Tucker and Connacht vow to keep fighting 'til the end 

Tucker, placed in interim charge with head coach Pete Wilkins on sick leave, said: “We'll keep fighting to the death, simple as that.” 

Connacht scrum and contact coach Colm Tucker. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Castlebar Connacht’s stand-in head coach Cullie Tucker promised his side would keep fighting to the end in their effort to reach the end-of-season URC play-offs following their narrow defeat to derby rivals Munster on an historic day for the province at MacHale Park on Saturday.

The decision to take the game from the regular ground, Galway’s Dexcom Stadium – currently being redeveloped - to the home of Mayo GAA for the first time paid off handsomely for the western province with a record 27,870 crowd.