Buckley confident Connacht can bounce back quickly

Connacht loosehead prop Denis Buckley has likened the end of this campaign to a fallow period during Pat Lam’s tenure and is confident the province can bounce back.

Kieran Keane’s side looks likely to have missed out on qualification for next season’s Champions Cup in his first term in charge.

With three rounds remaining in the PRO14, Connacht are sixth in Conference A ahead of their clash with fifth-placed Ospreys at Liberty Stadium tomorrow.