Connacht coach Eric Elwood has named a 26-man squad ahead of the province’s Magners League encounter with Glasgow Warriors on Friday evening.
Galway native Andrew Browne returns to a squad that is still missing the likes of John Muldoon, Johnny O’Connor and Ezra Taylor through injury.
The Westerners were extremely unfortunate to lose to a last minute try against the Scarlets on Saturday and Elwood is anticipating a tough encounter again this weekend.
“They (Glasgow) are fighters, they are battlers,†he said.
“They are a very physical side. They have a good set of forwards and they compete very heavily at the breakdown. They work very hard in their defense. They are very committed. We won’t get anything easy over there. It is always a very tough place to go. We will be looking forward to a ‘roll your sleeves up’ type of affair!â€
Connacht’s clash with Glasgow kicks off at Firhill Stadium on Friday at 7.30pm.
Connacht squad:
Forwards: Ronan Loughney, Brett Wilkinson, Sean Cronin, Adrian Flavin, Rob Sweeney, Jamie Hagan, Andrew Browne, Dave Nolan, Michael Swift, Bernie Upton, Michael McCarthy, Ray Ofisa, Mike McComish, Shane Conneely
Backs: Cillian Willis, Frank Murphy, Miah Nikora, Ian Keatley, Fionn Carr, Keith Matthews, Niva Taauso, Tiernan O’Halloran, Aidan Wynne, Troy Nathan, Gavin Duffy, Darragh Fanning.
