Lions Seek Redemption Against Connacht In United Rugby Championship

The struggling Lions are expecting a backlash from Connacht when they visit Ellis Park on Saturday for their United Rugby Championship clash 4pm kick-off.

The Irish side came within a whisker of grabbling a dramatic late win in last weekends thrilling 34-29 loss against the Stormers in Cape Town. A try in the final play of the game was ruled out for obstruction. Lions assistant coach Julian Redelinghuys feels that this will make Connacht more dangerous this weekend.

If you had watched the game against the Stormers you would see that they are starting to play better and better as the season is progressing, he said in a media conference on Tuesday.

I thought they were unlucky. It was a good call for obstruction, I believe, but they actually scored in the finishing minutes, so it could have been a win for them.

They are definitely sitting and saying they would have or could have had one win already in South Africa and definitely targeting this game.