I turned Connacht offer down, says Holley

Connacht’s search for Eric Elwood’s successor looks to have been reduced by one after former Ospreys coach Sean Holley said he has turned the western province down.

Elwood will step down from the Connacht head coach role at the end of this season and Holley, who was part of the Ospreys coaching set-up for nine years until last February, was on the province’s shortlist to succeed the former Ireland fly-half.

Holley, currently working as a pundit covering Welsh rugby, told BBC Wales Sport he had actually been offered the Connacht post.