O’Connor relishing return north

CONNACHT out-half Niall O’Connor is looking forward to playing in Ravenhill again tomorrow night when he hopes to pull one over on his former Ulster colleagues in the RaboDirect PRO12.

The 24-year-old made his debut in the competition four years ago for Ulster but decided to move to Connacht at the end of last season. And the Derry-born No 10 expects to have nothing easy as Ulster bid to end a four-match losing run and Connacht aim for their first win in Belfast in half a century.

“It is going to be a tough match, especially as they will have their World Cup players back in action. Both teams will be under pressure to take the win, but personally it is going to be nice to play in Ravenhill again.