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Connacht team to face Harlequins in Heineken Cup is named

Connacht Rugby have announced the team that will face Harlequins tomorrow night (The Sportsground, 20.00)
The side sees just one change from the team that took on Toulouse in Stade Ernest Wallon last weekend with Ronan Loughney replacing Dylan Rogers at tighthead prop.
Loughney was called into the Ireland Wolfhounds squad yesterday along with 4 other Connacht players, Brett Wilkinson, John Muldoon, Gavin Duffy and Mike McCarthy while Tiernan O'Halloran was called in as an additional player to the Senior Ireland squad.
27 year old Ronan Loughney has shown great versatility this season, moving from loosehead to tighthead prop and the 111kg Galway-man has excelled not just in
the set piece but in loose play as well and it is this form that has seen him called into the Irish squad.
With 5 appearances short of 100 Loughney adds to an already experienced Connacht pack who boast 991 caps between them while captain Gavin Duffy will use his experience to marshal the youthful backline whose fresh and dynamic approach have encapsulated Connacht's style this season.
Connacht XV to face Harlequins (The Sportsground, Friday 20/01/2012 kickoff 20.00 live Sky Sports 1)
15
Gavin Duffy (C)
14
Fetu'u Vainikolo
13
Kyle Tonetti
12
Dave McSharry
11
Tiernan O'Halloran
10
Niall O'Connor
09
Paul O'Donohoe
01
Brett Wilkinson
02
Adrian Flavin
03
Ronan Loughney
04
Michael Swift
05
Mike McCarthy
06
John Muldoon
07
Ray Ofisa
08
George Naoupu
16
Ethienne Reynecke
17
Denis Buckley
18
Dylan Rogers
19
Mick Kearney
20
Eoin McKeon
21
Dave Moore
22
Miah Nikora
23
Henry Fa'afili
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