Wilkins welcomes Connacht resolve in Cardiff grind

Four of their next five fixtures are against teams currently below them in the league but Wilkins knows they have plenty of homework to do from their first win in Cardiff in seven years if they are to push for a knockout place again.

JOB DONE: JJ Hanrahan of Connacht Rugby attempts to kick a penalty. Pic: Andy Watts, Inpho

Cardiff 12 Connacht 16 

Connacht coach Pete Wilkins has been around rugby long enough to know the ledger usually gets balanced throughout a long season so having been caught at the death when playing well against the likes of Edinburgh and Leinster earlier in the campaign, it was refreshing for his side to carve out a win when playing poorly at the Arms Park on Saturday.