Eric Elwood has made one change to the side that defeated the Newport Gwent Dragons last weekend for Saturday’s Magners League clash with Llanelli Scarlets.
Ezra Taylor sustained a knee injury against the Dragons last weekend and underwent a scan during the week to determine the extent of the damage. Taylor is replaced at number eight by Mike McComish, while academy star Shane Conneely starts from the bench.
Kick off at Parc y Scarlets is on Saturday at 3pm.
Connacht: Gavin Duffy; Troy Nathan, Niva Ta’auso, Keith Matthews, Fionn Carr; Ian Keatley, Frank Murphy (captain); Brett Wilkinson, Sean Cronin, Jamie Hagan; Michael Swift, Bernie Upton; Michael McCarthy, Ray Ofisa, Mike McComish.
Replacements: Adrian Flavin, Ronan Loughney, Rob Sweeney, Dave Nolan, Mike McComish, Cillian Willis, Miah Nikora, Tiernan O’Halloran
