Matthew Burke: Connacht must park hurt of Leinster loss

Connacht are reeling from successive heavy defeats to Edinburgh and Leinster

United Rugby Championship, The Sportsground, Galway 26/3/2022

It’s been a largely disappointing season for Connacht but several players have managed to emerge with personal success, with Matthew Burke from Ballinrobe really coming off age in this campaign.

The 25-year old loosehead prop has made the most of Denis Buckley’s absence through injury and ten starts, after most of his previous two dozen appearances were off the bench, have seen him blossom into a key figure for Andy Friend’s men.