‘There are a lot of metrics Connacht came out on top’ – Stuart Lancaster finds positives in last season ahead of new campaign

Connacht coach Stuart Lancaster. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Stuart Lancaster has warned that Connacht have to hit the ground running later this month and can’t wait until they play in front of a full house in Galway for the first time in almost two years next January when the €40m development work at Dexcom Stadium is finally finished.

The former England and Leinster coach has set twin targets of qualifying for the knockout stages of the URC — thereby also qualifying for the Champions Cup — as well as having a right crack at winning the European Challenge Cup for the first time.

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