Preview: Edinburgh v Connacht
Venue: The DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh.
Kick-off: 7.35pm.
On TV: Live on Premier Sports and TG4.
Despite their fine victories away to the Scarlets and at home to the Stormers after trailing by ten points in both games, Connacht aren’t far off must-win territory again as they face the team above them in fifth place.
Andy Friend makes seven changes, which see the return of Jack Carty and Dave Heffernan from Irish duty. Heffernan is joined in the front row by Jordan Duggan and Jack Aungier, while lock Oisín Dowling returns to partner the in-form Leva Fifita, who correctly avoided suspension after that ridiculous red card away to the Scarlets.
Conor Oliver returns at openside flanker after a relative respite last week, when nonetheless making a key contribution off the bench.
Carty captains the side at outhalf and is joined at halfback by …
- March 4, 2022
