Connacht make nine changes for Borders tie

The Connacht team to play Scottish Borders in the opening round of the Celtic Cup at Galashiels on Friday night (7.35pm) shows nine changes from the team that went down to Cardiff at the Arms Park on Saturday.

Coach Michael Bradley says that Connacht have a well-balanced squad this season and that having started with the same 15 for the opening two games of the Celtic League, he wanted to try a different formation this time round.