Progress is clear but Connacht squander lead

PATIENCE is a virtue and a precious commodity out west when it comes to rugby followers. Four years at the bottom of the Magners League will have such an affect yet there might be a valid call for them to go back to the well once more in the next few weeks. There is plenty of reason to feel disgruntled after this latest collapse but the evidence of progress is too strong to ignore.If this season was a war, Connacht casualties would be predominately suffering from gunshot wounds to the feet. Time and time again, they have squandered wining positions during this campaign and in the long run they will probably suffer for that. In the most recent rounds, three winnable games have fallen by the wayside all but ending their faint Heineken Cup aspirations.On Friday, they had the Blues by the pin of their collar. Leading by 14 points at the break with an extra man for ten minutes, a dominant lineout and all conquering scrum. Yet they let lost their grip and allowed a Blues fight back, the result of which culminated with a try from Robin Sowden Taylor three minutes from the end. Another one bites the dust. However, there are clear...