Robbie Henshaw returns to provincial duty and is one of three changes Connacht boss Eric Elwood has made to his starting XV for tomorrow night’s clash with the Ospreys at the Sportsground (7.45pm).

Kyle Tonetti will earn his first start for Connacht this season having been named at inside centre in Eric Elwood’s starting team to face Scarlets in tomorrow night’s RaboDirect PRO12 meeting at Parc Y Scarlets (7.30pm).

Flyhalf Dan Parks returns to the Connacht starting XV for their final Heineken Cup Pool 3 encounter with Zebre at the Sportsground tomorrow night (8pm).

Harlequins 47 Connacht 8

Harlequins 47 Connacht 8

With Dan Parks unavailable through injury Eric Elwood has selected 22-year-old Matthew Jarvis at flyhalf for Saturday's Heineken Cup round 5 game against Harlequins at the Stoop (1.35pm).

Connacht 30 Newport Gwent Dragons 11

Eric Elwood has made two changes to his starting XV after last weekend’s defeat to Leinster.

Connacht look set to receive a boost ahead of their RaboDirect PRO 12 match against Newport Gwent Dragon on Saturday (5pm) with a number of players returning to training after injury.

Connacht 12 Munster 16

Connacht 12 Munster 16

Ulster coach Mark Anscombe hailed his side’s 25-6 drubbing of Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens as a statement of their Heineken Cup intent.

Connacht 22 Biarritz 14

Connacht 22 Biarritz 14

A heavy list of injuries and poor weather will not help Connacht’s hopes of claiming a home victory over French heavyweights Biarritz this evening.

Italy 28 Tonga 23

Ospreys 26 Connacht 9

Connacht 22 Harlequins 30

Connacht head coach Eric Elwood has made four changes to his pack for his team’s Heineken Cup Round 1 meeting with Zebre at the Stadio XXV Aprile on Saturday (2.35pm).

Ulster 25 Connacht 0

Ulster 25 Connacht 0

Connacht 34 Leinster 6

Connacht 34 Leinster 6

Tom Denton has never been to the Sportsground before but the second row’s teammates have apparently been filling him in on what to expect tonight at a venue which Leinster have, regardless of the event, rarely found to their liking.

Connacht 9 Cardiff Blues 13

Undeserving may be, but Connacht’s late steal at the death against Aironi on Saturday provided the Irish province with their first three-in-a-row of victories since 2002.

Connacht 19 Aironi 16

Connacht overcame the Newport Gwent Dragons to grab only their second away Rabo Direct Pro 12 victory since their opening day visit to Treviso.

Newport Gwent Dragons 19 Connacht 27

Following last weekend’s brave display against play-off hopefuls Munster Head Coach Eric Elwood has opted to make just one change to his starting XV for their RaboDirect PRO12 clash with the Dragons at Rodney Parade tomorrow (7.15pm).

Former Irish and Munster scrum-half Michael Bradley has ruled himself out of the Munster job.

Connacht 26 Edinburgh 13

Connacht 9 Harlequins 8

IN A game that was always about a performance, not the result, Connacht fulfilled their brief.

Eric Elwood has made a number of changes following his side’s narrow defeat to Leinster for the visit to the Stadio Zaffenella to play Aironi tomorrow (4.35pm).

Former England wing Lesley Vainikolo has left Gloucester to join French second division club La Rochelle with immediate effect.

IMPORTANT RaboDirect Pro12 league points were at stake at Thomond Park last night, but the occasion was really all about John Hayes and his last appearance in a Munster shirt after 217 honour-laden competitive appearances.

Munster 24 Connacht 9

CONNACHT’S Eric Elwood signalled his intent ahead of Monday’s Rabo Direct 12 clash with Munster by making just one enforced change from the side that lost to Gloucester in last week’s Heineken Cup tie at Kingsholm.

Following Connacht's narrow defeat away to Gloucester in the Heineken Cup last weekend, Head Coach Eric Elwood has chosen not to tinker with the side too much for the trip to Thomond Park to face Munster in the RaboDirect PRO12 on St. Stephen’s Day (7.45pm), making just one enforced change.

Gloucester 9 Harlequins 28

Ulster 22 Connacht 3

Eric Elwood has made six changes to the Connacht starting XV that will take on Ulster tomorrow evening in Ravenhill (5.35pm) from the team that lost to Cardiff.

ANOTHER frustrating night for Connacht.