Lancaster rings the changes for Connacht
Jack Carty is one of nine changes for Connacht
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Connacht show nine changes for Saturday's United Rugby Championship game against Scarlets at Dexcom Stadium (13:45 BST).
Head coach Stuart Lancaster has welcomed back four Ireland internationals, but is still without his British and Irish Lions trio for the game against the Welsh club.
Cian Prendergast captains the side at flanker, with Jack Aungier named at prop with Darragh Murray in the second row, while Hugh Gavin is in line to make his bow for the season off the bench.
Denis Buckley starts at prop and Dave Heffernan at hooker in what is an all-new front row from last week's opening win in Galway.
Murray is joined by Joe Joyce at prop, with Paul Boyle moving to open-side flanker and Sean Jansen retaining his place at number eight.
There is a new partnership at half-back with Ben Murphy and Jack Carty selected, while David Hawkshaw gets the nod to start alongside Cathal Forde in the centre.
The back three remain the same with Sean Naughton at full-back and Chay Mullins and Shayne Bolton on the wings.
Connacht: Naughton; Mullins, Hawkshaw, Forde, Bolton; Carty, Murphy; Buckley, Heffernan, Aungier; Murray, Joyce; Prendergast (capt), Boyle, Jansen.
Replacements: de Buitléar, Duggan, Illo, O'Connor, O'Brien, Devine, Gavin, Treacy