Six changes to Connacht lineup for final pre-season game against Edinburgh

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Galway Daily sport Connacht squad named for Edinburgh trip
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Six changes have been made to the Connacht matchday squad that will face off against Edinburgh this evening.

Connacht and Edinburgh will play at Hive Stadium on Friday evening, with kick-off at 7:30pm.

Darragh Murray, Paul Boyle, Colm Reilly, JJ Hanrahan, Cathal Forde and Shayne Bolton are all coming onto the starting XV for the game.

Conor Oliver will captain the Connacht side this evening. Tickets are still available through Edinburgh Rugby.

This is Connacht’s last pre-season game before the 2023/24 BTK United Rugby Championship starts next month.

Connacht will be starting their season at home on the Sportsground on October 21 when they take on the Ospreys.

CONNACHT RUGBY MATCHDAY SQUAD VS EDINBURGH RUGBY
Friday 29th September, 19:30 @ Hive Stadium

15. John Porch
14. Shayne Bolton
13. Tom Farrell
12. Cathal Forde
11. Andrew Smith
10. JJ Hanrahan
9. Colm Reilly
1. Denis Buckley
2. Dave Heffernan
3. Jack Aungier
4. Darragh Murray
5. Joe Joyce
6. Shamus Hurley-Langton
7. Conor Oliver (C)
8. Paul Boyle

Replacements from: Dylan Tierney-Martin, Jordan Duggan, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Oisín Dowling, Niall Murray, Michael McDonald, David Hawkshaw, Sean O’Brien, Byron Ralston, Liam McNamara.