Montpellier v Connacht: Teams
Connacht have made five changes to their side for Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup match in Montpellier.
Last Updated: 15/10/09 2:40pm
Connacht have made five changes to their side for Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup match in Montpellier.
The Irish side will head to France looking for a second win after beating Olympus Madrid 46-6 on the opening weekend.
Montpellier started their campaign on an even better note with a vital away victory in Worcester. The French side have been in great form at home in the Top 14, having beaten French champions Perpignan and Biarritz at Stade Yves du Manoir.
Wing Troy Nathan, centre Keith Matthews, scrum-half Frank Murphy, hooker Sean Cronin and No.8 John Muldoon come back into the Connacht side.
Muldoon will retake will captain the side while Nathan slots in on the wing in place of Tiarnan O'Halloran.
Montpellier: 15 B Thiery, 14 J Schutte, 13 O Smith, 12 F Nicot, 11 A Pratmarty, 10 F Todeschini, 9 A Tomas, 1 E Van Staden, 2 M Ladhuie, 3 B Douglas, 4 M Macurdy, 5 M Gorgodze, 6 J Vallée, 7 M Giraud, 8 S Matadigo.
Replacements: 16 J Caudullo, 17 N Leleimalefaga, 18 D Hancke, 19 V Bost, 20 B Paillaugue, 21 G Doumayrou, 22 S Max, 23 K Kervarec
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Troy Nathan, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 Keith Matthews, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Miah Nikora, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 John Muldoon (c), 7 Johnny O'Connor, 6 Michael McCarthy, 5 Bernie Upton, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
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.
