Connacht have made four changes to their side ahead of the visit of the Newport Gwent Dragons at the Sportsground on Friday, kick off 6.30pm.
Connacht in the backline, while up front Ronan Loughney comes in at tighthead prop and Johnny O'Connor returns to the starting line up at openside.
Gavin Duffy moves from outside centre to fullback, making way for Ta'auso and Andrew Browne moves to his more familiar position in the second row, with Ray Ofisa starting for Connacht for the first time at number eight.
Connacht XV v Newport Gwnt Dragons, Magners League, Sportsground, Friday 3 April, kick-off 6.30pm:
G Duffy; F Carr, N Ta'auso, K Matthews, L Bibo; I Keatley, F Murphy; B Wilkinson, S Cronin, R Loughney; A Browne, A Farley; J Muldoon (C), J O'Connor, R Ofisa.
Replacements: A Flavin, B McGovern, M Swift, C Rigney, C O'Loughlin, A Dunne, T Nathan.
