Connacht keep faith with the starting side that lost to Cardiff last weekend for their trip to Zebre in the RaboDirect PRO12 on Friday.
There are two changes on the bench with Nathan White taking the place of Finlay Bealham and Frank Murphy stepping in for Dave Moore.
Eric Elwood’s side did pick up a bonus point in the 13-9 defeat to their Welsh opponents in the opening game of this year’s competition.
Connacht XV v Zebre in RaboDirect Pro 12 on Friday 7 September, kick-off 6.05pm:
15 Gavin Duffy (C), 14 Tiernan O’Halloran, 13 Eoin Griffin, 12 Mata Fifita, 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10 Miah Nikora, 9 Kieran Marmion,
1 Denis Buckley, 2 Ethienne Reynecke, 3 Ronan Loughney, 4 Michael Swift, 5 Mike McCarthy, 6 John Muldoon, 7 Johnny O’Connor, 8 George Naoupu,
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Rodney Ah You, 18 Nathan White, 19 Dave Gannon, 20 Willie Faloon, 21 Frank Murphy, 22 Matthew Jarvis, 23 Robbie Henshaw
