Connacht boosted by Browne return

Andrew Browne returns to the Connacht squad for Friday night's Magners League clash with Glasgow in Firhill (KO 8.05PM).

Browne, a member of Eric Elwood's Grand Slam U20 Irish side in 2007, is a welcome boost for the western province considering the injuries to fellow backrowers John Muldoon and new signing Ezra Taylor.

Coach Elwood is expecting a tough battle:

“They are fighters, they are battlers. They are a very physical side. They have a good set of forwards and they compete very heavily at the breakdown.

"They work very hard in their defence. They are very committed. We won’t get anything easy over there. It is always a very tough place to go. We will be looking forward to a ‘roll your sleeves up’ type of affair.”

CONNACHT SQUAD (v Glasgow):

Forwards: Ronan Loughery, Brett Wilkinson, Sean Cronin, Adrian Flavin, Rob Sweeney, Jamie Hagan, Andrew Browne, Dave Nolan, Michael Swift, Bernie Upton, Michael McCarthy, Ray Ofisa, Mike McComish, Shane Conneely

Backs: Cillian Willis, Frank Murphy, Miah Nikora, Ian Keatley, Fionn Carr, Keith Matthews, Niva Taauso, Tiernan OHalloran, Aidan Wynne, Troy Nathan, Gavin Duffy, Darragh Fanning.