McAllister was convinced he’d done nothing wrong

Connacht prop Paddy McAllister says that while he was convinced he did nothing wrong in the collision which saw Marcel Coetzee go off with head injuries in the clash with Ulster, he feared the worst when he was cited and had to appear before a disciplinary hearing.

It was the latest blow in his maiden season with Connacht having missed both Heineken Champions Cup games with former club Gloucester with a knee injury that has confined him to just five appearances so far for Andy Friend’s men.