Connacht make five changes for Llanelli

Connacht have made five changes to their starting lineup as they return to the Sportsground for the first time in a month for tonight’s visit of Llanelli Scarlets at the Sportsground (6.30 p.m.).Successive defeats on the road at Newcastle Falcons and Munster — in which they failed to score — have taken away some of the optimism which followed their back-to-back wins over Newcastle and the Glasgow Warriors on home soil.After losing 39-0 and 17-0 to Newcastle and Munster respectively on their travels, it does not get much easier for Michael Bradley’s men as they host a Llanelli side which is keen to get back to the top of the Magners League table. Unbelievably, this is Llanelli’s third game in eight days and the Welsh side will be keen to put their shock New Year’s Day defeat to the Dragons behind them with an expected away win.Llanelli beat the Ospreys at home (17-12) on Thursday, December 27, before going down to an injury time try to the struggling Dragons (15-13) on Tuesday.This game marks the return of former Irish international winger Matt Mostyn to the Connacht side after an absence of over a year, as he is set to start on the right wing this evening. Mostyn has not featured since November 2006. Inside…..