The Connacht management team have named a 29-man travelling squad to South Africa for the United Rugby Championship fixtures against the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls.
The squad fly to Durban where they will be based for the majority of the two weeks, with their opening game against the Sharks this Saturday at 17:00 (SA Time).
They then fly to Pretoria ahead of their clash with the Bulls at the same time on Saturday 25th November.
Ireland Internationals inside centre Aki and outside back Mack Hansen were both declared unavailable for selection. Unavailable for selection are Bundee Aki, Jack Aungier, Shayne Bolton, Santiago Cordero, Mack Hansen, Shane Jennings, Oisin McCormack and Gavin Thornbury.
Connacht travelling squad:
Forwards: Finlay Bealham, Denis Buckley, Peter Dooley, Oisín Dowling, Dave Heffernan, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Sam Illo, Sean Jansen, Joe Joyce, Tadgh McElroy, Darragh Murray, Niall Murray, Conor Oliver, Sean O’Brien, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Cian Prendergast, Dylan Tierney-Martin.
Backs: Caolin Blade, Jack Carty, Tom Farrell, Cathal Forde, JJ Hanrahan, David Hawkshaw, Diarmuid Kilgallen, Tiernan O’Halloran, John Porch, Byron Ralston, Colm Reilly, Andrew Smith.