Up front, Ronan Loughney returns to the front row and John Muldoon starts again at number eight, while Ray Ofisa moves to the openside flank.
Connacht:
T Nathan; F Carr, G Duffy, K Matthews, L Bibo; I Keatley, F Murphy; B Wilkinson, S Cronin, R Loughney; M Swift, A Farley; A Browne, R Ofisa, J Muldoon (C).
Replacements:
A Flavin, B McGovern, D Gannon, C Rigney, C O'Loughlin, A Dunne, M Deane.