Ospreys v Connacht: Teams

Elwood: Three changes for the trip to Ospreys

Connacht will show three changes to the side that beat Dragons when they travel to Wales for Friday's RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Ospreys.

The Irish outfit have made a promising start to the season, winning three of their first four games.

As a result, coach Eric Elwood has kept faith in the back-line that downed the Dragons, although he has juggled his pack.

Dylan Rogers comes in for Rodney Ah You at tighthead prop, while Michael Swift returns from illness to replace of Dave Gannon who drops to the bench.

TJ Anderson is given the nod to start on the flank in what will be the backrower's first start for the province.

Holley chasing improvement

Meanwhile, Ospreys Head Coach Sean Holley said his unbeaten team still had room for improvement.

"We are getting the outcome on the scoreboard but there is still plenty for us to work on. We are tweaking a few things and ever trying to improve the players we've got," said Holley.

"We're quite a young group, mixed with some experienced fellas, and it's important that we keep pushing the standards and getting things right. Even though the scoreboard has been taking care of itself, aspects of our game haven't been spot on.

"The most promising thing for us is we are fielding 22 guys who are Welsh and Hanno who will soon qualify for Wales. There's a good mix in terms of age and experience in the group.

"Connacht are a really tenacious side, well coached and well drilled. They lose very few at these sort of periods and it makes them a tough proposition. They've got a good start so they're on the bounce."

Ospreys: 15 Barry Davies, 14 Richard Fussell, 13 Tom Isaacs, 12 Andrew Bishop, 11 Hanno Dirksen, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Jonathan Thomas, 7 Justin Tipuric (C), 6 Tom Smith, 5 Ian Evans, 4 Ian Gough, 3 Aaron Jarvis, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Duncan Jones.
Replacements: 16 Mefin Davies, 17 Cai Griffiths, 18 Joe Rees, 19 James King, 20 Joe Bearman, 21 Matthew Morgan, 22 Sonny Parker, 23 Kristian Phillips.

Connacht:15 Gavin Duffy (C), 14 Brian Tuohy, 13 Eoin Griffin, 12 Henry Fa'afili, 11 Tiernan O'Halloran, 10 Niall O'Connor, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 John Muldoon, 7 Johnny O'Connor, 6 TJ Anderson, 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Dylan Rogers, 2 Ethienne Reynecke, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Ronan Loughney, 18 Stewart Maguire, 19 Dave Gannon, 20 Ray Ofisa, 21 Paul O'Donohoe, 22 Matthew Jarvis, 23 James Loxton.