Connacht ready to gun down Edinburgh

Connacht will be looking to extend their winning streak inb the Celtic League to three when Edinburgh come to The Sportsground on Saturday afternoon.

Connacht will be looking to extend their winning streak in the Celtic League to three when Edinburgh come to The Sportsground on Saturday afternoon.

Centre Darren Yapp will make his first start of the season in the centre for the impressive James Downey.

Wing Conor McPhillips and full back Dave Slemen have both been cut down by injury. Luckily, Matt Mostyn is fit to take over at number 15 and Niall O’Brien resumes on the left flank of the attack.

The pack remains the same.

CONNACHT (v Edinburgh): M Mostyn; T Robinson, D Yapp, M McHugh, N O’Brien; P Warwick, C O’Loughlin; R Hogan, J Fogerty, S Knoop, A Farley, P Myburgh, M Swift, M Lacey, M Carroll.

Replacements: B Jackman, A Clarke, C Short, J Muldoon; M Walls, E Elwood, J Downey.