Connacht v OR Madrid: Teams
Connacht have handed a debut to winger Tiernan O¿Halloran for their Amlin Challenge Cup game against Olympus Rugby Madrid.
Last Updated: 08/10/09 3:14pm
Connacht have handed a debut to winger Tiernan O'Halloran for their Amlin Challenge Cup game against Olympus Rugby Madrid.
The Ireland Schools international comes on to the right wing after coming through the ranks at Connemara All-Blacks.
And coach Michael Bradley is hoping that the 18-year-old has a bright future ahead of him.
"Tiernan O'Halloran and Eoin Griffin have made the step up to the senior squad this season and it is encouraging and hopefully it will go well for Tiernan against Olympus Madrid," Bradley told the club's official site.
Connacht Rugby:15 G Duffy, 14 T O'Halloran, 13 N Ta'auso, 12 A Wynne, 11 F Carr, 10 M Nikora, 9 C O'Loughlin, 1 B Wilkinson, 2 A Flavin, 3 J Hagan, 4 M Swift, 5 B Upton, 6 A Browne, 7 J O'Connor, 8 M McCarthy.
Replacements: 16 S Cronin, 17 R Loughney, 18 C Higgins, 19 J Muldoon, 20 D Murphy, 21 F Murphy, 22 I Keatley, 23 T Nathan
Olympus Rugby Madrid: 15 M Mazo, 14 TBC, 13 J Canosa, 12 B Pardo, 11 J Cano, 10 J Palumbo, 9 P Feijoo, 1 V Acevedo, 2 C Bohorquez, 3 A Onega Camacho, 4 L Fernandez, 5 J Recuerda, 6 M Acena, 7 J Gonzalez, 8 I Criado.
Replacements: 16 J Arbelaitz, 17 M Serrano, 18 S Hattori, 19 S Souto, 20 C Arenas, 21 M Heredia, 22 M Poggi, 23 M Tudela