Pete Wilkins has made four changes to the side that beat Lyon last week, ahead of this evening’s meeting with Cardiff in the EPCR Challenge Cup.
Byron Ralston comes into the backline to start on the wing, while in the pack there are starts for Josh Murphy, Conor Oliver and Paul Boyle.
Mayo’s Dave Heffernan retains his spot in the front row with Peter Dooley and Finlay Bealham.
JJ Hanrahan returns to the Connacht bench, eight months after the out-half sustained an ACL injury against the Dragons.
Kick off at Cardiff Arms Park is at 8:00pm.
Here is the match day squad in full:
Number/Name/Caps
STARTING XV:
15. Santiago Cordero (14)
14. Chay Mullins (3)
13. Piers O’Conor (10)
12. Bundee Aki (145)
11. Byron Ralston (34)
10. Josh Ioane (7)
9. Ben Murphy (10)
1. Peter Dooley (45)
2. Dave Heffernan (208)
3. Finlay Bealham (212)
4. Josh Murphy (27)
5. Joe Joyce (28)
6. Cian Prendergast (78) (C)
7. Conor Oliver (92)
8. Paul Boyle (104)
REPLACEMENTS:
16. Eoin de Buitléar (11)
17. Jordan Duggan (54)
18. Jack Aungier (76)
19. David O’Connor (4)
20. Sean Jansen (15)
21. Matthew Devine (8)
22. JJ Hanrahan (19)
23. David Hawkshaw (38)