday, with winger Joe Pietersen, fly-half Benjamin Boyet and centre Lionel Mazars among those missing out on the starting XV.
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Darragh Fanning, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 Keith Mathews, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 John Muldoon, 7 Ray Ofisa, 6 Jonny O'Connor, 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Barry Fa'amausili, 18 Ronan Loughney, 19 Bernie Upton, 20 Andrew Browne, 21 Cillian Willis, 22 Miah Nikora, 23 Troy Nathan.
Bayonne: 15 Pepito Elhorga, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Thibault Lacroix, 12 Sam Gerber, 11 J-B Peyras Loustalet, 10 Sebastien Fauque, 9 Julien Audy, 8 Marc Baget, 7 Rémy Martin, 6 Julien Puricelli, 5 Troy Flavell, 4 Cameron Treloar, 3 Tonga Lea'aetoa, 2 Arnaud Heguy, 1 Pierre Philippe Lafond.
Replacements: 16 David Roumieu, 17 Francois Da Ros, 18 Denis Avril, 19 Robin Linde, 20 Abdellatif Boutaty, 21 Cedric Garcia, 22 Garth Ziegler, 23 Johnan Pietersen.