Pat Lam has named the Connacht team to face Newport Gwent Dragons on Sunday and for the first time this season the Head Coach has made no changes to the starting XV who last ran out.
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Flanker John Muldoon will captain the side from a back row with Eoin McKeon, Number 8, and 20-year-old Eoghan Masterson, who earns his fourth start of the season.
Robbie Henshaw returns from Ireland camp to start at fullback in a pacey back three with Tiernan O’Halloran and Connacht’s record try scorer Fionn Carr.
The league’s highest point scorer Dan Parks starts at outhalf in an otherwise all-Irish qualified squad this weekend.
On the bench, prop Ronan Loughney returns from injury while Darragh Leader is brought in amongst the replacement backs.
