Sevens World Cup winner Tom Isaacs has withdrawn with a hip injury, whilst Aled Brew is set to make his first start since returning to the region.

Dragons Team for Connacht
Kevin Morgan, Richard Fussell, Rory Sidey, Ashley Smith, Aled Brew, Jason Tovey, Wayne Evans, Hugh Gustafson, Tom Willis (Capt), Rhys Thomas, Sean Tomes, Luke Charteris, Hoani Macdonald, Richard Parks, Joe Bearman,

Replacements
Steve Jones, Nigel Hall, Adam Jones, Danny Lydiate, Martyn Thomas, Shaun Connor, Robert Lewis,