Stuart Lancaster hails young props as squad depth grows

“I felt the energy grow in the week and in very difficult conditions scored 52 points. It was really pleasing, obviously."

SQUAD DEPTH: Connacht coach Stuart Lancaster is confident they have the squad depth to have a crack at the Challenge Cup and also nail down a knockout place in the URC in his first season in charge in the west. Picture: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Connacht coach Stuart Lancaster is confident they have the squad depth to have a crack at the Challenge Cup and also nail down a knockout place in the URC in his first season in charge in the west.

And while Connacht ran in eight tries in a 52-0 rout of Georgian invitational side Black Lion, the highlight for Lancaster and indeed the players on the pitch given their reaction, was when he threw in two young props after the break and they promptly won two scrum penalties against a Georgian international front row.