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Published 14:34 23 Dec 2023 GMT
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"There's a few handbags there between him and McCloskey. I'm not sure what they are saying to each other! Obviously the Six Nations is right around the corner - it was getting edgy. That's what we like to see with a derby." "With McCloskey," said Stephen Ferris, "there were two or three tacklers but he leant in himself and had a little nibble, even though the try had already been scored. But I think it was more laughs and jokes, in response, from Bundee Aki.An eight defeat on the spin - in URC and Champions Cup matches - sees Connacht slip to eighth place in the league standings. "We've had a couple of tough ones like that in the last month, but very proud of the effort,” Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins told reporters, after the match. "It's fine margins, when you look at the build-up to this game, Connacht and Ulster were incredibly even in terms of what they've produced this season on average." Ulster, who defeated Racing 92 at the same venue, in Europe, last weekend climbed to fourth after besting Connacht.
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