Connacht announce 25-man squad

Michael Bradley has announced a 25-man squad for Connacht's first ever match at the RDS against Leinster on Friday (kick off: 7.30pm).

The squad includes the return of fit again Ronan Loughney who has been out of action since injuring his hamstring against Glasgow four weeks ago.

Backrow Colm Rigney and fullback Daniel Riordan are included again having overcome minor injuries in the past few weeks.

Connacht squad: M Deane, T Donnelly, G Duffy, P Durcan, A Farley, A Flavin, J Fogarty, D Gannon, R Loughney, K Matthews, M McCarthy, B McGovern, C McPhillips, R Morris, J Muldoon, J O'Connor, R Ofisa, C O'Loughlin, C Rigney, D Riordan, M Swift, O Treviranus, B Wilkinson, A Wynne, D Yapp.