Jack Carty times his return perfectly as Connacht look to cap turnaround season in style

Jack Carty times his return perfectly as Connacht look to cap turnaround season in style via IrishTimesSport

But Jack’s back, and with perfect timing. He’d targeted a possible quarter-final in the Champions Cup last week but the Round of 16 in Treviso put paid to that, and considering Benetton have a daunting semi-final away to Toulon, there may yet be a silver lining for both him and Connacht.

“Cardiff play on a 3G [pitch] as well and you see how they like to play. They are quite dangerous and they’ve a lot of players moving on at the end of the year, so they’re coming here with something to prove as well, so we’re well aware of that.” “I suppose when I was younger I would have thought you’d be finishing up by the age of 31 or 32, but you definitely have a different outlook on the game in terms of the ebbs and flows, when to hold on to the ball, when to lose the ball, what the opposition like to do and what’s also good for lads around you.

Nor has age dimmed Carty’s ambition, and while he’s fallen down the Irish pecking order, despite his Test career stalling on 11 caps the fire still burns to play for his country. A product of Marist College and Buccaneers, Carty is now in his 11th season playing for Connacht and has long since become part of the province’s fabric.

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