Connacht v Dragons: Teams
Former Queensland Reds No.8 Ezra Taylor will make his Connacht debut against the Dragons on Saturday.
Last Updated: 03/09/10 2:10pm
Former Queensland Reds No.8 Ezra Taylor will make his Connacht debut against the Dragons on Saturday.
Scrum-half Frank Murphy has been handed the captaincy, while Irish internationals Sean Cronin and Gavin Duffy make the return following their tours with the national side. Cillian Willis and Rob Sweeney will start the match on the bench.
Luke Charteris has handed the captaincy for the Dragons' trip to Galway.
With regular skipper Tom Willis missing from the squad, the Wales lock steps in and partners new signing Scott Morgan in the second row.
Fellow new boy Robin Sowden-Taylor will start on the back-row, with experienced Kiwi Danny Lee named at scrum-half.
Matthew Jones' inclusion at fly-half mean Jason Tovey moves to full-back.
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Troy Nathan, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 Keith Matthews, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy (capt), 8 Ezra Taylor, 7 Ray Ofisa, 6 Michael McCarthy, 5 Bernie Upton, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Ronan Loughney, 18 Rob Sweeney, 19 Dave Nolan, 20 Mike McComish, 21 Cillian Willis, 22 Miah Nikora, 23 Tiernan O'Halloran.
Dragons: 15 Jason Tovey, 14 Will Harries, 13 Rhodri Gomer-Davies, 12 Tom Riley, 11 Aled Brew, 10 Matthew Jones, 9 Danny Lee, 8 Hugo Ellis, 7 Robin Sowden-Taylor, 6 Joe Bearman, 5 Scott Morgan, 4 Luke Charteris (capt), 3 Ben Castle, 2 Steve Jones, 1 Hugh Gustafson.
Replacements: 16 Lloyd Burns, 17 Pat Palmer, 18 Ali Mckenzie, 19 Rob Sidoli, 20 Danny Lydiate, 21 Gavin Thomas, 22 Nicky Griffiths, 23 David Bishop.
