Lacey and Downey out for Connacht

Connacht will have to bounce back from a reverse to Cardiff Blues at The Borders on Friday evening without flanker Matt Lacey and centre James Downey who are both out injured.

Coach Michael Bradley has added prop Peter Bracken and loose forward Brendan O'Connor to the squad.

CONNACHT SQUAD (v The Borders): Forwards - Dan McFarland, Ray Hogan, Peter Bracken, Stephen Knoop, John Fogarty, Bernard Jackman, Christian Short, Pieter Myburgh, Andrew Farley (captain), Michael Swift, Brendan O¹Connor, John Muldoon, John O'Sullivan;

Backs - Matt Mostyn, Conor McPhillips, Ted Robinson, Darren Yapp, Mark McHugh, Paul Warwick, David Slemen, Tom Tierney, Chris Keane.