Connacht name unchanged side

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has named the same side that beat Edinburgh last Saturday for their difficult trip to take on the Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park on Saturday.

New recruits Adrian Clarke, Andrew Farrelly, Matt Lacey, Conor McPhillips are all retained, while the only change is on the bench where the injured Dan McFarland gives way to French prop Fabian Boiroux.

CONNACHT (v Cardiff): M McHugh, C McPhillips, D Yapp, T Allnutt (capt), W Munn, E Elwood, C Keane, W O'Kelly, B Jackman, A Clarke, D Browne, A Farrelly, M Swift, J O'Sullivan, M Lacey.