Fitness test scheduled for Connacht's Warwick

Connacht Coach Michael Bradley will put out-half Paul Warwick through a stringent fitness test on Friday to assess his capacity to start against Newcastle in the European Challenge Cup quarter final.

There has already been good news in that centre Keith Matthews and prop Stephen Knoop have been selected after they returned from injury.

CONNACHT (v Newcastle): Mark McHugh, Matt Mostyn, Andrew Mailei, Keith Matthews, Conor McPhillips; David Slemen/Paul Warwick, Chris Keane; Ray Hogan, John Fogarty, Stephen Knoop, David Gannon, Andrew Farley, John Muldoon, Matt Lacey, Colm Rigney.

Replacement: Joe Merrigan, Adrian Clarke, Christian Short, Michael Swift, Tom Tierney, David Slemen/Paul Warwick/Ted Robinson, Gavin Williams.