Hansen is recovering from a leg injury and hopes to be fit for Ulster clash on December 23.
Image: James Crombie/INPHO CONNACHT ARE SWEATING over the fitness of Irish winger Mack Hansen for their crucial Christmas clash with Ulster at the Sportsground on Friday week.
Connacht will hope that Ulster, who face Champions Cup holders La Rochelle this weekend in Belfast after their shocking 39-0 loss away to Sale Sharks, will be vulnerable when they come to Galway for the December 23 showdown. The availability of Hansen for that match would be a huge boost but first Andy Friend’s men need to negotiate a trip to a Brive side who are bottom of the Top 14 having lost their last seven league games, six of them by more than 15 points. They have three former Connacht players — centre Sammy Arnold, No8 Abraham Papali’i and Tietie Tuimauga — in their ranks.
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