McLauhglin rests big names for Connacht clash

Brian McLaughlin has made 12 changes to the starting XV for the RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Connacht tomorrow (5.15pm).

Fri, 13 Apr, 2012 - 13:17

Brian McLaughlin has made 12 changes to the starting XV for the RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Connacht tomorrow (5.15pm).

The Ulster coach has decided to rest a number of players so outhalf Ian Humphreys, fullback Stefan Terblanche and prop Tom Court are the only players retained from the side that defeated Munster in last weekend’s Heineken Cup quarter-final.

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Courts Rugby Heathrow Place: Thomond Park Person: McLauhglin Person: Brian McLaughlin Person: Ian Humphreys Person: Stefan Terblanche Person: Tom Court Person: Paul Marshall Person: Ruan Pienaar Person: Paddy Jackson Person: Nevin Spence Person: Adam D’Arcy Person: Ian Whitten Person: Andrew Trimble Person: Craig Gilroy Person: Nigel Brady Person: Rory Best Person: Johann Muller Person: Paddy McAllister Person: Lewis Stevenson Person: Neil McComb Person: Mike McComish Person: Willie Faloon Person: Robbie Diack Person: Stephen Ferris Person: Chris Henry Person: Pedrie Wannenburg Person: Iain Henderson Person: Ali Birch Person: Michael Allen Person: Callum Black Person: Andi Kyriacou Person: Adam Macklin Person: Pienaar Person: Gilroy Person: McLaughlin Person: Terblanche Person: N Spence Person: Jackson Person: Humphreys Person: P Person: Brady Person: T Court Person: L Stevenson Person: N McComb Person: M McComish Person: W Faloon Person: R Diack Person: A Kyriacou Person: C Black Person: A Macklin Person: I Henderson Person: A Birch Person: R Pienaar Person: C Gilroy Person: M Allen Person: Jared Payne Person: Simon Danielli Person: Tim Barker Person: Chris Cochrane Event: RaboDirect PRO12 Event: Heineken Cup Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Munster Organisation: Phoenix Academy Organisation: RaboDirect Organisation: Ospreys

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