Quartet return for Connacht
Captain John Muldoon, centre Niva Ta’auso, scrum-half Frank Murphy and prop Jamie Hagan have all recovered from injury to take their places in Connacht’s 24-man squad for Friday’s Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final against Toulon at the Sportsground.
Flanker Ray Ofisa and centre Keith Matthews are ruled out through injury, while Conor Higgins is included in the extended squad as cover for prop Robbie Morris, who is nursing a calf injury.
The Connacht team to play Toulon will be announced on Thursday.
CONNACHT SQUAD (v Toulon):
Backs: F Carr, G Duffy, I Keatley, F Murphy, T Nathan, M Nikora, C O’Loughlin, N Ta’auso, B Tuohy, A Wynne;
Forwards: S Cronin, A Flavin, J Hagan, C Higgins, R Loughney, M McCarthy, M McComish, R Morris, J Muldoon, G Naoupu, J O’Connor, M Swift, B Upton, B Wilkinson.
