Connacht boss Kieran Keane admitted he has done little else all week but reflect on their defeat to Glasgow Warriors as the province gear up for Saturday’s clash with Southern Kings in the Sportsgrounds.
Keane tasted defeat in his first ever Pro 14 encounter against the Scottish side, with the new head coach saying his side didn’t adjust to difficult weather conditions in the game.
He said it was ironic that a Connacht team would fail so do so, and has tried to rectify ahead of their opening home game.
Keane told RTÉ Sport: "I’ve had plenty of time to think about things and I’ve done nothing else but analyse it, probably to death, so I’m pleased to dump it with the players.
"Hopefully we’ve addressed everything. We didn’t have a good day. It was a dirty night as everybody knows and we didn’t really front tactically or technically. We’ve addressed that and hopefully we can move on.
"The Kings will bring a new excitement to the competition. They are a typical South African team. They are quite bruising.
"They are very athletic in their forwards and backs and they’ll chance their arm. That’s their modus operandi.
"They give the ball plenty of air. They are exciting team and they’ll be really pleasing to watch."
Connacht's rugby side have had little focus in Galway this week as the county’s hurlers celebrate their first All-Ireland Hurling Championship win in 29 years.
The New Zealander has been enthused by the reaction to the victory, albeit missing the game as he has yet to add a television to his new home in the west.
"I’m loving Connacht, it’s great," Keane said.
"I haven’t got used to the traffic, if you leave at the wrong time. Maybe we could talk to some councillors about that!
"I’ve read everything about the Galway hurling win. I’m just thrilled for the Tribesmen. It’s been wonderful for the area. I’ve been watching with interest the number of people going to the gatherings. It’s been brilliant."
Tiernan O'Halloran has returned to training but he will not be available for the game with the Kings.
O'Halloran had knee surgery at the end of last season and will come into contention later in the month.
Finlay Bealham sustained a head injury against Glasgow and is following return to play protocols ahead of the game.
Peter Robb will be sidelined until December after having surgery on a hip injury.
Connacht's schedule has been disrupted this week after a number of players complained of a stomach bug on Sunday.
Keane has confirmed all of his playing staff have made a full recovery and it will not impact preparations for Saturday, despite the bug even affecting coaches and the Connacht board.
Connacht take on Glasgow at 7:35pm on Saturday.
