Five return for Connacht game in France

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has made five changes to his side to play Montpellier in the Amlin Challenge Cup tomorrow evening in France.

Backs Troy Nathan, Keith Matthews and Frank Murphy and forwards Sean Cronin and John Muldoon come back in to strengthen the first fifteen.

The Westerners will be aware of the threat from the French club, who beat Worcester Warriors away on day one.

CONNACHT v(v Montpellier):

15 Gavin Duffy

14 Troy Nathan

13 Niva Ta’auso

12 Keith Matthews

11 Fionn Carr

10 Miah Nikora

9 Frank Murphy

1 Brett Wilkinson

2 Sean Cronin

3 Jamie Hagan

4 Michael Swift

5 Bernie Upton

6 Michael McCarthy

7 Johnny O’Connor

8 John Muldoon (captain).

Replacements:

16 Adrian Flavin

17 Ronan Loughney

18 Conor Higgins

19 Andrew Browne

20 Mike McComish

21 Conor O’Loughlin

22 Ian Keatley

23 Tiarnan O’Halloran