Connacht chasing back to back wins in the Champions Cup

Connacht coach Pat Lam is delighted his son Mitch has joined the squad as cover for the out-half position.

Springbok Marnitz Boshoff joins up with Connacht at the end of this week, but the reigning PRO12 champions have been light on No 10s, and the younger Lam made his debut for the Connacht Eagles in the 23-10 defeat by Cornish Pirates in the B&I Cup last Sunday.

He had been training with the Connacht squad and played Ulster Bank League rugby for Galwegians, though coach Lam admits the 24-year-old wasn’t initially keen to come on board with the province. “He did well. He came over here as a favour to dad — he was in Auckland — because we were light on 10s,” said Pat Lam.