Peters to make Connacht debut against Wasps

Former Scottish captain Eric Peters will make his debut for Connacht in a pre-season friendly against London Wasps at Adams Park in High Wycombe on Sunday (kick-off 3 pm).

The 33 year old No.8, capped 29 times by Scotland, has been included in a strong Connacht side which takes on a Wasps team now guided by their former coach Warren Gatland.

Also included in the starting fifteen for the first time is former Australian lock Warwick Waugh, who came on as a replacement in Wednesday night¹s friendly against Bristol.

The Connacht side shows wholesale changes from the experimental young side which went down 33-24 to the Shoguns.

Connacht: G. Duffy; T. Robinson, D. O¹Sullivan, T. Allnutt, W. Munn; E.

Elwood, E. Reddan; R. McCormack, M. Uijs, P. Bracken; W. Waugh, R. Frost; C.

Rigney, E. Peters, J. O¹Connor.

Replacements: D. McFarland, F. Boiroux, A. Maher, C. Keane, S. Moore, J.

O¹Sullivan, J. Norton, M. McPhail, W. Maxwell, M. Walls, H. Bourke, P.

Neville, D. Yapp.