Connacht are availing of the opportunity to face Premiership side Harlequins in a friendly game as it is a down weekend in the URC
The westerners return to competitive action in Galway against Benetton next week but Pete Wilkins is happy to keep the players at his disposal ticking over with a trip to London.
So the group that has travelled consists of 26 pro and academy players, with No.8 Paul Boyle captaining the side and Jack Carty at out-half, with Matthew Devine at scrum-half. Scrum-half Jake Murray will be partnered by No.10 Jamie Benson, with Sean Kerr and Lennox Anyanwu at centre and Hayden Hyde, Rodrigo Isgro and Cameron Anderson in the back three.Sign up for our Rugby service on WhatsApp to get Ireland Six Nations news Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest rugby news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Replacements: Dylan Tierney-Martin, Jordan Duggan, Fiachna Barrett, Joe Joyce, Conor Oliver, Colm Reilly, Seán Naughton, Shamus Hurley-Langton, John Devine, Piers O’Conor, Shane Mallon.
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