Racing 92 v Connacht: Andy Friend goes on offensive looking for major upset

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Connacht head coach Andy Friend

GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Andy Friend, Head Coach of Connacht looks on prior to the Heineken Champions Cup Round 3 match between Gloucester Rugby and Connacht Rugby at Kingsholm Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Gloucester, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

CONNACHT head coach Andy Friend says his side will employ an attacking gameplan against Racing 92.
Racing, last season’s runners-up, The French side have contested two of the last three Champions Cup finals and are also unbeaten in European competition in their indoor La Défense Arena home.
Friend said: “If you sit back and look at all their names on the team sheet and you let them play, they are going to be good.
“But if you just say ‘it’s another 15 bodies’ out there and we actually attack it and we don’t give them the time and the space, there’s a chance of upsetting them.”
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