Connacht make one enforced change

Pat Lam is keeping faith with the Connacht side that overcame Scarlets last weekend when European action resumes this evening at the Galway Sportsground (5pm).

While Robbie Henshaw remains sidelined, Lam has made one enforced change in the pack, lock Mick Kearney replacing the injured Andrew Browne for this Challenge Cup Pool 2 visit of Bayonne.

In this first of the pre-Christmas back-to-back fixtures, maintaining this season’s unbeaten home record is a must in this final Sportsground fixture of 2014 before Connacht host Munster on New Year’s Day.