Connacht coach Pete Wilkins resigned to being without Santiago Cordero for opening part of season

Cordero, signed from Bordeaux-Bègles, arrived in Galway early last summer after being left out of the Argentine squad for the World Cup by then coach Michael Cheika.

The Connacht team huddle after the game. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Pre-season friendly: Connacht 21 Sale Sharks 5 

Connacht coach Pete Wilkins is again resigned to being without marquee signing Santiago Cordero for a chunk of the opening part of the season but believes it can only be good for the player himself and the province after the 30-year old resurrected his international career.