Challengers lag URC leaders by 27 points but western province set to apply lesson learned in January victory over rivals
“It was one of those nights when you say, ‘you know what, let’s just back ourselves and have a go’. Now we are not going to repeat that and pick the team five times, but I think we have to go back through history sometimes and see, what was our attitude.
In what will be Friend’s last time in charge at the RDS, he says the best respect Leinster can pay Connacht is to select their best team. He accepts Connacht have a tough road ahead in qualifying for Champions Cup rugby, having “put ourselves in a corner”, but says it is important now to get as many points in every game remaining.
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