Connacht get right back to business

IN a return to RaboDirect action, the challenge facing Connacht does not get any easier with the visit of the Ospreys to the Galway Sportsground this evening.

Having faced English Premiership leaders Harlequins and French champions Toulouse in Heineken Cup action for the last two weeks, Connacht now entertain the Pro12 pacesetters. The Ospreys arrive in Galway having lost just once in their eight league fixtures although they slumped to a draw last weekend against Treviso in the Heineken Cup.

They are also missing seven internationals, who are on duty with the Wales squad ahead of the clash with Australia, although with the likes of Tommy Bowe, and the duo of Duncan Jones and Ian Gough, making their 150th and 100th appearances respectively, the Welsh side travel with plenty of experience.