Lam: Discipline let Connacht down at RDS

The Galway-based side, who were beaten 10-3 at home to Ulster six days earlier, visited the RDS - where they have never beaten Leinster - on New Year's Day.

In testing conditions the hosts came out on top, Josh van der Flier crossing over for the game's only try in a 13-0 triumph.

The results sees in-form Leinster - unbeaten in the league since October 16 - move above Connacht in the GUINNESS PRO12 and into second place, leaving Lam frustrated.

"There was a big effort, particularly in the first-half defensively," he said.

"Then in the second half obviously we needed to get some field position and we did that, but being able to keep the pressure on is always difficult particularly one of the things is you have got to have discipline.

"Fair play to Leinster it's a team full of internationals and they came through, and they got close to our line.

"All in all we are disappointed, we put lots of effort into it and now we just have to take the learnings and move on."

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