Connacht have over 20 contracts on the table

Connacht coach Andy Friend

Connacht have made over 20 contract extension offers to players over the past fortnight.

In all, 27 players are out of contract at the end of the season including a host of frontline players such as Jack Carty, Finlay Bealham, Quinn Roux, Ultan Dillane, Denis Buckley, Shane Delahunt, Gavin Thornbury and Paul Boyle, but head coach Andy Friend said the response so far from players was positive.