Young Connacht centre Cathal Forde making waves out west after strong start to season
Connacht captain Jack Carty is back to lead the province in the opening provincial derby of the season against Ulster at the Sportsground on Saturday night having recovered from a jaw issue that forced him to miss last week’s superb win over the Glasgow Warriors in Galway.
There was much to admire in the collective coherence which Connacht displayed in their victory over Glasgow, but so too in several individual performances across a brace of wins this season, foremost among which is young centre Cathal Forde. “He’s always had that, and I think he’s always had a calmness to his defence in terms of being able to watch the ball and decision-make through traffic. I think that’s always been there, and I think he’s at a stage of his career the more exposure he gets to the decision-making in attack and defence, he’s only going to get better with that experience and that exposure.”
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