Connacht’s hopes of making a push for only the second piece of silverware in their history went up in smoke at Dexcom Stadium when they were blown away by a Racing side who had a man sent off after just 13 minutes and who finished this Challenge Cup quarter-final with just 13 men on the field.
Connacht, who would have had home advantage against Lyon if they advanced to the semi-final, will have huge regrets about letting this opportunity slip from their grasp as they again surrendered a big lead and once more failed to take advantage of having more men on the pitch.
They dominated the opening half but had to be content with a 28-24 lead despite playing with an extra man from the 13th minute after Fijian…