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Murphy to skipper Connacht in season opener 9/3/2010 - 12:55:09 PM ![]() Scrum-half Frank Murphy will lead Connacht in the absence of regular leader John Muldoon for tomorrow's Magners League clash with the Newport Gwent Dragons in Galway. Irish Internationals Sean Cronin and Gavin Duffy make their return following their Summer tours with the national side. New signing Ezra Taylor is included at number eight. New signings, scrum-half Cillian Willis and prop Rob Sweeney, will look to make a big impact from the bench as coach Eric Elwood faces his first real test in the hot seat. CONNACHT (v Dragons): 1 Brett Wilkinson 2 Sean Cronin 3 Jamie Hagan 4 Michael Swift 5 Bernie Upton 6 Michael McCarthy 7 Ray Ofisa 8 Ezra Taylor 9 Frank Murphy (C) 10 Ian Keatley 11 Fionn Carr 12 Keith Matthews 13 Niva Ta’auso 14 Troy Nathan 15 Gavin Duffy 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. |
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