Connacht v Treviso: Teams
Connacht coach Eric Elwood has opted against making wholesale changes to his line-up for the visit of Treviso.
By Tony Curtis
Last Updated: 03/03/11 2:21pm
Connacht coach Eric Elwood has opted against making wholesale changes to his line-up for the visit of Treviso.
Elwood brought Ireland hooker Sean Cronin back into the side, with Adrian Flavin dropping to the bench.
A hamstring injury means Mike McComish is missing, so Dave Nolan is named on the bench.
Treviso have made five changes to their starting XV for the trip to Galway.
Manoa Vosawai, Franco Sbaraglini and Lorenzo Cittadini come into the pack, with Andrea Pratichetti and Brendan Williams named in the backs.
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Brian Tuohy, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 TroyNathan, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 Ray Ofisa 7 Johnny O'Connor (c), 6 Andrew Browne, 5 Michael McCarthy, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson,
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Ronan Loughney, 18 Rodney Ah You, 19 Bernie Upton, 20 Dave Nolan, 21 Cillian Willis, 22 Miah Nikora, 23 Keith Matthews.
Treviso: 15 Brendan Williams, 14 Michele Sepe, 13 Ezio Galon, 12 Andrea Pratichetti, 11 Joseph Maddock, 10 Willem De Waal, 9 Ludovico Nitoglia, 8 Marco Filippucci, 7 Manoa Vosawai, 6 Benjamin Vermaak, 5 Corniel Van Zyl, 4 Antonio Pavanello (c), 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Franco Sbaraglini, 1 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet.
Replacements: 16 Enrico Ceccato, 17 Michele Rizzo, 18 Pedro Di Santo, 19 Enrico Pavanello, 20 Gonzalo Padrò, 21 Paul Derbyshire, 22 Gonzalo Garcia, 23 Andrea Marcato.
