Connacht side unchanged for Newcastle game

Michael Bradley has gone with an unchanged side Con for Connacht's European Challenge Cup Round 3 encounter with Newcastle Falcons at the Sportsground on Friday (kick off 6:30pm).

That means Andrew Dunne will continue at out-half outside Conore O'Loughlin and loose-head Brett Wilkinson will have the unenvious task of handling Carl Hayman in the scrum.

The presence of the All Black tight-hewad should ensure a packed housae at The Sportsground with Johnny O'Connor's Premiership experience a big factor in the skirmishes around the fringes.

Connacht Team: G Duffy; A Wynn, D Yapp, M Dean. O Treviranus; A Dunn, C O’Loughlin; B Wilkinson, A Flavin, R Morris; M Swift, A Farley ©; M McCarthy, J O’Conner, J. Muldoon.

Replacements: J Fogerty, R Loughney, D Gannon, R Ofisa, C McPhillips, T Donnelly, M. Mostyn