Clueless Connacht collapse again

EVERY once in a while a little respite descends on the west, a victory out of nowhere brings a halt to the bombardment and Connacht fans dare to dream. They slowly lift their heads above ground for a few brief seconds and think, maybe, this time it's different. It just never is though and on Friday they were walloped once more.Ulster came, saw, laughed in the face of a disorganised mess and returned with a handy bonus point in the bag and tales of a stroll in the park for the folks back home. Yet another no show from Connacht in a crunch tie, the nation took note last week after the victory over Cardiff and are shaking their heads in a rueful manner this week.Same old story, same old story. The crunch derby games aren't the match ups with Munster and Leinster, they are these games against their nearest rivals Ulster and time and time again Connacht fail to show up in this fixture. Often, as was the case on Friday, the team appear under-motivated for the fight and not clued in. The game plan seems beyond them and the simple heads up rugby is non existent. Connacht were in this fight at half time, thanks mainly to some wasteful attacks from Ulster, a bit of heroic defending from the pack and small bit of indiscipline from the away side at the breakdown. It was 7-6 but the whole contest had a flat feel to it.In the second half the suspicion that Connacht would collapse bore fruit within seconds, as the kick off was botched and three phases later Brendan Botha crashed over. He is a South African international with immense ability and those who defend the current team and argue that this was another night where they did their best with the resources they have, will point to the excuse that the westerners just can't purchase talent like Botha.But this one isn't about budgets, it would be had Connacht lost 30-25 and maintained the momentum from last weekend. They...