Connacht Rugby receives a boost as experienced out-half JJ Hanrahan makes his comeback after an ACL injury sustained in April. Hanrahan's return adds firepower to the team as they aim to secure a perfect winning record in their Challenge Cup pool. Despite already clinching top spot, Connacht seeks to guarantee home advantage throughout the knockout stages.
CONNACHT’S HOPES OF finishing their Challenge Cup pool with a perfect winning record have been given a lift as experienced out-half JJ Hanrahan is set for his first action since April when they head to the Arms Park in Cardiff on Friday.
They have already secured top position in the pool but need another couple of points to be absolutely guaranteed home advantage in all three knockout games to the final, if they progress that far for the first time in history. “First and foremost I have to acknowledge the journey he’s been on, the last game of rugby over in Dragons in April. It is a lonely journey with these long-term injuries. The way he has grafted away has been unbelievably professional.
“In terms of where he’s at, he’s been training fully with the team for the last couple of weeks, and outside of that training we have been topping up his running load and contact load, as if to replicate the fact he’s been playing games on weekends.”
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