Bundee Aki remains sidelined with an injury a from the Connacht side for Friday evening’s meeting with Leinster.

The Ireland and Lions centre has been out of the action since picking up a knee injury during the November series against the All Blacks.

The game takes place in the RDS, in Dublin.

Connacht are facing into the game coming off  back-to-back URC wins over Ulster and Ospreys.