Elwood proud as brave Connacht go down fighting

IN A game that was always about a performance, not the result, Connacht fulfilled their brief.

No surprises then that Toulouse won, but the fears of a whitewash were doused by a fiery Connacht who fought to the end.

Toulouse, the giants of European rugby, did what they needed to do. They bagged their four tries, stretching their lead in pool six to 18 points, two ahead of Harlequins, but this was not the hammering many predicted. It was a more mature, tactically astute, and committed display that heartened the 600 Connacht supporters who made their presence felt and heard in Stade Ernest Wallon on Saturday.