Perpignan have decided to omit Irish fly-half Paddy Jackson from their squad travelling to Connacht for their clash on Saturday.

PERPIGNAN’S young flanker Yohan Vivalda has begun the verbal battle ahead of Sunday’s crunch Heineken Cup Pool 1 rematch with Munster at Stade Aimé Giral by comparing Friday’s performance of the two-time European champions to an “academy team”.