Emirates Lions v Connacht, Emirates Airline Park, Saturday, 3.05 – Live on RTÉ2 & Premier SportsConnacht will look to expunge the disappointment of last weekend’s second leg defeat to Leinster in Europe through the medium of performance as they switch tournaments to the United Rugby Championship (URC). The manner of the loss will have given rise to the sharpest pangs of regret.
Andy Friend has made seven changes to that team, but it is a positional switch that is perhaps the most interesting. Connacht’s leading try scorer in the URC Mack Hansen (six) swaps wing for fullback where given any scope, his footwork, pace, and lines of running could be a major attacking threat. He has also got a nuanced kicking game as befits someone who can also play outhalf.
Hansen forms a potent …
- April 23, 2022
