Kieran Keane and Jarrad Butler on the training ground this week.

Kieran Keane and Jarrad Butler on the training ground this week.

JARRAD BUTLER WILL make his debut when Connacht begin life after Pat Lam this weekend.

New head coach Kieran Keane has included 26-year-old Butler in his starting XV for their Guinness Pro14 clash with Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground [KO 7.35pm, TG4].

The former Australia U20 international back-row forward will play his first competitive game for his new team since signing a three-year contract in the summer after three seasons with the Brumbies.

The Connacht team to face Glasgow includes four current Irish internationals — Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane, Kieran Marmion and Matt Healy — as well as captain John Muldoon, who leads the side in his 15th season with the province.

Connacht:

15. Darragh Leader

14. Cian Kelleher

13. Eoin Griffin

12. Bundee Aki

11. Matt Healy

10. Jack Carty

9. Kieran Marmion

1. Denis Buckley

2. Tom McCartney

3. Finlay Bealham

4. Ultan Dillane

5. James Cannon

6. Eoghan Masterson

7. Jarrad Butler

8. John Muldoon

Replacements:

16. Shane Delahunt

17. Peter McCabe

18. Conor Carey

19. Sean O’Brien

20. Eoin McKeon

21. Conor McKeon

22. Craig Ronaldson

23. Tom Farrell

Glasgow Warriors:

15. Ruaridh Jackson

14. Lelia Masaga

13. Alex Dunbar

12. Sam Johnson

11. Lee Jones

10. Peter Horne

9. Ali Price

1. Jamie Bhatti

2. George Turner

3. Zander Fagerson

4. Tim Swinson

5. Scott Cummings

6. Ryan Wilson (captain)

7. Matt Smith

8. Adam Ashe

Replacements:

16: James Malcolm

17. Oli Kebble

18. Adam Nicol

19. Greg Peterson

20. Matt Fagerson

21. Henry Pyrgos

22. Adam Hastings

23. Leonardo Sarto