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Michael Scully

Bundee Aki given green light to face Stade Francais as Andy Friend speaks of Connacht's 'growing pains'

Bundee Aki and Mack Hansen will be available for Connacht's final Champions Cup pool game at Stade Francais as Andy Friend urged his team to learn from their 'growing pains' against Leicester Tigers.

Hansen has recovered from a recurring calf injury that kept him out of the opening win over Stade in Galway and the back to back losses to Leicester either side of Christmas.

Aki got into a row with the referee Mathieu Reynal after last Saturday's last-gasp defeat to the Premiership leaders but swiftly apologised for his behaviour afterwards.

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