Rigney overcomes injury to face Ulster

Colm Rigney has gotten the better of a slight neck injury to take his place in the middle of the back row for Connacht's Celtic League tie with Ulster at the Sportsground on Saturday.

Mark McHugh has not done enough to be included in the squad.

CONNACHT (v Ulster): Matt Mostyn; Ted Robinson, John Hearty, Keith Matthews, Conor McPhillips; David Slemen, Chris Keane; Ray Hogan, John Fogarty, Stephen Knoop, Christian Short, Andrew Farley (c), John Muldoon, Matt Lacey, Colm Rigney.

Replacements: Joe Merrigan, Adrian Clarke, Michael Swift, Brendan O'Connor, Tom Tierney, Paul Warwick, Andrew Mailei.