Three changes for Connacht for Edinburgh clash

Eric Elwood has made three changes to the Connacht side that lost to the Ospreys for this weekend’s Magners League clash with Edinburgh at Murrayfield.

Shane Monahan, Brian Tuohy and Andrew Browne come in for Troy Nathan, Fionn Carr and Bernie Upton as the Westerners look for a first win in six games in the competition.

Brian Tuohy and Shane Monahan (above) win their first Magners League starts of the season; both had strong performances in Connacht's historic win over Samoa and join Eoin Griffin, Keith Matthews and Gavin Duffy in the back line.

Galway’s Andrew Browne returns to the blindside of the scrum as McCarthy and Swift renew their partnership in the second row.

Connacht’s clash with Edinburgh kicks off in Murrayfield on Friday at 7.05pm.

Connacht: Gavin Duffy; Shane Monahan, Eoin Griffin, Keith Matthews, Brian Tuohy; Miah Nokora, Frank Murphy; Brett Wilkinson, Dermot Murphy, Jamie Hagan; Michael Swift, Michael McCarthy; Andrew Browne, Johnny O’Connor, John Muldoon

Replacements: Ronan Loughney, Dylan Rogers, Rob Sweeney, Bernie Upton, Mike McComish, Cillian Willis, Ian Keatley, Troy Nathan