Connacht to face Grenoble in Cup

Connacht must be sick of the sight of French clubs. Or is it the other way around?

Montpellier and Narbonne have already fallen to Michael Bradley's men and Dean Richards' Grenoble are next in the queue in the European Challenge Cup quarter-final after Christmas.

Perhaps, it should come as no surprise to Connacht as there are five French teams in the last eight. Connacht will have to shut up shop in France before applying the pressure at The Sportsground in the middle of January.

European Challenge Cup Quarter-finals: Sale Sharks v Agen; Grenoble v Connacht; Pau v Clermont Auvergne; Saracens v Brive.

Ties to played over two legs on the weekends of Jan 7-9 and Jan 14-16.