Muldoon, Cronin back for Connacht

Ireland internationals John Muldoon and hooker Sean Cronin return to the Connacht side to tackle Leinster in the Magner's League at The Sportsground tomorrow.

Fionn Carr, Ian Keatley, Frank Murphy, Ronan Loughney, Robbie Morris, Mike McCarthy and Ray Ofisa are also recalled.

The surface of the pitch at the Sportsground has been covered in a bid to beat the big freeze.

CONNACHT (v Leinster): T Nathan; L Bibo, N Ta’auso, K Matthews, F Carr; I Keatley, F Murphy; R Loughney, S Cronin, R Morris; M McCarthy, B Upton, J Muldoon (capt), R Ofisa, G Naoupu. Replacements: A Flavin, J Hagan, M Swift, A Browne, C O’Loughlin, M Nikora, A Wynne.