DB CONvLEI 2 URC Digital Match Programme

Player PREVIEW
for places. Kilgallen spoke about
the fight for places in the team.
“We all know that if you want to
play, you need to be on your game”
It has been an impressive start to
the 2023/24 season for Diarmuid
Kilgallen having scored four
tries in four games including
last weekend in Pretoria against
the Bulls.
The try scoring winger will be
hoping to add more tries this
weekend against Leinster at The
Sportsground.
“When you get a chance to play you
need to take your opportunities”
“As a winger you need to be
involved just as much as any
player but another key thing is
having the ability to score tries”
“I wouldn’t say I’ve gave the perfect
performance yet this season, but
any time I’ve got a chance to score
I’ve took it”
“Of course I want to go out this
weekend and score but the most
important thing for me is helping
the team win”
There’s plenty of competition in the
back three this season, a back three
which now see’s the return of Mack
Hansen adding to that competition
“Everyone puts in the work each
week during training to get a start”
“You can see each player driving
the standard up in training each
week”
Having returned from South Africa
on Monday, questions have been
asked about the affects the long
travel may have on the Connacht
squad but Kilgallen doesn’t see it
being an issue.
“In terms of travel everything we
do is tailored towards getting right
for the next job as quick as we can”
‘We are professional athletes and
in the world of sport you have to
travel with matches back-to-back
so it is nothing new for us”
“Training has been really good this
week”
“Everyone has been buzzing for
this one, and knowing we have a
full house at The Sportsground
adds to it”
“These are the games the fans
love, the noise level goes up a
few gears which we love to hear”