Muldoon to miss season

Loose forward John Muldoon will miss the rest of the season with a thumb injury and Connacht have named a 24-man squad for the trip to Gwent Dragons on Saturday.

Hooker John Fogarty (back) and flanker Brendan O¹Connor (achilles) are carrying knocks and must pass fitness tests.

CONNACHT SQUAD (v Gwent Dragons):

Forwards: Peter Bracken, Adrian Clarke, Michael Carroll, Andrew Farley (Capt), John Fogarty, Ray Hogan, Bernard Jackman, Stephen Knoop, Matt Lacey, Paul Neville, Brendan O¹Connor, John O¹Sullivan, Christian Short, Michael Swift;

Backs: James Downey, Eric Elwood, Chris Keane, Mark McHugh, Conor McPhillips, Matt Mostyn, Dave Slemen, Michael Walls, Paul Warwick, Darren Yapp.