Pete Wilkins proud of resilient Connacht after Interpro win

Pete Wilkins says pride is his overwhelming feeling after Connacht staged a sensational second-half comeback to defeat Ulster at The Sportsground.

The province went top of the BKT United Rugby Championship table with their third win in a row, coming from 20-3 down early in the second half to win 22-20.

Connacht had dominated the opening 40 minutes of the game, but found themselves 13-3 behind at the break, before a Dave Shanahan try straight from the restart saw them fall 17 points down after just 41 minutes.

However, tries for Cathal Forde, Tom Farrell and Diarmuid Kilgallen saw the home side complete a brilliant win, and maintain their best start to the season in nine years.

"It's a fantastic result for us," Wilkins (below) said.

"We said to the lads downstairs, there are days when you play great rugby and are entertaining everyone and you earned he right to win in that way, and there are other days when you have to dig in and show a heck of a lot of character to come from behind, and that's what we did today.

"If we can do those things when they're required, the lads will be a good match for anyone.

"I'm really proud of the lads, and I think we deserved the win today, albeit in a different way to the previous weeks."

At times in the second half, it looked like the comeback might just fall short, with Cian Prendergast held up over the line, before Jack Carty saw a penalty attempt drift wide.

But Wilkins praised the resilience of his side as they dug deep to pull out the winning try in the final 10 minutes.

"I think the boys' composure and trust in the way we want to play the game is massive and I think that's when you do start to see momentum turn, I think if you're panicking and trying to pull tries out of nowhere and you're