Connacht face tough trip to Treviso
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By DECLAN ROONEY
Connacht travel to Italy to face Benetton Treviso on Saturday (7.05pm) in the Stadio Monigo in the final round of Magners League action before the international break.
Eric Elwood’s preparation for the tie has been hampered with having four of his first team involved with the Irish squad this week and was unsure until last night as to the availability of the quartet.
Brett Wilkinson was the latest addition to Declan Kidney’s squad and he joined Sean Cronin, John Muldoon and Gavin Duffy as the Irish prepare for the autumn internationals.
“We want the four of them to do well but we want them here as well,” said Elwood. “That is the dilemma coaches have I suppose. But it is out of our control it is up to Declan (Kidney) and hopefully the lads will feature during the autumn tests.”
Otherwise the coach expect to have a full hand to play with on Saturday, with slight doubts surrounding Niva Ta’auso who has a neck injury, expected to clear up in time.
And Elwood expects another bruising encounter with the Italian who rested a number of their squad ahead of the visit of Connacht.
“Obviously we have been monitoring Treviso pretty closely in the last three weeks or so and we know from their selections that they have rested quite a few players against Munster.
“They are making a big push and putting a big emphasis on the home games in the Magners. I think they rested seven players last week so they’ll be waiting for us. It’ll be a big test for us, they are very strong and good at home.”
