Wilkins knows Connacht need maximum points from next two home games

Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins is fully aware of his side's desperate situation

Connacht coach Pete Wilkins knows that anything less than maximum ten points from their next two home games will leave their lingering URC hopes dead in the water and the recovery needs to start against Cardiff at Dexcom Stadium this Saturday evening (7.35pm).

Four successive league losses have left Connacht floundering third from the bottom of the table going into this round and any chance of a top half finish will be beyond them if they don’t collect all the points in this one and against Benetton in a couple of weeks.