Connacht announce team to face Cardiff

There is one change in the backs where Gavin Duffy returns from World Cup duty.

Up front John Fogarty, Robbie Morris, Ray Ofisa and John Muldoon, who will captain the side, return to the side.

Connacht; G Duffy; O Treviranus, M Deane, A Wynne, K Matthews; T Donnelly, C McPhillips; B Wilkinson, J Fogarty, R Morris; M Swift, D Gannon; R Ofisa, J OʼConnor, J Muldoon (C).

Replacements: J Merrigan, B McGovern, A Browne, M McCarthy, A Browne, C OʼLoughlin, P Durcan