Nel names unchanged Connacht side

Connacht have named an unchanged side for their second leg of the Parker Pen Challenge Cup against Mont de Marsan at Crowley …

Connacht have named an unchanged side for their second leg of the Parker Pen Challenge Cup against Mont de Marsan at Crowley Park on Saturday.

Steph Nel's men won the first leg 26-12 in France but the South African warned his side not to be complacent, especially with Fiji sevens maestro Waisale Serevi dictating matters at No.10 for the visitors.

The fixture was moved to Galwegians ground as work has started on the redevelopment of the Sportsground. A new stand will be in place for the new season, in addition to the new Connacht Rugby headquarters which will open next month.

In the absence of Connacht's regular captain Tim Allnutt, the role will be handed to Shane Moore again who made his winning debut as skipper on Saturday night.

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Nel made two changes to the replacements bench with Mike Walls coming in as cover at scrum-half while Alan Maher is an option for the second row.

Connacht team(v Mont de Marsan)
Crowley Park, Galway, Saturday 3 p.m.

Gavin Duffy; James Norton, Darren Yapp, Shane Moore (capt.), Wayne Munn; Eric Elwood, Eoin Reddan; Ronan McCormack, Marnus Uijs, Peter Bracken; Damien Browne, Rowan Frost; Colm Rigney, Johnny O¹Connor, John O¹Sullivan.
Replacements:Dan McFarland, Jerry Flannery, Alan Maher, Paul Neville, Michael Walls, Mark McHugh, Ted Robinson.