Connacht wary of Ulster backlash, says head coach Pete Wilkins

PUT THROUGH THEIR PACES: Tom Farrell, Adam Byrne, David Hawkshaw and Caolin Blade during Connacht training. Pic: INPHO/Ben Brady

Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins knows there is a danger of a backlash from Ulster on Friday night after all they have been through in the past couple of weeks, but he’s urging his charges not to get caught up in their difficulties.

There will be a lot at stake in this URC clash when Dan McFarland returns to the Sportsground where he spent a decade and a half as a player and coach, trying to stop a rot which started when they surrendered a 19-point interval lead away to Leinster to now hoping to prevent a fourth loss in a row after two traumatic Champions Cup ties.