Connacht coach Michael Bradley has made two changes to his squad for this Friday’s Magners League home clash against the Scarlets at the Sportsground (6.30pm).
Flanker Ray Ofisa has been ruled out with a neck injury and is replaced by Mark McComish. The Samoan player came on for 15 minutes of last weekend’s loss to Glasgow Warriors at Firhill, with Bradley deciding not to risk him this time around.
There is also one change amongst the backs, with Liam Bibo coming into the 22-man squad in place of teenager Tiernan O’Halloran.
After last weekend’s reversal, Bradley will be targeting the Welsh side, which have only two wins out of their six games to date in the competition.
Both of those wins have come at Parc y Scarlets, including a victory over Leinster on the opening weekend. They have since suffered a 22-20 loss to Munster last month, with their four away losses including a 45-24 reverse to Ulster at Ravenhill.
CONNACHT SQUAD - Backs:L Bibo, F Carr, G Duffy, I Keatley, F Murphy, C O'Loughlin, K Matthews, T Nathan, M Nikora, N Ta'auso. Forwards:A Browne, S Cronin, A Flavin, J Hagan, M McCarthy, M McComish, R Morris, J Muldoon, J O'Connor, M Swift, B Upton, B Wilkinson.
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