History lesson puts chip on Connacht shoulders

This evening’s clash at the RDS will be Pat Lam’s 98th in charge of Connacht and it is safe to say that he still has little difficulty coming up with a cause for his men each time they go out.

The years and years without success prior to his arrival in the Sportsground in 2013 has meant there are umpteen frontiers to be crossed and this evening, Lam’s men will bid to win at the RDS for the first time in ten visits.

Bit by bit, Connacht have been reaching milestones and Lam likes his men to have a bit of a chip on their shoulder going into battle. And it will be a while yet before he runs out of motivating factors.