Why does the squad announcement need a thread of it's own?could it not have just been put in the match thread?

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I hope to God Jarvis makes the bench this time. He has impressed me every time he has come on in the Sportsground no matter what age he is .......'if they're good enough, they're old enough' .

O'Connor doesn't have enough about him to break the game lines and Nikora is only ambling his way back to match fitness.

Our latest signing from Sales is definitely going to shake things up also thank God!!!

Amazed McCrea isn't getting a look in.

Would start with the team

Wilkinson
Flavin
Ah You
Swift
McCarthy
Muldoon
Ofisa
Naoupu
Murphy
O'Connor
O'Halloran
Fa'afilli
Griffin
Tuohy
Duffy

You could argue for Rodgers and Vainkolo ahead of Ah You and Touhy given the latter pair had absolute mares against Ulster. Actually on that basis you could exclude O'Connor for his banana kick and ball-dropping antics when he came on as sub. The rest of the team pretty much picks itself though, be it through good form, experience, or simply lack of options.

no word he is injured and also he did play well when he got the chance.

Would start with the team

Wilkinson
Flavin
Ah You
Swift
McCarthy
Muldoon
Ofisa
Naoupu
Murphy
O'Connor
O'Halloran
Fa'afilli
Griffin
Tuohy
Duffy

What has happened to Mark McCrea??  Has anyone been able to get a straight answer?

Connacht Squad to face Harlequins Friday 11th November, 8pm, The Stoop:

Forwards:

Brett Wilkinson, Ronan Loughney, Rodney Ah You, Dylan Rogers, Adrian Flavin, Ethienne Reynecke, Dave Gannon, Michael Swift, Mike McCarthy, TJ Anderson, Eoghan Grace, John Muldoon, Ray Ofisa, George Naoupu

Backs:

Frank Murphy, Paul O’Donohoe, Niall O’Connor, Miah Nikora, Henry Fa’afili, Eoin Griffin, Dave McSharry, Tiernan O’Halloran, Fetu’u Vainikolo. Brian Tuohy, Matthew Jarvis, Gavin Duffy