Boost for Connacht as skipper Muldoon set to face Dragons

Connacht have been boosted by the availability of their skipper John Muldoon ahead of their opening Guinness Pro12 game of the season against Dragons on Saturday.

However, despite not playing since the last day of last season Irish international centre Robbie Henshaw is not available because of the Irish player welfare programme, while Kieran Marmion who toured Argentina with Ireland during the summer, also misses out for welfare reasons.

On the positive side, Connacht’s newest international, tight-head Rodney Ah You, is available to Lam, while fellow prop Ronan Loughney and forward Aly Muldowney are also expected to be fit after they made their return to training yesterday (MON).