Our backs are against the wall, says Friend

Andy Friend says Connacht’s PRO14 play-off hopes are on a knife-edge and only a victory in South Africa will suffice.

Our backs are against the wall, says Friend
Sat, 29 Feb, 2020 - 20:30
Daragh Small

Andy Friend says Connacht’s PRO14 play-off hopes are on a knife-edge and only a victory in South Africa will suffice.

With eight games remaining after this weekend’s action, Connacht are already seven points shy of third-placed Scarlets in Conference B, a side that the westerners host next time out.

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