Air's getting thinner up there for Connacht now at the top of the table

THIS is no time for Connacht Rugby to pull the handbrake and start admiring the views from the summit of the Pro12, writes Ronan O'Gara

Fri, 25 Mar, 2016 - 00:00

Ronan O’Gara

An Irish rugby legend and record‑setting out‑half turned elite coach with La Rochelle. A prominent pundit known for frank, compelling, agenda-setting analysis.

Things can go one of two ways for Pat Lam's impressively-drilled squad over the next month. They go into the first of three Irish derbies at home to Leinster tomorrow with eight points to spare over fourth-placed Ulster in the Pro12, but things have a nasty habit of tightening up when the pressure squeeze comes on.

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