JJ Hanrahan poised to give Connacht badly needed boost

The 32-year old has returned to integrated training and while he is unlikely to be used in the upcoming Challenge Cup games against Lyon and Cardiff, he could make his return away to Glasgow Warriors on January 24.

POISED FOR RETURN: JJ Hanrahan is looking for a return to play from ACL injury the end of January.

JJ Hanrahan is poised to give Connacht a big boost as they try to rescue a season which has nosedived with three successive URC defeats where they failed to pick up a single point.

The Kerry native has been out of action since suffering an ACL injury against one of his former sides the Dragons back in April.