From Clare to Bordeaux via Durban - McNamara keen to get best out of game's elite 

Newly-installed Bordeaux attack coach Noel McNamara has no illusions about the scale of the battle the French side face in Galway.

NEW SURROUNDINGS: Former Sharks attack and backs coach Noel McNamara. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Top 14 side Bordeaux won’t shy away from ‘contesting everything’ for the full 80 minutes when they face Connacht at The Sportsground tonight.

Newly-installed attack coach Noel McNamara, who worked with Ireland’s age-grade players before a spell with South African side Sharks between 2021 and the end of last season, has no illusions about the scale of the battle the French side face in Galway in the opening round of the Champions Cup.