Conditions spoiled derby, say coaches

RIVAL coaches Alan Gaffney and Michael Bradley both bemoaned the atrocious conditions that spoiled yesterday's Celtic League game between Connacht and Munster at the Galway Sportsground.

While making no secret of his delight at picking up the four points that leave his side one behind the Neath-Swansea Ospreys at the top of the table, Gaffney conceded: "We learned absolutely nothing from that kind of game."

Bradley, a man who had performed so frequently and so well over the years in the Munster jersey, quipped: "If we had played the match on Sunday, we'd have needed our suntan lotion. I actually believe a dry day would have suited us better because with the team they picked, their strength was in the pack."