Six changes for Connacht

Eric Elwood has made six changes to the Connacht starting XV that will take on Ulster tomorrow evening in Ravenhill (5.35pm) from the team that lost to Cardiff.

Two changes come in the pack with four behind the scrum.

Eoghan Grace will earn his first cap for Connacht when he lines out at openside flanker. The former Munster Academy player-of-the-year played for Rockwell College and Shannon, as well as being part of Eric Elwood's 2007 Grand Slam-winning Ireland U20s team. He played for Ireland 7's in 2009 alongside team-mate Brian Tuohy in their famous victory over Australia.

TJ Anderson returns to face his former team at blindside. The 24-year-old Magherafelt born back rower has featured in five of Connacht's games so far this season, including their victory over the Dragons in the Sportsground.

There is a new half-back pairing of Paul O'Donohoe and Miah Nikora. O'Donohoe has played in all bar one of Connacht's games this season and, along with Miah NIkora who made his comeback from injury last weekend, will make their first starts in the RaboDirect PRO12 tomorrow evening.

Dave McSharry partners captain Gavin Duffy in the centre. McSharry earns his first full cap having impressed selectors when he came off the bench against Leinster.

Fetu'u Vainikolo and Brian Tuohy line up on the wings while the versatile Tiernan O'Halloran moves to full-back where he played in Irelands Junior World Cup in Italy earlier this year.

Connacht: T O'Halloran; F Vainikolo, G Duffy (C), D McSharry, B Tuohy; M Nikora, P O'Donohoe; B Wilkinson, A Flavin, R Ah You; M Swift, M McCarthy; TJ Anderson, E Grace, G Naoupu. Replacements: E Reynecke, R Loughney, D Rogers, D Gannon, J Muldoon, F Murphy, N O'Connor, Matthew Jarvis.