The Connacht team for tomorrow’s meeting with Scarlets in the BKT United Rugby Championship has been named.
Eoin de Buitléar comes in to make his first start for his home province.
A native of an Ceathrú Rua, Eoin came through the ranks of An Ghaeltacht Rugbaí and Scoil Chuimhsiteach Chiaráin in Connemara.
The hooker has made four appearances off the bench thus far.
This will be a very special occasion as he along with the rest of the Connacht side will wear the socks of their first club or school as part of the URC’s Origin Round.
De Buitléar is one of five changes in total from the side that beat Cardiff.
Peter Dooley, Gavin Thornbury, Sean Jansen and Byron Ralston all return.
Kick off at the Dexcom Stadium is at 5:05pm.
Here is the Connacht match day squad:
Number/name/caps
15. Tiernan O’Halloran (230)
14. Byron Ralston(26)
13. David Hawkshaw (23)
12. Cathal Forde (22)
11. Andrew Smith (8)
10. JJ Hanrahan (13)
9. Caolin Blade (183) (C)
1. Peter Dooley (30
2. Eoin de Buitléar (4)
3. Jack Aungier (61)
4. Niall Murray (67)
5. Gavin Thornbury (73)
6. Cian Prendergast (60)
7. Shamus Hurley-Langton (31)
8. Sean Jansen (4)
REPLACEMENTS:
16. Dave Heffernan (190)
17. Denis Buckley (241)
18. Sam Illo (15)
19. Oisín Dowling (54)
20. Sean O’Brien (5)
21. Michael McDonald (6)
22. Jack Carty (205)
23. Conor Oliver (76)
