However, as Andy Friend was the first to concede, far from rising to the occasion Connacht’s performance came up short. They didn’t get many chances but when they got them, there were clinical enough to get the win. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoMunster dominated territory and possession, and Friend added: “That’s down to the way we control footy, or didn’t control footy today. “Yep, if you’re going to lose if you can get a bonus point that’s good, if you can get two it’s even better, but we only got the one. We had to massive weeks against Saracens, two big battles and the team know how good Connacht are here,” said Van Graan.

Source: The Irish Times December 21, 2019 20:37 UTC