Elwood is back to lead Connacht

ERIC ELWOOD is back to lead the Connacht challenge for a place in the Celtic Cup final at the Sportsground, Galway, tomorrow (2.p.m.), but there is no place for captain Tim Allnutt.

Connacht take on Edinburgh and the team shows three changes in personnel from that which brought Ulster’s winning league run to an end last weekend. Elwood, Bernard Jackman and Fabian Boiroux all passed fitness tests, so coach Michael Bradley has no new injury problems.

Though fit, Boiroux has to be happy with a place on the bench with Adrian Clarke coming in at tight head prop.