Connacht skipper Prendergast gets ready for showdown with Leinster

Connacht are the only side with the maximum ten points on board after two rounds of the Challenge Cup and can wrap up a knockout place when they host Lyon in January in Galway.

PERPIGNAN PEP: Connacht players celebrate after Adam McBurney scores a try in Sunday’s Challenge Cup victory over Perpignan at the Stade Aimé Giral. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho

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Connacht may be in pole position to secure a knockout place in the Challenge Cup when it resumes in January but skipper Cian Prendergast said their sole focus is taking on Leinster next Friday — when he is again set to come up against younger brother Sam.