With Johnny McNicholl ruled out due to a shoulder issue, Tom Rogers, who is back to fitness after a knee injury, starts at full-back.

Lewis Rawlins returns from injury to take his place in the Scarlets side, Rawlins has been recovering from neck surgery and hasn’t played since the defeat to Glasgow in October.

Jarrad Butler has been banned for a period of three weeks as a result of his red card in the PRO14 Round 15 fixture with Edinburgh Rugby. The Player is suspended from participating in the next three meaningful matches.

The Irishmen, who have already secured the runners-up spot, have also not won in Llanelli in the PRO14 since a victory at the old Stradey Park more than 16 years ago.

Connacht have won their last four games outside Ireland but narrow back-to-back defeats by Munster and Edinburgh have left them facing three successive losses for the first time in 14 months.

Scarlets’ two-game winning run ended in a 28-10 defeat at Munster last Friday but they host Connacht in confident mood having won their last couple of matches against the Irish province, the latest a 20-14 victory at a rainy and wind-swept Sportsground thanks to two tries from Ryan Conbeer.