Connacht will be without two key forwards for the rest of the season.

Openside flankers Jake Heenan and Willie Faloon have both suffered shoulder injuries that will rule them out for the rest of the campaign as Pat Lam's side bid to hold onto their place in the top six in the table.

Nathan White, Dave McSharry and Bundee Aki have also been ruled out of Saturday's Pro 12 derby against Munster but scrum-half Kieran Marmion and flanker Eoin McKeon have both returned after injury.