Connacht v Ulster: Teams
Connacht coach Eric Elwood has kept faith in the side that topple Glasgow for the visit of Ulster on Saturday.
Last Updated: 24/09/10 2:14pm
Connacht coach Eric Elwood has kept faith in the side that topple Glasgow for the visit of Ulster on Saturday.
Connacht made it two wins from their opening three games as they secured a 19-17 victory at Firhill.
And Elwood will look for more of the same against their unbeaten rivals.
Connacht have made one change on the bench, with Darragh Fanning coming in for Tiernan O'Halloran.
Ulster skipper Rory Best returns to the starting XV for the trip to the Sportsground.
The inclusion of Best is one of four changes made by head coach Brian McLaughlin, with Tim Barker and Pedrie Wannenburg also coming into the pack.
In the backs, Paddy Wallace makes his first start of the season at fly-half with Niall O'Connor moving to the bench
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Troy Nathan, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 Keith Matthews, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy (capt), 8 Mike McComish, 7 Ray Ofisa, 6 Michael McCarthy, 5 Bernie Upton, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Ronan Loughney, 18 Rob Sweeney, 19 Andrew Browne, 20 Shane Conneely, 21 Cillian Willis, 22 Miah Nikora, 23 Darragh Fanning.
Ulster: 15 Jamie Smith, 14 Paul Emerick, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Ian Whitten, 11 Andrew Trimble, 10 Paddy Wallace, 9 Paul Marshall, 8 Pedrie Wannenburg, 7 Chris Henry, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Ryan Caldwell, 4 Tim Barker, 3 Tom Court, 2 Rory Best (c), 1 Bryan Young.
Replacements: 16 Andi Kyriacou, 17 BJ Botha, 18 Paddy McAllister, 19 Dan Tuohy, 20 Willie Faloon, 21 Ian Porter, 22 Niall O'Connor, 23 David McIlwaine
