Tiernan O’Halloran will start in the backline for Connacht against Ospreys JAMES CROMBIE/INPHOConnacht v OspreysWas last year a one-off, or was last Saturday a one-off? Connacht will be looking for an answer over the next few weekends. The 41-5 defeat that Pat Lam’s team suffered against Glasgow last weekend was, arguably, the worst defeat of the modern era. It was Connacht’s second heaviest defeat since moving to their current home, with only Pontypridd inflicting more damage. Connacht looked undercooked —and a shortage of pre-season game time certainly contributed to this — but Glasgow, having lost twice to the hosts towards the end of last season, enjoyed knocking them off their perch.

Source: The Times September 09, 2016 23:26 UTC