Pete Wilkins backs Mack Hansen as Connacht wait on URC response

Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins says the province are yet to find out whether or not Mack Hansen will be sanctioned for his comments on the officiating in Saturday's 20-12 defeat to Leinster.

The Ireland international's comments have dominated the fallout from the derby at Aviva Stadium, with Hansen saying he and his team-mates have become fed up with the trend of officiating they believe they have been on the end of this season, describing it as "bull***t".

"Like, I feel like we get this every week. We never get any calls, ever. I’ve been feeling this for years now," Hansen said in the immediate aftermath of the game on Saturday night.

While Wilkins has been more reserved in his public assessment of the officiating, he has backed Hansen for relaying how the players are feeling on the pitch during games.

Given the nature of Hansen’s comments, it is likely that he and the province will be spoken to by the league, but as of late Monday morning, Wilkins said there hadn’t been any official communication about disciplinary action.

"If something comes down the line later in the week, we'll wait and see. So I'm not sure at this point," Wilkins said.

However, the Connacht coach (below) revealed he has been in contact with the URC’s refereeing chief Tappe Henning, where he discussed incidents from Saturday’s game against Leinster, as well as Hansen’s comments on the performance of referee Chris Busby.

"We've got a really constructive relationship with Tappe in terms of talking about ourselves and talking about referees and the game in general. So, you know, I spoke to Tappe then to let him know that the press conference had taken place and some of the comments.

"We also talked about the game and different elements of the game that will