Friend says every game is must-win from here for Connacht

EVERY GAME A MUST WIN: Andy Friend says that every game until he departs Connacht at the end of the season is a must-win clash.Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Andy Friend says that every game until he departs Connacht at the end of the season is a must-win clash, starting against basement side Zebre in Parma this Saturday afternoon (3.05pm Irish time).

A couple of wins over the Sharks and the Lions have brought Connacht back into contention for a knockout place in the URC and a place in next season’s Champions Cup, but Friend knows they have left themselves with little wriggle room after a poor start to the campaign.