Connacht sweat on Hansen after record European defeat

SIDELINED: Connacht’s Mack Hansen during the closing moments of the game. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Connacht coach Pete Wilkins said they hope to know over the weekend the extent of the ankle injury that forced Mack Hansen to limp off midway through the opening half of their biggest-ever home defeat in Europe when they were hammered 41-5 by Bordeaux-Bègles.

He said it was not known post-match if it was the same ankle injury that troubled the Irish star during the World Cup.