Returning players is James Ryan, knows what it is like to see an unbeaten spell ended. The panic button will not have been pressed in Leinster this week but, at the same time, a few home truths are likely to have been spelled out. "It's easy for me watching from the couch, but we spoke this morning that they (Connacht) had a lot more intent than us, physically," Ryan admitted. "It will be a similar intensity for us this week, so we have to make sure we're at that level. "Look, we've lost games in the past and I think we've responded pretty well."

Source: Irish Independent January 07, 2021 02:36 UTC