Connacht upbeat ahead of Ospreys clash

Connacht will look to take advantage The Ospreys loss of international players for the Six Nations when they go to The Liberty Stadium in the Magner's League on Saturday.

"We expect to be playing the Ospreys probably without their international contingent, so this match and the one after that against Leinster will be critical for the Ospreys in terms of accumulating some championship points," said Connacht coach Michael Bradley.

"I think that Connacht have shown in the past that we enjoy playing in the Liberty Stadium and certainly the Ospreys would know from their recent past record that Connacht are difficult to beat and we'll hopefully use that to our advantage."