News: Three players will make debuts for Connacht in Tuesday's pre-season clash with South Africa in front of a capacity crowd at the Sportsground.

Ofisa Treviranus will start on the right wing, Tim Donnelly is at outhalf and Robbie Morris at tighthead prop for the sell-out clash with the former World Cup champions.

In addition, Mel Deane will play his first match for Connacht since moving to Sale Sharks in 2000. And two others who have returned to Connacht, Johnny O'Connor and Mike McCarthy, will start on the bench.

With injury concerns over a number of players, prop Brian McGovern, a member of the extended squad, has been selected on the bench as cover.

The Springbok centre Jean de Villiers will, however, miss the game because of injury. He will also miss the Springboks' other World Cup warm-ups, according to the South African Rugby Union.

De Villiers was injured in Wednesday's 105-13 victory over Namibia in Cape Town and is being left home to recuperate.

Meanwhile, Ulster's Italian lock Carlo Del Fava has been forced out of the World Cup and has returned to Belfast to have treatment for a knee injury.

The 25-year-old was injured at training camp and had to withdraw from the Italian squad.

CONNACHT: D Riordan; O Treviranus, M Deane, A Wynne, J Hearty; T Donnelly, C McPhillips; B Wilkinson, A Flavin, R Morris; D Gannon, A Farley; J Muldoon, R Ofisa, C Rigney. Replacements: J Merrigan, B McGovern, M Swift, M McCarthy, J O'Connor, T Tierney, P Durcan.