Pat Lam backs former Connacht charge AJ MacGinty to ‘fit in nicely’ at Bristol

Restrictions around the number of players who were not eligible for Ireland appearing in Irish provincial rugby meant that MacGinty could not remain at Connacht

Then Connacht head coach Pat Lam with AJ MacGinty in 2016. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Pat Lam is relishing a reunion with Sale’s international fly-half AJ MacGinty when he joins Bristol next summer.

MacGinty played a pivotal role as Connacht, coached by Lam, won the PRO12 title in 2016.