Bradley makes sweeping changes

Team news : Michael Bradley has made 11 changes and two positional switches ahead of their third preseason friendly against …

Team news: Michael Bradley has made 11 changes and two positional switches ahead of their third preseason friendly against London Welsh at the Sportsground tomorrow night (6.30pm).

Troy Nathan is named at fullback for the first time, in a back line which includes five changes in all.

A new halfback partnership of Kieran Campbell and Andy Dunne will take to the pitch while Aidan Wynne partners Mel Deane in the centre, with Keith Matthews moving to the left wing and Fionn Carr taking his place on the right.
 
John Lyne, Conor Muldoon and Ronan Loughney form a new frontrow while Andrew Browne comes into the secondrow for his second start of the season. In the backrow, captain John Muldoon moves to number eight as Ray Ofisa and Michael McCarthy come into take their positions on the flanks.
 
Connacht:
T Nathan; F Carr, M Deane, A Wynne, K Matthews; A Dunne, K Campbell; J Lyne, C Muldoon, R Loughney; M Swift, A Browne; M McCarthy, R Ofisa, J Muldoon (C).
Replacements:
A Flavin, S Cronin, B Wilkinson, B McGovern, A Farley, J O'Connor, C Rigney, F Murphy, I Keatley, G Duffy.