Gavin Duffy (pictured) will miss Connacht's opening Celtic League match against new Scottish side Borders on Friday night. Duffy injured an ankle in the warm-up match against Munster last week and hobbled off the Sportsground pitch in obvious pain. However, he was named in the starting line-up when it was announced earlier this week but now has been forced to cry-off. His place goes to Mark McHugh

Connacht. Mark McHugh;Ted Robinson, Darren Yapp, Tim Allnutt, Wayne Munn; Eric Elwood, Eoin Reddan; Ronnie McCormack, Marnus Uijs, Peter Bracken; Warwick Waugh, Rowan Frost; Michael Swift, Eric Peters, Johnny O'Connor. Replacements: Dan McFarland, Henry Bourke, Colm Rigney, John O'Sullivan, Chris Keane, Dermot O'Sullivan.