Aungier hails Muldoon influence as Connacht gear up for another late surge

Connacht’s Jack Aungier after the game. Pic: James Crombie, Inpho

Connacht tighthead Jack Aungier believes the work they did on their set-piece during the marathon preseason in a World Cup year is really going to stand to them as they bid to repeat the late surge which took them to the semi-finals of the URC last term.

Five league wins in row from late January to mid-April took Connacht into the knockout stages of the URC last season, defeating Ulster 15-10 in Belfast in the quarter-finals before bowing out to then reigning champions the Stormers in Cape Town in the last four.