Willis and Flavin get chance in Treviso clash

CONNACHT have made two changes to their starting XV for their first Magners League foray to Italy where they face Benetton Treviso this evening (6.05pm, Irish time).

Adrian Flavin comes in for Sean Cronin, who has not been released from the Irish training camp, while Cillian Willis is preferred to Frank Murphy, whose intercepted passes have cost Connacht points in the last two games.

The two sides have never met, but Connacht coach Eric Elwood is expecting the fixture to prove every bit as challenging as last week’s defeat to Leinster, when Connacht were robbed of a bonus point in stoppage time.