Preview: Connacht v Glasgow

Glasgow head to Connacht on Friday chasing a new Magners League record as their excellent season rolls on.

Glasgow head to Connacht on Friday chasing a new Magners League record as their excellent season rolls on.

The Warriors, who currently lie in second spot in the Magners League table, are unbeaten in their last four away encounters in the Magners League and have never before managed a sequence of five league away games without losing.

However, Glasgow's only win in Connacht since the 2001 quarter-final was 40-23 at the Sportsground on 13 April 2007.

The Connacht team shows five changes from that which played Ospreys with Aidan Wynne, Frank Murphy, Jamie Hagan, Mike McCarthy and Johnny O'Connor coming back into the side.

Niva Ta'auso, Liam Bibo, Andrew Browne and Ray Ofisa have been ruled out through injury.

Form: Connacht have lost their last three matches in the Magners League since their 16-10 victory over Scarlets at the Sportsground on 30 October – their most recent home game in the competition. Connacht have not beaten a Scottish side since the 15-8 win over Glasgow in Galway on 19 September 2008. Glasgow Warriors lie in second spot in the Magners League table following their 7-30 reversal to Cardiff Blues in round 12. The last five games between the two sides have all been won by the home side on the day, whilst Glasgow's only win in Connacht since the 2001 quarter-final was 40-23 at the Sportsground on 13 April 2007.

Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Troy Nathan, 13 Keith Matthews, 12 Aidan Wynne, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 George Naoupu, 7 Johnny O'Connor, 6 John Muldoon (c), 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Robbie Morris, 18 Bernie Upton, 19 Mike McComish, 20 Conor O'Loughlin, 21 Miah Nikora, 22 Brian Tuohy.

Glasgow: 15 Bernardo Stortoni, 14 Colin Shaw, 13 Peter Murchie, 12 Peter Horne, 11 DTH van der Merwe, 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Mark McMillan (c), 8 Richie Vernon, 7 Calum Forrester, 6 James Eddie, 5 Dan Turner, 4 Tim Barker, 3 Ed Kalman, 2 Dougie Hall, 1 Jon Welsh.
Replacements: 16 Fergus Thomson, 17 Kevin Tkachuk, 18 Richie Gray, 19 Chris Fusaro, 20 Colin Gregor, 21 Chris Kinloch, 22 Hefin O'Hare.

Date: Friday, March 5
Venue: Galway Sportsground
Kick-off: 20.00 GMT
Referee: James Jones