Connacht v Scarlets Live: Kick-off time, TV channel and score updates

Wales centre Johnny Williams has returned from a six-week suspension to line up for the Scarlets in midfield against a strong Connacht side in Galway.

Williams' lengthy ban came as a result of receiving a red card for a dangerous tackle to the head against Clermont Auvergne in January which cost the powerful centre a place in Wales' Six Nations squad. The 27-year-old's availability will come as a big boost to the Scarlets who have only won twice in the United Rugby Championship all season.

Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel has given north Walian scrum-half Efan Jones his first professional start, while Tonga international Sam Lousi will captain the side from blindside flanker. Ioan Nicholas starts at full-back to fill the void left by Johnny McNicholl who has left the west Walians with immediate effect to return home to New Zealand.

Today's opponents Connacht are 10th in the URC, just two points off the final play-off place which is currently occupied by the Ospreys. The game is being shown on S4C this evening. Scroll down for live updates.

Kick-off: 5.05pm

Connacht: Tiernan O'Halloran; Byron Ralston, David Hawkshaw, Cathal Forde, Andrew Smith; JJ Hanrahan, Caolin Blade (capt); Peter Dooley, Eoin de Buitlear, Jack Aungier, Niall Murray, Gavin Thornbury, Cian Prendergast, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Sean Jansen. Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Denis Buckley, Sam Illo, Oisín Dowling, Sean O'Brien, Michael McDonald, Jack Carty, Conor Oliver.

Scarlets: Ioan Nicholas; Tomi Lewis, Johnny Williams, Eddie James; Steff Evans; Dan Jones, Efan Jones; Wyn Jones, Shaun Evans, Sam Wainwright, Alex Craig, Jac Price, Sam Lousi (capt), Dan Davis, Vaea Fifita. Replacements: Eduan Swart, Steff Thomas, Joe Jones, Morgan Jones, Ben Williams, Archie