Former Australian under-21 wing Liam Bibo will make his debut for Connacht when he lines out against Leinster in the Magners League on St Stephens's Day.
Bibo's inclusion is one of three changes made by coach Michael Bradley for the match at the RDS. The former Ireland international has also brought Derek Riordan back into the starting side at outside centre.
In the pack David Gannon returns to the secondrow but question marks remain over the fitness of Mel Deane and John Muldoon.
Inside centre Deane will be replaced by Aidan Wynne if he fails to recover from an injured shoulder he sustained in the last match against Newcastle.
Backrower and captain Muldoon strained his back in training and will make way for Colm Rigney if he fails to recover.
John Kelly has been named in the Munster squad by Declan Kidney and if the former Ireland international plays it will be his last game for the province after he announced his retirement during the week.
G Duffy; L Bibo, D Riordan, M Deane/A Wynne, O Treviranus; A Dunne, C O'Loughlin; B Wilkinson, A Flavin, R Morris; M Swift, D Gannon; M McCarthy, J O'Connor, C Rigney/J Muldoon (C).
: J Fogarty, R Loughney, A Farley, R Ofisa, C McPhillips, P Durcan, A Wynne/D Yapp.
S Payne, D Hurley, I Dowling, B Carney,J Kelly, A Horgan, B Murphy, K Lewis, L Mafi, G Hurley, P Stringer, P warwick, R O'Gara, T Buckley, M Horan, F Pucciariello, J Hayes, F Sheahan, J Flannery, D Ryan, D O'Callaghan, M O'Driscoll, D Leamy, J Coughlan, N Ronan, J Paringatai, D Wallace A Foley.
