Connacht team to face Brive:

15 Tiernan O’Halloran (captain)
14 Rory Parata
13 Robbie Henshaw
12 Bundee Aki
11 Danie Poolman
10 Jack Carty
9 Kieran Marmion

1 Ronan Loughney
2 Jason Harris-Wright
3 Nathan White
4 Ben Marshall
5 Andrew Browne
6 Eoghan Masterson
7 Nepia Fox-Matamua
8 Eoin McKeon

Replacements:

16 Dave Heffernan
17 Conan O’Donnell
18 Finlay Bealham
19 Danny Qualter
20 George Naoupu
21 Ian Porter
22 Craig Ronaldson
23 Niyi Adeolokun

Unavailable from Challenge Cup Squad: Denis Buckley, Rodney Ah You, Tom McCartney, Quinn Roux, Ultan Dillane, John Cooney, Matt Healy, Fionn Carr, Darragh Leader.

The effects of the Siberia trip will be a worry alright.
There were quite a few that didn't travel, though not as many had been originally planned.
Even though only 4 of the "available" players were left behind, there are also a couple of internationals back, plus I think a few of the injuries (e.g. Tiernan) were fairly minor plus Ben Marshall is back (not sure about Danie). Would we have ten players fit who didn't travel?
At least nobody who went to Siberia will be compelled to play 80 minutes.
Brive team will be interesting alright. They lost all their games last season and left a couple of frontliners out of their tournament squad, but then again they won last week and with Enisei to come they might fancy a crack at it for potentially four wins on the bounce.

I don't see a thread started for this match yet. I'm worried about player fatigue after our marathon journey home from Siberia. It'll also be interesting to see what kind of team Brive send over. The French haven't traditionally taken this competition too seriously.