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“You can't play for Ireland when you're living abroad, so this move made sense. Connacht has everything set up well, good players, good coaching. It matches my ambitions of still wanting to be in a winning team, still wanting to play for Ireland, so it felt like a perfect move.”

Connacht’s Shayne Bolton is remaining at the Sportsground for another two seasons.

Connacht is currently "scouring the world" looking for a lock to replace Quinn Roux who announced his decision to leave the province after seven years.

"Disappointed men and some tears" was the natural response in the immediate aftermath of Connacht's 21-13 loss to Ulster in this season's Guinness PRO14 quarter-final, but the club can reflect on more positives, none more so than achieving its primary aim of qualifying for Champions Cup rugby for only the second time on merit.