Connacht coach Michael Bradley has made wholesale changes to his side ahead of tomorrow night's European Challenge Cup clash with Bath at the Sportsground.
With a lengthy injury list to contend with, Bradley has made eighth changes in total from the side that lost to Munster on New Year's Eve, with a further two positional switches, as the western province seek to bridge the gap on the Pool Four leaders.
Ted Robinson, John Hearty, Michael Swift, Matt Lacey, Conor O'Loughlin, Adrian Flavin, Conor McPhillips and Brendan O'Connor are all recalled to the starting line-up.
Elsewhere, the inexperienced duo of David McGowan and Peter Durcan could feature for the first time this season after being named on the replacements bench.
Prop Stephen Knoop will win his 50th cap for the province. The
26 year old South African specialist tighthead, who will qualify
for Ireland at the end of the season, has been with Connacht for
two-and-a-half years.
Connacht(v Bath): Daniel Riordan; Ted Robinson,
John Hearty, Mark McHugh(C), Conor McPhillips; Paul Warwick, Conor
O'Loughlin; Brett Wilkinson, Adrian Flavin, Stephen Knoop; Michael
Swift, Andrew Farley; Brendan O'Connor, Matt Lacey, Colm Rigney.
Replacements: John Fogarty, Brett Sturgess, David
McGowan, Ray Ofisa, Chris Keane, Peter Durcan, Darren Yapp.
