**Andy Friend has made six changes to his Connacht side as they seek a return to winning ways in the Guinness PRO14 when they face Isuzu Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.** The Irish province, who welcome back Ultan Dilane and Dave Heffernan from international duty, suffered a damaging blow to their knock-out hopes last weekend after falling 41-14 to Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield. The Southern Kings are all but out of the running, with the South African outfit having recorded only a single win this season - away at Ospreys in November. Earlier in the season, the Westerners claimed a bonus-point win over the Kings in Galway and Friend believes his side need to win “at least seven” of their remaining nine games. **Kick-off**: 13:00 **How to watch**: Free Sports, eir Sport 1, SuperSport 1 **Players to watch out for:** Thembelani Bholi v Kyle Godwin In terms of statistics, these two players have been standouts for their respective sides this season. Kings flanker Bholi ranks highest in almost all statistics for the South African team - in attack and defence. The 30-year-old has made more carries, beaten more defenders and registered more turnovers than anybody in the Kings side. It is a similar narrative for Godwin. The former Wallaby tops the Connacht's charts in carries, clean breaks, defenders beaten and metres gained. The outside centre’s familiarity with Southern Hemisphere conditions could mean we see plenty more brilliance from the Australian on Sunday. **Key stat:** Connacht have won seven out of eight Guinness PRO14 matches against South African opposition. Their only defeat came away at Cheetahs in March 2018, when they lost 26-25. **Southern Kings:** Stefan Ungerer, Siyabonga Masuku, Erich Cronje, Howard Mnisi, Sibusiso Sithole, Christopher Hollis, Masixole Banda; Schalk Ferreira, Alandre van Rooyen, Rossouw de Klerk, Jerry Sexton, John-Charles Astle (c), Lusanda Badiyana, Thembelani Bholi, Elrigh Louw. **Replacements**: Robin Stevens, Xandre Vos, Pieter Scholtz, Bobby de Wee, Ruaan Lerm, Theo Maree, Tiaan Botes, Josiah Twum-Boafo **Connacht**: Tiernan O’Halloran, John Porch, Kyle Godwin, Tom Daly, Matt Healy, Jack Carty, Caolin Blade; Paddy McAllister, Shane Delahunt, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Ultan Dillane, Joe Maksymiw, Paul Boyle, Colby Fainga’a, Jarrad Butler (c) **Replacements**: Dave Heffernan, Denis Buckley, Conor Kenny, Eoghan Masterson, Eoin McKeon, Kieran Marmion, Conor Fitzgerald, Peter Robb
