Both Ray Ofisa and Keith Matthews have overcome their injuries which kept them out of last weeks game against Munster to start at number eight and inside centre respectively. Brian McGovern starts at tighthead prop with Michael Swift partnering Andrew Farley in the second row, as Andrew Browne reverts to blindside flanker.
Gavin Duffy captains the side in the absense of John Muldoon for the fourth time this season.
Connacht team:
G Duffy (C); F Carr, N Ta'auso, K Matthews, L Bibo; I Keatley, F Murphy; B Wilkinson, S Cronin, B McGovern; M Swift, A Farley; A Browne, J O'Connor, R Ofisa.
Replacements:
A Flavin, R Loughney, D Gannon, C Rigney, C O'Loughlin, A Dunne, T Nathan.
Guinness PRO12
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The Sweepstakes
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland
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