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La Rochelle 20 Connacht 30: European Chellenge Cup Pool 2: A "bit of X-factor" combined with a huge team effort is what vLam credits for Connacht’s dramatic four-try bonus win over La Rochelle, which sealed their quarter-final place as last seeds in this season’s European Challenge Cup.

“It’s one of the reasons I have stayed here. These guys never give in. They just keep going and going and I am extremely proud of them,” Lam said. “All the tries were team tries, with a bit of X- factor from Niyi Adeolokun and Matt Healy.”

Down 20-16 with six minutes remaining and hopes of a seventh Challenge Cup quarter-final rapidly dwindling, Lam says he was always confident his players could grab the two tries needed in the remaining six minutes.