Connacht travel to Cardiff on Saturday night, for their second URC encounter of the season.
There is one change to the squad from last weeks postponed game against Scarlets. Sean O'Brien comes in to the side starting at blindside flanker with Paul Boyle missing out.
Sean joins the back row with Cian Prendergast captaining at openside flanker and Sean Jansen at number 8.
Darragh Murray and Joe Joyce make up the second row partnership. Whereas, Denis Buckley and Jack Aungier at loosehead and tighthead and hooker Dave Heffernan.
Sean Naughton is at full back and Chay Mullins and Irish international Shayne Bolton on the wings. Cathal Forde and David Hawkshaw in the centre. Completing the side is scrum-half Ben Murphy and out-half Jack Carty.
"We have had a productive week of training” said head coach Stuart Lancaster. “The boys are looking sharp, focused, and eager to get back out there”.
“Mentally we reset and focused on this game once we heard the Scarlets game was postponed”.
“My personal experience playing against Cardiff, home or away, it’s never easy” added Lancaster.
“They are well organised and coached and as we all know play a great brand of rugby so it should make for a fantastic game on Saturday night."
Connacht: 15. Sean Naughton, 14. Chay Mullins, 13. David Hawkshaw, 12. Cathal Forde, 11. Shayne Bolton, 10. Jack Carty, 9. Ben Murphy, 1. Denis Buckley, 2. Dave Heffernan, 3. Jack Aungier, 4. Darragh Murray, 5. Joe Joyce, 6. Cian Prendergast (C), 7. Sean O'Brien, 8. Sean Jansen
Replacements: 16. Eoin de Buitléar, 17. Jordan Duggan, 18. Sam Illo, 19. David O’Connor, 20. Shamus Hurley-Langton, 21. Matthew Devine, 22. Hugh Gavin, 23. Finn Treacy.
Connacht v Cardiff
Saturday 11th October
Cardiff Arms Park, Kick-off: 7.45pm
