Connacht team for Munster match named

The Connacht team to play Munster in the Celtic League quarter-final at Musgrave Park on Friday evening has been announced.

Connacht coach Steph Nel will be without his captain Tim Allnutt, vice-captain Warwick Waugh ‹ both of whom are out for the season ‹ while experienced prop Dan McFarland and flanker Colm Rigney have also been ruled out.

Shane Moore will captain the Connacht side which shows six changes from that which went down to Glasgow in their final pool game.

Mark McHugh moves to full-back with Gavin Duffy starting on the right wing and Ted Robinson switching to the other wing.

Ronan McCormack comes back into a front row which also sees Marnus Uijs starting as hooker.

Damien Browne comes into the second while Paul Neville is selected at blindside flanker.

Connacht: M. McHugh; G. Duffy, D. Yapp, S. Moore (capt.), T. Robinson; E. Elwood, C. Keane; R. McCormack, M. Uijs, P. Bracken; D. Browne, R. Frost; P. Neville, J. O'Sullivan, J. O'Connor.

Replacements: F. Boiroux, J. Flannery, M. Swift, E. Peters, E. Reddan, J. Norton, W. Munn.