Connacht’s play-off drive in the PRO14 has been handed a big boost with the return of out-half Jack Carty to training in time for this weekend’s clash with Zebre following an arm injury. However, Finlay Bealham misses the game in Parma with a lacerated hand. “On the two occasions we played them last season, [Zebre head coach] Michael Bradley said we let them off the hook by not playing Jack. Bealham will undergo further scans today on his injured hand and according to Carolan he could be sidelined for the next two games. “He had 14 stitches across his hand; if you’d seen the image of it, it was pretty ugly.

Source: Irish Examiner April 03, 2019 04:52 UTC