Connacht in good heart for big double date with Wasps

Zebre 7 Connacht 52: Two rounds played in the Champions Cup and only three teams in Europe have chalked up two wins. No surprise that Saracens and Clermont Auvergne have begun in such stellar fashion, but Pat Lam’s men are beginning to show that their historic PRO12 win might not be a one-hit wonder.

Of course, it’s hard to gauge the value of a win over a Zebre side who have now lost all 14 games they have played in the Champions Cup and their hopes of a response after resting so many players last weekend and getting hammered 82-14 away to Wasps never looked like materialising in the rain at Stadio Lanfranchi yesterday.

At least the weather didn’t deteriorate beyond rain yesterday, unlike last month when their league tie was abandoned with Zebre leading 22-10 at the interval.