Connacht pay price for yellows as Montpellier power into Challenge Cup final four

Stuart Lancaster bmoaned his side's ill-discipline in France.

Connacht's Cian Prendergast dejected after the match. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 - 14:33

John Fallon

European Challenge Cup: Montpellier 45 Connacht 22.

Stuart Lancaster said that three yellow cards in the opening half left them with a mountain to climb in this Challenge Cup quarter-final in Montpellier.

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