| Fit again Andrew Farley takes the place of Ryan Strudwick in the second row. Brett Wilkinson replaces Ray Hogan in the front row, who is named among the replacements and Adrian Flavin is named at hooker in place of the injured John Fogarty.
Mark McHugh captains the side for the sixth time this season in an unchanged backline.
Connacht Team: David Slemen; Darren Yapp, John Hearty, Mark McHugh (C), Daniel Riordan; Paul Warwick, Conor O’Loughlin; Brett Wilkinson, Adrian Flavin, Stephen Knoop; David Gannon, Andrew Farley; John Muldoon, Ray Ofisa, Colm Rigney .
Replacements: Conor Muldoon, Ray Hogan, Michael Swift, Matt Lacey, Chris Keane, Peter Durcan, Gavin Williams.
Not considered due to injury: John Fogarty (hamstring), Ronan Loughney (knee), Joe Merrigan (leg), Keith Matthews (knee), Conor McPhillips (groin), Matt Mostyn (knee), Brendan O’Connor (arm), Tom Tierney (ankle).
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