Connacht have secured 22 wins from 29 home games against French opposition in the Challenge Cup, with 14 different clubs being put to the sword in the process. “They have got a registered squad so they are not going to pull lads in from the street to travel to the west of Ireland. They are still going to have players with experience,” said Carolan. Matt Healy’s 100th appearance for Connacht will be honoured this afternoon, although there is confusion when the milestone occurs with the PRO14 and EPCR records showing that he reached that mark when he played against Munster earlier this month. His return to the left wing in place of Darragh Leader is one of two changes to the backline, with Eoin Griffin coming into the centre for Tom Farrell.

Source: Irish Examiner January 20, 2018 02:15 UTC