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Munster make two changes for the trip to Italy with Marcus Horan & Frankie
Sheahan having to withdraw while Gary Longwell returns to Ulster and Connacht
bring in Conor McPhilips for their trip to France.

Ulster (v Stade Francais).
15 – Bryn Cunningham 14 – James Topping 13 – Seamus Mallon 12 – Paul Steinmetz
11 – Tyrone Howe 10 – David Humphreys 9 – Neil Doak 1 – Robbie Kempson 2 – Matt
Sexton 3 – Rod Moore 4 – Matt McCullough 5 – Gary Longwell 6 – Andy Ward captain
7 – Neil McMillan 8 – Roger Wilson

Replacements: 16 – Simon Best, 17 – Paul Shields, 18 – Matt Mustchin,
19 – Neil Best, 20 – Kieran Campbell, 21 – Adam Larkin, 22 – Paddy Wallace

Full Details at: www.ulsterrugby.ie

Munster. (v Bennetton Treviso, Saturday, 1.30 pm (Irish time).
Shaun Payne; John Kelly, Mike Mullins, Rob Henderson, Anthony Horgan; Ronan
O’Gara, Peter Stringer; Gordon McIlwham, Frank Sheahan, John Hayes; Donncha
O’Callaghan, Paul O’Connell Jim Williams capt, David Wallace, Anthony
Foley.

Replacements: James Blaney, Simon Kerr, David Pusey, Stephen Keogh,
Eoin Reddan, Jeremy Staunton, Jason Holland.

Full Details at: www.munsterrugby.ie

Meanwhile, Connacht head down to the south of France this weekend for the third
time in seven weeks for a quarter-final clash with Narbonne in the Parker Pen
European Challenge Cup.

Conor McPhillips returns to the side on the left-wing with Ted Robinson named
among the replacements, while scrum-half Conor O’Loughlin comes back into the
squad on the bench in place of Chris Keane as part of Connacht’s rotation policy.

Connacht: (v Narbonne):
M. McHugh, M. Mostyn, D. Yapp, T. Allnutt (capt.), C. McPhillips, E. Elwood,
M. Walls, D. McFarland, B. Jackman, A. Clarke, D. Browne, A. Farley, M. Swift,
M. Lacey, J. O’Sullivan.

Replacements: J. Fogarty, W. O’Kelly, M. McCarthy, T. Carter, C. O’Loughlin,
D. Hewitt, C. McPhillips.

Full Details at: www.connachtrugby.ie