PIC: Thierry Henry is a fully-fledged Connacht rugby fan 6 years ago

PIC: Thierry Henry is a fully-fledged Connacht rugby fan

Connacht Abú.

It's a movement.

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The Connacht momentum isn't a bandwagon anymore. It's a bloody steamroller.

The westerners welcome Glasgow Warriors to the Showgrounds on Saturday evening for the Pro 12 semi-final playoff and the province is riding the crest of an Atlantic wave.

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One by one, people are sitting up and taking notice of what Pat Lam is doing and now the French are starting to like it too.

French footballers, that is. Ones who we still haven't entirely forgiven for Paris 2009 but this will go some way towards repairing his relationships out in Connacht at least.

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We always knew he preferred sports where he could use his hands.

Next thing it will be Mayo 4 Sam.