Connacht travelling squad to South Africa named

November 13, 2023
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Ultimate Rugby

The Connacht management team have named a 29-man travelling squad to South Africa for the BKT United Rugby Championship fixtures against the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls.

This evening the squad fly to Durban where they will be based for the majority of the two weeks, with their opening game against the Sharks this Saturday at 3pm Irish time.

They then fly to Pretoria ahead of their clash with the Bulls at the same time on Saturday 25th November. Both games will be broadcast live on RTÉ.

Unavailable for selection are Bundee Aki, Jack Aungier, Shayne Bolton, Santiago Cordero, Mack Hansen, Shane Jennings, Oisin McCormack and Gavin Thornbury.

CONNACHT TRAVELLING SQUAD VS HOLLYWOODBETS SHARKS + VODACOM BULLS

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Finlay Bealham

Denis Buckley

Peter Dooley

Oisín Dowling

Dave Heffernan

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Sam Illo

Sean Jansen

Joe Joyce

Tadgh McElroy