Buccs welcome back Connacht quartet

Buccaneers will welcome back Connacht quartet Rowan Frost, Colm Rigney, Wayne Munn and Ted Robinson for their All Ireland league semi-final visit to Clonarf on Saturday.

Three-quarters Damien Hunt and Darren Yapp have been ruled out of contention due to injury.

Clontarf will probably be without centre Conor Mahony. Daire Higgins should be the alternative for the table toppers who will be otherwise at full strength.

Lansdowne may have the services of Leinster's Shane Horgan, Gordon D'Arcy, Aidan McCullen and Liam Toland for their home semi-final with Ballymena on the front pitch at Lansdowne Road.

Ballymena's Gary Longwell has been ruled out with a neck injury, allowing Matt McCullough to move from blindside to second row and Andy Graham will be in the number six jersey.

Paddy Wallace will start at full back and Adam Larkin will pull the strings from out-half.

UCC may opt for JJ Cahill at second row instead of Dave Harty for their Division Two semi-final against champions Dolphin at Musgrave Park.

A decision has to be made between Neil O'Donovan and Mark Cosgrave as to who will be at blindside alongside Denis Leamy and Stephen Keogh.

Division Two champions Dolphin have lost centre Barry O'Neill, prop Eddie Knowles and full-back Mike Pettman to injury. Mike Knowles, Dixie Whelan and Richie Abbott will be their respective replacements.

Mike Mullins may line out for Old Crescent, who will be missing their injured out-half Stephen Tuohy, for their semi-final against DLSP at Rosbrien.