Connacht rebuild continues on the pitch after stadium reopening

Saturday was a bittersweet night for Stuart Lancaster and everyone associated with Connacht

A view of Dexcom Stadium during Connacht v Leinster. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

URC: Connacht 23 Leinster 34 

Event management is an endless list of boxes to tick. So imagine how many thousands more needed to be crossed off before an opening night like Saturday’s when Connacht’s state-of-the-art stand was opened to the public for the very first time.