Pro14 preview: Connacht v Ospreys, Sportsground (2.45, live on TG4, Premier Sports 1)

‘We’ve seen a really positive response after a disappointing result last weekend’

Academy player Conor Fitzgerald starts at outhalf for Glasgow Warriors clash

Loan signing Stephen Fitzgerald will make his first Connacht start against the Cheetahs

Andy Friend’s side get out of jail late on away to Bordeaux-Begles

Backs coach Carolan expects province to win but is wary of Italian side’s unpredictability

Kiwi coach’s premature departure comes just as it seems his methods would bear fruit

John Muldoon gets a proper send-off as the province register historic victory over rivals

Joey Carbery starts at 15 for the visitors while Leo Cullen names James Lowe on the wing

Jimmy Duffy: ‘We are looking for continuous improvement and that is the driving factor’

Kieran Keane’s side now face playoff route if they are to qualify for Champions Cup

Green shoots in the province’s development process evident in Challenge Cup games

Province come into Challenge Cup clash with Brive after successive losses in the Pro14

Connacht coach was on All Blacks side in 1979 for their first international against Italy

Former New Zealand Sevens player has arrived in Galway and is fit and ready to play

Coach believes that bonus-point win over Oyonnax is ‘momentum we were searching for’

Defeat to Zebre will have concentrated minds within Jono Gibbes’ Ulster squad

Outhalf could feature in final home fame of the season against Scarlets

Connacht live and die by the sword in an enthralling Sportsground contest

Captain’s decision to sign up for another year an ideal boost before Toulouse assignment

Connacht injury crisis worsens with Kiwi centre to undergo surgery on injured ankle

Naulia Dawai scores last-gasp try with Jack Carty landing winning conversion

Pat Lam’s squad is depleted but with enough luck a famous victory is within their grasp

Springbok outhalf could make his provincial bow at Sportsground on Friday night

Thrilling Sportsground encounter sees Pat Lam’s side take down superpowers

Last year’s Pro12 winners will open their campaign against French giants Toulouse

Pat Lam’s side claim bonus point as they end Ulster’s winning start to season

Hooker Tom McCartney, prop Denis Buckley and Ireland winger Matt Healy all sidelined

Key quartet forced off as Pat Lam’s champions pay high price for Edinburgh win

Pat Lam’s side secure a bonus point as Pro 12 title defence finally gets off the ground

Ospreys punish Pat Lam’s side late on to seal bonus point and top spot in table

Pat Lam hails bond between Sportsground’s raucous crowd and his band of rising stars

Pat Lam’s side will contest Pro12 final with Leinster after hard-fought win over Glasgow

Glasgow have firepower but raw emotion could propel Lam’s men to Pro12 final

Eoin McKeon the one new face to starting XV for season-defining Glasgow semi-final

Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki and Matt Healy all return to starting XV at Sportsground

Pat Lam’s side turn the tables on Munster for a second time in the Pro 12 this season

Connacht host Anthony Foley's side looking down from lofty heights of second

Matt Healy resumes his role on the wing for key Pro 12 showdown at The Sportsground

Pat Lam’s charges have the tactical nous to ask big questions of Grenoble on Saturday