PRO14 Bootroom

SOUTHERN KINGS v CONNACHT Madibaz Stadium, 1pm

TEAM NEWS: Connacht’s record try-scorer Matt Healy returns after injury on the wing, outside the exciting centre partnership of Kyle Godwin and Tom Farrell. Captain Jarrad Butler starts at No8. Jurie van Vuuren makes his first appearance of the season for the Kings at blindside flanker.

VERDICT: Connacht WHY: Even without Bundee Aki, Quinn Roux and Kieran Marmion, this is a powerful Connacht selection, well capable of adding to swelling self-belief by winning on the road.

SOUTHERN KINGS: M Banda; M Makase, H Klaasen, B Klaasen, Y Penxe; M Du Toit, S Ungerer; L Mguca, A van Rooyen, N Oosthuizen; S Greeff, JC Astle; CJ Velleman, J van Vuuren, R Lerm. Reps: T Balekile, A Tshakweni, L Pupuma, A van Schalkwyk, M Burger, G Masimla, N Dukisa, T Kruger. CONNACHT: T O’Halloran; C Kelleher, K Godwin, T Farrell, M Healy; J Carty, C Blade; D Buckley, S Delahunt, C Carey; U Dilane, J Cannon; S O’Brien, C Fainga’a, J Butler (capt). Reps: T McCartney, P McCabe, D Robertson McCoy, G Thornbury, P Boyle, J Mitchell, D Horowitz, D Leader. Referee: G Clancy (Ireland). TV: LIVE EirSport2 from 12.55.