Elwood admits defeat hard to take

A disappointed Connacht coach Eric Elwood admitted his side were downbeat after Jonny May’s late try denied them their first win in the Heineken Cup.

Tiernan O'Halloran touched down the province but their brave challenge was eventually undone in the closing minutes.

"The dressing room is very quiet, we played extremely well and to lose in the way we did is difficult to take," Elwood said.

"We've got to keep bouncing back and though it's tough going it hasn't broken our spirit."

The Connacht forwards had shown huge commitment knocking Gloucester out of their stride and deserved to take the spoils.

Elwood paid tribute to their efforts: "We didn't play our best last week, especially up front but today they fronted up magnificently and give us a platform from which we could play."