Weather-beaten Lam admits defeat

Pat Lam is meticulous in his preparation for every game but the Connacht coach is starting to concede that there is one area he will not master — trying to guess the weather at the Sportsground on match day.

Lam admitted they get the weather forecast for kick-off for each game and try to base their tactics on what might unfold — a key decision might be whether or not to play with the wind.

But, given that the venue is notorious for the weather changing each hour, Lam admitted that it is proving a difficult task! They can spend a lot of time agonising over whether to take wind advantage but Lam said that it is now often a relief if the other side win the toss.