Bealham set for South Africa tour fresh from Connacht contract extension

STAYING PUT: Finlay Bealham of Connacht and Ireland. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Prop Finlay Bealham, who has just signed a contract extension which will keep him at the Sportsground until the summer of 2026, looks like being the only one of Connacht’s three World Cup players who will head with them to South Africa in a couple of weeks to take on the Sharks and the Bulls.

Bealham will return to Connacht along with Bundee Aki and Mack Hansen next Monday after a three-week break post-World Cup but the two backs, who chalked up more game-time in France, look like being given a longer spell to work their way back into duty for the province.