Adrian Flavin will replace the injured John Fogarty in the Connacht side to face the Borders tomorrow night. Flavin will start at hooker while Mark McHugh will assume the captaincy in Fogarty's absence.

Coach Michael Bradley has made three changes in total with Andrew Farley taking the place of Ryan Strudwick in the second row and prop Brett Wilkinson replacing Ray Hogan.

Connacht, who are understood to have negotiated a deal to bring back flanker Johnny O'Connor next season, will be playing at the Sportsground for the first time in two months and will be hoping home advantage can deliver a first Celtic League win since October.

Connacht  (v Borders): David Slemen; Darren Yapp, John Hearty, Mark McHugh (capt), 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.