Andy Friend on Connacht gaffes: 'There were too many moments where we clocked off'

WIESE MOVE: Leicester Tigers’ Jasper Wiese tries to battle past Connacht’s Abraham Papali’i in their Challenge Cup clash at Welford Road. Picture: James Crombie/Inpho

Connacht should have feared the worst when Leicester selected Harry Potter on the right wing but the only wizardry at Welford Road was a disappearing act of the visitors’ defensive instincts as Andy Friend’s men produced a comedy of errors to gift this Challenge Cup tie to an understrength Tigers side.

Leicester rested most of their frontline stars but they still crossed for seven tries, four of them from basic errors by the visitors and two more from Connacht’s weak point all season, an inability to defend lineout mauls.