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Connacht pair included in Irish Wolfhounds team for clash with England Saxons

James Coughlan will captain the Irish Wolfhounds for tomorrow nights clash with the England Saxons at the Sportsground.

Declan Kidney has named eight uncapped players in the starting 15, including the Munster number 8.

Ulster's Paddy Jackson and Paul Marshall form the half-back partnership and are joined in the backline by Connacht pair Robbie Henshaw and David McSharry.

Andrew Trimble and Luke Fitzgerald are on the wings with Darren Cave and Dave McSharry in the centre.

In the pack, David Kilcoyne, Mike Sherry and Michael Bent are in the front row.

Lewis Stevenson's in the second row alongside Devin Toner while Kevin McLaughlin and the uncapped Tommy O Donnell complete the backrow with Coughlan.

Meanwhile the IRFU has announced that they'll part ways with Puma at the end of the 2013-14 season.

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