Connacht won't rush Aki and Bealham back into action

BUNDEE AKI AND FINLAY Bealham returned to the Dexcom Stadium in Galway this Tuesday morning for medical assessment but with both having been given the week off after winning the Six Nations with Ireland at the weekend, Connacht coach Pete Wilkins needs to decide whether they will make their return in Italy or France in the coming weeks.

Connacht, currently seventh in the URC in a mid-table which sees just five points separate Edinburgh in fourth and the Lions in 11th, return to league action at the Dexcom Stadium this Saturday when the Lions rock up in Galway. “In theory they will be on the ground from our Benetton week onwards but obviously we will have a check on them physically and mentally and see how they are trekking and see who is going to be ready for that,” added Wilkins.

But they have lost lock Oisín Dowling to an ankle injury, while hooker Dylan Tierney-Martin is to see a specialist on Wednesday about a neck problem, and John Porch’s injury-ravaged season is continuing with a knee injury that required surgery three weeks ago and keeps him out, along with versatile back three player Shayne Bolton as Connacht head into the closing stages of the season in control of their own destiny in both competitions.

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