Connacht Rugby have announced the team that will face Toulouse this Saturday (Stade Ernest Wallon 14/01/2012 kick-off 16.40 local time)

Paul O?Donohoe comes into the side at scrum-half, Ray Ofisa at flanker and Niall O?Connor starts at outhalf in the 3 changes from last weeks team.

Dylan Rogers, Adrian Flavin and Brett Wilkinson renew their partnership up front with Michael Swift and Mike McCarthy in the engine room of the scrum. John Muldoon returns to blindside flanker with Samoan Ray Ofisa at openside and big George Naoupu at 8.

Paul O?Donohoe replaces the injured Frank Murphy at 9, Murphy underwent surgery on his groin earlier this week and is set to miss the next 3 weeks. Niall O?Connor will orchestrate the backline with the youthful talents of Dave McSharry and Kyle Tonetti in the centre backed up by Tiernan O?Halloran, Fetu?u Vainikolo and captain Gavin Duffy at fullback.

Connacht XV to face Toulouse (Stade Ernest Wallon 14/01/2012 kick-off 16.40 local time)

15 Gavin Duffy (C) 

14 Fetu'u Vainikolo

13 Kyle Tonetti

12 Dave McSharry

11 Tiernan O'Halloran

10 Niall O?Connor

09 Paul O?Donohoe

01 Brett Wilkinson

02 Adrian Flavin

03 Dylan Rogers

04 Michael Swift

05 Mike McCarthy

06 John Muldoon

07 Ray Ofisa

08 George Naoupu

16 Ethienne Reynecke

17 Denis Buckley

18 Stewart Maguire

19 Mick Kearney

20 Eoin McKeon

21 Dave Moore

22 Miah Nikora

23 Henry Fa'afili