Saturday will be a first chance for the 24 year-old to measure himself against Leinster
Connacht rugby Winger Shayne Bolton has only played sixteen matches in three-and-small-bit seasons following joining Connacht after playing university rugby in South Africa.
"It wasn't very easy, I was struggling at first to find accommodation and that kind of stuff but I settled in quite quickly with the lads, the team environment was helpful. "I came in from college rugby, so I had a lot to learn about professional rugby, a professional set-up and it took longer than I expected when I came over.
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