Connacht make two changes for Llanelli

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has made two changes to the side for their Celtic League clash against Llanelli at Dubarry Park in Athlone on Friday (7pm).

Mike Walls, who missed the defeat against Leinster through injury, returns to the side at scrum-half while Paul Neville also returns at blindside flanker.

A huge crowd is expected at Dubarry Park for this game - a repeat of the Celtic Cup quarter-final that Connacht won in dramatic circumstances at Stradey Park.

This is Connacht's first game at the Athlone venue since their epic Parker Pen Challenge Cup quarter-final clash against Pontypridd last January.

Since then Buccaneers have opened a new stand and clubhouse at the venue.

It is the first of at least three games that Connacht will play at the venue this season ‹ in January they host Munster and in February Cardiff Blues will visit.

Connacht are running a number of special buses from Galway to the match on Friday - they will leave the Sportsground at 4.30pm and depart Dubarry Park after the game at 9.30pm.

Connacht (v Llanelli): M McHugh; M Mostyn, D Yapp, T Allnutt, C McPhillips; E Elwood, M Walls; R Hogan, B Jackman, F Boiroux; D Browne, A Farley; P Neville, T Carter, J O’Sullivan.

Replacements: J Fogarty, A Clarke, M McCarthy, M Swift, C O’Loughlin, D Hewitt, S Moore.