Connacht travelling squad named for BKT URC semi-final

A 29-man Connacht squad left for Cape Town this morning for Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship semi-final with the DHL Stormers.

The management team reported a clean bill of health from the weekend, with the travelling squad including all 23 players who featured in Belfast.

Among them is Ballina man Dave Heffernan, who played his part in the victory over Ulster.

Also included are Connacht natives Eoin de Buitléar, Cathal Forde, Darragh Murray and Colm Reilly, as well as props Peter Dooley and Dominic Robertson-McCoy.

The travelling squad is: Jack Aungier, Finlay Bealham, Denis Buckley, Jarrad Butler, Eoin de Buitlear, Peter Dooley, Oisín Dowling, Jordan Duggan, Dave Heffernan, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Josh Murphy, Darragh Murray, Niall Murray, Conor Oliver, Cian Prendergast, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Dylan Tierney-Martin, Bundee Aki, Caolin Blade, Jack Carty, Tom Daly, Tom Farrell, Cathal Forde, Mack Hansen, Kieran Marmion, John Porch, Tiernan O’Halloran, Byron Ralston, Colm Reilly.