Magners League: Aironi v Connacht
Venue: Stadio Zaffanella, Viadana Date: Saturday, 26 March Kick-off: 1730 GMT
Coverage: Score updates on BBC Sport website
Ian Keatley scores Connacht’s first-half try in the recent win over Aironi
Connacht make one change from their win over Aironi two weeks ago with Sean Cronin returning in place of Adrian Flavin for the return clash in Italy.
Otherwise the side is unchanged from the 11-6 win in Galway when Ian Keatley scored all the Connacht points.
The only other change to the match-day 23 sees Shane Monahan replacing injured Miah Nikora in the replacements.
Nikora is in danger of being ruled out for the remainder of this season because of his knee injury.
Mike McCarthy continues his successful partnership with Michael Swift in the second row.
McCarthy recently signed a new two-year deal with the Irish province and the 29-year-old’s superb form this season saw him called into the Irish squad and earning his first cap for the Ireland Wolfhounds against the English Saxons.
Italian international Giulio Rubini is drafted in at full-back for Aironi with James Marshall, who wore the number 15 shift in Galway, switching to fly-half.
Kaine Robertson and Danwel Demas are again named on the wings with Matteo Pratichetti and Gabriel Pizarro continuing at centre.
There is just one change in the pack from the team that played in Galway, with Fabio Staibano returning at tight-head prop.
The only international returning from the Six Nations in the 23-man list is Pablo Canavosio, who will start in the replacements.
Aironi are still looking for their first win in their inaugural Magners League season.
Aironi: G Rubini; K Robertson, G Pavan, M Pratichetti, D Demas; J Marshall, T Tebaldi; Alberto De Marchi, R Santamaria, F Staibano; J Furno, M Bortolami (capt); J Sole, G Krause, N Williams.
Replacements: F Ongaro, Andrea De Marchi, L Redolfini, G Biagi, N Cattina, P Canavosio, R Bocchino, H San Martin.
Connacht: G Duffy; B Tuohy, N Ta’auso, T Nathan, F Carr; I Keatley, F Murphy; B Wilkinson, S Cronin, J Hagan; M Swift, M McCarthy; A Browne, J O’Connor (capt), R Ofisa.
Replacements: A Flavin, R Loughney, R Ah You, B Upton, J Muldoon, C Willis, K Matthews, S Monahan.
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