Wilkins wants Connacht to build on remarkable record in France

Connacht have enjoyed a fairly impressive run of results in France, nearly all of them in the second tier competition.

GOOD RUN IN FRANCE: Connacht have enjoyed a fairly impressive run of results in France, nearly all of them in the second tier competition. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Connacht’s season has taken a bit of wobble recently but they can take a big step towards European glory on Sunday evening when they take on Pau and in the process enhance a remarkable run of results in France.

Victory on Sunday at Stade du Hameau would make it 14 French clubs that Connacht have won away to in European competition, having become the first Irish province to win a competitive match in France when Warren Gatland’s side defeated Bordeaux-Bègles in the European Conference back in the 1996/97 season.