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Murphy to skipper Connacht in season opener





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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