| Flanker Matt Lacey has been ruled out with a shoulder injury, with Brendan O'Connor coming into the squad for this encounter.
Connacht squad: Andrew Farley, Adrian Flavin, John Fogarty, David Gannon, Ray Hogan, Chris Keane, Keith Matthews, Mark McHugh, Matt Mostyn, John Muldoon, Brendan O'Connor, Ray Ofisa, Colm Rigney, Daniel Riordan, Ted Robinson, Brett Sturgess, Michael Swift, Tom Tierney, Paul Warwick, Gavin Williams, Brett Wilkinson, Darren Yapp
Players not considered due to injury:
Stephen Knoop (back), Matt Lacey (shoulder), Ronan Loughney (knee), David McGowan (hamstring), Joe Merrigan (foot), Conor O'Loughlin (shoulder).
The Connacht team to play Newport-Gwent Dragons will be announced on the Connacht website (http://www.connachtrugby.ie/ ) between 11 am and 12 noon on Thursday.
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