Bradley delays naming Connacht side

Connacht coach Michael Bradley will wait on fitness reports on a number of injured players before naming the side to face Munster…

Connacht coach Michael Bradley will wait on fitness reports on a number of injured players before naming the side to face Munster in the Celtic League at Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Friday evening.

Two players, lock Andrew Farley and full-back Mark McHugh, are recovering from operations and it remains to be seen if they are fit to play.

Farley missed the games against Beziers in the Parker Pen Challenge Cup following groin surgery, while McHugh underwent a foot operation.

Prop Warren O'Kelly is also recovering from injury while another prop, Peter Bracken, could make his first appearance for Connacht this season after successfully recovering from cruciate knee surgery.

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"We need to wait and see how these players fair out over the next couple of days. Also, hooker Bernard Jackman is away training with the Irish squad and we need to get a status report on him," said coach Michael Bradley.