Connacht v Dax: Teams
Connacht welcome Dax to Sportsground on Friday night knowing a win will all but see them progress from Pool One.
Last Updated: 23/01/09 10:28pm
Connacht welcome Dax to Sportsground on Friday night knowing a win will all but see them into the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup.
A defeat will see Connacht's European die and thus coach Michael Bradley has gone with the strongest side available to him.
Niva Ta'auso comes in at outside centre as Ian Keatley and Frank Murphy continue their partnership at half-back.
John Muldoon, who has just signed a new contract, starts at number eight, with Ray Ofisa and Mike McCarthy acting as flankers.
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Fionn Carr, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 Keith Mathews, 11 Liam Bibo, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 John Muldoon, 7 Ray Ofisa, 6 Mike McCarthy, 5 Andrew Farley, 4 Andrew Browne, 3 Robbie Morris, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Ronan Loughney, 18 Michael Swift, 19 Colm Rigney, 20 Kieran Campbell, 21 Andy Dunne, 22 Troy Nathan.
Dax: 15 David Bortolussi, 14 Laurent Diaz, 13 Florian Argel, 12 Federico Martin Aramburu, 11 Bruno Hiriart, 10 Maxime Petitjean, 9 Jean Baptiste Pezet, 8 Jannie Bornman, 7 Justin Pendanx, 6 Bastien Adrillon, 5 Jean-Baptiste Cros, 4 Anthony Mazel, 3 Nicolas Decamps, 2 Jimmy Jaen, 1 Kas Lealamanua.
Replacements: 16 Jérémy Castex, 17 Yves Pedrosa, 18 Julien Brugnaut, 19 Vincent Deniau, 20 Nicolas Morlaes, 21 Gavin Williams, 22 Neumi Nanuku.
