Bradley makes five changes for Connacht

Coach Michael Bradley has made five changes to his side for the Magner’s League tie wuth The Dragons at The Sportsground tomorrow evening (6.30pm).

Winger Liam Bibo, centre Niva Ta'auso scrum half Conor O'Loughlin, hooker Adrian Flavin and flanker Ray Ofisa are all ready for action.

Bradley said: "They had an excellent performance against Munster. I think it's probably the best result they've had in a couple of years in the Magners League.

"It sets them up nicely in terms of an opportunity to secure one of the Welsh positions in the Heineken Cup, and they'll be coming here with an awful lot of confidence. Having said that, this fixture has gone to the home side predominantly in the last three or four years.

"Obviously, with our performance against the Ospreys three weeks ago and the most recent one against Glasgow being disappointing in terms of not getting a win, this has become a huge game for us and we'll be treating it like so."

CONNACHT (v Newport Gwent Dragons): Gavin Duffy; Liam Bibo, Niva Ta'auso, Keith Matthews, Fionn Carr; Ian Keatley, Conor O'Loughlin; Brett Wilkinson, Adrian Flavin, Jamie Hagan, Michael Swift, Mike McCarthy, John Muldoon (capt), Ray Ofisa, George Naoupu.

Replacements: Ronan Loughney, Robbie Morris, Bernie Upton, Mike McComish, Kieran Campbell, Miah Nikora, Aidan Wynne.